Reply to Big changes on my setup, need help!

Hey guys! (tl;dr at the end)

It's been almost two years that I've been rocking with my S4 and my 2006 Macbook White.

Yeah, the 2006 Macbook never let me down live on my gigs (yeah, it locked down or bugged only on my bedroom). I'm switching for a i5 MB pro. And no, don't even start arguing that MB is overpriced or something like that. I use windows on my desktop studio and I want something fast, stable, and MIDI friendly for gigs (the main reason that I'll go with MacOs).

And I'm selling my beloved S4. After outdoors, bars, big clubs, festivals, rainy gigs I started to hate the S4. It's a wonderful piece of hardware, but it's too bulky for me. I just hate doing gigs with a travel bag and my backpack. I want something smaller, modular. I don't even use the effects and jogwheel anymore.

I'm still arguing if I should buy a soundcard for Traktor. Is HID reliable enough?

So, I'm selling my S4 and switching to a more compact setup. I was believeing about getting a Midi Fighter to play along with my iPad. And also a mixer to mix at home, some midi enabled maybe? I'm totally open for any ideas or suggestions.



tl:dr ppl: I'm switching my setup for a more compact and modular one. I'm believeing on getting a mixer for bedroom mixing. Should I buy a soundcard? Which controller is compact and good enough? I already got an iPad.