why so many midi fighters?
Hello,
I was looking into purchasing a midi fighter or pro and starting looking here only to realize SO many people are selling them — is this just a coincidence or is there something wrong with them that people dont want to hold onto them?
Moved to general so that all the answers won’t be from people selling for whatever reason.
probably cause they cannot incorporate it in their workflow like they wanted.. i cannot imagine djing without.. it would work of course, but wouldnt be half the fun 
Gimmicks imo
people want to be like Ean… but there can only be one. 
^
As with much of the dj equipment in this world, people see someone do something cool with a certain tool and thinks
“hey, I wanna do that too”.. and after a while many people realize they can’t do it or want to spend the time to learn and they don’t use it, then they feel its a waste its just lyin around when its such an awesome equipment so they sell it.
However, i’m not letting go of my midifighter even though I dont always use it, its my precious.
And if you like cue-juggling/mashing there is not a better tool than the midifighter.
But if you just like to simple mix with no advanced stuff this might not be a item for you.
Good point.
I’m considering buying the midi fighter classic so i can bash out cue points. The buttons on the s4 aren’t really made for crabbing etc.
it’s an awesome bit of kit, i certainly wouldn’t sell mine. complements almost any other controller setup really well i reckon, which is why i think the mf classic is probably better than the mf pro version. plus it just looks so cool! quite an iconic little device…
Could not agree more. I take my S4 + MF Pro to gigs, and … long story short I used to have a regular MF, didn’t think I used it as much as I actually did or how well it fit into my work flow and then I sold it… literally a week later I missed it so much I picked up a PRO.
Look into an Akai LPD8 then. The pads really good and responsive plus you have a handful of knobs as well. Compared to the MF it’s a good deal for the money
the lpd8 is another good choice but i don’t think as good for cue points as a MF and nothing close to being as solidly built. it is a bargain tho, lpd8’s are stupidly cheap.
I think the pads are just as responsive as any arcade button out there (Used to play Tekken competitively and build my own controllers when I was younger). Maybe grid layout is a personal preference, but that has nothing to do with performance.
u have to bash the lpd8 a lot more than a midi fighter, but u can adjust the sensitivity by adding some tape underneath or something. the mf arcade buttons don’t take much pressure at all to engage. ofc if u want 16 buttons/pads then u need two lpd8’s and then the price difference isn’t so much. i paid 38quid for my lpd8 new and 130 for my mf 2nd hand, but it came with a bunch of extras. they’re both decent controllers anyway, which is why i have both.
Then maybe I got a good LPD8 or something because it doesn’t take much pressure to engage. Just a simple tap much like an arcade button.
sorry for the OT but - you can play tekken competitively and build your own controllers?!
badman ting!
Ha! Yeah man, used to go across the US for tournaments and locally as well. Was paying my bills for a bit too when I graduated High School and didn’t want to join the workforce yet.
sick.
I can vouch that they are pretty sucky for traktor cue points. Wish I wouldve kept my MF , awesome peice of kit