Well…almost everything.
Tell me if I'm insane.
I don't want to get into a controller vs. old-school debate, because I do respect what controllers provide people. But after a couple years, I'm starting to really think it's not for me. I don't spin at home at all anymore, mostly because I hate setting and editing beat grids.
Seriously…I hate beat grids. I hate them worse than Bruce Willis hates mayonaise. I've finally gotten to the point where it's worth the money just to have my pitch faders back.
Anyway, the short-term goal would be to get my old vestax repaired or replaced (with an Empath or another Vestax of some kind), sell my xone, controllers, and sound cards, find a pair of used 1200s, find a used SL1…and stop.
Why SSL as opposed to TSP? Vinyl scroll. The one thing I'd actually want an X1 to do with TSP, SSL does with vinyl. I've bought and sold it twice, and I still think it wins the DVS arena unless you're doing a lot of controllerist shit that doesn't appeal to me. If I want hot cues or loops, I'll use doubles.
Long term, I'd probably want to add an MPC 1000, Octatrack, or MC-909 (or something like it). I'd use Maschine except that it can't control tempo more precisely than full BPM adjustments. And eventually, I'd like to just have a pair of CDJs and a pair of 1200s and kick the laptop out of the booth entirely. I suppose I could map two knobs on Maschine's midi mode to Ableton and use that just as a more precise clock…but that seems really overkill.
And, no, I don't plan on using Rekordbox beat grids either.
The funny thing is that I'd essentially be going straight back to the setup I started spinning on, after years of experimentation, plus a groove box as my 3rd deck instead of the loads of other things I tried (which ranged from a 3rd 1210 to a full Ableton Live rig).
Realistically, I'd probably not bother bringing the DVS out anywhere. Controlling a DVS with CDs is stupid, and while a lot of the places I'd spin have turntables, it would be easier to just bring USB keys and a groove box…plus a few pieces of vinyl just 'cuz why not.
I said it once before, but sync is literally killing my love of DJing. And it's not because it's cheating or too easy…I don't buy into that crap at all. It's because setting beat grids fucking sucks.
I never want to set another beat grid in my life.
Thoughts?
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