Who is going to buy them?

considering for another £100 you can get the Native Instruments Traktor Controller S8 which is twin digital decks, a mixer, a controller all in one...

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Originally posted by DJ Sarah H Who is going to buy them? considering for another £100 you can get the Native Instruments Traktor Controller S8 which is twin digital decks, a mixer, a controller all in one...

Good point but also, at $1000 each it's a rip off.

Personally, I always knew this was the next logical step, but at $2000 per pair what's the point?

It's just a small, low powered CPU with a USB port and audio outs. That should not cost a grand. This is about $250 worth of parts, tops.

I'd actually buy one if this were $500-600, but this is a piss take. Maybe they'll bring out a cheaper model.....

The only thing I like about them is the touch screen.

Even though we are using more digital music than ever before, I still want to be able to play cd and maybe even vinyl out in clubs.

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Originally posted by DJ Sarah H Who is going to buy them? considering for another £100 you can get the Native Instruments Traktor Controller S8 which is twin digital decks, a mixer, a controller all in one...

You still need a laptop with the S8.

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Originally posted by junkproject You still need a laptop with the S8.

As you do for the XDJ 1000 if playing from rekordbox

I assume these can be used as controllers ad well for Traktor etc although thats not mentioned, if they cant be used as controllers that would make them even more useless.

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Originally posted by DJ Sarah H As you do for the XDJ 1000 if playing from rekordbox I assume these can be used as controllers ad well for Traktor etc although thats not mentioned, if they cant be used as controllers that would make them even more useless.

Even with rekordbox,it still a stand alone unit. Once you prep your USB drive with songs, that's all you need. The only thing stand alone on s8 is the mixer.

Yeah, Sarah's right, anyhow HID Midi integration is just showing off and it feels more tactile than just using usb flash drives and I like it.

I just wish there was a little box, with an illuminated LED text screen and a USB port that would allow me to play digital track via my turntables. I'm seriously considering learning arduino just to make it.

Honestly as long as they retain the quality platters I don't care if no more CD.

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A FAQ would be nice so we wouldn't have to answer the same questions over and over again. 300-206 study
You could also link the current stickies into it so we wouldn't have so many cluttering up the top of the forum.

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Originally posted by DJ RANN I just wish there was a little box, with an illuminated LED text screen and a USB port that would allow me to play digital track via my turntables. I'm seriously considering learning arduino just to make it.

+1

Or a hybrid turntable that has a button that can choose between analog or digital, yeah some kind of sorcery