Danny P

A simple difference between midi and hid is that with hid the computer is always inquiring about the state of the hid device so it “knows” where everything is at any given moment(ex. It knows the fader is at 25% when you plug it in). Midi just tells the computer what’s happening and the computer gets to it when it gets to it. That’s where latency can really creep in. So in that case if fader X is at 25% when you plug it in, midi won’t know until you move it to 26%. So hid is better for highly time sensitive actions like scratching but midi is just fine for buttons and such.

One note to Hazen’s point is that a controller with work as a sound card with our software. I’m not sure about Mac but in Windows it comes up as a sound card even with no software running. You won’t be able to use the features but it’s there.

I definitely would go about getting a more modern controller as most have dedicated pitch faders on each side so you can beat match manually. I it’ll be cheaper and easier to carry around.

This is very quotable

Does sound come out with speakers connected to them?

My personal favorite is themusicninja.com which I’m actually listening to right now. chubbybeavers.com is another option but I haven’t been on there as much. Since Facebook had a policy change regarding ‘like for downloads’, there has not been as many. Sometimes they go through twitter or Soundcloud. In fact soundcloud is where you’ll often end up.

Check music blogs. A lot of artists producers release tracks first for a ‘Like or a ‘Follow’ before its put on itunes.