Thanks Terry_42. I’d be lucky if I can get a few gigs DJing and I need the luggage space for hauling stuff around for my real job, so no I probably won’t be carrying a controller to Japan. But I get your other point about “practicing” rekordbox is not absolutely necessary which in that case, something like a Stanton SCS 4DJ would save me lots of money entering the DJing business. BUT, I still feel there are advantages to having my music organized in Rekordbox and getting used to it. Is it worth paying the premium of Pioneer gear though? This part I’m not sure.
The XDJ-Aero and XDJ-R1 both look appealing on paper but I’ve been reading that they have their issues such as compatibility and limitation of hardware/software. I opened up Rekordbox on my mac and immediately noticed that there were two different formats 1. CDJ/AERO/XDJ-100 2. XDJ-R1 3. MEP-4000. Does this mean that if I buy the R1 and organize all my music for it, I wouldn’t be able to just export what I need for a gig and use it on a CDJ? Couldn’t find any info on that.
Also, I’ve read that the XDJ-R1 has had A LOT of software/hardware issues outlined in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAQHukiiM04 One that I don’t get is that cue points set in Rekordbox don’t transfer to the XDJ-R1? (WTF)
And it sounds like the Aero can’t set hot cue points either, plus no wave form of tracks and a super small screen making it difficult to look for tracks sounds pretty bad.
Does anyone know if these issues were resolved through firmware updates? and if not, what other controllers would you guys recommend?
