Terry_42

The problem with recording sets is, that most times in clubs etc. you will have low lights and hence very very bad image quality with action cams. Action cams, while some have decent low light specs, have been made for the outdoors primarily. Even indoors in your bedroom while DJing in artificial light, they are less than stellar, even the Hero 4 line.
Next comes audio.
Most VLoggers use external mics with their action cams and rightfully so. But still it is OK for speaking into the mic, but music it is not OK.

This is actually why a traditional camcorder with good low light specs and a good mic is doing a better job at this. They are easier to setup on a tripod have excellent external connectors etc.
These reasons are why I went with a semi-pro grade Sony camcorder rather than an action cam (which I also own, but use for outdoor action…).

It is the rubish with a former good brand name now…

That should be plenty OK then. You did the right thing going for Intel though, if you use Windows PCs always use Intel for DJing as DJ software has problems with AMD.

Yes rubish is still rubish even if you give it a new name…

Hi there,

Thanks for sharing your story with us and welcome to the forums!
Enjoy your stay and if you have any questions do not hesitate to ask 🙂

Thanks for clarifying Oddity this is what I meant. Yes you can download mappings for many controllers and it will work basically with video, but to go beyond what Serato Video offers you definitly need to learn scripting and do your own maps… but then it is an extremely powerful tool.

Well I have no experience with Rekordbox, since it is very new. However it seems similar to Serato Video, with a few things still missing (which I guess they will release very soon).

However Serato Video: Very easy to use and maps nicely to any controller supporting it. I even tested with an old DDJ-Ergo and it got the job done. The whole experience is very intuitive, but it also has its limits when it comes to special effects etc.

VDJ is by far the most features for video, but no controller supports it. So basically you should be OK to learn a scripting language from their tutorials and get it to work. So it has a steep learning curve, but of course the possibilities are endless and I have seen things done with it that no other VJ has done. So it is by far the most feature packed software, but you need to custom tune it, if you do not have the abilities to do so it will stink in comparison to the others.

As for controller, honestly my favourite controller by far (no matter if video or music only) is currently the Denon MCX8000. Serato wise it outshines (for me) all Pioneer controllers, but of course this also depends on your workflow.

Please read the manual that came with the unit, it is all clearly layed out there.