Digital Kw3rty's Set Up

[DigitalQw3rty]

Finally got a new controller so I figured I'd post my current set up... its nothing special but it gets things done for now.

I have everything set up on my aunt's dining room table cause I'm not home at the moment so yea

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My set up consist of a Reloop Terminal Mix 4 which is custom mapped for Traktor 2.5 (Still working on the mapping not quit done yet)

A crappy 5 year old Dell Inpiron 1525 Laptop

Not pictured are my crappy Sennheiser HD 201S headphones (I broke my good headphones last week and had to buy some cheap ones before the weekend so I could still produce) and some speakers I got from my dad.

I'm about due for a laptop upgrade so I think I'm gonna go with a 13inch MBP 2.8GHz Core i7 with 120GB SSD boot drive and 500GB 5400RPM hard drive for storage with 16gbs of ram. Also trying to get some new monitors and some not crap headphones

It's not very impressive but I can do a lot of what I want with it. When I go back home I'll be working on my beast Hackintosh for Production/Video Editing/Livestream/Graphics Work, and possibly some krk monitors. Also thinking about a new massive desk to hold it all.

*Sidenote: Sorry about the crappy photo quality. Custom Android doesn't play well with my phones HD Camera... >_> should probably fix that.

**Sidenote 2: I'll try and update this whenever I get some new kit.

[dfinch805]

How do you like the reloop? have you used other things in the past?

[DigitalQw3rty]

I like the reloop. its pretty solid. I just didn't really like the 4 deck mapping that they provided. I'd been using a cheap maudio xsession mixer for close to a year while I got my life and stuff together. Only thing about the Terminal Mix is some of the buttons send the same signal so its kinda awkward mapping modifiers. It integrates with Traktor pretty well. I still need to finish the mapping and map all the LEDS so I can get some kind of feed back without having to look at the screen all the time.

[DigitalQw3rty]

So I just got a pair of Audio Technica ATH-M35's they're pretty good. No pictures of them but I'll post them in about a month when I get back home. Should have some studio monitors too by then.

[DigitalQw3rty]

so slight update, I'm back home in NC and I had my set up running nice and smooth, got a new desk, some old but decent speakers (which will be updated soon hopefully). Sadly my computer had a catastrophic melt down so I'm using some parts from another computer while I gather funds to buy a Lenovo e430. Through sheer luck, most of my music was backed up to googles music service. I'm working on a new mapping for my controller and I plan on taking it apart and doing some internal mods, mainly led swaps. I'll keep all of you posted... not sure if you guys care or not but hey its whatever >_>

[DigitalQw3rty]

So I just got a new laptop last week. A 13.3 inch Asus Running an intel core i5 with 4gigs of ram and a 500gb 7200rpm hard drive. Its not a bad machine. It runs traktor like a dream. I'll probably throw more ram at it and maybe put in an SSD for good measure. I'll post pics soon. Just need some new headphones and new speakers. Anyone have any suggestions on speakers. I'm looking for monitors that are less then $200 but have decent bass.

Sidenote: I completed most of my Terminal Mix 4 mapping ages ago. I've mapped it to control all 4 FXs, 4 Decks, and it actually works well with the browser after some clever routing. All the LEDS work and the Play button flashes when a deck is in loop. I've even started working on a Jog FX mapping. If you want the mapping just let me know. Cheers

[DigitalQw3rty]

So next week I plan on picking up a pair of Monoprice studio monitors. I posted a thread about them last week I think. And I got some pretty decent feedback. Though I don't expect super amazing Rokit 5 quality the specs are pretty good for the price. Then from there I'll be looking to add an audio interface for ableton and another controller to control Deck D in Traktor. Don't get me wrong the Terminal Mix 4 works beautifully but having to switch decks isn't very convenient. Especially when doing a mash up and bringing in a new track. I was thinking of adding a Stanton SCS3.D if I can find one for relatifly cheap or a Reloop Contour Controller Edition. I dunno yet what do you guys think?

Speakers:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

[balakoth]

Finally got a new controller so I figured I'd post my current set up... its nothing special but it gets things done for now.

I have everything set up on my aunt's dining room table cause I'm not home at the moment so yea

IMG_20120926_154637.jpg IMG_20120926_154647.jpg IMG_20120926_154652.jpg

My set up consist of a Reloop Terminal Mix 4 which is custom mapped for Traktor 2.5 (Still working on the mapping not quit done yet)

A crappy 5 year old Dell Inpiron 1525 Laptop

Not pictured are my crappy Sennheiser HD 201S headphones (I broke my good headphones last week and had to buy some cheap ones before the weekend so I could still produce) and some speakers I got from my dad.

I'm about due for a laptop upgrade so I think I'm gonna go with a 13inch MBP 2.8GHz Core i7 with 120GB SSD boot drive and 500GB 5400RPM hard drive for storage with 16gbs of ram. Also trying to get some new monitors and some not crap headphones

It's not very impressive but I can do a lot of what I want with it. When I go back home I'll be working on my beast Hackintosh for Production/Video Editing/Livestream/Graphics Work, and possibly some krk monitors. Also thinking about a new massive desk to hold it all.

*Sidenote: Sorry about the crappy photo quality. Custom Android doesn't play well with my phones HD Camera... >_> should probably fix that.

**Sidenote 2: I'll try and update this whenever I get some new kit.

Heh, so you built a machine kinda like mine (I went overboard) and then ruined it all by putting OSX on it? hehe.

I have to wait for my DisneyWorld trip for my kids to be over so I can finish leak testing my studio beast. I hate being away from my equipment for so long :/

[DigitalQw3rty]

In the end I ended up staying with Windows lol. Cheap and relativity easy to fix if something goes wrong. I'm still working on my set up. It's not where I want it to be yet.

[DigitalQw3rty]

Finally ordered my monitors today as well as a stanton scs3d and some trs cables. They should be here next week. Its been a good month got a lot of new tech. I'll post pictures when i have everything set up. I also need to expand on my current traktor mapping of my terminal mix 4. I meant to fix some of the FX problems I've been having but I never got around to it. I also need to fix some of the lighting issues. I'll share the mapping if anyone's interested.