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    Default Opinion S4 vs Z2 vs T1

    Hey guys

    Before I hit the buy it now button and spend more money I would like your opinion. When I bought my S4 that was the cheapest way to rin dvs with the scratch upgrade.
    Now the T1 and Z2 is out I would really like to switch but I was wondering if it's a waste of money or I would really be a upgrade
    Thanks for your opinions

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    If you already have the S4 there isn't much benefit in switching.
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    Quote Originally Posted by makar1 View Post
    If you already have the S4 there isn't much benefit in switching.
    +1

    The only way it'd be an "upgrade" is if space is at a premium at the moment and you just want something more compact. Bear in mind, however, you'd be sacrificing a HELL of a lot of lovely mappable MIDI controls in the process. If you primarily use your TTs for transport functionality, have a tinker with your mapping and remap the jogwheels to something else... super FX, maybe. Same goes for the pitchfaders and any other unused transport controls.

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    Main benefit would be that you get to mix externally. If that floats your boat. It's a pretty decent reason to swap in my opinion. Plus with those 2 mixers you still get a decent number of mappable controls.
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    The Z2 does not let you mix externally while using Traktor from what I've heard.
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    I was in a similar boat until last week actually. I thought that id sell the S4 and get a mixer, but a mate of mine who doesn't DJ was impressed by how much the S4 could do and said ''it's like you dont need anything else'' My view was clouded by RGAS, and actually for where im at and where i mix (Bedroom and houseparties etc) im not really in need of anything else.

    No saying that if i had a few thousand lying about and absolutely nothing to spend it on id blow it on a full club setup. But i can dream!
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    From a Traktore fanboy, the S4 is still hands down the best controller NI have released. The Z2 is just a mixer, and the Pioneer T1 is discontinued. I tested it a lot, lovely unit, and I was about to take the plunge on that, after looking at the +£250 S4 and thinking "What a rip off". Then for some reason I thought "No I'll give it a quick test, see how it is" and I've never looked back.
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    +1 on the Z2, tried it at a mates. Awesome mixer and looks great

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    Z2 still mixes internally if using with traktor, so its pretty much an s4 without jogs.
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    The Z2 is just a controller that happens to have mixer capabilities when disconnected from Traktor, like a VCI 400 or DDJ SX for example.
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