Should I wait for my S4 or buy something else?
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Should I wait for my S4 or buy something else? Posted on: 02.12.2010 by Nedra Fresneda Thing is I sold my beloved APC40 and Audio8 to buy this thing and the guy who is importing it (to Argentina) isn't even giving me a delivery date. He says the place he is getting them (I suppose NI since he is an oficial reseller) aren't giving him any info (last week he told me 1 week after I made the partial payment and according to him he reserved 3 units early november). I bought gear from this place before and it seems to be safe. I only payed 1/3 of the total yet and I guess there will be no issues with getting my money back (or i'll set their building on fire). If I order it myself from the US or whatever it would be a pain if I get a faulty unit.So here I stand, with a borrowed mixer and no soundcard having to either split my mac's output and run mono or plainly reject parties and getting kinda scared with the S4 issues (on the controller itself, not software ones) since it would be a pain to send it over, that being the reason I didn't order it myself. I'm pushing the guy on monday to give me a delivery date or a refund, I can't stand being in the nebula and losing money at the same time. I'm channeling some bad vibes here since I'm about to freak out and it's starting to affect my music production. I make a living out of this, it's no hobby Any recommendations, suggestions, support, hugs, beer, cookies & a glass of milk, etc are more than welcome. PS: yes, I like to use () a lot | |
Nedra Fresneda 31.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by Jaimenez
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Nedra Fresneda 30.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by Carl Zeiss
anyway, it arrived in perfect condition so i'm quite happy |
Christa Viscardi 30.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by Kh3MiC4L
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Nedra Fresneda 30.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by Erick
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Annalisa Shogren 23.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by padi_04
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Nedra Fresneda 23.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by OmniRoss
last week he told me the price on the x1 just went up, few mins later i reminded him what he promised. facepalm moment i guess waiting has its benefits :P |
Natashia Dionise 05.01.2011 | Will have a MKI for sale around that time..... |
Christa Viscardi 01.01.2011 | just made a pre-order |
Leeanna Ayla 31.12.2010 | NI just announced the date. December 21st 2012 |
Nedra Fresneda 31.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by Jaimenez
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Arturo Banerjee 30.12.2010 | The Traktor S4 MkII?! When's it coming out!? haha |
Nedra Fresneda 30.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by Carl Zeiss
anyway, it arrived in perfect condition so i'm quite happy |
Christa Viscardi 30.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by Kh3MiC4L
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Nedra Fresneda 30.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by Erick
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Merilyn Sellards 30.12.2010 | Cool, but why sell the apc40, if anything I believe it would complement traktor much more than the x1 but not the space issue, haha that would be a monster but it what I want to do, running live in the background synced with traktor and trigger a load of long loops while doing more one shots on s4 |
Andree Ganas 29.12.2010 | I like your vibration damper |
Nedra Fresneda 29.12.2010 | yay!!!! (sorry for the quality, no time to look for the camera :P) |
Nedra Fresneda 28.12.2010 | finally the customs office has released 1 unit and I'm getting it since I convinced the main NI Reseller to bring a batch before the summer ends (like they did with the X1 last year). I'm getting it tomorrow yay! |
Eloy Snopkowski 27.12.2010 | wait to get the kontrol s4 MkII !! |
Annalisa Shogren 23.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by padi_04
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Nedra Fresneda 23.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by OmniRoss
last week he told me the price on the x1 just went up, few mins later i reminded him what he promised. facepalm moment i guess waiting has its benefits :P |
Annalisa Shogren 23.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by padi_04
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Nedra Fresneda 23.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by Pagaille21
1) no nhl 2) i hate denon design. s4 should be here on tuesday |
Staci Brionez 23.12.2010 | the denon dnc6000 (http://www.storedj.com.au/products/DEN-DNMC6000) will have simular features, and be a analogue 4 channel mixer but why go away from something built from ni |
Nedra Fresneda 19.12.2010 | finally got the customs office "release" date, the 28th..... at least im getting X1 free (yay) |
Natashia Dionise 14.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by padi_04
Havefun while waiting, hope you won't need the local warranty.. |
Nydia Herbers 14.12.2010 | I just got mine yesterday after being told I'd have to wait a week after the release date. Believe me it's been well worth the wait!! Love it |
Nedra Fresneda 14.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by Kontrol
wish i could get that extra sleep but my remix partner dropped the ball and we have to turn it in by Friday. at least i have something to keep me busy while i wait now lol |
Natashia Dionise 13.12.2010 | So why didn't you order it online at DJTT...? It took a while before it was send due to the waitinglist, but after sending I had it in 3 days from UPS.. Good to read that it is coming in now... Get some extra sleep now, you won't after getting the S4... |
Nedra Fresneda 13.12.2010 | So I was informed today that since thursday my S4 was in the customs office awaiting to be inspected. I guess I'll have it by the end of this week or monday. LONG wait finally getting to it's end. -phew- could someone upload the manual so i can start RTFM while i wait? |
Nedra Fresneda 03.12.2010 | Guess I'll have to keep waiting :/ thx NI shipping takes 6-15 days here. Things over here cost quite a lot (I'm paying $1.700 and street price will be $2.100 for the S4....) and takes ages to arrive. Born in the wrong place i guess... |
Tiffanie Lenski 03.12.2010 | I must have missed that detail. (a lil faded right now). Thats a tough call. You already ordered it. Just cross your fingers and hope you got a good one. I thought mine had issues but I'm going 3 hrs straight as we speak at a gig. My buddy is playing right now and we have had no issues. You know what f*ck it! Just wait for it. It won't have any issues. Think positive bro! You're going to get it and it's going to be one of the illest pieces you've played with. Might be drunk posting right now but I still say wait for it. If it has an issue deal with it then. Good luck! |
Carlee Pickard 03.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by itajeN
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Tiffanie Lenski 03.12.2010 | to be honest I was b!Tching about the headphone jack, which I believe I fixed just by cleaning I hope, but all in all this is the funnest piece of gear I've played with in years. I've been spinning for awhile, used to battle and all...but this is probably the most fun ive had in a minute. After the 3rd day (just Switched to Traktor from Serato) I noticed I wanted to rush home From work to play with it just like 1200's back in highschool. Don't need to take my word though. I would go to a spot that will allow you to try it for 2 weeks and allows returns with no hassle. That way you know for sure you're not tied down to the unit. I am predicting by the 3rd day you'll be on here talking about how ill it is. Again just be sure the place you purchase from allows returns. Good luck! |
Matthew Yanagisawa 03.12.2010 | Good things are for those who can wait patiently for them. I'll be buying an S4 too but I'm still deciding to either get rid of my trustful VCI-100 or keepit and a dedicated effects controller. Still I say wait for the S4 and borrow some gear . Also always pay those things with a credit card and pay the balance the next day. Its easier to ask for the credit back than your money back. |
Janyce Henningson 03.12.2010 | Why don't you order one from Native Instruments direct. Free shipping as well |
Kristian Buneta 03.12.2010 | That or the Denon controller which is the same thing but heavier and cheaper. IMHO the S4 has a few more feature's and important buttons but the Denon is pretty much HID making them pretty much the same thing. |
Dewey Melchi 02.12.2010 | Haha. Im a noobie! You'd probbably use it better than I do. =/ |
Nedra Fresneda 02.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by itajeN
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Dewey Melchi 02.12.2010 | I don't seem to be having any issues with my S4. To be honest, I might have gotten lucky.. If its your living, I'd say go for it and get the S4, now I'm no professional, but I've been on my S4 about 6-8 hours a evening this week. I have yet to come across any hardware issues. |
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