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Budget of $600 for my first DJ setup, are my choices well-matched?
Posted on: 06.09.2011 by Katherin Cachuela
I'm trying to get my first setup together for house DJing w/ Traktor. Here's what I came up with as a package to fit my $600 budget...should these play nice together, and do y'all have any alternative suggestions?

Behringer DDM4000 Mixer - $275
NI Traktor Kontrol X1 - $150
M-Audio AV40 speakers - $140
Behringer UCA202 Audio Interface - $24
Katherin Cachuela
06.09.2011
I'm trying to get my first setup together for house DJing w/ Traktor. Here's what I came up with as a package to fit my $600 budget...should these play nice together, and do y'all have any alternative suggestions?

Behringer DDM4000 Mixer - $275
NI Traktor Kontrol X1 - $150
M-Audio AV40 speakers - $140
Behringer UCA202 Audio Interface - $24
Kiyoko Wellisch
07.09.2011
No- If you're using it with a real mixer you will be routing each output on the audio 2 into a line input on your mixer and then you will use the headphone section on the mixer itself.
Katherin Cachuela
06.09.2011
@ksandvik :: yeah, I'd use the mixer for most controller functions, and X1 to control the virtual decks.

I'll pick up the NI Audio 2 instead, already have good cans. (sorry of this is a stupid question) but will I be able to cue tracks on the headphone port on the A2?

Thx for the gear links, I'd love to buy from one of you and that S4 is a tempting deal... but my budget is $600 because that's what I have in amazon credit, so that's where I gotta pick everything up.
Chin Thoroughgood
06.09.2011
http://www.djranking s.com/community /showthread.php?t=36497
Kiyoko Wellisch
06.09.2011
It's not the saaaaame man. Everyone needs some speakers.
Ralph Alderette
06.09.2011
you can mix in your headphones instead of getting those monitors.. get good headphones.
Kiyoko Wellisch
06.09.2011
Oh hell yes to the Ecler Nuo 2.0.

I absolutely adore mine and I really could not believe of a better mixer for the price.
May Artman
06.09.2011
I'd recommend getting a decent 2 channel mixer over the DDM, maybe an Ecler Nuo 2. And +1 to a different soundcard - you get what you pay for.

Also, I happen to be selling AV40s and an Audio 2 if you decide to go that route.
Kiyoko Wellisch
06.09.2011
Because mixers are awesome?
Celine Surico
06.09.2011
Why do you need the mixer? I.e two X1s or are you going to use the mixer as the controller?
Kiyoko Wellisch
06.09.2011
I really would not get that sound card, anything lower than an NI Audio 2 or a Numark DJ iO really sucks...

Other than that, sounds like a very good setup to me!

(you're using the DDM4000 externally, not midi, right?)

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