Starting Set Up Beginner DJ

DJ Gear & Hardware Hardware: Controllers, Mods and Gear
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The twitch is significantly cheaper than the S4 for a comparable package (controller, built in sound card, software) and ITCH is a much simpler interface and easier to get your head around.

And lots of beginners have gone for the S4 because it’s an all in one package.

The mixtrack is fine for what it is, but it’s a beginner controller. At some point you’ll most likely decide you want to upgrade.

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I played my first gig the other night after nearly a year playing in the bedroom. Big learnings!

  1. My laptop & Traktor crashed for the first time ever! (you need to supplement all the devices with more power, not just from a USB port. what ever controller you end up buying, it’s a good idea to havea seperate power supply)
  2. Thank god I had a good soundcard…NI Audio4 DJ was great.
  3. My controller worked superbly, VCI 100, but will tell you that after a yar with it, I have now outgrown it, and want a controller with 4 seperate channels/faders…Contrary to what people tell you. If you’re committed to to DJing it will pay to buy the best controller you can.
    Hope this helps.
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Thanks guys I’m going to wait for the twitch in the mean time i’m going to get the midi fighter or maybe even the pro and wait out the twitch which I read should be out in july sometime maybe august I hope soon.

Thanks guys and I see your point I would have to upgrade later and so it does not make sense to cheap out and waste money on cheap products only to end up buying the great ones later.

But what about the VCI 100 arcade

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Dude you can’t DJ with the midifighter alone. You need either a mixer or a controller that can take the place of a mixer.

The VCI arcade is basically the last generation of the Twitch. Small, well built, fader fx, hittable button things, etcetc. It’s also outdated, has less support and costs a fuck load more. What’s the advantage supposed to be?

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Agreed. The VCI is great and I certainly won’t be getting rid of mine, but as far as I’m concerned the Twitch is basically the next generation. Its features trump the VCI, with the exception of the DJTT support.

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This place is the Twitch fan club at the moment. It will have the best unofficial support ever :stuck_out_tongue:

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So true :stuck_out_tongue:

And I’ll be spearheading it, you can be sure of that! :smiley:

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beyond just twich, i’m an official Itch fanboy.

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I’m a Traktor fanboy. That’s why this twitch excitement is weird for me.

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Those programs used to be good but they’re so bland now. You’ve probably never heard of the software I use, they’re pretty obscure.

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XWAX! check ma memoreez :smiley:

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It’s all lowercase you brute.

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I agree with him.

Why don’t you buy an used mixer for home usage and start by mixing 2 channels externally with an Audio 2 ?
You can even upgrade your mixer and mix externally with 4 channels with the same interface.
And to the traktor commands that you can’t use externally you can buy a controller like a korg nanokontrol (wich can be used latter for sample decks)

I’ve gone to this route, started with an cheap audio interface (numark DJIO) and two korg nanokontrols + Maudio Oxygen 25keys. But I wish I had bought a mixer and only one korg nano instead of two nanos and a maudio…

Now my setup is this bellow, but I don’t use the keyboard for mixing purpouses…

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Ok after watching a few vids on the twitch and hearing all these opinions I’m sold I’m going to get the twitch.

I know I need a mixer for the MF I was just going to buy it and wait until the twitch release by which time I will have almost have enuff for a S4 and if the twitch is not released by then I will get the S4.

But damn that twitch looks sweet being used I want it now

Thanks guys

Next topic Speaker setups for starting out budget 300-750

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Twitch will be available within the next couple of weeks. Before you start a speaker thread, use the search button. There are many, many threads on different speaker suggestions.

In one sentence, if you want good quality (and good value) monitors, get KRK rokits (5s or 6s) or M-Audio BX-5a which are a little cheaper.

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You could just instead of buying a midifighter and mixer, buy a used vci 100 standard and learn to mix on it and then if your ready upgrade to the twitch or s4.

This gives you lots of options, the build quality isn’t dodgey and the resale value of the vci is still holding.

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Makes no sense to buy a VCI. The price second hand is similar to the Twitch and it comes with no software or audio interface so the full setup would be significantly more expensive.

Buy a twitch and be done with it.

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Maybe i just like my vci too much :disappointed:

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I love my VCI, but right now for a beginner it just doesn’t make sense financially or otherwise.

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if i were u… i’ll take an audio 2 dj that give in bundle Traktor LE 2… so with 69€ you can upgrade to Traktor pro 2… secondly a Kontrol X1… with the other money you should search a Two channel mixer used or a new entry level mixer like Behringer Vmx 200 that, for his price, has a very good sound resolution…

on the contrary if u want an all-in-one solution… Reloop Digital J 2 master edition or Hercules 4 set (4 decks loops, hotcue) + korg Nanokontrol(effects, samples, loop recorder).. korg has 4 scenes so you can customize each scene like scene 1 effect, scene 2 sample and loop recorder ecc ecc… between this two i may chose the second because you could have more assignable knobs faders ecc… and two controller are more scenic than one… also in this case Traktor pro 2…