So the forum deleted the post I spent two hours typing, (It was kind of a wall of text, anyway) so I guess I'll keep this short.
So, just to clarify, for TVS/Timecode;
Serato Scratch Live; You need a ridiculously expensive mixer or so-so priced interface, control vinyl, and software license, (for software that charges even more for the full feature set)
Rekordbox; you need an even more ridiculously expensive mixer, (no info on interfaces?) control vinyl, and software license.
Traktor; You need a specific so-so to expensively priced interface, (at new prices) control vinyl, plus software license.
I don't even know anything about Mixvibes. Sorry.
Am I spot-on so far? Fantastic, moving on.
My current setup is a Hercules RMX (The original) and Mixxx (mixxx.org/ if you've not heard of it) 'cause it's honestly a huge upgrade from VDJ v5 LE.
I'd like to go from controller-only to DVS and controller, to put my train of thought into one sentence.
I'd like to grab some starter Turntables, (henceforth referred to as TT's for sake of character count) and would like a recommendation I could do some gigs with before I end up replacing them. I'd likely be using Serato control vinyl and Mixxx for a while until I decided I liked it, and from there I'd like your advice. Don't need an interface since I have a built in '2 deck' soundcard in my RMX. I'd appreciate some advice here. I'm currently looking at the Numark TT250 as far as new TT's go, and anything I can get in a pair with decent torque for less than $400 as far as used/discontinued models. Also like, am I the only one seeing Technics SL-1200MK2 up on ebay for like $200/ea? ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Technics-SL-...cAAOSwrhBZNMpo ) What is up with that? Aren't they supposedly the best, ever? Or is the Mk2 frowned upon or somethin'? Let me know. Weight is a concern if they're something I could gig with and not get laughed at with. I'm a 120lb girl, so TT's + mixer + road case + backpack with laptop and control vinyl is going to be quite a bit on it's own, so if you guys have light recommendations, I'm down. If not, your standard recommendations will be fine I s'pose. Also, how taboo is having two different TT's with matching pitch faders? (IE: two different brands or models but both have 33/45 RPM settings and a +/-10% fader?) Or is that totally not cool?
I have a couple questions about needles, too. Will any headshell and cartridge work together? Will some headshells not screw onto some turntables? As in, are there conflicting brands? I know a lot of parts, especially for essentially the same thing, (e.g. Fender Stratocaster clones) between guitars won't fit different brands at all. Even some from the same parent company won't fit, (IE: Squier parts won't fit on Fender and vice versa) I'm curious. Also, I'm unsure how often these need replaced. I know you need 2 sets - one for practice and one for gigs, but otherwise, I dunno. I've read it depends on how often you practice, but in one thread on the Serato forums I was reading the example given was an hour of practice a day, & there were a few people arguing over whether it'd cost $25/month or $100/month, to replace N44-7's, (NOT M44-7's) What the hell, dude. Let's say I practice that often, (which I probably won't, but let's just say) and I guess let me have it. I've also heard mixed results on how often to replace control vinyl. Some say once every six months, some say never. Thoughts? If I ended up sticking with Mixxx for whatever reason, I could just rock like 5 different sets of Serato vinyl with different colors n' shit to reduce wear on any one set when practicing, but with Traktor it's kinda pointless since there's only like 4, (Black, Red, Blue, White, right?)
It seems to me I can go cheapest into Traktor - which works for me since I'm interested in the remix decks feature. (How rad would two TT's and two F1's be? Eh? Anybody?) There are people on Ebay selling their unregistered license, interface, and control vinyl for $200USD. Reasonable-ish, in my opinion. I'm also an NI fangirl, so there's that. Would it even be worth it?
For reference, I'm a hybrid genre Dance Music DJ & producer, - mostly I do rock mashups & remixes & have a lot of punk/grunge influence in my original tracks. The tempo is usually kept near DnB, though I blend into other stuff like House, Dubstep, Breaks, Trap, etc depending on the set/mood/mix/crowd/etc. Anyway, point is, I intend to include scratching in my sets, but I don't plan on being JFB or a female Q-bert or something. I'm mostly interested in it because it looks like way more fun than staring at my screen, holding the crossfader on my controller, waiting for the track to finish so I can blend over. I wanna be able to do different mixing styles, and the styles I want to do seem to do best on Vinyl, - don't gotta worry about buying a new $300 controller when the new shit comes out, I can just upgrade to new $30-50 set of vinyl. Not to mention I can throw in actual vinyl. Surprisingly, classic DnB circa late 90's, early 2000's fits nicely into my sets. I dig the vibe they bring a lot, and I have a fair-ish collection, for someone from the rural US. Guess my question here is; good idea, bad idea? More of an opinion based question, but go for it if you've input to give.
Thank you guys! I really appreciate it. I hope this is the right subforum, heh...
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