Todd Oddity

It’s been awhile since I’ve seen an NS6 in the wild, but if I remember correctly, it was a bit of a big fella… That would put the Pioneer SX and SX2 into the similar size category. A used SX would probably fall inside your price range. If you are comfortable with Numark gear and want to stay with it, I think the NV is probably closest to the NS6, although more compact, and without the standalone mixer functions.

There are probably some Reloop models you should look at too, but I’m not as familiar with their catalogue – other than being totally in love with the pair of Neons I own!

“Im an sx2 owner and love it, its future proof, it has everything youll need for the next 10 years atleast! however…”

Careful there Dom – keep in mind 10 years ago the CDJ1000 was JUST finally starting to get traction in DJ booths, still a lot of “you aren’t a real DJ unless you spin vinyl” because CD’s were for cheaters, and the big new feature in technology was that you might be able to see the song title on the display of that new-shiny CD deck.

Ten years is a LONG, LONG time in technology. Be happy if you get three or four years out of a controller. You have no idea what DJing will even look like in a decade.

Take it from an old fart like me. 😉

Side-note: It still totally amazes me how wildly DJing evolved in that window from about 2002 to 2012. It was crazy.

iTunes has been a bit of a mess lately. Lots of problems for DJs. I avoid using it so I can’t really help, other than to point you to the forums. Some people seem to have developed work-arounds.

Nothing you are describing sounds like an issue… Depending where you are playing your samples and such from (it sounds like you might be playing them off a deck instead of from the sampler from your description), then load them onto the third or fourth deck instead of one or two. That way you can load up the track you are sampling from and the next song you want to mix from at the same time.

On some sets where I’m burning through a pile of tracks quickly, I’ll only be leaving each track on for 20 to 40 seconds. I keep a few songs for the set open in my library, as soon as I’ve mixed out of the last track load up the next one, adjust speed, adjust levels, hit play and bring it up. As you get more practice, you should be able to do that in a matter of seconds. It’s just about knowing your music well and knowing what direction you’re taking the set in.

Keep it up – the creativity comes from feeling confident with the tracks you are picking.

Your processor is below the minimum specs for Virtual and Traktor, but just scrapes by for Serato. That said, you might be okay – but could run into unexpected problems due to overloading the system.

The ability to use multiple sound configurations is much improved in version 8. You may want to consider making the upgrade – I think you meet the minimum specs (although make sure to double check that). In 8 you’d get both setups saved just the way you like them and then switch between them with a drop down menu. Much easier.

If you’re getting a crackle sound it normally means you latency is still a little too low or the computer is struggling. What are the specs on your computer?