Vestax Vci 300 Vs Hercules RMX Vs Torq Xponent

[JesC]

I am a owner of the following controllers. VCI-100 SE, M-Audio X-Session, Hercules DJ MK1, and also had a VCI-100 that I upgraded to V1.3 w/overlay.

I have used a ton of controllers, RMX, X-Ponent, CUE, VCM/VCI-300, Serato and the list goes. I dont mean to be a fanboy toward the 100 or 300. Its just that Vestax puts out quality, but you always get for what you pay for.

The main reason that I dislike the X-Ponent is the location of Jog wheels, they dont feel natural, the pitch fader feel weird and very lose, and yes is have a million buttons, but no real though was put in of the location of them. I was messing around with photoshop and this is what my xponent would look like if I worked for M-Audio. Guys I took like 10 mins on this so dont clown, being that it looks very ghetto. This looks alot like a hybrid of a VCI-100 & 300 plus a XSession.

[empolo]

I have used a ton of controllers, RMX, X-Ponent, CUE, VCM/VCI-300, Serato and the list goes. I dont mean to be a fanboy toward the 100 or 300. Its just that Vestax puts out quality, but you always get for what you pay for.

Agreed. That was actually sort of what I was trying to get at - it depends on what you intended to 'do' with your kit. No need to spend nearly $1000 if all you want to do is mess around here and there. On the other hand, if this is going to be your bread-n-butter, I'd imagine that even the 300 wouldn't be looked at - now you're entering the world of Xone or similar.

That said, I own a RMX and there are things about it I definitely can't stand like the lack of VU meters and the ever-annoying lack of LEDS underneath *all* of the buttons. (thank the good people over at NI for putting a on/off LED next to the EQ pots on Traktor Pro). As my skills build up, I'll be eyeing the Otus next. But for now, the RMX serves my needs - my solution was to junk the BS 'evaluation-level' software that tends to ship with most controllers and invest some bux in the full version of Traktor. So for me, the RMX, a Korg nanoKontrol (for offloading my FX and loop controls from the RMX) and Traktor Pro work great *and* keep my costs in control.