2007 was a magical time. It was around that time I looked for a way to mix mp3’s on my computers and settled on Behringer BCD3000 which shipped with Traktor 3LE. My plan was to use that and then save up to buy something real. Time went by, my laptop’s screen cracked, my controller got stolen and I replaced it with a x-session pro since the jog wheels on the Behriner made me decide I'm not practicing on wheels unless they are comparable to professional platters.
Fast forward to 2011 and the dj controller field has multiplied exponentially. There are so many ‘all-in-one’ digital controllers that the market has at least 3 different competing market segments. I assume this is because low cost suppliers combined with advancements in computer processing make these controllers profitable, especially if they can market it to the college/high schooler with just enough disposable cash. But am I wrong about the impetus for this new crop of dual-deck devices?
Are these controllers at all connected to what is going in the booth? While Native Instruments, Pioneer, Numark et al. stand to make a great deal of money and the people can speculate for days how things may happen in the future. Has anything happened over the past 4 years that shows professional DJs, club promoters, and sound guys are adopting this technology as fast as the companies are creating new products?
Given that it’s time for me to invest some real money into a set up I wonder if I should even get a controller or should I get ready to work on a house mixer with some cd turntables. I’m curious at how prevalent that set up remains and whether or not it would be useful to save up and practice on that kind of setup before trying to reach jedi/ninja status with controllers and such.
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