What was your set-up before the S4? Why did you swith?
Was wondering what your set-up was before the S4? Why did you switch to the S4? How is it working for you now? Lastly, would you mind posting your laptop specs for using with the S4? Thanks in advance…
Started with cdj’s and djm mixer. Bought traktor scratch pro, started off with a xone 1d, didnt like it, bought 2 X1’s missed having jog wheels, so bought a vci-100se. Still wasnt happy so went for the S4, best thing i ever did 
Its everything i wanted in a controller it just took a while to get there haha.. think my laptop spec is in my sig
VCI100, order an S4 and X1 at the same time.
Hmm… before the S4, i started off with the Numark Total Control, Dell Inspiron 1505, and my trusty Stanton DJ Pro3000 headphones..
I just used it to learn the ropes and to see if i would actually like this hobby, sure enough i enjoyed it and outgrew the controller and needed something much more advanced. I ended up getting a Dell XPS 16 laptop i7, 4GB memory, Kontrol S4, X1, HDJ1000 Headphones. gotta admit im a really happy man right now =)
I am missing a few things still, i want to save up for Maschine!
APC40 and Audio8. It was a great kit but I missed a more “traditional” setup at times.
Added the X1 for extra flavour.
Startet as a bouncer at the local club, helped out some of the djs with their computers. Ended somehow up as a (wannabe? 
) dj myself. using the gear in clubs until one day at one club they changed everything to some old american audio crap. So i got myself the Hercules RMX and used it with Virtual DJ pro. I always felt that the VDJ was a bit amateur´ish, so i saved up for the S4 and got it in February Was using the Hercules and the S4 for with a Dell Precision M6300 until 2 weeks ago i got myself a MacBook PRO
So it was cd´s → Hercules Rmx → S4 =)
Two spoons and a gaping mouth
i went frm 1200’s to vci-100 way back when, jumped on TSP w/CDJs, got the S4 and they went to Serato.
I went to Serato, cuz it had everything I was looking for. The S4 is a beast of a machine, and I still use it at home. But for live gigs, SSL works for me.
1995 - 2 x Soundlab DLP3
1996 - 2 x 1210s
2000 - Retired
2008 - Reluctantly sold 1210’s after years of hanging on to them - arrgh! The Humanity! 
2009 - Sony Acid for fun
2011 - Kontrol S4, 2 x Vestax PDX 2000
2012 - Ableton please
I’m a gearslut, I don’t have any specific kit, I choose the one I want. From SLs, CDJ, Mixtrack, X1, etc etc etc to S4, not to mention the mixed-up kit.
Laptop? I only have ASUS: M51a and N61JV.
I owned a laptop before..
Yeah, that’s it, straight from nothing to the S4..
Very similar
1994 - 1200’s
1997 - retired
2009 - Hercules RMX, then got a VCI-100
2010 - Tried X1’s and Mixer, didn’t like it, got an NS7
2011 - Serato Itch was lacking - Got the S4!! still mess around on the NS7 when I’m in old school mood, that is one fun machine.
all that within a range of around 14 years now.
I was primarily using the laptop and a KP3, finally picked up a launchpad later on, and now I’m using all three with the wonderful S4. (Plus a roommate controlling lasers with an APC40!)
bcd3000, terrible piece of equipment, worked about half the time
mixtrack, works well most of the time but is lacking any extra buttons
Kontrol S4, bought it a couple weeks ago but is taking ages to arrive so I am not sure about it yet.
Laptop is a dell inspiron with a 2Ghz Pentium Dual Core, 3GB RAM, HD4330 Video card and a 250GB HDD. It is more than enough power to run Traktor.
Went from
1200s in 2001. Then let them sit there in their cases for about 5 years. Sold them along with my DJM-3000 and Serato. Switched to a S4. Love it. Love the size and usage for my needs.
I started with a Hercules MK4 and felt it wasn’t what I wanted to learn on. So I got an S4 and currently learning on that. I have the latest generation MBP 13 inch.
VCI-100 and MPD32 for better FX control and trigger cue points. Sold MPD32 and remained with just the VCI-100 to master the basics. Outgrew the device and with the sample deck feature incoming saw the S4 as a all in one solution for cue control, samples, and deck/mixer.
IMHO The S4 it’s put simply the best controller ever created. After dangling with the VCI-100 and the MPD32 and midi mapping and testing and changing stuff and layouts, nothing beats getting the box and be up and running in less than 30 minutes. I hope this becomes a standard in clubs since it’s more cost effective than a regular pioneer setup and you could simply take your laptop and have everything there.
My next buy will be an Ipad 2. to use as a dedicated sampling device and a controller for producing with Ableton. Problem is they have been out of stock since release!!!
Ok here is my list in order:
1200s & Gemini Mixer
CDJ100s & DJM100 (thought cd was the way forward then - wrong)
1210s & DJM600
Denon DNS3500s & X1500
CDJ1000s & DJM800
Vestax TR1
Allen & Heath Xone DX
Kontrol S4
I was running my digital on a Asus Laptop Dual Core, 3gb RAM and also my PC in the house. Now bought a Macbook 17"
I also have various other controllers - see sig
started with a crappy Kam mixer n decks, moved onto my technics 1200’s and DJM 600. I wanted to expand so invested in 2 CDJ1000 mk2’s. I loved my cdj’s but the looping wasn’t accurate enough for me so moved onto ableton with a uc33e and a trigger finger. Didn’t like the ball ache of ableton (too much time setting up rather than playing) so invested in traktor scratch pro loved it, used a maschine to control it first then invested in 2 kontrol x1’s but i wanted more tactile feedback so got a vci 100 arcade which was great, but as soon as i got hold of my s4 i knew i’d found what i had always been wanting
lookin back on that i’ve spent a bloody fortune in the last 7 years