The whole panel underneath the faders comes off for easy servicing. There’s a decent short-throw crossfader with plenty of room around it for scratch DJs to not feel cramped. The four-channel mixer again oozes quality. Nobody’s going to ask for a go on your “toy” it doesn’t look like a toy, and most people wouldn’t know what the hell to do with it! This, I think, is a good thing.ĭJ like a pro using ANY gear: The Complete DJ Course A more standard set of four encoders and buttons at the top of each channel for FX give a note of normality, but overall, it all looks very futuristic. The touchstrips right above the transport controls at the front of each deck are, of course, exactly where you find them on the Novation Twitch, the only other major jogwheel-less all-in-one DJ controller out there. Of course there’s another area where the “deck” parts of the unit differ from CDJs as well as practically all DJ controllers: There are no jogwheels, the space where they used to sit being replaced by four mini faders, extra encoders and buttons, and those aforementioned screens. Somehow the addition of screens makes one think of Pioneer’s CDJs these “decks” are slimmer and less chunky but also at least as well built as CDJs, if not better. Better built than the Kontrol S4, the Kontrol S8 immediately stands out through having two 4.7″ screens (they’re not touchscreen, by the way), one for each deck. ![]() First Impressions / Setting up Massive and seriously well-built, one thing’s for sure: No one’s going to be asking you to have a go at your “DJ toy” when you’re rocking one of these…
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