Currently I play using a controller (Reloop TM8, which I recommend) running on Traktor and been like this for a while, however I want to move to something with ‘pro’ audio quality.
I know CDJ’s are the club standard and everything, however my budget is way smaller. I know how to play on CDJ’s (Only used CDJ 1000’s so far) but I’m not nearly as proficient as I’m with Traktor due to the fact I’m a heavy hot cue user and I’ve experienced lots of issues preparing songs on Rekordbox.
I’ve been thinking on purchasing a decent mixer (Xone 43) which is priced reasonably and a pair of X1’s or K1’s, however I will need an interface to use this.
I have the following questions:
Is this type of upgrade worthy ? Can I arrive to any club and plug everything into any mixer and make it work in 5 minutes ?
Can I use any 3 - 4 stereo channels interface or it has to be a NI Audio 10 to be used with Traktor ? What cheap interface would you recommend for ‘pro’ usage ?
If its the Xone43C you are going for though, its already got a soundcard built in so you wont need anything separate.
The only time you NEED to use a NI sound card with Traktor is if you are using DVS control.
If you decide to get a mixer without a build in soundcard (e.g. Xone:43) Get a ZOMO MC1000. A quality 4x stereo audio interface and transport controls and dirt cheap currently. It’ll hook straight up to any mixer.
Actually I want to get a set of controllers & interface that would work on any club regardless of what mixer they have. This Zomo MC1000 looks like can do the trick
