Decisions, decisions?
Hey Guys!
A few weeks ago i was thinking about purchasing a S4 but now i’ve changed my mind and i’m thinking, ‘i already have an X1, and a sound card and TP2 why should i spend £800 on a S4?’ instead i’m thinking about getting another X1 a Audio 6 DJ, selling my Audio 2 DJ and i’m currently on the hunt for a Allen & Heath Xone 42 at a reasonable price!
So what i’m wondering is, am i doing the right thing by doing this and scrapping the S4 all together?
Cheers,
Towifer
depends on how you wanna work, that set-up has it’s pros/cons, but they are slightly different to the S4 pros/cons
An X1 compliments an S4 very well!!
Well first things first i’m not a huge fan of the way the S4 is laid out, i’d never use the jog wheels to me they’re just a colossal waste of time and space, and i like the idea of just been able to take my MBP and my X1’s to a club and using the clubs mixer rather than having to take a S4 with me that might not even fit comfortably into the booth?
Could you tell me some of theses pros and cons please?
you kind of listed your own personal ones there…
I’m very much aware i did.
There would have been no point in me making this thread if i didn’t wish to hear what other people think… you my friend are an arse hole.
No need to be hostile! At the end it is all about what matters to you, so if you are set on not having a big controller like the s4, then thats your choice!
You’re quite correct I shouldn’t have responded in such a way, and i should have probably made it more clear in my original post (by referring to it) i’d like to know about peoples personal experiences with both of these sets of equipment and if they’d prefer anything from the former or latter?
My apologies, but I still think the way he responded was quite lame.
Personal insults are uncalled for in any situation on this forum. And half apologies are also lame.
first, fuck you
second, it already sounded like you had made your mind up
third, you had listed the main pros/cons
why i never apologise… 
The people on this forum have just slumped for me in the last 5 minutes, i thought it was a helpful community… you’re right i may have listed the main pros and cons for what i want, but that doesn’t mean thats it… you obviously had others to share, but decided not to?
Yeah it was a ‘half apologie’ but thats only because what i said wasn’t wrong…
Can anyone move back on topic and give me some helpful advice or not?
What is there to add? main pro of s4 is the mirrored layout and high res jog wheels. But you shot them down in your list.
Right, nothing else to add? No, ‘thats a mistake you should go with this or this, or how about try this mixer instead?’
If not then thank you for your input.
Man, you guys need some candy and unicorns in this thread.
But aside, I’ve gone through the woes of wanting one thing, then another, then another time and time again. Just pull the trigger on what you think is best, and see how you like it. If you don’t, you can always resell and reinvest, as long as you get quality equipment.
It is, very much so, right up until the point you call someone an arse hole totally unnecessarily.
Don’t slag people off and expect help.
Thats true, and yeah my bad. (its impossible to come across right over the internet)
I’ve changed my mind again anyway, now i’m thinking 2 X1’s, Denon DN-X1600 mixer and maschine.
My apologizes for real this time i wasn’t have the best day yesterday, i was lashing out at everything, so yeah sorry Brad for real this time!
isn’t the xone42 cheaper? or does the denon have a soundcard built in? i lose track sometimes…
that is a setup that will offer more control (almost spelled that with a K), there are cheaper alternatives to the maschine - apc40 as an example, more knobs/faders and buttons.. but then that would render 2 x1s pointless
The xone 42 is cheaper quite significantly really but the denon has a build in soundcard! so i thought it’d save me on getting a new NI soundcard, i’ve not checked out the Akai but maschine will double as a drum machine for my production set up too, and i REALLY like the orange pads… ahaha!
I really like the idea of having 2 X1’s because since i’ve had just one of them its made my life a WHOLE lot easier i love how they interact with traktor!
sadly the S4 is still in the back of my mind though…
DN-X1600 + 2X1s + Maschine is, without doubt, a BEASTLY setup.
And as a side note, well done for apologising. A lot of people would have just said fuck you and gone somewhere else. Hopefully now you’ll get a chance to experience how helpful this forum can be!