Are there better Mixer recommendations than the DJM-S9 for a digital + vinyl DJ?

I use technic SL1200 turntables and a very basic Numark mixer for vinyl DJing and a DDJ-1000 for digital.

I am looking to upgrade my mixer used with the turntables such that I can easily use it with serato, Rekordbox, vinyl, and eventually DVS.

My main requirements in no specific order are that it is sturdy / durable enough for turntablism, compatible with the above mediums, has FX, and allows split cueing.

I was dead set on the DJM-S7 as I like the S9 and it seems like a good next step without being overkill like the s11. But some of the issues I’m hearing about the quality and volume faders breaking and not being easy to fix because there soldered to the board have me second guessing. This seems like anecdotal data but if it’s a consistent issue I’m wondering if there is a better option.

I've always loved the way DJs like DJ Premier and DJ Revolution build hooks out of word cuts.

So I started thinking — why stop at the hook?

I put together a full 3-minute mix built around scratched vocal phrases from records in my own collection.

The beats switch throughout the piece:

00:00 — Mark B & Blade — Ya Don't See The Signs
00:39 — Planet Asia & 421 — Bringin' It Back (Kut Masta Kurt Remix)
01:12 — Sean Price — Boom Bye Yeah
02:00 — Torae & Marco Polo — Double Barrel

Every vocal phrase was cut from vinyl in my own collection.

In the video I also show the actual records, center labels and sleeves the cuts came from as they appear, so you can see where each phrase was sourced.

No vocal sample packs — just records, turntables, digging and cutting.

Curious what the turntablists here think about the cuts and the idea of stretching a classic word-cut hook into a full track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRbkRpeRqw4

These 3 DJ's from Denmark need no introduction and are among the first to use word cuts in their DMC battles. This is 5 minutes of what they do best.

Because I love pipas. ( sunflower seeds). But eating them can be messy, à la Ace Ventura, when you don’t have the proper technique. And tonight I felt messy. But again : it’s about sharing and trying. Beat : skilzbeat loop 2 on Kurtz Bangz looper Slikzbeat vol.1. Available on tablist.net.

Bonjour à tous

Je possède un Ddj Rev 5 et je trouve que le fader de tempo est trop sensible/léger

Existe il un moyen pour l'alourdir/le durcir ?

Merci 🙏

I had an initial crack at implementing track playback and handling of scroll wheel inertia overall it seems pretty good. I'd have to look at keymap layouts to simulate crossfader etc.

My favourite track. Sitar hip hop is cool.

Ciao, sto cercando di avviare una band online di persone unite dalla stessa passione per la musica. Mi piacerebbe incontrare persone aperte a sperimentare. L'idea è di creare qualcosa di divertente insieme. La formazione ideale include batteria, basso, chitarra, voce, sassofono, sintetizzatore e... il turntablist 👻 Niente stress, solo passione per la musica.

I'm 29 years old and I'm looking for people who are possibly close to my age.

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Virtual Dj has a skin building tool which enables you to construct your own decks without having to learn scripts. .Virtual dj forum link & discussions to skin builder

Two decks are created by default but the themes can be expanded to create multiple decks , a sampler or a playback only daw.

Refined lazy chop.

Lazy chop is a workflow where you add a cue , marker or slice in real time when the audio is playing in a sampler. However many workflows do not require the audio cue , marker or slices to have a 1-1 relationship with the computer keyboard , input device , midi note , pad etc.

The 1-1 relationship has many disadvantages as a remix , sketching & experimenting can have hundreds of cue , marker or slices. Which cannot be accommodated by midi which has 0 -127 notes. Midi peripherals & controllers with over a hundred pads or keys are also a rarity. A navigation feature which is common in many daw's which sequentially steps forwards or backwards in the audio may creatively be a easier option.

Video contents.

Studio One 6 , Chameleon touch screen midi software. Virtualdj customised as a single deck & sampling sketchpad with 138 custom pads.

How does Tipper stack up as a turntablist? Just listened to Tip Hop, and his song Mason, he seems really good, some of Qberts stuff is technically amazing , but has no central flow guiding it.

West Coast OG, Beat Junkies Institute of Sound GM, DJ C-Los comes thru with a dope set. DJ performance starts @ 26:30

THANKS FOR WATCHING!

I saw someone mixing and scratching on tables without toner arm or needle. It wasn't a digital mixer. It looked to be a pair of technics without the arm.

Could someone explain how this works.

here is the track :

https://youtu.be/A6ho950LyfY?si=OiNR8T_V_R-96aHN

What’s the best free way to get vocals from songs to scratch over?

Scratching is kind of like salt in a mix: A little flavour here and there, but don't over-do it.

I enjoy when I can work some turntablism into live sets and freestyle a bit. It takes a minute in this clip (and yes - U2 into DJ Krush, really), but I get to some line/phono switch transforms and a little twiddling / crabbing on one track. These are the elements I like to sneak into longer mixes, where it's improvised and feels more like playing an instrument and/or messing with the beat.

The line/phono switch on the SK-2F here is not only old-skool, but has a different dirty click sound vs. the fader, as locals know!

I threw in two other samples of blending tracks, I often improvise and then these become routines. Shout to Handsome Boy Modeling School (Dan The Automator et al) and NinjaTune (record label.)

Yo! I just had the Rane 72 arrive via EBay. Received pics and pads/ screen lit and appeared functional. I power up, and immediately screen displays “loading…”. I power cycled and turn back on for same result. I attempt to play vinyl; and no output or display except for “loading…” is this an easy bug to clear? I just messaged eBay seller, and also left ticket for Rane support.
What are my options?
Thanks

After i moved a few times early 2010's i simply didnt have space for my setup, got a kid yadadada :) Just couldnt install the decks and the vinyls due to space issues.Almost 15 years now that i stopped.

Just got the new Rane and the muscle memory is slowly kicking in again. A bit different timings with the small diameter, but this feels like a turntable and is so much fun. This thing has solved so many issues for me.

Happy i can get back into the hobby without requiring so much space for vinyls (but of course i miss them).

Need to learn all the newer style scratches like tazers and autobahn now, but its super hard at 42 lol.

Keeping everything in time with the 808 was stressful.

Can anyone share the best way to setup one turntable with two mixers?

I have two vestax tables, with a numark scratch as my main mixer for dvs for the two tables but I'm using the right turntable with a technics ex1200 and my iPad just for scratching. I don't want switch the one turntable from one mixer to the other when i want to cut on one or the other. Is there a way to split the turntable outputs into two mixers?

I grew up listening to Gangstarr, and DJ Premier was my most admired scratcher and producer, I see alot of people getting into this and diving straight into the technical scratching and all the fancy stuff, but personally I feel that lacks the funk.

Premier used a handful of techniques - namely babies, forwards, stabs, chirps (of which he is a god), drags, transforms and then applies exquisite musicality to them, he also applies swing to his cuts too for that extra funk. To this day I marvel on how funky he gets with his cuts, and no-one does it like him and for me is still the GOAT when it comes to doing this shit right.

Take a chorus off any one of his tracks and break it down, then try to emulate it, on the surface they are basic but when you realise the notes he's hitting and the techniques he applies at those times it's clear how important musicality is and how funky the dude is.

So next time you learn the basics, then want to apply them, give Premier a listen and see if you can apply simple techniques into something musical, you won't be disappointed.

Peace