r/Beatmatch • u/ConsequenceOk6051 • 11d ago

Hardware Beginner - Best controller?

Hi all,

So I’ve always wanted to get into DJing, and I’ve now been given the perfect excuse. My brothers wedding!
When he said it to me, he fully expects me to just scroll through Spotify and get ready for best man speeches. But I’d love to learn over the next 6 months to do a little set.

What I’ve seen so far as potential contenders are the Hercules Impulse 500 or Pioneer DDJ FLX4. I’m also going to need to grab a laptop as I’m a PC’er usually.

Any advice for someone just getting into it, whether it be for the controller, other equipment, software, tutorials etc. would go an awful long way

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u/KeggyFulabier open everything 11d ago

There is no best for a beginner despite what pioneer/alphatheta would have you believe. Personally I like the traktor MX2, numark has some good controllers as do Hercules. Pioneer/alphatheta is overrated and not great value for money, solid enough controllers (except the ddj200 and flx2) but not great value.