DJ beginner controllers: best for reasonable price?

**ezramr123** · 06-13-2014, 02:05 PM

Hey guys, Im a beginner Dj, and I've seen a lot about pioneer and traktor, but I'm wondering what some good beginner controllers that are cheap are?

**SlvrDragon50** · 06-13-2014, 07:26 PM

Denon MC3000 is a solid 2 deck controller. I prefer modular setups so a Traktor X1 or Reloop Contour are awesome. Zomo MC-1000 is super great too if you're mixing house/trance where sync is all you need.

**deflits980** · 06-14-2014, 04:44 AM

Numark Mixtrack pro

**Stewe** · 06-14-2014, 06:58 AM

Originally Posted by ezramr123

best for reasonable price?

To me it's CMD modular series.

**keithace** · 06-14-2014, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Stewe

To me it's CMD modular series.

I was going to say the same thing.

**soundinmotiondj** · 06-14-2014, 05:18 PM

The NI Kontol S2 (Mark 1) is a good value, since it also incorporates a reasonable sound card. You might have to hunt to find a new one, they are readily available at the typical used sources.

**keithace** · 06-14-2014, 07:40 PM

So let's turn this into a discussion:

Do you think a person new to the DJ scene needs to have platters on their first controller.

**soundinmotiondj** · 06-14-2014, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by keithace

Do you think a person new to the DJ scene needs to have platters on their first controller.

Two points in favor of jog wheels....

I use the jog wheels on the S2 to control FX using the mapping from DJTT. Turning one big wheel for a set of FX is certainly easier to control for beginners than four knobs (wet/dry, and three FX controls).

I find that jog wheels are more intuitive than pitch bend buttons for nudging the tempo on tracks while beatmatching. This is likely because I started with physical DJ players...but that still makes jog wheels better for me for mixing.

**deevey** · 06-15-2014, 03:17 AM

Do you think a person new to the DJ scene needs to have platters on their first controller.

Will CDJ's with big Jogwheels still be in use in 5-10 years time? If so, are you always going to be willing (or let) to bring your own gear to each an every gig.

Personally I think platters are a necessary in order to learn the trade correctly and in order to transfer your base skill set to pretty much any standard club equipment - much like any trade, you start with a basic standard set of tools in order to hone your craft and then start taking shortcuts as needed when you master it.