Hybrid Setup

**synthet1c** · 07-20-2013, 10:25 PM

I'd go for a xone 92 and 2 K2's and your good to go.. I personally prefer the 4 band eq of the 92, and the 1D midi controllers on the sides of the 4D are really not that great, all the buttons have a diameter of about 7mm and are really springy, the jog are absolutely terrible, aside from them not having touch sensitivity, their midi is sporadic sending values all over the show making them useless for anything but browser scrolling.

With this setup you don't really need a soundcard as you can use the two K2's for four channels, but if you want to be like your boy liebing you would have to invest in an RME Fireface for a soundcard.

Another option if you wanted to use traktors or abletons internal mixer and save some money is the xone DX, which has no internal mixer, but does have the same soundcard and components from the 4D and 2D, just in a smaller package.

**SlvrDragon50** · 07-20-2013, 11:14 PM

I both love and hate the fact that I can't beatmatch anymore on my Reloop contour. Beatmatching with a knob for tempo adjustments is just too weird for me. Gotta use sync

That said, sync is an awesome tool. I'm using a cheap X1500 mixer and Reloop contour for my mixing. By starting off with a mixer and soundcard/controller setup, you give yourself the option to always expand to TTs or CDJs later on down the road. Digital DJing is just much cheaper, and it really is quite good compared to CDJs/TT. I'm not gonna say it's better or worse, but it's a good option.

**synthet1c** · 07-20-2013, 11:25 PM

^ that's the reason I stopped using my contour and never bought a second one, I just don't feel connected if I'm not beatmatching

**mdcdesign** · 07-21-2013, 12:19 AM

Originally Posted by SlvrDragon50

I both love and hate the fact that I can't beatmatch anymore on my Reloop contour. Beatmatching with a knob for tempo adjustments is just too weird for me. Gotta use sync

That said, sync is an awesome tool. I'm using a cheap X1500 mixer and Reloop contour for my mixing. By starting off with a mixer and soundcard/controller setup, you give yourself the option to always expand to TTs or CDJs later on down the road. Digital DJing is just much cheaper, and it really is quite good compared to CDJs/TT. I'm not gonna say it's better or worse, but it's a good option.

Use my Contour mapping mate, shift + jogwheel in Pitchbend mode is tempo

**SlvrDragon50** · 07-21-2013, 12:41 AM

You never sent it to me mdc lol.

The mapping I'm using has it though, but it still doesn't compare to the fader. Very difficult to move between tempos quickly. Maybe I just don't wanna adjust to a new method and I'm being lazy lol.

**SirReal** · 07-21-2013, 01:00 AM

2 x DNSC2000's plus external mixer. Done.

**mdcdesign** · 07-21-2013, 02:23 AM

Contour 4 Deck v1.0.zip

Here you go Sir Whinealot

**Shishdisma** · 07-21-2013, 04:08 AM

Originally Posted by KRU2000

well, the research has been done; my main inclination are the allen and heath products but just thought those subjective opinions might give me a better perspective on the matter. Would it be a bad idea to get the korg zero 4? I have one available at a comfortable price in my town but it has been discontinued and I cant find out the reason why

It was discontinued essentially because it broke the cardinal rule of professional audio equipment: it crams features in for almost no reason, has well documented quality issues, a terrible build, and a sizable percent of "features" (namely the soundcard) straight up don't work half the time. As far as a mixer goes, stick with either a :92, a DB2, or a DJM-850+.