#4 deck controller

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How Do I Mix Four Decks On A Two-Deck Controller?

Controlling 4 decks on a 2 deck controller is well within your means, but it will take careful attention and you need to be an organized person – otherwise you can just as easily manipulate a live tracks or something to that end.  Traktor has mapping that will allow one physical deck to control more than one virtual deck, with a caveat.  The pitch control must be reset to its original placement before the new pitch can be set. This makes sense, because if you pitch as maxed out, let’s say +10%, then you wouldn’t be able to raise the pitch of the next track that shares the same controls. http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2012/10/your-questions-how-do-i-mix-four-decks-on-a-two-deck-controller

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NUMARK MIXDECK QUAD

I have always looked at the four deck controllers out there and wondered why I have never liked them very much.  Perhaps it is because I personally don’t have a lot of experience mixing anything more than three channels at one time.  Mixing two songs isn’t hard once you get the hang of it – but adding that third channel makes things increasingly difficult.  Most of the time that third channel is best used for samples or one shots, since trying to actually mix a regular song can be confusing.  When I see MIDI controllers that offer linear fader control over four separate channels, it makes me wonder if people are actually using 4 channels. I’m sure in the world of DVS and Traktor it happens all the time.  If you are spinning electronic music the job is also a bit more watered down.  Traktor can grid and autoBPM the songs for you, so you don’t end up spending too much time trying to beatmatch four separate songs.  You simply have to master tempo one song, and the rest should follow.  Numark’s Mixdeck Quad is worth trying out a 4 deck system because it honestly is not terribly expensive.  It only costs a bit more than a fancy Traktor F1. http://djmag.com/content/numark-mixdeck-quad

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Pioneer DDJ-SZ Talkthrough Video

I think that it is hard to separate the idea of a controller and something that is durable.  Controllers are easy to make when you are making millions of them.  They require very little actual hands on work to get one together, at least not when compared to an actual analog synthesizer that has to be built and wired by hand.  MIDI controllers are actually becoming more sophisticated by the day – and some of them are doing things that makes a synthesizer look old fashioned.  Touch sensors and control voltage are also pretty nice since they avoid the problem of the DJ pounding away at his new controller. The next step in any controller is really to become something worth the high cost.  Controllers are pretty cheap, and only the costly ones are actually built with care in mind.  If you begin adding non-computer components to a controller, making it something that can be used without a computer, it adds to its value and is instantly treated differently by the user.  An old guitar pedal made from metal is less likely to break than an all-digital pedal that was built with cheap cost in mind.  The DDJ-SZ combines the best of all worlds. http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2014/01/namm-2014-pioneer-ddj-sz-talkthrough-video/

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Numark 4TRAK DJ Controller

Ahead of Numark’s official release comes buzz about the hot new 4TRAK: a four-deck digital DJ controller with built-in four-channel mixer and FX command console that serves as Numark’s answer to disgruntled Traktor-lovers’ previous complaints about the NS7′s and NS6′s Serato ITCH software. 4TRAK marries the irreproachable Numark quality hardware with Native Instruments’ long-hailed software performance capabilities to offer enhanced and increased effect and filter control, ultra-precise turntable manipulation, and unprecedented performance capability.The 4TRAK will be unveiled at the 2012 NAMM Show this weekend in Anaheim, California and is expected to retail at $1,099 USD.