Ok so soon i am buying myself a MacBook Pro (Probably a 15") and i also want to buy my first dj set up to continue my passion for dance music.
Until now i have just been messing around on Virtual DJ to the stage where i can create mixes that sound good (in my opinion) at least as good as the club DJs where i live (yes i know live is another thing all together but its a start).
So i am looking for a complete set up, all in one if possible, and the following controllers have taken my fancy…
Vestax VCI300 with Serato ITCH
M-Audio Xponent with Torq
Reloop Digital Jockey 2 with Traktor LE
Numark Omni Control with Traktor LE
At the moment i really like the look of Traktor so i think i may go for the reloop but having come on here no one seems to use it. I am looking for a Traktor Pro set up really with a controller like the reloop so i can use effects, scratch etc all in one if possible but that will also not be broken by next year…
I dont really have a budget but around £600 or less would be ideal!
After Ean’s 1.3 firmware upgrade and traktor .tsi midi map It’s an amazing controller! I’ve been using one since may and haven’t looked back. btw, Traktor Pro will also give you the ability to use with timecode so if you use vinyl it adds another tool in your crate.
the vci 100 isnt the industry standard. its the most popular on this site by far.
go find a local store and start playing with them. keep in mind stuff like size (if you have big hands, a small controller is an issue) fader/knob feels. only issue is, i havnt found a good store that sells gear like this yet (at least in the Brighton area, even up to Crawley…)
you need to go put hands on before you buy. download demos of the software you are looking at as well. play with them, experiment.
Well to be honest after looking at this site i am becoming a Vestax fan myself!
The problem with living in the UK is the ridiculous price of shipping stuff over from the US.
MacBook Pro + Vestax VCI100 + Traktor Pro + Audio 2 DJ seems like a winning combination. Downloaded traktor today on the iMac and really liked it, won’t get to try the Vestax as where i live there are no ‘DJ stores’ for miles so will go with the good reviews from this site and get one.
Just out of interest it is worth spending the extra cash on one of the modded controllers from the DTT store? Looking for some decent headphones as well.
Have you considered getting an SCS.3d and an SCS.3m from Stanton? These are my controllers of choice, and I really love them! For a 2 deck setup they have everything you need, and you could even run 4 decks (using the lower two in minimal mode for loops and samples) with just one of each. Hell, I ran 4 decks with just one for awhile. Plus, it’s modular and give you chance to space out your purchases and get more down the road.
Plus I’ve seen the SCS.3d on sale for as low as 99.00 US dollars, which is a steal for this unit.
Im curious. When i installed the upgrade and after entering the product key, it asked if i wanted traktor scratch pro or traktor pro mode. Very curious… Also i had uninstalled all previous versions of traktor scratch… weird.
But VCI is a bit cheaper over here from what i’ve seen, but if this was out earlier this year when i bought vci i would’ve more likely got this instead.
Yeah i agree but it would work out MUCH cheaper + easier to buy it in the beginning as the shipping charges are about £50.
I was just wondering actually do pretty much all the DJs on here use sync? As the VCI pitch sliders look a bit on the small side to accurately beatmatch
i use them set @ 8%, only hit sync to tighten things up if need be, put the bpm display on and found it sometimes sits .1 bpm either side of where you want it - but that’s only a problem on long mixes where you have a lot goin on
The Vestax VCI100 black edition thats available at the moment does that include the rubberised black knobs you can buy on this site?
If so im just going to buy the overlay + firmware update. If not then i think i may have to buy the arcade edition as that is the only one available at cost to myself
what you have to do is use the basic pitch for rough beatmatching , then use the upper part of the joggs to fine pitch. you can do it easily cause you can assign multiple functions to any parts of the VCI100 , espacially the joggs.
once you’re are used to hit , you can beatmatch just like on a CDJ , it is 0.01% precision , and it wont move once matched.
