Originally Posted by
DvlsAdvct
jaycee, I don't think anyone is telling you to ditch your laptop. It is good practice to have a small amount of CDs with you for when, not if, your laptop crashes. Something will go wrong eventually, and you'd rather have a backup then just be stuck there with your thumb up your ass.
I'm assuming, of course, you have experience DJing in more 'traditional' forms (ie: CDs/vinyl).
The VCI-100 is all but built for Traktor 3. The tks that Vestax offers is a great starting point for the controls the unit can utilize. My recommendation for another MIDI controller is for when you have exhausted the VCI-100 and want to do more things. This becomes advantageous for remapping the VCI-100 and not losing the functionality. For example, I can't use the VCI-100 for cue juggling. I wouldn't want to give up the functionality of so many things for jumping cue points. But, I can use it for more advanced effect work, using a PadKontrol for cue juggling, and replacing the controls I've lost.
The advantage of these pieces of equipment is that they really are open ended. You are only limited to the controls on the equipment, your understanding of MIDI programming, and your imagination at using them.
Oh, and to answer your question, I'd say look at the M-Audio Trigger Finger, PadKontrol, Akai MPD32, any of the M-Audio Oxygen series, the Korg Kontrol49 and the comparable Akai model (can't remember the name offhand), and, well, anything else you find. It's all MIDI, so it all works.
Good luck to you
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