What controller should i buy?
What controller should i buy? Posted on: 02.07.2011 by Molly Brehl So i have 2 Denon dn-s3700's a Denon dnx1600 all on traktor scratch pro. I want to be able to control the other 2 decks available. I was believeing the Reloop contour, but it has no pitch slider, and i hate wasting time trying to get my beat grid in place when i could just beat match it by ear. What other 1 deck controllers would you suggest? Ive looked at the Denon dn-sc2000 and it looks really nice. Do any of you have experience with it? -What about the A&H 1D or 2D? the joggs look a little small. -Thanks for all the input! | |
| Leeanna Ayla 02.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by warpa4
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| Molly Brehl 02.07.2011 | So i have 2 Denon dn-s3700's a Denon dnx1600 all on traktor scratch pro. I want to be able to control the other 2 decks available. I was believeing the Reloop contour, but it has no pitch slider, and i hate wasting time trying to get my beat grid in place when i could just beat match it by ear. What other 1 deck controllers would you suggest? Ive looked at the Denon dn-sc2000 and it looks really nice. Do any of you have experience with it? -What about the A&H 1D or 2D? the joggs look a little small. -Thanks for all the input! |
| Molly Brehl 02.07.2011 | Thanks for the input. Your right that i cant handle manually beatmatching 4 decks at once and i probably will end up using the sync button. Despite that i still want a jog wheel. The reloop seems to do a little bit more than the denon dn sc2000, but i like the look and feel of the denon better. First i believe i will try the traktor x1 because so many people recomend it. I guess if i cant let go of jog wheels then i will just return it and get the denons. Thanks again everyone! |
| Ok Moroski 02.07.2011 | Do you specifically need 4 deck control at once? With an X1, you could have your 3700s switch off deck A/C and B/D like an S4 pretty easily. 4 individual decks would be nice, but I doubt you're going to manually keep all of that in sync unless you're Richie Hawtin. I've used the vci-100 jogs and faders, and I hate to actually use them to beatmatch. The resolution just isn't there, so at best you're constantly nudging and at worst you're resorting to using sync anyway. I doubt it would be much different on the contours or the sc-2000, but you could buy one and try it out and return it if you don't like it I suppose. Or maybe demo one at a Guitar Center or something? Having used the S4 jogs (read: native/HID protocol), I would never try beatmatching with a purely low resolution midi controller again, but YMMV. And as far as gridding goes - map a button to 'tap BPM' and learn how stupidly quick you can beatgrid on the fly. I don't beatgrid my tracks manually very often and this was more than adequate when needed for syncing when I used my APC40 for Traktor (i.e. I could use it during a show while cueing the track no problem). |
| Molly Brehl 02.07.2011 | I looked into it, but i dont believe i want one. Because i hate beatgridding so much allot of my tracks wont go together when i press sync. Jog wheels and pitch sliders are pretty necessary for me. |
| Leeanna Ayla 02.07.2011 |
Originally Posted by warpa4
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| Sari Binegar 02.07.2011 | kontrol x1 |
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