CDJ Upgrade from Mixtrack Pro

[JayRuss]

I might be slightly biased as i've owned them before but why not CDJ 400's

I was in a similar position to you wanted some CDJ's and didnt have the cash for some 850's or better. CDJ 400's feel better than the 350's to me (IMO) and have a better build quality, They also take USB (Not rekordbox though). see if you can find some on your local gumtree and test em out. i recently just sold my pair with a cofin flightcase for £550 , So they are definilty within your budget.

As far as the mixer goes for your budget i would reccomend the Behringer DDM 4000, Great 4 channel mixer (again could be biased as ive owned it?) i picked my one up for £100 and it was in mint condition. xones and DJM's are brilliant mixers but wayy put of your price range tbh.

Hope this helps

[Big Panda]

Have you thought about other brands of media players?

I have tried both pio 350s and reloop RMP 3 alphas, and I honestly prefer the reloops. Although the USB management system isn't as good.

I got both 2nd hand. 350s were £500. Reloops were less.

[DJ WadE]

If you're just gonna use them with traktor I'd go with cdj 800 mk1's, you should be able to pick up a couple of those and a cheapish mixer for £500-600. They're built like tanks, and you wouldn't be using most of the extra features. I'd go with a 2 channel mixer, then upgrade it when you've got the cash in future. I've played on a mates DDM4000 and I was impressed for the £75 he paid. The eq's aren't as good as my djm though.

I'm sure you'll enjoy mixing on cdj's more, it's much more involved than on the controller. Here's a bit of a bargain if it's still going http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/pi...xer/1045231265

[johney]

go with 850s if you can afford them

[Irrational Fear]

Have you thought about other brands of media players?

I have tried both pio 350s and reloop RMP 3 alphas, and I honestly prefer the reloops. Although the USB management system isn't as good.

I got both 2nd hand. 350s were £500. Reloops were less.

This^^

Rekordbox aside, the 350s don't even come close to these, they are excellent players- built extremely well and great fun to use.

And aside from organising playlists, the 350s don't have most of the things that Rekordbox is great for anyway- quantising, hot-cues, direct linking etc. My CDJ900s were great with Rekordbox, but the 350s are so utterly basic that their price just makes my head spin.