VCI-100 or Pioneer 100's

[Wil']

Hey, was planning to buy a vci-100 for christmas but saw some one selling some Pioneer 100's and a mixer on ebay for a good price and so now I am tossing between the two. Wondering what peoples advice is for someone like me starting out and which one do you think is better. I was leaning towards the vci-100 because I can connect it to my laptop and just play any song I like instead of burning cd's and having to play them in the cdj's. But then the Pioneers on the other hand might be better in the long run if I intend to upgrade to some better Pioneers and then having had that experience of using the 100's. Tell me what you think.

Thanks
Will

[silver fox]

i dont really know wat you expected posting that on this forum but ahh i think you'll find that pretty much everyone will say go the VCI. I dont know if you've had a look around the site much but you mighta noticed all the VCI talk lol

but anyway, welcome explore the site, get inspired and i think the decision will be easy

[MaxOne]

i mean... they're pretty different things really.

obviously this is forum for controller heads so i would expect most peeps to say vci.

and i'd agree.

basically, laptop djing is the future. we can debate if it's 100% there yet and i still love cdjs for clubs etc... but i prefer my vci and digital djing is the future.

[DvlsAdvct]

You get a LOT more for the VCI than the CDJs and a mixer.

If they were 1000's and a DJM-800 for the cost of a VCI then we might have to have a different conversation

[PartyMcFly]

I'd say go with the CD decks to start out.

Once you've taught yourself a good, solid foundation in mixing with them, you'll slay on a digital rig.

[MaxOne]

I'd say go with the CD decks to start out.

Once you've taught yourself a good, solid foundation in mixing with them, you'll slay on a digital rig.

why can't he learn mixing on a vci?

NB. i learnt on vinyl 15 years ago so i kind of know what your saying. But i wouldn't advice someone to buy tt in this day and age?

[aout6]

yeah, go with cdjs100 if you wish to buy better CD equipment later.
+ you will learn how to beatmatch properly with 100s, which you won't learn with vci..

[Lantau]

Pioneer CDJ-100's are basically CDJ-500's, which I had a pair of, and neither feel anything like CDJ-1000's which are the standard

I also wouldn't because unlike CDJ-200's and CDJ-400's, CDJ-100's have larger increments on the pitch fader (can't remember the exact figures) so learning beatmatching will be more difficult than with better CDJ's anyway; nothing beats learning to beatmatch on vinyl imo but that's another topic!

If they were 1000's and a DJM-800 for the cost of a VCI then we might have to have a different conversation

Agreed, another vote for the VCI-100

[osoner]

yeah, go with cdjs100 if you wish to buy better CD equipment later.
+ you will learn how to beatmatch properly with 100s, which you won't learn with vci..

I learned beatmatching on a vci....
I had to because i had a club gig where i had to play on cdj1000. And everything went fineeeee, just missed all the stuff i could do with my vci...

I would be soooo bored with shitty cdj100's... first the only thing you can do is beatmatch (because they can't do anything) then even at beatmatching they are not the best...

[DvlsAdvct]

You can easily learn to beatmatch with a VCI-100, you just need to get more creative and use the jog wheels instead of the pitch faders.