Why should I get a midifighter and what can I do with it?
Whats the point of a midifighter? Whats the difference between the different models? What makes them cool?
Questions like these are starting to make me consider leaving this forum. 
Because they are a matrix of buttons, so you can do whatever you want with them! (If you know how to program your midi in your software, of course). Typical uses are triggering clips, samples, cue points or instant effects (the original mapping even had combos, if you pressed some buttons in order, you would trigger a different effect).
You could, for example, set a row on Traktor with different beat-repeat speeds, or gates, and glitch with that. You could map it to the echo freeze, and use it as a quick exit from a track.
About the models, basically:
MF: Basic button matrix.
MFP: MF + Faders/Knobs/Buttons (Depending on wich one)
MF3D: Added RGB button rings, accelerometers (so you can map the unit’s tilt) and a bank function (4 in total).
Next time do your research yourself, we are not you own personal wikipedia or customer support. Go to YouTube and watch some examples… Hell, even the store page has a video showing what it is and what you can do!
I’ve looked around on the web, I was just wondering the opinion of people. And way to be a douche, thats the point of forums, to ask questions.
After 8 posts im pretty certain “daggett” isnt familiar with how forums work… its basically a 16pad midi controller that you can map how you want that uses arcade buttons… back when the midi fighter came out it was new and fun (a lot of people got one to support the website). I personally dont see how it would benifit my setup any different to my korg nano pad as with the right mapping it can do most things I need it to… the midi fighter 3d I could see being interesting if you are a top class dj or doing a dj battle but the average club dj looks and sounds like a fucking idiot when overly using fx but at the same time its down to personal preference really.
It’s a legit open ended question from someone who doesn’t have a MF. As someone with a maschine I wouldnt mind hearing the answers. I can’t imagine doing anything with it that I can’t do with maschine.
alright! i´m using a mf classic alongside my vc100 se. mixing external. for me it is the perfect controller for using the fx´s. i couldn´t live without it anymore. i don´t use it for cue point juggling but maybe when i get me a second one, i´ll think about it.
and to deckard0815: if this question give you a reason to consider about leaving, then please feel free to do so. sorry man but it´s sentences like this that give our forums a bad rep. if you don´t feel the question, just don´t contribute to the thread…just saying man
Didn’t mean to sound harsh, it’s just that your question could have been… better phrased? What I mean is, you should have asked for opinions explicitly, because it sounded like you were asking us to tell you what the store already says. Still, I answered your question kindly.
The fact that I’m not an active poster on this forum doesn’t mean I’m not active on others.
i find more and more the new members of these forum are quick to say “no need to be an ass; no need to be a douche”. this must be the 3rd thread today I’ve read a new member saying it.
google was made for a reason, ya know.
the buttons are the best buttons for triggering and the new 3D model adds a cool original performance feature.
if you aren’t having vivid dream involving you rocking the socks out of a party with one, then its probably not for you 
My reasoning for this harsh comment is that this forum seem’s to be getting full of questions that could easily be answered by using A. the search feature, B. reading the product description and C. maybe looking at a few of Ean Goldens’s Videos.
I readily admit i’m being a grouch with this. I’m just seeing quite a few questions on here that could easily be answered by a little groundwork. 
As a child of the 80’s arcade generation I can feel this. The form factor alone makes me drool
I really like mine… When I got set up with a two channel controller, now mapped to four channels, I was longing for something to aid in controlling the extra features of traktor. I’m running the Deckalized Instant Gratification hybrid mapping most of the time, the rest of the time is a basic four deck cue point juggling map. The Deckalized Instant Gratification map allows me to cue point juggle and control effects on one deck at a time, which goes a long way to adding things like accapellas chopped up, or create a build up, stagger the beat using the beat masher on a loop that I’m continuously mixing, as well as have a gater, distortion, filter sweep, and echo freeze effect at my finger tips. Really powerful and expressive with great response time, I can always hit the 1/4 or 1/8 note I’m aiming to grab, when I can’t it is me having an off day.
I was missing buttons in my gear, the MF classic has a bunch of them in a small space, so it solved a bunch of issues with one piece of kit. I play doubles of a track a lot to make a live remix, which I wouldn’t be doing with as much control with out it. I can’t see a way to be dropping Devo into drum and bass with out it, a ton of fun.
I’m a fanboy though, and it was what was missing in a digital set up for me. Your mileage may vary, or it may influence your style.
It should also be mentioned the buttons are not velocity sensitive…so if you are looking for a drumpad type application this may not be for you. It can be used as one, but it will lack the expression of a dedicated pad. For some people this is a deal breaker.
When i had my S4, the MF+S4 Buddy mapping was a godsend.
That’s great to know.
My question is what are the advantages of it performance wise over let’s say the most basic and cost affordable MPD16, m-audio trigger finger (both available for $40 used), or really even the higher end drum pad controllers?
Is the tacticle satisfaction really great?
I’m wondering what makes it appealing over other similar 4x4 concepts. Seen one weakness with not being sensitivity. Are there any other positives towards tight dj specific integration, and the fact that it just looks so cool.
edit: Not in anyway implying it is a rip off. Not many other controllers in comparable price ranges that I know of that let you customize it and truly send you a product unique to yourself! Props to djtechtools on that
If you have to ask this question, then you don’t need it.
and this, good sir, is the most stupid answer.
-1000 internets for you!
You can also map it to a DAW and us it like Maschine.
No, I was serious. Only buy something that you know you will be able to fully utilize and make great sets with. If you are asking why you should buy one, then you’re probably better off with a different piece of kit. When it comes to spending money, the way I look at it is since its my hard earned cash, I only want to buy something if it will totally be worth it for me and if other people have to convince me to get it, then its probably not the right think. I don’t think your response needed to be as brash as it was. I understand that people may disagree, but I want to know why. I accept that our views differ, but explain to me the way you see it and maybe my opinion will change for the better. I’m always open to new ideas, I just don’t like it when people smash other people without explaining themselves. It’s a great piece of kit with many uses, but IMO if you have to ask others what you would use it for, you might not need it. Cheers! No hard feelings I hope, just explaining myself.