wish NI would cut off some parts off the S4

[Ashigari]

and make a new controller out of it obv

I dont have an S4 but it looks very nice, the only thing i dont really want to do with it though is mix internally, I'd love to use a external mixer like a xone 42 with it.

So how about they cut off the mixer section+soundcard and release the jog wheel section as a new controller like the X1? you could maybe even drop the EFX section and instead add another row of buttons for 8 hotcues. Or make it slightly wider and make it a 100mm pitch fader instead of the 60mm one.
the only problem i see is that without an X1 you cant really browse and the loop recorder section would have to be somewhere as well i guess. Should be alot cheaper as well as they could release it with a LE version and no soundcard makes it cheaper as well.

Am I the only one who would buy something like that?

[BigUns]

I would definitely consider something Like this when Pro gets the S4 functionality

[photojojo]

I was just thinking about something along these lines yesterday. I think it's possible they might make something like an X1 with the jogs I don't think it would ever come without an FX section. That's a pretty important part of Traktor.

[tdmusic]

Whereas I really want the middle section... maybe we could go halves on one and split it in two

[the shmobletons]

+1 for an S1! and an S2 with a soundcard built in! but an audio8 this time so we can mix 4 decks externally

[space monkey]

Denon DN SC2000?

[padi_04]

would be a nice addition to the s4 as well to avoid deck swapping and control over the other fx units.

[Fyoog]

You've got to think that a cut down version for S4 software is definitely on the cards.

They would literally be insane not to!!!

[SirReal]

Denon DN SC2000?

What he said...

[djerikt]

Numark first made the NS7, then cut it in half for the V7. It seems inevitable that NI would do the same thing. I would love to buy an S2 like described by Ashigari.
I've had my eye on the Denon DN-SC2000, the features are similar. I don't like the push knob FX on/off, but I haven't tried one in person.
Its gonna be interesting at NAMM this year... (fingers crossed)