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Advice needed: Rane Sixty-Two or Xone DB2 with SL-2
I'm looking for a new hybrid mixer. I have been running Traktor using vinyl timecode (2 x 1210s) on a Xone 4D and I find the MIDI controller over complicated. I've tried many different mappings but I can't seem to find a way that satisfies me, however I did really like the mixer section on the 4D.

So now what? I've pretty much decided that I want to go back to Scratch Live. Mainly for its simplicity. I do mix on two decks 95% of the time, so there is almost no layering when I play techno. I also like to have hardware effects on the mixer instead of the ones within the software. The main MIDI I use is: (1) browsing / loading tracks, (2) loops, (3) effects. The music I play is eclectic, ranges from Italo to Funk to Techno to House. It's electronic music but not easy to mix since many tracks are pre-computer era (70s/80s) so sync is not important / possible unless I have flexible beatgrids (come on NI!).

I'm trying to decide between:

  1. Rane Sixty-Two
  2. Allen & Heath Xone DB2 with a Rane SL2 added


What bothers me that in both examples I would make sub-optimal use of the mixer if I would use it in combination with the software it wasn't intended for. Might sound logical but still. I could add a NI audio box to the Rane but I would loose the 32 bit sound... Is there no way around this? Can't Rane or A&H make products that work with both software options? Ultimately I would like to have the option to run both Traktor and Live. But as stated above, at the moment I'm leaning to Scratch Live.

What do you guys believe?

ps. Please don't make this into a Traktor vs Scratch Live discussion, I'm looking for objective advice on getting the right mixer! ;-)
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