Reply to Comparison of controllers to use w/ SSL?

So from what I've gathered and seen, Serato Scratch Live doesn't have a ton of controllers to use with it.

Denon DN-HC1000S:


Novation Dicers:


Native Instruments Kontrol X1 w/ Serato Layout:


Vestax VFX-1:



That's pretty much all there is. If you have the Rane TTM-57SL mixer, you get some additional controls on the mixer, but not much else.


What do you guys use, and why do you use them? Are there any that I missed?

I'm getting SSL pretty soon, and I already know that down the line I'm going to want to get an additional controller for physical control over some of the FX knobs and such. A lot of nicer mixer's have that stuff built in, but I figure since it's in the program anyhow, I might as well just do that instead of investing in a new mixer down the line (because I honestly really like mine).


Right now I'm honestly believeing that the dicers are the neat tool of the bunch, but the VFX-1 would be nice if I ever decided to go with a VCI-300 for mobile purposes in the future.

Thoughts and experiences using the different controllers with Serato?