Help me not make another mistake!
Help me not make another mistake! Posted on: 21.12.2009 by Lynwood Cwalina Hi everyone,I know these which controller threads might get a bit tedious but I need some help please! I'm looking to get a new controller and I believe I've pretty much settled on the VCI 300 but want to be 100% before buying. I was away from djing for quite a while and am used to vinyl. I like the feel of mixing that way but the controllers I've tried so far don't do the job. I bought the Torq Xponent last year and while it was very good, I liked the jog wheels they gave that vinyl feel, it was just too unreliable and unstable. I wasn't over keen on the look of it either. I heard some good reviews about the American Audio dp2 but I sold that a week after buying because the jog wheels were useless. It was hard to get hold of the Vestax controllers here in the UK for a while but they seem to be in stock most places I just wasn't sure if I could justify | |
| Dan Lathan 21.12.2009 |
Originally Posted by n2hf1st
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| Many Atia 21.12.2009 | |
| Lynwood Cwalina 21.12.2009 | Hi everyone, I know these which controller threads might get a bit tedious but I need some help please! I'm looking to get a new controller and I believe I've pretty much settled on the VCI 300 but want to be 100% before buying. I was away from djing for quite a while and am used to vinyl. I like the feel of mixing that way but the controllers I've tried so far don't do the job. I bought the Torq Xponent last year and while it was very good, I liked the jog wheels they gave that vinyl feel, it was just too unreliable and unstable. I wasn't over keen on the look of it either. I heard some good reviews about the American Audio dp2 but I sold that a week after buying because the jog wheels were useless. It was hard to get hold of the Vestax controllers here in the UK for a while but they seem to be in stock most places I just wasn't sure if I could justify |
| Dan Lathan 21.12.2009 |
Originally Posted by n2hf1st
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| Many Atia 21.12.2009 | |
| Lynwood Cwalina 21.12.2009 | Hi everyone, I know these which controller threads might get a bit tedious but I need some help please! I'm looking to get a new controller and I believe I've pretty much settled on the VCI 300 but want to be 100% before buying. I was away from djing for quite a while and am used to vinyl. I like the feel of mixing that way but the controllers I've tried so far don't do the job. I bought the Torq Xponent last year and while it was very good, I liked the jog wheels they gave that vinyl feel, it was just too unreliable and unstable. I wasn't over keen on the look of it either. I heard some good reviews about the American Audio dp2 but I sold that a week after buying because the jog wheels were useless. It was hard to get hold of the Vestax controllers here in the UK for a while but they seem to be in stock most places I just wasn't sure if I could justify |
| Dan Lathan 21.12.2009 |
Originally Posted by n2hf1st
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| Many Atia 21.12.2009 | |
| Lynwood Cwalina 21.12.2009 | Hi everyone, I know these which controller threads might get a bit tedious but I need some help please! I'm looking to get a new controller and I believe I've pretty much settled on the VCI 300 but want to be 100% before buying. I was away from djing for quite a while and am used to vinyl. I like the feel of mixing that way but the controllers I've tried so far don't do the job. I bought the Torq Xponent last year and while it was very good, I liked the jog wheels they gave that vinyl feel, it was just too unreliable and unstable. I wasn't over keen on the look of it either. I heard some good reviews about the American Audio dp2 but I sold that a week after buying because the jog wheels were useless. It was hard to get hold of the Vestax controllers here in the UK for a while but they seem to be in stock most places I just wasn't sure if I could justify |
| Dan Lathan 21.12.2009 |
Originally Posted by n2hf1st
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| Many Atia 21.12.2009 | |
| Lynwood Cwalina 21.12.2009 | Hi everyone, I know these which controller threads might get a bit tedious but I need some help please! I'm looking to get a new controller and I believe I've pretty much settled on the VCI 300 but want to be 100% before buying. I was away from djing for quite a while and am used to vinyl. I like the feel of mixing that way but the controllers I've tried so far don't do the job. I bought the Torq Xponent last year and while it was very good, I liked the jog wheels they gave that vinyl feel, it was just too unreliable and unstable. I wasn't over keen on the look of it either. I heard some good reviews about the American Audio dp2 but I sold that a week after buying because the jog wheels were useless. It was hard to get hold of the Vestax controllers here in the UK for a while but they seem to be in stock most places I just wasn't sure if I could justify |
| Josefina Morandi 22.12.2009 | You need the timecode vinyl on turntables which are plugged into the actual vinyl2digital interface which then goes to computer! Is that it? Also look at the ongoing costs of new vinyl and cartridges, etc! Not sure even how long a cartridge or whatever you call them lasts for but they still need regular replacement i assume! In your case I'd go for serious look at NS7 but if money is like me and few n far between toss up between VCI-100 or VCI-300! I'm going the VCI-100! |
| Lynwood Cwalina 22.12.2009 | The NS7 looks great but I hear Numark tend to have a number of bugs and not the best support? Plus it's a bit out of my price range to be honest. I did consider the digital vinyl but I really like the portabilaty of the mp3 controllers. Does this method work as well as an mp3 controller? Do you just hook the laptop up to the decks and use them as you would the mp3 controller? |
| Lolita Breaker 22.12.2009 | Was wondering if you already had software (or whether you needed to buy that also) as if not you could consider the digital vinyl route and grab Traktor Scratch Pro and some 2nd hand Technics and a mixer, and add controllers to suit thereafter? |
| Josefina Morandi 21.12.2009 | Yeah NS7 seems to be the jazz! What's the go with Stanton's Digital Motorized Tables & Digital Mixer? They cost just under 3 grand for 2 tables and mixer here in aus! The NS7 is just over $2000 |
| Many Atia 21.12.2009 | Oh whoops. He mentioned both vci-100 and vci-300 in the same paragraph and then went on to say "does anyone know where I can pick one up" and I got pronoun confused <.< my bad. |
| Dan Lathan 21.12.2009 |
Originally Posted by n2hf1st
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| Many Atia 21.12.2009 | |
| Josefina Morandi 21.12.2009 | Yeah mabbs I'd like to see what the pro's have to say about this too! Tossing up over controllers myself so don't feel guilty bout the thread! |
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