At first I had big decision difficulties between all the products on to the
Digital DJ hardware market are:
Pioneers DDJ-SZ and the DDJ-SX, the Traktor Kontrol S2 MK2 and diverese additional hardware, mostly but rather "cheap" acting. Personally, I consider myself as a beginner, though not as a total newbie. Before S4 I have already collected an experience with a DJM-500 and CDJ-350s with the Traktor Audio 2 interface, but this has provided me with the lack of software integration not zufrienden because the setup is already a few years old.
I think not a lot of Virtual DJ, because unlike Serato and Traktor in my view simply does not offer the level, you need to run creative, I wanted to buy a controller that allows this to me at a fair price. In addition, it would be free, with an other software to use a product like the S4 as Traktor Pro as the flagship software is included with the product and really has a lot of mega scale. With YouTube and practice a lot you relatively quickly learn to handle.
However, it is also not the software, but the S4, which, if one adds a further F1 and X1, can make everything costs twice loosely with a normal setup.
Delivery:
Within 3 days after payment, the package arrived with me, faster than indicated (77records)
*****
Processing:
Since the S4 you can watch in "real" nowhere, unless you have a DJ store right around the corner, I was a bit skeptical about the size and use of the product. Unnecessarily.
It is built really solid, the surface feels noble, the faders and knobs are easy to grip and easy to control, operate perfectly with the software. The only thing that bothers me a little clean freak like, are the greasy fingerprints that can stay behind on the paint surface of the 4-channel mixer. But since it is mostly eh dark when the S4 is used, which is only a very small flaw. The jog wheels feel very good, although it might appear for one or the other, who has worked with all Pioneer CDJ (2000 ect), a bit small.
The pads can be easily operated and the interface is generally easy deducible because you just expect in the place where it is also located.
*****
Functionality:
Apart from a hanger because of my MacBook I had a single problem in all 3 weeks of intensive utilization phase. What possibly is somewhat disturbing that one runs with activated Sync during Track, the cue points are not synced, but the track if you timed the moment of Paddrückes wrong continues ungesynct. Are certainly a software solution for this, but I was far too lazy to look for more.
The S4 makes software and hardware handles the digital Traktor Pro layout to analog. Exactly what you'd expect.
*****
Top! Strong buy recommendation! + X1 + F1!
