Dj Controller

Hey All,

I've got a little question for you all.
Im a Bedroom dj from Holland and music is really my life.
I started Dj'ing/mixing i think about 2 years ago.
Nowadays I use a Numark Total Control with a Laptop and Virtual DJ.
But i feel now my controller limits my capabilities and I want to move on too a professional controller.

I've got a budget of about 500-800 Euros (670-1070 in dollars).
I'm looking for a full system (2 turntables + mixer) that i can hook up on my laptop and use software with it. What do u guys recommend?

On the forums i read that a lot of you guys use traktor, what do you think? I'm still oke with Virtual DJ or should I switch to traktor?

Let me know

Greets,

Vurrnn

If you are happy with Virtual DJ you don't have to switch (it will cost you more as you'll see below). You should however take a look at the free demo and broaden your knowledge.

Turntable:
The Technics 1200/1210 MK2 are the default devices here, however since they aren't produced anymore prices have gone up. There's a good chance that they will last you a lifetime. There might be cheaper options but others have to help me out on this since I never had other TTs.

Mixer:
These days I recommend Numark X5. It is a two channel mixer which offers a great quality at a very low price.

Soundcard:
You'll need a dedicated soundcard. Even among non-Traktor users the Traktor Audio 2/6/10 are great in terms of sound-quality, drivers and build-quality. You even get Traktor Pro 2 for free currently if you buy any of those.

So all in all it looks like this

2x used Technics 1210 MK2 ~600€
1x Numark X5 180€
1x Traktor Audio 2 220€
2x Timecode for Virtual DJ 20€
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TOTAL: 1.020€
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This is above your budget but you could probably replace the turntables with cheaper ones if anyone has a good recommendation.

If you want to use timecode with Traktor Pro, you'd have to use the Certfied Upgrade Kit for another 300€.
I couldn't find a way to upgrade from Traktor Pro 2 (which comes with the TA6) to Traktor Pro Scratch 2 or Traktor Scratch DUO 2.

Thanks for the quick reply Hedgehog.

Maybe i should have been more clear, but im not really looking for vinyl players.
I was more thinking in the direction of Numark, Traktor Kontrol, Denon.
These complete systems with 2 players and a mixer build in together.

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Soundcard:
You'll need a dedicated soundcard. Even among non-Traktor users the Traktor Audio 2/6/10 are great in terms of sound-quality, drivers and build-quality. You even get Traktor Pro 2 for free currently if you buy any of those.

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I own a Numark DJ IO soundcard. Does it get the job done or u still recommend buying a Traktor soundcard?

Thanks again for the effort

Oh sorry I mistunderstood you.
So you want an All In One DJ solution.
There are a crapload of different controllers available.
You're also perfectly fine with your Numark DJ IO then.

Some I can recommend (just to name a few).

Traktor Kontrol S2 (550€)

http://www.delamar.de/wp-content/upl...kontrol_s2.png

Numark NS6 (950€)

http://www.blogcdn.com/de.engadget.c...1/ns6ortho.jpg

Novation Twitch (460€)

http://de-bug.de/musiktechnik/files/.../twitch500.png

Denon DN MC6000 (700€)

http://www.skratchworx.com/images/de..._EM_top_00.jpg

Vestax VCI-300 MK2 (570€)

http://www.vestax.com/v/products/img...0mk2_top_L.jpg

Thanks for the help, ill be checking them out.

Go to a local dealer/showroom and test them
There's nothing like the hands-on experience.

+1 on the hands-on. Its nice to be given a list of controllers to buy, its not so nice buying something you don't end up liking. Find a shop near you that has demo models out, and give 'em a play.