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Which High-end Traktor PRO controler to get??

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  • April 3, 2012 at 2:23 pm #17873
    Yozakura
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    Wow guys,
    thanks for all the help!!

    And as Phil now stated that the VCI-400 can actually be used as a standalone I think I might just get it.
    I think better build quality, nicer sound, more space might be the arguments that I take in account for buying it 🙂

    Even though it weighs 9.9kgs!? HOLY **** is what i thought…. 😀
    So thanks again folks!! Ill stick around the forum for sure 😉

    April 3, 2012 at 4:01 pm #17882
    synthet1c
    Member

    Yozakura, post: 17957, member: 1825 wrote:
    Even though it weighs 9.9kgs!? HOLY **** is what i thought…. 😀

    I think you are confusing Lb’s and Kg’s… It weighs 4.5Kg

    April 3, 2012 at 6:19 pm #17890
    Yozakura
    Member

    Size & weight: 18 x 12. 9 2.4in (457 x 328 x 61mm) 12lb (9.9kg)

    But I think you’r right, can’t be THAT heavy.

    April 3, 2012 at 7:46 pm #17894
    Yozakura
    Member

    shr3dder, post: 17914, member: 1473 wrote: FYI… I use the T1 with Traktor Pro2…. Never had a single issue.

    The weaker software just kills it…

    and now that i got pro2.5 for free it killed even harder..

    April 4, 2012 at 8:02 am #1003485
    Phil Morse
    Keymaster

    Our error 🙂

    April 14, 2012 at 4:14 am #18535
    djretroblaze@djretroblaze.com
    Participant

    I love my DDJ-T1. I cannot say enough good things about it.

    Also, I have not experienced any issues with Traktor Pro 2 or Traktor Scratch Pro 2. For all editions of Traktor 2, the software download is the same. However, the license on record with NI unlocks the approved features. The DDJ-T1 works fine with no issues.

    April 16, 2012 at 12:04 am #18589
    groovemixer
    Member

    My VCI-400 EGE is getting shipped, can’t wait!! As a former S4 owner I would have to say the S4 is a great controller. I do like how the 400 has 3 layers, a bit of an over kill for me right now but lots of potential to expand with multiple software!

    April 17, 2012 at 12:26 am #18652
    shr3dder
    Member

    Hee Won Jung, post: 18723, member: 948 wrote: I dont understand peoples need to have a standalone mixer function, I can see how this would be benifical, for when shit goes south, but If you have a 4 channel controller…like the S4 that doesnt have standalone mixer you can still use it as a mixer with 2 techs or 2 cdjs and just have it as live input on decks C and D and use the controller to still do your mixing…with the added benifit that you get all of Traktors effects…and lets be

    Does the S4 still work without a computer though? For example your laptop crashes/wont boot. I know the T1 won’t. Some people like that feature as a fall-back.

    April 17, 2012 at 3:54 am #1003583
    Jonas Werder
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    The S4 does not work without a laptop. That’s what I like so much about the “standalone mixer function”. You can easily just use it as a hybrid set up with 2x CDJs and 2x Midi Channel and you are prepared for a laptop crash. Sure, you may not need that, but if you do, it’s there.

    April 17, 2012 at 2:08 pm #1003587
    Hee Won Jung
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    I can understand that point…but now a days…where do you use an S4 that doesnt already have an existing mixer? Unless you are a solo act doing weddings or stuff like that then yeah i can see the standalone functionality of it…but only to a certian degree….so now if you are by ur lonesome without a pre-existing mixer…you will need to drag ur controller(thats a standalone mixer) laptop and 2 cdjs….see how this kinda defeats the point?

    A Good DJ in any scenario tests all his equipment and makes sure its ready before any gig.

    I have done numerous gigs and shows and NEVER had my laptop crash, not once…not even a hiccup…but mind you i make sure everything is working perfectly before every show and my laptop is ONLY meant for DJing…i dont even have it connected to the internet EVER…i download music and do all that off my other computer and just transfer over.

    April 17, 2012 at 4:41 pm #18691
    Todd Oddity
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    Hee Won Jung, post: 18773, member: 948 wrote: I can understand that point…but now a days…where do you use an S4 that doesnt already have an existing mixer?

    You know the environments you work, and can gear up accordingly, but be careful not to assume everywhere is the same.

    For me, reliable access to a club mixer is not a given. At one of the places I play at regularly, the “house” mixer is located on the other side of the stage, and at a couple others I’m just plugging into XLR’s directly into the amp racks, so for the environments I knew I would be in standalone mixer functions seemed like an important safety feature.

    If you will always be setting up directly beside a club mixer, or even a full club set up with decks, then I can see how it might not seem as important to you.

    April 17, 2012 at 5:16 pm #18693
    Hee Won Jung
    Participant

    ummm…not to be a dick…but read the entire post before u quote a portion of it lol…

    What i am trying to say is that a controller with stand alone mixing capability seems a bit redundant…because why now would you want to haul around a laptop 2 cdjs AND a huge controller that works as a mixer if you think your laptop is going to fail…CDJs and a Mixer seem like a hell of a lot less stuff and space to carry everything around.

    As a Mobile DJ you want the smallest solution…not carry around more shit than a standard CDJ/Mixer setup.

    You play in a club where the mixer isnt in the DJ booth? How the F do CDJ/Turntable DJs mix there? That makes little to NO sense whatsoever.

    It almost seems a cheaper lighter more portable solution to just get another laptop….

    April 17, 2012 at 6:21 pm #1003592
    Todd Oddity
    Participant

    Umm, okay, then don’t be a dick and assume I didn’t read your entire post. In fact, I read both your posts, I just quoted the portion that was relevant to my reply.

    You’ve made assumptions based on what you’ve seen in dj booths. I gave you an example of what else people can run into in dj booths. As to how a CDJ or turntablist would work at that particular venue I used as an example, they would bring what they wanted to use, just as I bring what I want to use. “Blank slate” booths are pretty common around here (or the house gear is such garbage nobody uses it) and it has probably helped the cause of controllerism as most of us prefer to carry a controller than hauling all the gear we used to.

    April 17, 2012 at 8:07 pm #18706
    Hee Won Jung
    Participant

    Todd Oddity, post: 18800, member: 1042 wrote: most of us prefer to carry a controller than hauling all the gear we used to.

    Exactly my point….which is why i am stating that the standalone mixer functionality seems kinda redundant if u are using a digital setup…

    2 Decent CDJs (800Each) a laptop (anywhere from 300-1600), controller(standalonemixer), thats like bringing 2 setups…

    or just 2 laptops (300-1600 each) and a controller…What costs less…what weighs less…whats easier to carry around…

    April 17, 2012 at 8:28 pm #18708
    Todd Oddity
    Participant

    I’m not following your line of thinking at all here…

    Where are you getting the idea that because my controller has a standalone mixer I am also sporting two CDJ’s with me? I keep the mixer hooked up to an mp3 player in the event of emergencies, and because the controller runs independently of the computer and software, I can reboot or whatever is necessary while music continues and then mix back in without the controller itself having to reset.

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