Serato Scratch Live; NI Traktor Kontrol S2 MK2. Denon MC4000 with 4 track decks Traktor Pro 2 (Martin Paquin edit). MAPPING / MAPEO PIONEER DDJ 400 PARA TRAKTOR.
Within the main compartment are unique foam inserts that can be easily reconfigured or removed so you can safely store whatever your gig at the time demands such as mixers and large format tabletop media players, or digital controller such as the Denon DN-MC4000, Traktor Kontrol S4 MK2, Numark Mixtrack PRO 3 and NVII, or Pioneer DDJ-RB. Apr 11, 2014 Problem getting Traktor 2 to work with Vestax VCI-400. Hey guys, I am trying to help a friend, he said he had traktor working with his windows 8 Toshiba laptop and his Vestax VCI-400 controller but a friend of his uninstalled Traktor and now nothing works. I reinstalled Traktor for him and downloaded the Asio driver from Vestax's site but. The Vestax VCI 400 is the hardware solution for DJs who have been seeking an instrument that perfectly adapts to their style of performance. Shifting compatibility from bundled DJ software to any DJ software has made the VCI 400 the most versatile and intuitive DJ controller in its league. The Vestax VCI-400 is a 4 deck controller. It has an integrated audio interface with balanced outputs (XLR and 1/4“ TRS), two pairs of RCA inputs, and two XLR / 1/4” combination microphone inputs. The microphone inputs can be sent to the computer for recording and broadcasting.
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Vestax has surprised us at the NAMM Show 2013 by sneaking out the Vestax VCI-400DJ, a limited edition run of the Vestax VCI-400 that comes with Serato DJ software in the box.
As Vestax’s other Serato controllers, the VCI-300 and the VCI-380, are currently only for Serato ITCH, that makes the VCI-400DJ Vestax’s first DJ controller for the new Serato DJ software.
Apart from the new colour and the Serato branding, the controller itself is exactly the same as the the VCI-400, meaning it shares all the same features. That means you can use it with any software as well as Serato DJ, and with a firmware upgrade it can be used as a full four-channel standalone mixer.
There’s no price yet, but release is expected “within six weeks”.
Are you surprised by this? Would you buy a VCI-400 to use with Serato DJ? Is this a good move by Vestax? Please share your thoughts in the comments.
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Digital DJ Tips reader Dave writes: “I’ve been a trad DJ for donkeys but for various reasons have decided to go digital, so I’m looking for the best Traktor controller for techno DJing. This where the problems start. I mostly play techno. Being able to scratch would be an added bonus but not essential. My main requirements are using the Traktor software, with the ability of delving into controllerism. The only controller that has caught my attention is the Allen and Heath Xone:DX, as it looks tough as nails, has replaceable components, is relatively easily transported, has a decent sound card, has XLR, booth out and phono inputs.”
“My worry is that it has been discontinued and therefore replacement parts may be hard to come by. Also I’m worried about Traktor 2.5 and future Traktor mapping. Also, would it be easy enough adding a Maschine or a Traktor Kontrol F1 or two to spice things up? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, also regarding any other controllers. PS experience tells me I’m fairly heavy-handed on my kit, and I do need to be able to lug it around too.”
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If finding the best Traktor controller for techno DJing is your mission, I’d say the Xone:DX isn’t an obvious choice. If I were you, especially as it has been discontinued anyway, I’d look elsewhere. I’m assuming you want metal construction, so try the Denon DN-MC6000 or Vestax VCI-400 (also both high quality, but this time made for Traktor, or at least, not intended for Serato as the Xone:DX is). You can add a Kontrol F1 to any Traktor set-up, so no worries there.
However, if you want to scratch with Traktor you have a problem. Only Native Instruments’s own controllers get scratch performance perfect with the software. In my experience, everyone else’s gear ranges from average to very good – but not perfect. If you want to scratch, then, you’re looking at the Traktor Kontrol S2 or Traktor Kontrol S4. Alternatively, you could going down the DVS route where you buy Traktor Scratch Pro and use existing decks, like Technics (for vinyl) or, say, Pioneer CDJ-850s for CDJ DJing. I suspect this isn’t going to be for you as you’re losing all the portability you rightly identify as being one of the major advantages of controllers.
Finally, if it doesn’t have to be Traktor, all Serato controllers I’ve ever tested have perfect scratch response. You could look at the Vestax VCI-380, for example, although you are more limited in the sampling/remixing side of things, as there’s no Kontrol F1/Remix Decks equivalent going on with Serato software.
I hope that gives you some stuff to think about – I’ll throw this over to the readers too!
So – over to you. What route should Dave go down? What did you choose if you were once in a similar position to him? I’d love you to share your advice with him in the comments.
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