djnumnuts Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 How good are controllers now since there early days?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubba Dutchdj Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 The latest vestax 05 model faders send midi (intended for ssl video) so I mapped the 05 xfade to Traktors virtual xfade to see what the performance was like, no difference, cuts on point.... and there's the Z2, which is essentially used as a midi controller when in Traktor mode, all the hardware faders and rotaries control Traktors virtual mixer. MIDI is def up to scratch (yup), but in terms of actual controllers I don't think there's anything out that resembles a decent basic midi scratch mixer. Me personally I've always liked the idea of commissioning a pretty looking custom hi quality midi mixer with jus the 3 faders with curves, fader reverse, channel swap, a couple of cue buttons and filter knobs all presented in wooden case, metal top synth kinda thang, about half the length of an 06. Alas, think I'd jus end up being disappointed with it not being pos to use it as a real computer-less mixer tho Edit-actually there is the Akai AMX, 2 channel, mini inno, very small format mixer controller and runs serato dj dvs, stiff lines fades tho 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnumnuts Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Yeah im just looking at maybe the Numark Mixtrack Pro II to get back in cutting and using serato as i stopped cutting as this stuff started to come in, so just wondering if this can be switch hamster style or any one ones around this price can be ? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubba Dutchdj Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 If xfade reverse isn't on the controller then you may want to find out if serato dj has a virtual xfade reverse, wouldn't have a clue as I don't use serato dj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rasteri Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 The mixtrack pro can do crossfader reverse with Serato DJ / Intro. I can't remember where it is in the menu but the keyboard shortcut is CTRL-SHIFT-R if I remember correctly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnumnuts Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 The mixtrack pro can do crossfader reverse with Serato DJ / Intro. I can't remember where it is in the menu but the keyboard shortcut is CTRL-SHIFT-R if I remember correctly.What one do you have ?? pros and cons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnumnuts Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 BUMP!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rasteri Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Oh sorry yeah, the mixtrack pro is probably the best controller in that price range, the DDJ-SB2 is also good but a bit more pricey. Basically any of the serato DJ controllers should support hamster mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnumnuts Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 Hehe thanks rasteri, there any vids of you cutting with it? I think the pro 2 would be great to help get back into it and learn how to use dvs software with limited space and back into cutting. Shame theres no feedback with the cheaper units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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