Beginner needing some buying tips

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Beginner needing some buying tips

Hey Guys,

I got a Maschine and i’m now looking for a pair of studio monitors AND an audio interface (can be as little inputs as you want. Just to connect one input and some monitors) for under $500 NZD

Any Ideas? :roll_eyes:

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I use krk 5 rokits and a krk 10 sub i love the rig! As for souncard i use ni komplete audio 6 very flexible for djing or production also have a ni komplete audio 6 and presonus audio box for sale in the buy sell!

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i have rokit 5s and the 10 inch sub also, and am happy enough, but one of the 5s does have a buzz when i first turn it on (after about 3 years).. it does go away after it warms up , but its annoying.

if i was starting all over i might go with these:

also theres a pretty great breakdown of monitors in general by mostapha in this thread here ..

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Sorry, but umm the budget is $500 NZD

Erm. Maybe not… Haha
Also, are mackie cr3s decent?.
Also, it is viable to use monitors without an interface or is that a stress on my audio card?

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i think that 500 NZD would cover those monitors… they are in the same price range as the rokits…

are you running just the maschine and the maschine software?

what are the specs of your compter?

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You can get a pair of Mackie MR5MK3 and a Focusrite 2i2 (or 2i4 or 6i6, whatever you want) for well under 500 USD. I don’t know what prices are like there.

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LOL in NZ prices are 599 cheapest for Mackie MR5s haha! XD

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iMac with 4gb RAM and integrated soundcard… Yeaaah…

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Also, Anyone got an idea about what the Traktor s4 soundcard is like for use as the hub of a dj setup???

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Whelp, I hate NZ’s Prices…

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an s4 is more expensive than a pair of mackies, rokits or the yamahas…

after the speakers you can just use a simple SC like the traktor A2, or something even cheaper…