I play lots of non-EDM genres on my Numark V7s with Itch 2.1. While you can warp the grids in itch to account for the non-consistent drum patterns of funk/soul/afrobeat/etc. sometimes its just easier to visually see the stackable waveforms and use your ears. (Huge win for Itch in the non-EDM world over Traktor, but thats a different topic.) I have 1200s I use with SSL and occasionally Traktor Scratch Pro but I just have much more piece of mind not playing out with the ever-harder-to-find 1200s, especially since mine are luckily in top condition.
The V7s are so much fun to play out on and the workflow is so natural that its been my setup of choice for a while now. Rumors of the V7s being discontinued bring the worry full-circle again, but if something were to happen to my equipment, I’d rather it be the V7s than the 1200s.
Here in Austin, Tx, the majority of DJs are still using SSL with 1200s, esp. in the mixed format world. EDM DJs are mostly using CDJs only, with Traktor controllers a rarer second choice. A handful of DJs are still playing strictly vinyl. I see a few controllers out in the wild, (maybe 10% of DJs playing out use them) but for the most part, they are still severely frowned upon in our city (which is silly).
