Ok, I'm going to apologize in advance and say that this is going to be a long post, and that it is indeed going to be another "what gear should I get" thread (so if you have mad GAS, I wanna hear from you!). With that said:
I've been DJing approximately 6 months with 2 Numark NDX400s and a Behringer DDM4000 which I recently acquired. I feel I have outgrown the CD players, and am looking to upgrade. Here's the kicker(s) though:
I would like to integrate Traktor in some way.
I do not want to go with a full controller setup (i.e. I want to be able to mix music manually without software if need be).
I have only used CD players, never TTs.
I am looking at two options at this point: The first is replacing my CDJs with two Audio Technica LP120s and Traktor Scratch Duo, making a full DVS setup. I'm not opposed to TTs, and I think it would be a cool experience. I would probably add in an Akai LPD8 to control sample decks and looping down the road as well. However I've never mixed with vinyl before and I have no vinyl records, so I would most likely have to hang onto my CDJs and put them on Channels 3&4 in case something goes amiss.
The second is 2 Numark NDX900s in MIDI mode running Traktor Pro 2, with outputs 1&2 going to Traktor and then 3&4 handling standard analog mode. It would be a familiar setup and I feel it would be the safe way to go, but at the same time I'm not sure I'd be able to take this setup to a club to use their CDJs (assuming I ever got the option...)
I guess the other option would be to not sell the CDJs and just get Scratch Duo. But I've heard that there's not much point in using timecode with CDJs; if someone has a contradicting opinion on this, please share because I haven't heard it yet.
If you guys have any other ideas please throw em out there, because I'm really unsure on this.
EDIT: Budget is approx. $700 USD, and I'm using a black MacBook from 2008.
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