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What should I get?
Posted on: 11.05.2011 by Percy Keehan
Ok I am fairly new to DJing. Not to mention I am only 15. However I have had the ION Discover DJ for about a year now and many people have told me I am a natural. I come from a bloodline of talented musicians, so that is where they believe I get it from. I am quite good at any instrument you throw at me, but when my dad's friend - a club dj - let me try out his turntables I knew something clicked.

Enough about me, I plan on buying an MIDI that is under $200. I have Traktor Pro 2, Fl Studio 9, and the AUDIO 2 sound card, so do not believe I don't have the gear .

I have three choices right now:

All 3 pieces of the KORG Nano Series.

KORG padKONTROL

Midi Fighter


Now I was believeing about the nano series because it has that cool touch pad, a lot of controls, and a keyboard.

However I have heard that the padKONTROL has a lot better build and it has the cool touchpad too.

I am getting a MIDI Fighter no matter what, but I just want to know if I should try it first. I know about super combos and everything- But is there a way that I can have the same uses of the touchpad on it?

I just want you guys to tell me which one and why. It would be a big help =)
Percy Keehan
18.05.2011
Originally Posted by mr.drumer.boy
Looool is that ur Facebook age or you real one DJ Pabloco, if that's ur real name
nah it was a typo
Marva Cupid
18.05.2011
Originally Posted by coolmatic
Did you just age -2 years?
Looool is that ur Facebook age or you real one DJ Pabloco, if that's ur real name
Jacquelyne Amponsah
18.05.2011
Originally Posted by DJ_Pabloco
Ok I am fairly new to DJing. Not to mention I am only 15...
Originally Posted by DJ_Pabloco
dont get me wrong im only 13 so its a great controller for me...
Did you just age -2 years?
Percy Keehan
17.05.2011
Originally Posted by Poulet Blanc
Yeah! I had the Discover Dj too
dont get me wrong im only 13 so its a great controller for me.... but im ready to move forward
Ralph Alderette
11.05.2011
Originally Posted by photojojo
@DJ Asand can you please take the mixcloud player out of your sig. It's against the community rules.
sry sry! i forgot ^o^
Percy Keehan
11.05.2011
Ok I am fairly new to DJing. Not to mention I am only 15. However I have had the ION Discover DJ for about a year now and many people have told me I am a natural. I come from a bloodline of talented musicians, so that is where they believe I get it from. I am quite good at any instrument you throw at me, but when my dad's friend - a club dj - let me try out his turntables I knew something clicked.

Enough about me, I plan on buying an MIDI that is under $200. I have Traktor Pro 2, Fl Studio 9, and the AUDIO 2 sound card, so do not believe I don't have the gear .

I have three choices right now:

All 3 pieces of the KORG Nano Series.

KORG padKONTROL

Midi Fighter


Now I was believeing about the nano series because it has that cool touch pad, a lot of controls, and a keyboard.

However I have heard that the padKONTROL has a lot better build and it has the cool touchpad too.

I am getting a MIDI Fighter no matter what, but I just want to know if I should try it first. I know about super combos and everything- But is there a way that I can have the same uses of the touchpad on it?

I just want you guys to tell me which one and why. It would be a big help =)
Percy Keehan
18.05.2011
Originally Posted by mr.drumer.boy
Looool is that ur Facebook age or you real one DJ Pabloco, if that's ur real name
nah it was a typo
Marva Cupid
18.05.2011
Originally Posted by coolmatic
Did you just age -2 years?
Looool is that ur Facebook age or you real one DJ Pabloco, if that's ur real name
Jacquelyne Amponsah
18.05.2011
Originally Posted by DJ_Pabloco
Ok I am fairly new to DJing. Not to mention I am only 15...
Originally Posted by DJ_Pabloco
dont get me wrong im only 13 so its a great controller for me...
Did you just age -2 years?
Percy Keehan
17.05.2011
Originally Posted by Poulet Blanc
Yeah! I had the Discover Dj too
dont get me wrong im only 13 so its a great controller for me.... but im ready to move forward
Joy Rory
17.05.2011
Yeah! I had the Discover Dj too
Karry Sappington
16.05.2011
Here are some me your options-
MPD24 - pads + x session/basic mixer (denon x 120, AM qd5 II)/
Numark stealth
OR
used xone 1d (if u can a xone 2d it has a crossfader) + ur keyboard for cues you get a jog to go naturally. U got it...?
Yee Bedilion
15.05.2011
Man I'd raid your pops junk cloest to see if he has any extra gear he isnt using.

Either way,

Get a mixer of some sort. This is key.


Get that 2 track on the back to back and develop your natural abilities
Audrey Pinda
14.05.2011
If I were in your boat, and I have been, I'd take a look into throwing a X-Session Pro into the mix. It's the most inexpensive midi mixer you could get, and for what it is, it's pretty solid (I have one and it's done me well).

Add that to some form of pad controller / midi fighter, and you're working on a decent modular setup.

Down the line you can add some of the EKS controllers for jog-wheel functionality as well if you wanted to.
Rolanda Clodfelder
12.05.2011
A new APC20 or S/H 40 ?
Ralph Alderette
11.05.2011
Originally Posted by photojojo
@DJ Asand can you please take the mixcloud player out of your sig. It's against the community rules.
sry sry! i forgot ^o^
Leeanna Ayla
11.05.2011
@DJ Asand can you please take the mixcloud player out of your sig. It's against the community rules.
Nedra Fresneda
11.05.2011
Go for an akai pad (mpd series) or the midifighter, the other options you mentioned won't last in the long run and you will get second to none resell value.

The touchpad on the nano series is crap, you need to press really hard to get response.

The korg pad you mention is a pain to customize and the only plus would be (like the article posted on the main page a while back) the pretty lights.
Ralph Alderette
11.05.2011
you need a mixer if youre going to be umm... mixing.

the padkontrol can be set up like a midifighter, the nano series mostly has bad marks from what ive heard... idk... i believe the Search button on the community s needs to be bigger
Marva Cupid
11.05.2011
MIDI fighter that is what I am running on now with the deckalized ab mapping it works well and I do use a mixer also so I don't kno if u have the cash for that but a midifighter would be good. U could always use if ion discover as the mixer

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