Someone please slap me, I have new gear giddyness!
In the end, I’ve gotten the VCI-400! It seemed like the more versatile option, which is what I think is important. Yes, the Reloop TM 8 may have been better in terms of jog-wheel size, but in terms of what I could do with it eventually, the options seemed very limited. I really liked the stand-alone mixer option in the Vestax, although that is something I’d have to program into the controller down the road.
As for software, I am really having a hard time on figuring it out. I’ll try both Virtual DJ LE and Serato Intro for now as they came bundled with the controller, however I will bring my butt to give Traktor a try. Q-Bert actually made a pretty interesting review- virtually there is no difference in sound quality HOWEVER there are some issues in regards to vinyl-controllers. You can click to check it out.
@tosatto.michael: I’ll definitely give Cross DJ a look, but of course I’ll have to ask why you recommend it? 🙂 As for weight, I really appreciate portability. Got no car.
I’m really excited to piss off my neighbors with tha-dump-da-dumps! <3
