# First Post: Am I nuts? Is anyone else doing this? What are your thoughts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Hardware: Controllers, Mods and Gear\ **Created:** [March 8, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/first-post-am-i-nuts-is-anyone-else-doing-this-what-are-your-thoughts/78206 "2020-03-08T04:26:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Overcast7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Overcast7](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Overcast7)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/first-post-am-i-nuts-is-anyone-else-doing-this-what-are-your-thoughts/78206/1 "2020-03-08T04:26:09Z")
**First Post: Am I nuts? Is anyone else doing this? What are your thoughts?** Hello everyone. I currently have two cdj-2000s and while they are great and I could keep them forever they seem like they’re alot of bulk and cash tied up when I could do what I really want with software, controller(s) and my existing mixer (Allen heath xone 62 from way back in the day). What I’m looking at is getting a launchpad to ideally control rekordbox DJ or Traktor. I only want to control my transport really, using the buttons to navigate, load, and jump around (hot cue/hot loop). If I were to add another controller it would be the Midi Twister for fx, loop length stuff like that. I mainly play house, techno and minimal stuff with a bit of wierd stuff, samples and drony stuff into effects. I use guitar pedals on the xone for that. I’d also possibly add a midi twister for some knobs to control loop length and other functions. So am I nuts? Is someone out there doing this (or similar)? Is there a better way. PS no all in ones the Xone stays 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![DJDoubleYou](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/djdoubleyou/32/12496_2.png) [@DJDoubleYou](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DJDoubleYou)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/first-post-am-i-nuts-is-anyone-else-doing-this-what-are-your-thoughts/78206/2 "2020-03-08T21:25:32Z")
I ended up really missing the jogs on my 2 X1’s. I just bought two new X1’s with the touch strip hoping that solves it. I would also really really miss encoders for loop size, position and moving through the track. ---
**Author:** ![pacific808](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/pacific808/32/13236_2.png) [@pacific808](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/pacific808)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/first-post-am-i-nuts-is-anyone-else-doing-this-what-are-your-thoughts/78206/3 "2020-03-12T10:22:39Z")
When I first started DJ’in I tried different setups but the most fun I ever had was when I really got into quick mixing with just a DJM-900nxs with a serato box. Yes I literally only used a DJM-900nxs. All of my transport functions I did using the keyboard on my laptop. I will admit using a keyboard cover helped a bunch but I only used the tempo, pitch bend, and cue keys. I got inspired by a friend who did all of this by memory without a key board cover and rocked the hell out of the club. It is also a really good skill to have if you ever get in a pickle where a bad jogwheel/cdj/turntable doesn’t want to work with you that night. ---
**Author:** ![the\_bastet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/the_bastet/32/56295_2.png) [@the\_bastet](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/the_bastet)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/first-post-am-i-nuts-is-anyone-else-doing-this-what-are-your-thoughts/78206/4 "2020-03-12T13:43:13Z")
I’ve deejayed just on a launchpad with a mixer and traktor in the past. It was interesting, but left me wanting more. The most minimal I will go now is a pair of X1 MK2’s and a mixer. ---
**Author:** ![Stewe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/stewe/32/14607_2.png) [@Stewe](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Stewe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/first-post-am-i-nuts-is-anyone-else-doing-this-what-are-your-thoughts/78206/5 "2020-03-19T11:32:09Z")
My Traktor combo K2 + MF64 + Twister!