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Optimal DJ recording setup
TLDR: what's the optimal signal path and gear types, from the ground-up, for a pro-sumer DJ recording setup

Curious to hear some opinions on the "optimal" setup for recording a DJ mix. Pre-mastering. If you could design anything within reason what would it look like? Which bits and bobs, processes and procedures should be considered for a setup where money matters, but is also good enough to put out a respectable recording? How do the pros (not audiophiles) do it?

Background: I've been recording my sets, and it works fine but it's definitely amateur. I'd much rather leap into this and have great sounding mixes instead of slowly getting better gear, optimizing my settings over time, and being left with a bunch of recordings that could have been better. Money is an issue, but I prefer to make purchases that will inch me towards this optimal setup instead of buying things now that I'll wind up replacing.

An example might be as follows. I've underlined specific examples that can be swapped out for other options:

"You're going to want a brand-name instrument, whether it's a CDJ, controller or laptop. Get a similar mixer. Use XLR outs directly into flat studio monitors. Run your audio via Digital Record Out using RCA cables into your external soundcard. From here run the audio via USB into your computer, and record using Ableton/Audacity/etc. Keep the levels around -12db. Do your mix. Export the finished product to WAV. Send off to reputable mastering house. You now have a virtually-professional product."

I suppose the things I've noted on are the optimal:

-method to go from mixer to monitors (XLR, etc)
-type of monitor ($100? $5000?)
-mixer output for recording audio (digital, rca, usb)
-type of soundcard for a pro studio (internal, external)
-soundcard output
-recording software

Bonus: I need to upgrade my soundcard. What are the cheapest options that you'd permit in the setup you just created?
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