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