Some Intriguing Questions...

[bigbarcelona23]

Looking into purchasing either the Spin or the VCI-100.

I like the VCI because of all of the effects that it has to bring... but i got two intriguing questions that either is going to seal the deal with VCI-100 or with the Spin.

1. Due to the fact that the VCI 100 doesn't have a soundcard, what is the cheapest soundcard that I can get? (for a PC windows 7).

2. Also, I'm into scratching, so between the Spin or the VCI, which one has the better scratching mode.


I like the Spin... but I don't have a Macbook and hope that the Typhoon will be as good as the Spin.


Hopefully someone can answer any of my questions because the help will be really appreciated.

[pilmat]

1. Best low cost soundcard(my opinion only): Audio 2 DJ (check the DJTT store for a good price)

2. Neither. Though some can scratch impressively well on a VCI, the reality is that neither are really good at it (not intended function of the units). If you want to scratch however, you will find a way on just about anything...

I cannot comment on the Spin/Typhoon (apart from the horrible colour and fake carbon fibre on the Typhoon) as I haven't used one. But I do love my VCI, and compared to my friend's Omni, well there really is no comparison.

In your place (I was a couple of months ago), go for the VCI and an A2DJ. The next step is upgrading to Traktor Pro.

Phil.

[haze324]

^^ good advice.

I haven't found any jogwheels that are good to scratch with. Perhaps when NI supports 14 bit midi the VCI-300 will be the best choice. But for now, you just have to manage with what we've got. You can do, however a baby scratch it sounds ok in the 100.

[Zac Kyoti]

You can do a lot more than baby scratch with a vci-100. Esp with really dialed in sensitivity/acceleration and a Pro X Fader. However, still no comparison to the 300 or timecode. Still have fingers crossed for a new vci-100 firmware unlocking the full 10 bits we could be getting out of the processor though... don't know that that's ever going to happen.