Kuruvilla Eappen

Hey All,

I just thought I should post a follow up to my post. I finally bought the DDJ SR on the 2nd of January from Pioneer in Dubai, and I couldn’t be happier! Having used it for the last couple of months, I have to say I love it! It is great build quality, feels solid, comes with Serato DJ, and is easy as hell to use. I had bought the How to Digital DJ Fast course from Phil in the summer of 2014. Once the DDJ SR came, I covered the course all over again, and I have to say, I’ve got the basics right easier than I thought I would! I am now trying to learn how to use the velocity pads and samples and effects. (“Trying” being the key word. Any help on that would be highly appreciated)!

Thank you all for the help. And anyone looking for a great beginner DJ controller, I would highly recommend the Pioneer DDJ SR.

Cheers

Rij

Thank you very much for that detailed response Terry. That’s great advice.

I must admit that some of the choices I had made was price based. I checked the prices on Amazon and…

The Traktor Kontrol S4, and the Reloop Terminal Mix 8 is priced higher than my budget. (around USD 800).

The Pioneer DDJ SR and the Vestax VCI 400 is around the USD 550 mark.

The Traktor Kontrol S2 MK2 is priced around USD 499

The Denon MC 3000 is around the USD 350 mark.

If I buy any of these locally in Dubai, I’ll have to add another USD 100 to any of these, as the markups are higher, owing to the fact that there aren’t That many DJ gear stores here.

I was hoping not to spend more than USD 400 honestly, but was looking at one with great build quality and one that has all the bells and whistles that I would need for the beginning, and for a couple of years at least.

So my question is this – Would it matter that the Denon released over 3 years or so ago? Has there been a lot of advancement since then in subsequent controllers, that I shouldn’t consider the Denon?

Appreciate the assistance with this!