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I think the VCI-400 should tick all the boxes soon if serato make an upgrade path from intro to itch, still you can’t use the jogs properly in traktor… what you will find is native instruments don’t support hardware used in itch, so you pretty much have to pick one of the two, vdj either does or can support anything so there is no problem there.

actually I think this is wrong… this is the numbers i came up with in the past that actually work for changing the bpm 0.01%… then again this is for a button not a slider… :confused: I HATE MATHS!!!

100% – 0.0000390625
50% – 0.000078125
25% – 0.00015625
12% – 0.0032552083333333333333333333333333
6% – 0.0065104166666666666666666666666667

http://www.virtualdj.com/forums/151662/General_Discussion/how_to_scale_a_parameter_with_VDJ_script_.html

the difference is night and day when comparing the two… the dj2 is a very basic controller for learning on, as you noted the pitch fader is incredibly small although on 6% pitch range in vdj it gives 0.01% resolution but it is pretty hard to beatmatch with because of its size… that said it’s not impossible with micro adjustments.

the jogs are very loose when spinning which is something to consider… their resolution is 128 steps.. I can bend and scratch on them fine.

The thing you missed is the transport buttons… they are horrible, my play button hardly ever works now…

The dj3 is a whole ‘nother animal, everything on it is improved…the jogs are larger, have torque adjustment and something like 2000 or 3000 ticks per revolution…they feel amazing to use..

All the knobs, sliders and encoders are great quality and feel like a mixer should…. one criticism is the led rings are a little hard to see unless you are directly above the unit…

The buttons are all different, they have rubberised pads, although im not fond of the action as there is a big click before it triggers, but they’re fine to use…

for me it’s the perfect size making no compramise to fit a small form factor like the denon.

I definately recommend the dj3 in its price range… if you are on a budget the dj2 is acceptable for a starter.

i meant to imply it only refers to static platters with no jog position feedback… you could probably manage on an ns6 or pioneer ddj if you really wanted to… although I’m not sure if there is any sticker drift associated with these controllers.

it begs the question, are they dropping the price on a second generation using inferior components to regain the loss in sale price, or cutting their losses against the competition? whatever it means it is probably ushering in the end of quality mid range controllers only to be replaced with disposable ones like the S2 and mixtrack…

Thankyou native instruments…

CUe and Play… it jumps to the cue when you press the button down, and plays on release..

I don’t see the point of having it personally, although I guess it’s to replicate releasing a record.

To the O.P. get the reloop

@ DJ D’Meaner
if you are using the NS7 as you picture suggests another technique is just brake the motor… not sure if you can adjust the start stop time on the NS7, but my tables have it set at around 500ms which leaves a nice sound trail. It’s good to use this at the end of a phrase.

But all that aside the best way is to eq the tracks in and out, and never have two basslines or vocals playing at the same time as D-Jam suggested.

what do you want the apc to do specifically.. It is designed to allow you to play a live set using ableton audio clips. If you want to do something different you can use VDJ. The NS7 is mapped natively, but you would have to download the mapping for the apc and tweek it to suit what you are after. You can also rewire ableton to VDJ as a slave, so vdj controls the transport of ableton through the NS7 exactly like the bridge, but you lose the ability to record your actions like you get in serato.

If you want to give it a try download vdj home activate the Pro trial and the NS7 will be good to go.