DJ Controller set up to mix Punk/Hardcore/Metal

basskababble · #1 06-02-2010, 12:45 PM

I plan to start mixing punk/hardcore/metal for a few shows we're organizing and house parties. I know it won't be a typically rhythmic thing to do, as a lot of the music I'll be using wasn't exactly on a click track, and that's why DJ's use digital music almost solely. It's just that the music between bands is sorely lacking locally, and I think the rest of us should have the advantage of some energetic presence while bands are setting up...

I'd like to spend under $200 for the controller. It's the only component I don't have. I'll be running that through a macbook pro, and then out with an Apogee Duet.

Does anyone have any experience as a DJ? With DJ controllers? With trying to mix something that's not Carl Cox???

KeithBMI · #2 06-02-2010, 09:15 PM

Check out the Hercules DJ Console Mk4:

http://www.hercules.com/us/DJ-Music/...j-console-mk4/

The Hercules Steel and RMX are highly recommended, but this one is $200.

That's all I know about controllers. I'm a turntable/vinyl guy myself.

basskababble · #3 06-03-2010, 07:29 AM

Thanks! I'm planning on mixing some hard to find on vinyl music, like Refused - shape pf punk to come and Deloused... i can't spend $100 on just those two records

For interested parties:
...in my research I've found that the absolute cutting edge seems to be this:
http://www.enterthesystem.com/system...m/announce.php

Wish I'd found that two years ago when I had money to spend.

The lowest end controllers lack outputs, and that means you can't preview the mix on your headphones. Apparently there's a cheap external soundcard fix for this, but I'm not interested in figuring that out. So for around $200-$300 you can score a decent set-up. Personally I think I'll wait until some of my equipment moves and hopefully pickup that stanton setup.

basskababble · #4 06-08-2010, 07:37 AM

Any information on monitoring the mix with headphones? Some controllers don't facilitate that functionality. I've read that a behringer external souncard can do it. Does anyone know if the appogee duet can? I have one, and was planning to use it for my output.