Reply to Need some help in deciding on a controller(s)

Hey guys, been lurking here for a while, decided to register today.
Ive been djing for about a year or so, just a bedroom dj with a few house parties under my belt.
I started with a mixtrack, went to vinyl turntables, sold them and here i am.

Im really torn between controllers.
In one end, i would love to use the novation launchpad with this mapping -
http://www.traktorbible.com/freaks/m...ew.aspx?id=169
and just use that and a mixer for my djing,
but on the other hand,
i really believe a midi controller (such as the xone: dx, or traktor s4) and something like the midifighter or novation launchpad (something for effects) would go well also.

Im torn between these two decisions,
i would like to stay around the 500$ range for the mixer (like the main controller) if i went the midifighter route, if there are any cheaper professional quality ones then please let me know!

My main emphasis is to be able to do basic mixing, but at the same time, being able to spice it up with things that nobody has seen before in my area (near Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Any ideas guys!?

TL;DR -
Novation Launchpad + mixer setup
or
Traktor S2 (or xne dx or twitch, etc) and midifighter or launchpad..

Thanks so much!