kontrol x1 vs midi fighter

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kontrol x1 vs midi fighter

I’m still very new to the midi controller stuff and this forum too so im sorry in advance if my questions are newb-ish or have been answered elsewhere

currently i’m rocking two american audio htd 4.5 decks with a numark dxm06 mixer… i have traktor scratch pro 2 with an audio 8 dj and timecode vinyls

i just wanna get more out of traktor software and was looking at the kontrol x1.. however i like to beat juggle and was drawn to the midi fighter (or dicers) because of the larger buttons, etc

just wondering what you guys would recommend?

cheers

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really depends if beat juggling is all you want to do. the midi fighter is an awesome controller but it’s mostly limited to beat juggling+instant effects type stuff. if you’re not interested in using internet effects in traktor then it might be the ticket tho. the X1 is a very nice controller tho - and would give u more rotary goodness for controlling other stuff. the new K2 would also be very cool to add to your setup ofc :wink:

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Yea it wouldnt be solely beat juggling and id like to use some of the effects in traktor and stuff… would the midi fighter pro be the answer? Or maybe a midi fighter and an x1? Or is that overkill?

I like the look of the k2 by the way… still the small buttons though :disappointed: but interesting! Thanks fo the heads-up

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i’ll be pre-ordering a K2 just as soon as someone is taking pre-orders :wink:

if you want bigger buttons than the X1/K2 have then u need something like the midi fighter or launchpad etc. imho only having 16 buttons could be limitting - esp if u wanted to use the filters in traktor etc.

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midi fighter for shure

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midi fighter pro or classic?

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again depends on what u want to control… u get up to 4 extra buttons and 4 pots/faders on the pro’s which might then be enough for what u want.

i think the best thing about the midi fighters is the arcade buttons tho - and that other controllers are better for more general stuff.

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Thanks for the help man

I’ve been doing quite a bit of research and i think im gonna go with the kontrol x1 and that way i can always re-sell it if i go another route, etc

Cheers