£1000 for traktor setup

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£1000 for traktor setup

Requirements:

To control 3 decks in traktor
To have a channel dedicated to a unit like Maschine for samples and sequences with pad playablity
I like the idea of adding additional effects units in the future

Suggestions?

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do you need jogwheels?

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Nope not at all.

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You did those youtube videos with DB4/X1700?

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What do you already own? I’m not a brit and not used to UK pricing, but I’m thinking that might be a little tight if you don’t already own at least Maschine.

The complicated part is adding external effects later. There aren’t actually that many DJ mixers with send/return loops or effects inserts, and the ones that have them are a little on the pricy side.

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Off topic: Where in West Yorkshire are you based?

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You can pick up a preowned Xone:62 for around £300-£500 on ebay UK.

Edit: add a Xone:K1, a 4 stereo out interface, and you might have some spare!

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Well technically I’m not even UK based any more as I moved to Qatar Doha. I was in Bradford 6 years ago.

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I don’t anything right now other than pc /laptop software and speakers.

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Yes Db4 and sc2000. I purchased the db4 when it first came out but its more expensive now than it was then. Can’t justify that cost now for what is some bedroom fun.

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Well you still seem to need a external mixer of some sort (because of the option to later add an external effects unit) so I don’t know what to suggest. Dan suggested a Xone 62, seems like a good choice. You already owned the Denon X1700 so you know if it suits your needs, a X1600 may be a good budget choice paired with 2x X1.

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This is what I’d do with a grand:

Traktor
Behringer DDM4000 Mixer
ZOMO MC-1000 Controller w/integrated audio interface (4-stereo outs)
Akai MPD Controller (connected to a remix deck in Traktor)

This will give you all the playability you’d like (3 deck mixing + 1 channel for playing samples/finger drumming w/the MPD). The DDM4k has TWO assignable FX units. I seriously LOVED my DDM4K. Had a lot of fun with it. And it never left my house - so there was no issues with the Behringers perceived build quality.

Well under your £1k.