Thanks for your responses, everybody. I went ahead and got the free cross DJ and now i have a new question.
I found a Traktor S2 nearby for 200 dollars used. this seems like such a huge discount that I’m having trouble seeing how I could not buy it. On top of that, I got a copy of traktor pro for xmas, so at the very moment i’m thinking this is just a better road to go down for now-full version software and a nice controller that won’t be lacking anything for a very long time for a budget price.
<span style=”line-height: 1.5em;”>is there any reason NOT to just go with traktor (& cross, Mixxx & virtual DJ home) for now? on top of that there is someone on the serato forums who has a beta tool for migrating cue points, so i feel like transitioning later would still be an option. </span>