DJ Controller for Mac

[darrell257]

Ok all

You have probably seen loads of these questions but your thoughts would be appreciated, im wanting to buy a DJ Controller for my iMac with a budget of £350 what suggestions do you have on which one to buy.

Thanks

Darrell

 

[Reev]

What software are you using?

 

[Tom]

The vestax one that works with Djay looks good.

http://www.djay-software.com/accessories/spin

 

[oska]

Vestax would be my first choice. This is Mac specific. This has a bit more to it.

 

[darrell257]

Thanks guys, i was actually looking at the spin looks pretty good and gets some good reviews, Reev dont have the software yet so a bundle would also be good.

 

[Reev]

If you haven't got software yet then I highly recommend Traktor. It has a wealth of features and it's GUI is extremely customisable, so you've got lots of control over what you want on the screen. I've got a Korg nanoKONTROL that I've mapped to suit my personal needs, the fact that it's so small means it lives in my laptop bag and because they're dirt cheap I don't care if it gets bashed about a bit.

However, if you're looking for something a bit more traditional with jog wheels, the Vestax VCI-100 that has been mentioned above seems to get good reviews pretty much across the board, so that would probably be my bet if I needed that feature. DJ Tech Tools is a website that focuses heavily on laptop DJing, so I'd have a good nose through some of the articles on there to get a better idea of what you're after.

If you've got any more questions then don't be afraid to ask!

 

[darrell257]

Thanks a lot Reev ill take a look at the site and let you know what i order.

 

[CrippsCorner]

I just got this...

Pretty sure I read it works fine with Macs.

 

[darrell257]

How do the buttons and sliders feel kayzee ?

 

[spirez]

My friend has the one Kayzee has on a Mac. It's ok but I couldn't get used to it personally, coming from a vinyl background.

The Stanton SCS.3 system is quite cool for use with Traktor. I have one as a midi controller for Serato. You can just buy one 3D and one 3M for now as one controller can control 2 decks.

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Also look at the American Audio VMS4. It's got 4 deck control which you may wish to use if you're going with Traktor.

http://www.decks.co.uk/products/american_audio/VMS4

 

[darrell257]

Thanks everyone for the help, i decided to go for the Vestex Spin, ill let you know what its like, hopefully it should be here tomorrow.

 

[darrell257]

Ok First impressions are pretty good, some tunes sound a bit distorted through but will have a good play around tomorrow.

 

[darrell257]

Defiantly would recommend after changing some of the default settings it preforms pretty good, just need to get some decent tunes now