That quote just made my life.
On another note:
I think it’s nice. It seems to share a similar feature set to the S1, and really, they are very similar controllers. And at a lower respective price point as well. I don’t see the transition from or to pioneer CDJ’s as easily with this, and I think pioneer’s hold on that market will still keep the S1 as a real “professional” setup compared to the Numark. Not knocking it, but just calling it how I see it.
what is nice about this is that you just need that one USB cable for laptop. Good to go.
And if you want to hook up other equipment without a laptop present, that’s possible too.
one of things that I loved about switching to Numark’s V7 units running Itch from using Traktor Scratch Pro is that I have one USB cable and two RCA cables. That’s it. Up and running.
all that Audio8 cabling non-sense? too much hassle.
This NS6 looks like the business.
Looks very nice…motorized platters i guess would put it in a different price range …also interested in the SL4 Audio interface or is it just a rumor!
we’ll find out tomorrow morning. serato has their press conference at 11
Looks sick! i want one. and a 4 deck controller for itch? Snazy
The DX is a 4 deck Itch controller too.
^^Ahh yeah i forgot it is. well it needed an update lol
that intermittantly presses the play/pause transport controls if you tap anywhere on the unit, or have too much bass going on in the booth.
I wonder what the weight will be like! It won’t have the weight of the motorised platters but the metal shell will add weight!
wow!! I’m in love 
SICK!! I have found what i was looking for… just waiting on m audio news!
price ain’t bad either $$$ 1,047.16 nice :eek:
CDJs are on their last legs and so is Pioneer. as far as I can tell the S1 is an ill-fated attempt at trying to buy Pioneer a couple more years as a market leader now that they’ve realized just how much their days are numbered because of the boom in controller djing.
CDJs and the Pioneer brand can’t rest on the laurels of being the “professional” choice forever, especially not when big name DJs to bedroom DJs are realizing the future lies in laptop & midi djing. it’s only a matter of time before the future of djing becomes the present and CDJs will be a thing of the past and only the worst clubs will still have them installed.
Bingo! Numark were bang on with the NS7 and now the NS6 is looking like a winner among most! Vestex is another company on top of the controller game.
but the question is, will certain features be available for traktor?
i’m sure you know how serato is lol
itch NEEDS a controller to work
and it has quite a few layout differences and what not.
its a great program but i prefer traktor
traktor is much more mobile
how is a piece of software any more or less mobile? my vci-300 and vfx-1 fits in the same sized backpack a vci-100 will.
i’m talking about the actual controllers that the company has put forth.
besides the s4 all of NI’s equipment is much lighter and easier to bring from gig to gig
all my gear fits in 1 backpack. i still dont see how anything from NI is any more or less portable than what I’m playing out with now. my vci, my vfx, laptop, usb cables, rca cables. thing is my traktor/hercules/korg setup fits in the same backpack.
neither is more or less portable than the other. The S4 wont fit in a standard backpack, neither will one of these new controllers. so if anything, the s4 is just as portable as the new stuff. especially considering how light the S4 is, youd be crazy to not play out in the flight case that was designed for it.
I think the term is much more flexible.
With Traktor S4 I can:
So with ONE software I have all these options. One X1 and soundcard is more mobile, but the thing I truly enjoy most about traktor over Itch is how flexible it is.
made out of metal?
booth out
win imo…
wOW numark rapes the controller market again…
Numark almost created the perfect thing here…
If only it had vu-meters and filters per chanel… (like their X7 mixer)
then it would have been the best controller.
Having it as a standalone 4 channel mixer is great. I think it’s really the perfect set-up for mobile DJs.
It’s also nice to see jog wheels with visual feedback (illuminated wheels, like on the DDJ-S1).
Looks to me like the biggest competition for the S4. However I think this thing is pretty heavy and big… anyone has the specs on that ?
But it really kicks Pioneer in the balls : 400 €*cheaper, 4 channels, standalone mixer, works with traktor…