VinnyBlanc

Decided to just stick with the NS6 as the mixer and save up for a nice Rane TTM…
PS everything is hooked up and working…just a few more cords to hide.

Only thing left to do for right now is get a new black table cover (I had a 4 foot but upgraded to a 5 foot table)
Butter rugs and M44-7’s should be here for the weekend so I can start scratching…

Controller vs CDJ vs Vinyl …nothing is “beginner” or “pro” in that sense.
With concern of cost…a controller can probably get you up and running cheaper/faster than the other 2 methods though.

Who will you be taking “lessons” from? I would check what format that person uses first.

DJ Hane K, post: 15031, member: 444 wrote: Also – and this should go without saying – regardless of what you play on, you really shouldn’t take 147k songs with you for one gig! Depending on how long your set is going to be prepare a setlist accordingly, and make sure you know each and every tune to the boot. Otherwise you’ll be digging through your enormous library trying to find the next tune, and not paying attention to the more important stuff like mixing, feeling the crowd and, yes, having fun yourself.

+1 I also thought that went without saying…

I too have have an NS6 (also have Technic 1200mk2 turntables now too =)

To Answer your first question about plugging the NS6 in at the club
http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2011/08/over-to-you-how-to-plug-into-a-club-mixer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+digitaldjtips+%28Digital+DJ+Tips%29

Using CDJs for the first time…
http://www.digitaldjtips.com/forum/threads/over-to-you-help-i%E2%80%99ve-got-to-use-cdjs-for-the-first-time.1320/#post-8560

As for using your Music with CDJs…
Depending on which model CDJs they have installed you may

1) Need to have your music on CDs if you don’t have a DVS or their CDJs don’t have USBs
2) If you have DVS/Scratch live…bring your laptop and play off that
3) Bring your music on external harddrive/usb stick(s) if their CDJs have usb port

No, Itch will not work with CDJs

Let me know if you have any additional questions or I may have missed something.

Regards,
Vince

DJ Hessler, post: 14615, member: 537 wrote: Then tell me one Top 100 DJ that uses 100% software and controller and not CDJs/Vinyl?

The big guys has not joined “the dark side” not yet anyway so there is still hope 😉

I thought Porter Robinson just rocked the S4, but I could be wrong…
Your point is still clear and valid…I was actually just trying to think.

For file management in iTUNES many people use the “star rating scale” for Energy levels of Tracks.

1 Star = warmup
5 Star = banger

Using a similar scale that works for you (along with genres) may help you to filter into more manageable chunks.

NS6 meets all of your criteria except that it is 4 channels. You don’t have to use them though.
And it’s not the smallest controller, but I don’t think the size is unreasonable.