If money was no object, what would you buy?

[tekki]

And start a new MFC franchise?

[sobi]

Behringer

I'm very surprised to see this when the only rule to this list is money not being an option. That's like a car enthusiast including a ford fiesta inside his dream car collection.

As for what I'd get...
My own Sam Ash, and an on call engineer.

[tekki]

Just love to see this bang for buck.

[Yep.]

Time to revive a dead thread that should have had more time on this beautiful earth.

I'd get:
Audio10
2x 1210s
2x CDJ2000s
DJM 900 Nexus
An APC40 + APC20 and someone to make me an APC80
3 more MIDI Fighters for 64 buttons of pure madness
A F*cking Huge Monome
HDJ2000s
The Swedish House Mafia

Yep. That's it.

[gogomillard]

NI maschine
A&H DB4
2 Technics

and this

[Liambo]

2x KRK Rokit 8's through gold XLRs
1x Pioneer DJM2000
3x Pioneer CDJ2000
3x Technics 1210 mk5's
1x Macbook Pro 15"
1x Traktor Scratch Pro 2
2x Traktor Kontrol X1
1x Sennheiser HD25 Limited Editions
Unlimited House vinyl!

Bit overkill but hey!!

On a more serious note i already have my dream set up (see my other posts for images)

[Rukks]

DJM 900 nexus or DB4
2x CDJ 2000s
keep my s4 for small gigs
hdj 2000s to go along with my hd25s
maschine
APC 40

thats about it dj wise...prolly a full studio speaker setup just for my room.

[mostapha]

Mine's changed a bit. Here's what I'd want.

3x CDJ-2000
Elektron Octatrack
A one of a kind custom-made mixer (see below)
EFX-1000

Or, failing that…

I'd want to build an all-in-one that didn't suck. I'd base it on the same mixer but with a built-in audio interface, a pair of X1s on the sides, and another pair of X1s torn apart and re-arranged. I have a picture in my head. Imagine a rotary S4 with X1s instead of deck controls, plus other buttons/knobs to give real controls over the sample decks and some extra buttons/knobs/encoders somewhere to use either for Ableton Live or for something like the instant gratification mapping. Or, ideally, both. I'm actually kind of enamored with X1s, but the layout is a bit wrong for anything but the obvious use IMO. Fortunately, the one I took apart seemed simple enough to mod…just take the controls off the board and point-to-point wire them in a different arrangement.

So, the mixer…

I'd base it on the overall design of the E&S DJR-400 with some changes. First, I'd want it all digital. Ideally, it'd be based on digital inputs. I see no reason for phono preamps, and it'd be cool to integrate an audio interface so I could just keep 32-bit PCM or float from software straight through to an analog gain stage at final output, though I have no idea how possible/hard that would be. I like the master Isolator/EQ, but I'd do the channel specific EQs a bit differently. 2 knobs are fine: one would be just the high-mid EQ from a xone 62/92, the other would be weird…I'm still working out the details, but I'm working on figuring it out with macros in Ableton Live. I'd also want a channel-specific effects loop, and all very clean analog gain stages on the outputs for booth, master, and headphones.

That's why I want to do it digital…IHNFC how to build the EQ circuitry with an analog mixer, but based on the research I'm doing, it seems like it might be doable with a programmable DSP.

I've found a maker space in Atlanta with some electronics and fabrication gurus that seem to think it might be doable. If I end up having the money, it's going to turn into a summer project. Obviously it wouldn't be traktor certified, and I might end up having to tear apart something like an audio 8 to get the functionality I want, but…whatever. I've broken more expensive things than a discontinued audio interface trying hair-brained ideas. Sometimes, they even work out.

I'm actually seriously considering doing this over the summer…it's just a matter of whether I have the money to throw into it. What I've learned about DSP coding doesn't seem that bad compared to some of the other stuff I've done. The fabrication seems possible. I just don't know where to source the parts yet or whether I actually want to devote the money to tear apart X1s or start from scratch on those sections…or just build a basic version of the mixer and start saving for CDJs.

And either way I want an Octatrack.

[thisisdjkaz]

- Macbook Pro Unibody
- Ableton Live Suite 8
- NI Massive
- UH-E ACE
- Sylenth1
- APC 40
- Ipad 2
- Apogee Duet 2 (for studio and travelling)
- Mackie HR824s (for studio)
- ACS T1 IEMs (for traveling)
- Akai MPK49 (for studio)
- Akai LPK25 (for traveling)
- Numark NS7FX


Currently own 8/13..
I'll eventually get there hopefully someday! just got to keep saving

[Luconia]

2x Technics 1210M5G or just one 1210mk2 (to complete my collection)

Roland Jupiter 80, V-Synth GT/XT
Roland JP-8000, or GAIA SH01
Access Virus Ti
Top of the line PC/Mac
Yamaha HS series monitor
Pimp up studio

mission accomplished in 2011 - just bought the flagship Roland Fantom G6 workstation
Yes i love Roland gear, professionally built to last..great sound (although lacking of support...the FG was half baked in it's OS but tbh it was more than enough for me atm )

I've been interested in synths lately than djing...at least there's a chance for me to play live gigs in near future..

For djing related gear i'm pretty satisfied with my classic CDJ800mk2 & DJM800..