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Really debating picking up a DJ controller. It's been a while since I've owned one and I'm really getting the itch again just to play around with it even if I don't do a lot of performing at the moment. 😑 The new S4 is about a grand The primary downside though to one of those style of controllers is it's not stand alone and it requires a laptop.

But all the standalone controllers that don't require laptops cost several thousand dollars. And as much as I fucking want one, I probably really shouldn't. 😬 But, in the last handful of shows, I've actually played not bringing a laptop and just having a frickin' USB stick that I can slap into some CDJs is also a really nice luxury. So I'm torn.

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Enki 8mo ago

But also something along the lines of the S4 is just portable enough to where I could actually take it with me if I needed to go play somewhere.

Enki 8mo ago

If any other DJ oriented people have some input on modern controllers I Could definitely use some advice.

Block Seven 8mo ago

I assume your forced Microsoft use ends at work, so why don't you look at the list of supported controllers for mixxx.org it's Linux based and rock solid. No Mac, no Windows. I switched to it as soon as I learned scratch live didn't support FLAC. That was a long time ago. I like the Denon controllers, but yeah expensive if you go no laptop all in one style.

What is an S4?±

Enki 8mo ago

Naaa, mixx isn't really solid enough for performances. I've used it a few times, but I can't have it glitching up and crashing randomly in the middle of a show. It's feature packed and cool, I guess, but it has too many random glitches for me to trust it completely.

Enki 8mo ago

The S4 is the traktor device.

Block Seven 8mo ago

Never had a single issue with mixxx on Linux. What OS were you running it on?

Enki 8mo ago

Just pure Debian, nothing crazy. But it would crash for me frequent enough to where I wasn't comfortable using it for performance. Although an all fairness that was on my old laptop, and that thing was getting on the old side before I replaced it six months or so ago.

I am running Debian 13 now though, and I haven't really given it a proper trial on that.