serato DJ 1.5 - Pioneer DJM-SRT,

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caught up? in what way? making one software that as controller and dvs suport??? mixvibes cross has it and i don't see nobody talk about them! but if you got gear made from the industry standard then you be the talk of the town!!! sorry but making a 900 nexus rip off with a serato sound card doesn't make caught up with traktor! with this pioneer only shows that laptop djing is the way to go!!! Rekordbox? xdj-r1? forget that!!! let's go Serato! it's way better and lucrative!!!!
Sticking with traktor and not turning a sheep!!!! thank you very much!!!

I've definitely gotten my money out of the SL1, and made more than it cost me from it. That being said, I look at the competition and say, well that's nice that every soundcard you've created is still supported with your most up to date software. With every current other DVS manufacturer.

I didn't buy the SL box because I wanted to be forced into upgrades. If I had wanted that, I would have gone with Traktor. It's a different way of doing things. I am bothered that when I bought my SL1 box, the SL2 and up were not even out yet. So it wasn't an option. I did buy it used, from one of best friends who bought it brand new. He purchased an SL3 box right after (brand new) to replace it.

I fully plan on buying an SL4 box. This will hasten my decision on that. It's for personal reasons (because I'd really like to get a 3rd deck and practice 3 deck mixing) and it's also something that I would utilize for my crew, as most of us use Serato and it would be very nice for transitions or tag-team sets.

But I am really bothered about the lack of Serato DJ support with the SL1 box. I don't like the comparison to Rekordbox because Pioneer has never made any pretense of having support for their products for the life of the product. It was one of the BIGGEST reasons why I chose Serato over Traktor, and it took me awhile to decide.

It's like if NI decided that they were no longer going to support the Audio 4 and Audio 8. It's just fucking dumb is what it is. I still prefer Serato over Traktor, but it's something I'm not going to be happy about for a long time. There are a LOT of Serato DJ's who use an SL1 box. Maybe it's a money-grabbing plan to eliminate older hardware on the market.

But in the end, I know it's just something that comes out of my pocket at the end of the day. I'm not going to be happy about it, I'll probably suck it up and upgrade the Serato box, but with this announcement, it's also a huge hit to whatever resale value I might have had to upgrade the box. I doubt Serato will do anything as far as a "trade-up" program would be concerned, but if they do, (like some companies, even in the electronics industry do) then it would turn my bitching into praise.

I just don't like to be told "oops your shit is being discontinued, please spend at least $500 to continue"

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I'm glad Serato has finally caught up with Traktor after many many years being held back.

I also find it funny that Serato now has sync...

Time for Serato "purist" DJs to start using vinyl or STFU

I've definitely gotten my money out of the SL1, and made more than it cost me from it. That being said, I look at the competition and say, well that's nice that every soundcard you've created is still supported with your most up to date software. With every current other DVS manufacturer.

I didn't buy the SL box because I wanted to be forced into upgrades. If I had wanted that, I would have gone with Traktor. It's a different way of doing things. I am bothered that when I bought my SL1 box, the SL2 and up were not even out yet. So it wasn't an option. I did buy it used, from one of best friends who bought it brand new. He purchased an SL3 box right after (brand new) to replace it.

I fully plan on buying an SL4 box. This will hasten my decision on that. It's for personal reasons (because I'd really like to get a 3rd deck and practice 3 deck mixing) and it's also something that I would utilize for my crew, as most of us use Serato and it would be very nice for transitions or tag-team sets.

But I am really bothered about the lack of Serato DJ support with the SL1 box. I don't like the comparison to Rekordbox because Pioneer has never made any pretense of having support for their products for the life of the product. It was one of the BIGGEST reasons why I chose Serato over Traktor, and it took me awhile to decide.

It's like if NI decided that they were no longer going to support the Audio 4 and Audio 8. It's just fucking dumb is what it is. I still prefer Serato over Traktor, but it's something I'm not going to be happy about for a long time. There are a LOT of Serato DJ's who use an SL1 box. Maybe it's a money-grabbing plan to eliminate older hardware on the market.

But in the end, I know it's just something that comes out of my pocket at the end of the day. I'm not going to be happy about it, I'll probably suck it up and upgrade the Serato box, but with this announcement, it's also a huge hit to whatever resale value I might have had to upgrade the box. I doubt Serato will do anything as far as a "trade-up" program would be concerned, but if they do, (like some companies, even in the electronics industry do) then it would turn my bitching into praise.

I just don't like to be told "oops your shit is being discontinued, please spend at least $500 to continue"

That being said, I look at the competition and say, well that's nice that every soundcard you've created is still supported with your most up to date software. With every current other DVS manufacturer.

I'm surprised there isn't more talk about this. This is probably one of the biggest changes to hit things in awhile.

Comparing the two (Serato DJ and Traktor) right now side by side, it's really is good seeing competition at it's finest.

I still am absolutely bothered and angry about the lack of SL1 support. I have posted in the Q&A about a possible upgrade path for owners of the SL1, but I don't know if there will be a response. I just helped two close friends purchase the SL1 box, have one myself, and now this means that even if not immediately if I want to stick with outdated software, I have to purchase an SL2, SL3, or SL4 because lets face it, I'm not going to buy myself a mixer with an integrated Serato box without having a Serato box to bring to gigs when they won't be using a mixer with integrated Serato support.

I really like where they are going with the combination DVS and Controller support. It's a smart and necessary move on Serato's part. The FX and other things that are coming to the table are great.

I still can't get over not supporting the TTM57SL or SL1 though. That's going to be a HUGE sticking point with a TON of DJ's that I know. I don't believe I'll ever switch to Traktor, but I know there are a lot of people who have thought about it, and this might be the straw that breaks the camel's back for those on the fence.