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Midi-controller for Traktor?

Hey guys, any recommendations on a good, not-too-expensive midi-controller to use with the lastest version of traktor?

Preferrable under $800

I see this Vestax VCI-100, anyone have personal experience with that? also others by numark, hercules, etc.

A friend of mine got the VCI 100 and is very happy with it. I don't know of many controllers under 800 bucks. There's the M-Audio one but I don't think it's as good as the Vestax.

A lot of people are using the Allen & Heath Xone:1D with traktor. However, most people who do are also using the timecode control functionality or another control device as well.

http://faderfox.de/html/dj2_product_page.html + http://faderfox.de/html/dx2_product_page.html

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Originally posted by Rippey64 http://faderfox.de/html/dj2_product_page.html + http://faderfox.de/html/dx2_product_page.html

I'm sure these two are great pieces of kit, but they're just a little bit expensive for what they are in my opinion.

i got a numark total control, was thinking of complementing it with a trigger finger or an oxygen8. don't know how suitable it will be now with traktor pro coming out.

Those Fader Fox products look like shit

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Originally posted by Adam420 Those Fader Fox products look like shit

looks like, they aren't.
if those dj use it : http://faderfox.de/html/miscellaneous_page.html

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Originally posted by Rippey64 looks like, they aren't. if those dj use it : http://faderfox.de/html/miscellaneous_page.html

I highly doubt those DJs "use it". They were probably just seen trying it out once. Hawtin uses a Xone 3d so you can certainly scratch his name of the list.

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Originally posted by Adam420 Hawtin uses a Xone 3d

nope

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Originally posted by evo8 nope

Correct..

He uses either a Xone 92 (or 62) with 2 Xone 1D controllers.
2 laptops, 1 running ableton and one running Trakotr Scratch (with the Traktor scratch 3 addition to give him four deck support, though he'll probably be on Traktor Scratch Pro now.

All this is taken from that awesome promotional video though so who knows what he's playing on now.

I think the above is right.

Oh you are right, my bad. He does use that setup indeed. Sorta looks like a Xone 3d when you put it all together

not really.

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Originally posted by Adam420 Oh you are right, my bad. He does use that setup indeed. Sorta looks like a Xone 3d when you put it all together

It does a bit. The zone 3D is basically a 92 but with 3 EQs instead of 4 and a few more buttons for midi and 2 Xone 1d's attached at the sides..


I'm not 100% sure why he used the 2 Xone 1D's instead of the 3D, i'm guessing it has something to do with weight or maybe he can assign each 1 D seperately (eg.. one to ableton and one to traktor.) not sure..

the faderfoxes have a great reputation and there are plenty of established djs who use them. felt really solid when I used one of em too

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Originally posted by n3lly It does a bit. The zone 3D is basically a 92 but with 3 EQs instead of 4 and a few more buttons for midi and 2 Xone 1d's attached at the sides.. I'm not 100% sure why he used the 2 Xone 1D's instead of the 3D, i'm guessing it has something to do with weight or maybe he can assign each 1 D seperately (eg.. one to ableton and one to traktor.) not sure..

Mabey he likes the 4-band EQ on the 92.

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Originally posted by Max Thomson the faderfoxes have a great reputation and there are plenty of established djs who use them. felt really solid when I used one of em too

I did a lot of research on midi controllers, and many people prefer faderfoxes and say that they're light, reliable, and very professional. Same thing goes for the VCI-100.

i'm gonna selfishly post in this thread asking my own question.

i've been thinking about getting some sort of a controller for the effects and cue and loop functions of traktor scratch (traktor scratch pro in the future).

first i was thinking about the m-audio trigger finger (mainly because it comes with ableton live le so i could use that to re-edit my tracks and because a lot of people seem to be using it). the only problem is that it's a bit too big for me. i wouldn't know where to put it really. it also costs a bit too much considering how little use i'd have for it.

so then i started checking out controllers again today and found the korg nanokontrol.
http://www.korg.com/gear/info.asp?a...s&category_id=8

this would be enough for me most likely and it would most likely fit on my laptop stand right before my laptop. i haven't found any reviews of it yet and i know fuck all about midi controllers. so i'd like to ask if it is possible to assign every button on it to whatever function i want in traktor scratch (and pro)? and would each of the knobs and sliders transmit the full 128 different midi messages, so that it'd be smooth turning the effects knob for example? anything else i should know?

I don't know about using that one for Traktor man, it doesn't have jog wheels and is really not meant for DJing. This is for producing music with a program like Ableton.

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Originally posted by Adam420 I don't know about using that one for Traktor man, it doesn't have jog wheels and is really not meant for DJing. This is for producing music with a program like Ableton.

i use traktor scratch, so i don't need jog wheels on the controller. like i said, i'd only use it for effects, loops and cues.

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Originally posted by Adam420 I don't know about using that one for Traktor man, it doesn't have jog wheels and is really not meant for DJing. This is for producing music with a program like Ableton.

The nano pad series IS meant for DJing. There are functions other than for jog wheels and such, like loop and cue triggering.

skip, I believe each of the pads has an assignable function and there are 4 banks, so that's 4x12 = 48 assignable messages. People have reported the nanos being flimsy, although they say the nanokey is the worst and the nanopad being pretty good for the price and the size. Do some more research though, I'm typing this on hearsay.

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Originally posted by Adam420 it doesn't have jog wheels and is really not meant for DJing.

what do you use the jog wheels for when you are DJing? the only thing you absolutely need jog wheels for is for scratching and scratching isnt really applicable to EDM.... although it can be incorporated if done right

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Originally posted by teufel-man what do you use the jog wheels for when you are DJing? the only thing you absolutely need jog wheels for is for scratching and scratching isnt really applicable to EDM.... although it can be incorporated if done right

well, i use them for pitch bending because I'm used to bending using a wheel, and for seeking through a track / to a beat. I guess if you set up your cue / load / beatmarker points perfectly for all tracks, you don't need jog wheels.

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Originally posted by whiskers well, i use them for pitch bending because I'm used to bending using a wheel, and for seeking through a track / to a beat. I guess if you set up your cue / load / beatmarker points perfectly for all tracks, you don't need jog wheels.

yeah I bend on the wheel if I am using CDJs but with traktor you might as well just use the sync feature...

And I find it nice and easy just to seek through the track with the mouse right on traktor...

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Originally posted by teufel-man what do you use the jog wheels for when you are DJing? the only thing you absolutely need jog wheels for is for scratching and scratching isnt really applicable to EDM.... although it can be incorporated if done right

For searching through a track. Sure you can use a mouse pointer to search through a track's waveform but that level of control isn't quite as precise as using a jogwheel/cd player/turntable (the latter 2 if you're using Traktor Scratch). Hell I mean that's one of the reasons people use traktor scratch dude.

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