classic midi fighter or novation dicer

**NDubelman** · 06-01-2011, 09:46 PM

Hey guys, first post here
I am going to be buying an S4 pretty soon and I am also planning on either getting a Classic Midi Fighter or a Novation Dicer. I can't decide which of these would make a better addition to my set-up. I am trying to weigh the advantages of each to see which will ultimately be more useful. As of right now, my thinking is:

Dicer-- Initially I was leaning towards the dicer because I thought it would be more cost-effective; I get two of them for a price that is less than a Classic Midi Fighter. This could be the wrong way to think about it though because I am not entirely sure how easy it is to control multiple decks with a single midi fighter. If someone could shed some light on that it would be awesome. Also it seems like the Dicer may have greater versatility because I would be able to switch between cue points, effects, and loops depending on what I need. Like I said though, I am also buying an S4 so I already am able to control loops and cue points with that.

Midi Fighter-- More buttons (and button combinations, at that), sexier, etc

Any input is welcome.

**BestLegsinHD** · 06-02-2011, 01:54 AM

i would go for the midifighter. it has great support here on djtt. you can also just map it yourself to fit your controller needs. also, its 1239085 times sexier. :P

**willinfluence** · 06-02-2011, 04:13 AM

Midifighter all the way

**BradCee** · 06-02-2011, 06:28 AM

techincally the dicer has more 'controls' (ok only 10 buttons) when you take the pages + shift pages into account it has 60 possible functions, can't see why you'd buy 2 pairs though? well i kinda can, but strikes me as overkill...

**fullenglishpint** · 06-02-2011, 06:31 AM

Brad, if you call that overkill, you clearly haven't seen my gear all together in one place.

**BradCee** · 06-02-2011, 06:33 AM

true... i have such a small set-up compared to everyone else. but it does some sick stuff

**fullenglishpint** · 06-02-2011, 06:37 AM

Oh I'm sure it does, I mean if I tried to use everything at once I'd need several sets more hands and I imagine it would sound horrible. I'm just a sucker for gear, and I'm being paid pretty well this year

**BradCee** · 06-02-2011, 06:42 AM

super knobs > more hands

**photojojo** · 06-02-2011, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by BradCee

techincally the dicer has more 'controls' (ok only 10 buttons) when you take the pages + shift pages into account it has 60 possible functions, can't see why you'd buy 2 pairs though? well i kinda can, but strikes me as overkill...

And the Midi Fighter has way more than 16 buttons under that same theory.