I guess that argument makes sense. I’m still stuck in a world where gear is supposed to hold its value. Like how used 1200s were $250 each for fifteen years until they were discontinued and skyrocketed in value.
Looking at how much my ddj-sx is worth now, @Scalage might be on to something. It just pains me to think of DJ gear as disposable.
The Mixtrack Pro II comes with Serato Intro, but can be upgraded to the full Serato DJ. This costs $129 however and I don’t know how much more functionality you’ll get out of it. You have a few more effects, the capablilty of controlling 3 parameters of 1 effect, the layout is a little better and you some more sample options. You won’t be able to use four decks with it however.
It also allows recording, but you can do that on any Mac or PC for free with something like Audacity.
If you want good headphones, take a look at the test DJTT did: Sennheiser HD 25: Still the King of On-Ear DJ Headphones? - DJ TechTools
There should be something there that you’re interested in. But even the Sennheiser HD201 will suffice. It’s not well built, but it’s incredibly cheap and has reasonable sound quality.
I don’t know about any pricing of hardware, I don’t live in the States.
@mostapha: I feel your pain, it really sucks
i heard that there are particular hardwares which are gonna let me upgrade the Serato for free. should I try Ableton Live too?
There was the Reloop Beatmix 4, but that was a special promo which has now ended. I just checked, it says Serato DJ upgrade ready or something. You can buy some controllers with an upgrade in the box, the Pioneer DDJ-SB for instance (which is a good alternative to the Mixtrack Pro II by the way). It doesn’t always look like that good of a deal though. Do the math before you get one of those and check if it’s really any cheaper.
Ableton Live is a digital audio workstation (DAW) which is more for producing than for djing. You can dj with it, but it’s completely different from Serato or Traktor. It’s pretty expensive too. There are plenty of videos online showing how it works, but I wouldn’t pay too much attention to it.
The Ableton Live I mentioned was the software version, and i am gonna apply it with my mac, not the hardware. I know that it is not a DJ controller, it’s just I am going to learn producing music and making my own mix and beats too. Maybe I should give a shot for Audacity instead, since it’s free and actually easier to go with.
If you want to produce music, Ableton is fine. It’s great software. Just know that learning to dj and produce at the same time is one heck of a challenge. Even learning to do one of the two properly is a challenge, with producing being even harder than djing.
I don’t know if you can use audacity to produce music, I think not. What you can do as a step from djing towards producing is make your own edits with audacity.
But it all comes down to don’t bite of more than you can chew. Take it step by step.
Good advice. I will give a shot to djing first then do producing once i have the call. looks pretty hard though.