mr stifffy

prob seen, but first thing to pop into my head http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTx3G6h2xyA

Kranic, post: 8652 wrote: Dubstep, easiest to mix, it’s all at 140 bpm anyway :p
(And usually only 8 bar beat phrases.)
Also any four-to-the-floor is easy to mix, but I personally compensate by throwing another few decks in :p
Fun, but easy: Hardstyle – It’s like Legos!

In general, hardest to me are:
– Goa/Psy, due to the long phasing structure (sometimes up to 32 bars) and requiring frequency blending.
– Freeform, due to the reasons mentioned above and added high bpm making timing particularly important
– Last but not least: The truly syncopated-beats, i.e. anything breakbeat that doesn’t follow a short beat phrasing (like breakcore).

Haven’t tried my hand at Hip-Hop yet…

I used to play a lot of trance but to blend I effected the shit out of the songs unless I had a cue point set where I needed to drop it…..

FileSpnr, post: 8603 wrote: My ideal controller would be an iPad docking mixer with dual innofaders and look something like this
http://touchtabletdj.blogspot.com/2011/10/modded-midi-controller-for-ipad2.html

I prefare a cross fader knob, but I dont scratch so knob works good for me, nice slow controlled blends 🙂

i created a mapping for sample deck control, visual levels, and a gigantic jog wheel for scratching, kind of an all in one controller but isnt used too often

my maps are usually pointless to send to people since I have them all in the one file and includes the omni control, hercules controller, nanopad, nano kontrol, ipad and keyboard…. merge them all so that I can use shift keys across many controllers 🙂

D-Jam, post: 8494 wrote: I agree in some instances, like the NS7. However, I see how Traktor Pro costs $229. So let’s say the LE version costs $29…that’s $200 you can shave off the cost of a controller.

I always liked how Ableton Controllers do it by giving you a LE version to keep the price lower and then offering you a discount on buying a full version. Thus one can spend less and then invest more later for a pro version.

So imagine a controller like the S4 came out for $700 with copies of Serato Intro, VDJ Home, Traktor LE, and a 30-day demo of Torq 2.0 (or some LE version they come up with). You can try it with all the titles, and then if you really like one particular title, you then go pay the $100-$200 to update it.

$100 IMHO is for an actual “toy”. Something you buy a kid or a beginner to play with. $500-$700 is more for the controllers that are more professional-grade, with $700 being the metal build ones or the big ones like the NS7.

I’m glad right now though there is a flush of hobbyist controllers with some quality attached to them coming out.

My “toy” controller was the hercules mp3e2 and I still get use out of it, that is a dedicated fx controller for mysetup so upgrading doesnt always mean disgarding the last product you bought. If I play a club I bring my omni control, hercules controller and nano pad and that has control over everything (some things twice or three times like cue points, Its nice to be able to access this no matter where my hands are) people say its stupid to have too much control but at the end of the day it depends on your style, I use all my controls I have a knob mapped as a second cross fader just incase I was to do a really slow blend (much easier).