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I recommend VDJ for the MTP, although Traktor does have a mapping for it as well, but Traktor can be hard to wade into for a beginner dj….VDJ is very popular because it’s easy to get the hang of…where Traktor is a touch complicated.

Seems like you are me a year ago Arj,. The MTP built my skills to a level that i can move up from 🙂

Arj, i was in your shoes not too long ago. Here’s my (very serious) 2 cents. The Mixtrack Pro is the Titan of the beginner price point for a reason – it has a ton of good features for a good price. the MTP may be plastic, but it is BIG for this price point, and looks as ‘professional’ as you’re going to get for $220. i.e. – its not a toy.

From what I know about the We Go (i did a lot of prelim research when it first came out not too long ago) is everyone seems to be in consensus that it is overpriced (no surprise there, coming from Pioneer). Also, the overtone from the many reviews ive looked at is this piece of kit seems to definately be more of a toy. Yea, its got pretty flashy lights on the jogs and it lights up and is shiny, but if you want to get serious, many DJ’s you interact with will deem it tacky. When i watched reviews, it reminded me of those Sketchers you had as a kid that lit up when you walked. Also, the look and layout is a bit wierd. While the MTP is a big rectange with little frills, the WEGO has a wierd shape (i think its tilted?) and is rounded at the corners and just looks…different – (not saying this is bad). ALSO a big thing i want to mention is the Cue button placement of both—
While yes it may be wierd that the MTP has it’s cues at the top of the controller (i use an MTP and dont mind), they’re all right there and you can use them easily./
The Cue buttons for the WEGO are just downright wierd. theyre rounded around the jogs if i remember correctly, so theyre not all there for you to hit with one hand if you want.
^ What you’ll discover as a beginner DJ and if you ask any DJ out there, is the massive importance of Cue points. that being said, the access to the buttons on the WEGO would just be a little too out there to use effectively

So IN MY OPINION:
MTP – realistic – MASSIVELY popular – good price – does not look like a toy
WEGO – a bit flashy (some would call tacky) – overpriced for this price point – lacks some funtionality for the sake of fashion – looks a bit like a toy, less like a legitimate piece of kit.

Just my 2 🙂

Shure makes great microphones. I’d recommend you buy Shure. As for use of the microphone, all you have to do is whip off your headphones before you make your announcement. I’m not sure I’ve heard of anyone using a microphone while wearing their headphones. What I would recommend is sound checking before the event starts.
1. throw on a tune at concert volume
2. speak into the mic and sound check the level to what you want (so people can hear what you say while the music is playing, without blowing them out with your voice)
3. all you have to do is mute your mic gain when youre not using it, and turn it up to what youve determined is a good level for when you use it.

sounds like a funk i had with my

dj bcool, post: 30094, member: 2569 wrote: i have bought vestax vci 380 recently and havent been using it much. have used it approx 2 hrs in total with itch and 7-10 hrs as mixer.
i used to use only the right deck of the controller as mixer. today when i connected my laptop to itch, even though left and right input faders are down to 0, i still hear a little sound of distorted music of right deck from the speakers on i.f. curve at center position and crossfader on center or on extreme right position. once i have the crossfader all the way on left the music is gone. master is half and also the channel trim.
i tried with a mac and also a windows laptop. exact same problem.
did anyone have had same problem?
please help i need it for next week.

sounds like a problem i had a few months ago with my vdj.
I think your problem is that your sound config is not correct for what youre using. your computer may be thinking your config is speakers &headphones. so double-check your sound configuration to make sure that it is accurate to the kind of setup you have at the moment.

I had a similar problem where i had forgotten my headphones and so was running only the PA, but the sound config was still set to phones & pa….so i had to change it to single output to get the cueing and crossfader to work correctly

A gallon zip-lock bag full of all sorts of cables. you never know what youll need to connect of replace when you get to the venue! also – Rockstar energy drink for that 12-4am set