Okay, so firstly I'm not 100% new to DJ'ing, had a set of Numarks about 8 years ago and managed to ruin a lot vinyl and hurt a lot of ears...
But I'm a persistent bugger and this time plan to do it right, infact I am currently on a DJ'ing course to help me get back into things.
So, I'm thinking of a new setup, something cheap just to get me started, I have a large itunes collection so the obvious consideration is MP3 DJ'ing and I've seen a few usb midi controllers (Such as Hercules) that look pretty good and affordable.
But... I am confused.
I want to get my self a Technic turn table too (still have some old vinyl) and would LOVE to have a simple little setup that allows me to mix and control from the same device... What exactly am I looking for?
From what I understand the Hercules only controls the laptop, other mixers allow a USB input but don't control the track (start, stop, cue) or at least that's where I am at now?
Then what about external sound cards? this is bedroom DJ'ing something cheap will suffice...
All suggestions/resources/recommendations are greatly appreciated!
But I'm a persistent bugger and this time plan to do it right, infact I am currently on a DJ'ing course to help me get back into things.
So, I'm thinking of a new setup, something cheap just to get me started, I have a large itunes collection so the obvious consideration is MP3 DJ'ing and I've seen a few usb midi controllers (Such as Hercules) that look pretty good and affordable.
But... I am confused.
I want to get my self a Technic turn table too (still have some old vinyl) and would LOVE to have a simple little setup that allows me to mix and control from the same device... What exactly am I looking for?
From what I understand the Hercules only controls the laptop, other mixers allow a USB input but don't control the track (start, stop, cue) or at least that's where I am at now?
Then what about external sound cards? this is bedroom DJ'ing something cheap will suffice...
All suggestions/resources/recommendations are greatly appreciated!