Best controller available

[makar1]

Considering NHL & MIDI modes, Timecode support,

Both of those "features" are just NI locking out the competition through software so they can actually get people to buy their average controllers

and all of the same controls the X1 the piece the DJTT vets voted for. I've got mine spinnin' like a top.

The buttons on the X1 are much nicer than any of those on the S4

Edit:

you want pots with center detents for the Macro ones (and HARD detents, because even 1/100th either side and the sound changes drastically)

How is this any different from standard Filters? How many filters have you seen that use encoders?

[octostout]

Both of those "features" are just NI locking out the competition through software so they can actually get people to buy their average controllers


The buttons on the X1 are much nicer than any of those on the S4

Edit:

How is this any different from standard Filters? How many filters have you seen that use encoders?

Exactly.
To everything he just said.


S4 is not even close to a contender. It has among the wost build-quality of any controller most of us have ever seen, and it's ONLY strengths come from NI locking down features to give them exclusively to their own.... A failure which actually makes the controller WORSE than others, because it means you can't effectively remap it.

[Jester]

For me it's the Denon DN-MC6000, Though that Pio DDJ-SX is looking pretty good...

Yes for me the MC6000 would be my top "all in one" however the traktor version of the DDJ-SX would be badass.

[Polygon]

Nope you're all wrong

NS7 mk2

We have neither price nor ETA...

[psillypsymun]

Are jog wheels a must for you? And what's your price range. If you can afford it, it's advisable to go get a pair of cdj's that have midi mapping features. My choice would be the Denon DNS3700 or 3900s, these cdjs have a real direct drive platter to control cds, usb sticks, or they can be put into "hybrid midi mode" and send midi over usb and timecode signals through audio at the same time. And a legit mixer that does midi as well. If you are anything like me, the more you use a program like Traktor, the more you long to ditch the laptop from time to time. It's nice to know that if you are playing live and your laptop goes down, you have a legit pair of decks and a mixer. But that will be pricy.

I have a Stanton SCS.1m and 1.d. Legit direct drive turntable with a real piece of vinyl to control Traktor. And one deck controls 4 in Traktor. It's pretty awesome, but there is a very small community around it.

If you want to get really geeky, an Electrix Tweaker is a good idea. It comes with a Traktor mapping as well as an Ableton Live mapping. Plus (and this is my favorite part) an editor software to build your own mappings and behaviors for buttons, knobs and faders. Also 8 velocity sensitive pads. It's a little pricy for a controller that has no audio interface, but all in all its a pretty open canvas of a controller. Honestly, I just got mine, and I'm overwhelmed with all the possibilities.