It’s really simple and the gear won’t bite. You will be using the FX on the mixer, so get acquainted with those. When you hook up the 2000s to Serato (just use a good quality powered-usb hub), they essentially become big, modular, deck controllers, ones that lack some of the features that your controller probably does offer. There will be only three hot cue buttons, no performance pads and if they are 2000s no sync I think (that started with the Nexus series if memory serves me right, but someone correct me on that if I am wrong). Also no dual-deck mode if you use that on your controller. Things like Flip and such are clearly not available either.
In all honesty, depending on how many controller/sofware specific features you use, you may not find playing on club gear all that enjoyable. If, on the other hand, you use your controller/software pretty much with basic functionality, transferring to a club setup should not be a big leap at all.
More and more places now let you bring your own gear if you explain to them that you can do an even better job on that than on the gear they provide. And yes, you will get flack over that from people (mostly other DJs), but at the end of the day the only thing the owners are concerned with are if you can keep the crowd happy and staying longer and drinking more. What tools you use is usually secondary.
So, don’t worry, if you can play a controller you can play CJDs/Mixer combo’s. Hooking up CDJs with USB is no rocket-science and you can read up/watch plenty of Youtube vids on the topic. One tip: have a good laptop stand with you. If you don’t own one, go out and get one. Read the reviews over at the main site. Don’t be cheap about it, a bad-functioning stand will ruin your evening.
Just my three cents worth as usual.
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