I am planning to buy a dj controller....I prefer the ddj sb that has 2 channels and I feel that in the future I will need a 4 channel dj controller like ddj wego3! I want to mix acapella songs with my own music and that's why I feel like I will need a 4 channel dj controller! What's your advice? Please answer! Thank you for your time! :)
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What kind of software are you going to use, and are you going to be playing out at gigs? If so take a look at the DDJ-SR as well because of it's 4 channel ability with Serato and it is a better playing out piece. If price is the factor and you want 4 decks then the WEGO.
I am a beginner...I don't want to spend more than 300 for my first dj controller! ddj sb and ddj wego3 are in the same price range! I am going to use the serato dj! ddj wego3 looks like a toy! ddj sb looks professional and I prefer it because is like the younger brother of ddj sr, ddj sx and ddj sz! I would like to know the differences between these controllers and I can't find a comparison video or a forum that compare this two! Thank you for your answer! I will think about it!! :)
Heya, I just happened to be browsing the forums here and see no one has answered your question.
I personally own the DDJ-SB and use it pretty much exclusively with Traktor Pro these days. I don't claim to be professional by any means but I am familiar with most technology in the industry.
Firstly, the DDJ-SB is a great unit for it's price point, I've owned many different midi capable hardware from keyboards to midi fighters to pads and all in ones. I can say that the buttons feel fine for live play, the faders are responsive and the platter is smooth enough to use for anything you desire. It is completely midi mappable (I've only found some smaller issues with attempting to replicate some of the Serato default actions for the paid upgrade parts to the controller - IE Sampler mainly).
What the SB is is an entire soundcard/mixer/controller in one. It has plenty of buttons that you can make do what you want (as an example, you could reprogram your DJ software of choice to have 4 decks on each side choose-able via the "Hot Cue" "Auto Loop" "Manual Loop" and "Sampler" buttons acting as a switch to map all other controls directly to that deck - Traktor and VDJ both make this easy - I can't vouch for any other software though. Under this type of setup, you are limiting what additional functions you can use - but you get the added bonus of everything working for a 4 deck setup - Heck, you could even just use the Vinyl/Slip control to do the same instead - swapping between deck 1 and 3 on the left and 2 and 4 on the right... Your imagination is your only limitation to be fair. (as an example of something I have done on the SB, I have one of the FX select buttons at the top put 3 effects into a chain with personally pre selected values that I like to use as a get out of jail card when I need to mix from one tempo range to a drastically different one to change the mood/style of the night for some time, the level knob then changes the ratio or feedback amount of each effect so that I can fade it out but that same button then chains 3 different effects if I have the Auto Loop section selected below and will do a similar process with the beats knob changing the wet/dry this time around)
As for the WeeGo3, I can't say I know a whole heap about it from first hand experience, but it seems to have a soundcard/audio out and mic connections the same as the SB, possibly has a dew less controls that you can make work as you want, seems to not have a headphones mix knob out of the box (again, this could be midi mappable if you wanted to lose a different knob for example).
Ultimately, both units will cover any possible needs you could have once you are willing to learn a little about mapping the controller the way you want it... There are very few actual gains for moving up the price bands other than the look and feel of a controller and the added benefit of having more functions mapped at once.
William Croke
So you are telling me that I can make my 2 deck ddj sb work as a 4 deck dj controller? If yes please explain me how I can do this! I decided to buy the ddj sb because is probably better! I really wan to know if I can use ddj sb as 4 deck controller so if this is possible please let me know!!
Thank you for your answer! :)
Definitely on Traktor Pro, definitely on Virtual DJ Pro.
I'll install Serato Intro again tomorrow and will let you know how I get on. I'm not familiar with it off hand mind but will find my way around it quickly anyway.
Have you considered using either Traktor (Can point you to TSI files for this already) or VDJ (I can make up a midimap for VDJ if you need, would be interested in getting to grips with the newest version anyway tbh)?
I found some videos on youtube showing how to do this on Traktor but many people have issues! My question is, if I make this on the Traktor or VDJ, my DDJ SB will be able to perform the same as before with the Serato? Thank you! :)
Definitely - I would recommend downloading the Tom Ash DDJ SB midi files (Basically maps all functions to Traktor as you would expect with more functionality than you get in Serato) and work from there mapping either the "Vinyl/slip" or "Key lock/Tempo range" buttons to swap between deck A and C on the left one and B and D on the right. Whichever you feel you have the least amount of use for. I'm linking to the one I use firstly as I know it works and has yet to give me any trouble in the 12+ months I've been using it - you can find the link and video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_bxOaStAzc
Definitely watch that first video to see what he has mapped to your controller, it's pretty sweet imho.
He also seems to have done another mapping where he changed the Sampler button on each side to be the toggle to swap to decks C and D, I've not personally used this though so your on your own for this one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVPh4v1H-sI
Okay! Thank you! I will give it a try!! :)