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wow! that's nice set up bro! I like it!
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Cheers mate,
Just gonna add in some history of setups I used to have
1st: Home built MDF coffin + 2 gerrard Belt drives and "Phonic" mixer .. the thing didn't even have any more than a 3 channel master EQ... I outgrew that setup pretty fast, but it was a learning experience. Hell it got me on a slippery slope and I was 15
I bought 2 x Ariston CD players with pitch control after that thinking that it would be the better option over turntables, they actually were pretty solid units but not real "DJ" gear, I quickly decided they weren't for me and sold them.
I ended up playing out and didn't have turntables or any real gear at home for the next 3 years believe it or not, i just used the house equipment and practiced on the club system..I got the bug to have something at home though and landed in short succession:
2 x Gemini PT1000's + Ecler SMAC:32 sold after about 3 months
Upgraded to 2 x gemini PT2000's + Ecler SMAC:32
I got about 6 months out of the 2000's when I got a regular spot in a club that didn't have turntables. So I splashed out on a pair of the very first Vestax PDX-A2's, they sat pretty well in a coffin case and I sure got some looks! I was using them regularly for about 2-3 years before I stepped out of DJ'ing for a while to peruse other things and they were sold. A shame really as I loved using them.
The next setup I got was a *gasp* Hercules DJ controller, the first edition with Traktor. While it was realistically a pretty shitty controller BUT it was the first commercial all-in-one controller at the time (around 2003/4 I think) hell it even had phono inputs!!
I outgrew that pretty sharpish, but it got me into mapping and controllers in general. The club I was working at had Numark-CDX's and technics, so it was more of a hobby horse and setting me out with new ways to play.
Next up was the KDJ-500 + Fastrack Pro, I added the Numark mixer to allow me to control traktor externally and utilize the knobs and faders better on the KDJ, kinda bummed that I sold it as it was built like a tank and super smooth jogs. Not touch sensitive, but loverly to use.
I knew i was going to go abroad so landed a hercules RMX so I could throw it in my carryon. Once again it was a cool lil controller, built like a tank and all-in-one which was exactly what I wanted at the time. It served me well for almost 3 years with a Nanokontrol for my FX bank in traktor. I added a BCR but never really got any use from it, too bulky for my needs TBH regardless of being able to do lots, I like having everything "at hand" and relative when possible to whats on screen, the build quality never felt like I could throw it around the same way as the RMX, which felt as good as many DJ mixers I've used in the past.
Sooo onto 2010 and I sold everything and got an APC40 + Numark DJIO and started using Ableton for Live DJing. Happy days
Recently since a Lion upgrade I sold the IO and looking for a new Soundcard ....Well thats it :P (for now)
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