Best Ultra Compact Traktor Controller Under $100

[MiL0]

I'll sell you my Faderfox DJ1 for $100 if you're interested

[MiL0]

DJ1 has full 3 band EQ on 2 decks

$100 is cheaper than €99 too :P

(edit: oops no it's not... erm, I'll sell mine for 75 euros)

[djfil007]

The Novation looks interesting... mind is spinning with ideas of how i'd get that to work in a custom layout, but is very possible option to look for.

Not interested in the M-Audio at all... and the FaderFox DJ1, no thanks due to battery pack and no usb (midi if I'm right, would need adapter). Other FaderFox products are nice... and good now that they are USB... but outside the price range that I'm willing to spend.

Is the reliability/build of the Korg stuff that bad? I'm not using it for live performances, and I won't be going hard on the device... it's just for personal use exclusively for when on travels.

[ToOntown]

If you want to get super cheap the DJ-Tech i-MIX goes for like $100 used on eBay incl shipping... It wouldn't be my idea of the ideal option, but it's an option nonetheless.

If it were me I'd probably get a MFPro Cue Master with an NI Audio2 and map the heck out of it.

[djfil007]

The i-Mix is too big for this use... I want 'ultra compact'... I've already got a S2 for home/party play... this is for when I'm on a plane, boat, bus, etc with my laptop.

Seen some good deals on the Nocturn on eBay. Still concerned regarding mapping it with Traktor Pro 2.5, don't see very many pre-made mappings out there. Wondering if the system buttons (user, efx, inst, mixer) would properly work with Traktor. 'Inst' being deck controls (loop on/off, loop size, tempo/pitch, gain) and then 'Mixer' for obviously the mixer (low/mid/high and level) and 'fx' for control of 2 fx banks. Could work really well... but again my concern, will it map easily using their software and Traktor?

[djfil007]

Thanks Ash. I'll highly consider the Novation Nocturn then... found my local store has them for $99 CAD. That's not much more than the nanoKontrol2 (at $63 CAD), and would be a better option if the Nocturn is going to be easy to configure with the 4 function buttons in use.

[synthet1c]

you can't use the function buttons easily, I am reading up on how to crack it though as I want the extra buttons as well, but the only information I could get was someone made a game that runs on linux, but the knobs don't work and they wher saying that the nocturn isn't actually a HID device it's a "custom usb device" using it's own communication protocol... I contacted novation and they gave me the link to the automap sdk so I'll see if I can make any sense from it, but my knowledge of computer coding is non existant in anything other than javascript so it might take a while before I am competent enough to know if it's even possible.

[djfil007]

Hmm... thanks synthet1c for the reply. I'll keep an eye open for information about your findings. The Nocturn does look like it'd nicely fit my wats... if I could use those buttons (user/fx/inst/mixer) to allow the controller to switch between items it's controlling, that would be great.

[synthet1c]

it already does that, those buttons are hot shifts for the automap software that you run in the background, so you can have as many virtual pages as you like that you can navigate with the buttons on the left, but have the 4 on the right that you can easily activate... I'm just greedy because I want to use those buttons for controlling the functions of vdj, and have the shift selectors under a shift, so you have to hold the global shift to activate the local shifts if you get what I mean, that will give me a tonne more options and I'll be able to trigger the leds from the software for real feedback.

Check out the vids on youtube to see how automap works.

[djfil007]

So... it should work for me and my plans... just the only stipulation really of using the Nocturn, is you must have the Automap software running in the background at all times? I think I may take a look around for one of these in the coming week or so. Thanks again.