Help me make an expensive decision. (DJ related) - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Shauk · 01-28-2008, 04:51 PM

So say you're me and you have a hobby/secondary career financial decision to make.

You want to buy things that will help you express your ideas to the fullest.

I have to choose between.

Torq Xponent Tutorial Videos

or

Traktor 3 (I'd have to buy more hardware for this to work as well)

basically traktor would wind up costing a hell of a lot more but the mixer that it emulates is also a 1500$ piece of hardware, and it also has 4 virtual turntables.

so to tally things up in my head.

torq... comes with hardware, works out of the box, cheaper, has sampling and snapshot functions, is backed by m-audio who is a giant in the DJ/EDM production world (and is updating software all the time), VST effects support (basically if I put it on my computer, it will work with torq)
limitations: 2 decks only, pretty standard fare mixer (3 band)

traktor... A nice emulation of expensive hardware, lots of control over effects, 4 decks
downsides: expensive, no sampler, no hardware controller (only an interface for existing hardware like turntables) no VST support.

I'm really leaning towards torq. I wonder if anyone could research these a bit with me to help me reach a decision. I'm moving out of my ex's and I wont have any turntables so I guess torq seems to be the wise short term one, but I do plan on getting my own tables at some juncture.

gah, I hate money decisions

Fly · 01-28-2008, 06:41 PM

dude.........no turntables here but.....

......i have an m-audio board that i run ableton and pro tools7 on.........great fucking piece of machinery......i'd go that route.

get torq.

can't wait to hear the decision......

Shauk · 01-28-2008, 06:47 PM

2 votes for torq (plus my own predisposition for torq)

seems like we have a an early lead

funydjane · 01-28-2008, 06:55 PM

Easily the Torq. Then get a demo of Traktor or whatever other DJing software you want.

Shauk · 01-28-2008, 07:15 PM

ah well just bought this instead
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180211361880

100$ less than retail.

it's expandable at least. I can just keep adding hardware to it.

Fly · 01-28-2008, 10:25 PM

# USB bus-powered
# Core Audio and ASIO compatible
# Pro Tools M-Powered compatible

these ones caught my eye.........nice score man.

now you have me lookin' into this unit.........

love to hear what you make with it too........

Shauk · 01-28-2008, 11:33 PM

right now, with what I have, the only one of those features I can take any advantage of is the USB ;p

sad to say.

judging by what i'm seeing it looks like I MAY be able to use re-wire to link up Reason 4 with the Torq Software.

if so I'll have my own personal bank of original material to stuff into the samplers, and yeah, that could be quite fun, but more than that, unique.

01-28-2008, 04:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	Help me make an expensive decision. (DJ related) So say you're me and you have a hobby/secondary career financial decision to make. You want to buy things that will help you express your ideas to the fullest. I have to choose between. Torq Xponent Tutorial Videos or Traktor 3 (I'd have to buy more hardware for this to work as well) basically traktor would wind up costing a hell of a lot more but the mixer that it emulates is also a 1500$ piece of hardware, and it also has 4 virtual turntables. so to tally things up in my head. torq... comes with hardware, works out of the box, cheaper, has sampling and snapshot functions, is backed by m-audio who is a giant in the DJ/EDM production world (and is updating software all the time), VST effects support (basically if I put it on my computer, it will work with torq) limitations: 2 decks only, pretty standard fare mixer (3 band) traktor... A nice emulation of expensive hardware, lots of control over effects, 4 decks downsides: expensive, no sampler, no hardware controller (only an interface for existing hardware like turntables) no VST support. I'm really leaning towards torq. I wonder if anyone could research these a bit with me to help me reach a decision. I'm moving out of my ex's and I wont have any turntables so I guess torq seems to be the wise short term one, but I do plan on getting my own tables at some juncture. gah, I hate money decisions

01-28-2008, 06:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	dude.........no turntables here but..... ......i have an m-audio board that i run ableton and pro tools7 on.........great fucking piece of machinery......i'd go that route. get torq. can't wait to hear the decision...... __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

01-28-2008, 10:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	# USB bus-powered # Core Audio and ASIO compatible # Pro Tools M-Powered compatible these ones caught my eye.........nice score man. now you have me lookin' into this unit......... love to hear what you make with it too........ __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

01-28-2008, 06:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	2 votes for torq (plus my own predisposition for torq) seems like we have a an early lead

01-28-2008, 06:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
funydjane Tilted	Easily the Torq. Then get a demo of Traktor or whatever other DJing software you want.

01-28-2008, 07:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	ah well just bought this instead http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=180211361880 100$ less than retail. it's expandable at least. I can just keep adding hardware to it.

01-28-2008, 11:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Shauk Confused Adult Location: Spokane, WA	right now, with what I have, the only one of those features I can take any advantage of is the USB ;p sad to say. judging by what i'm seeing it looks like I MAY be able to use re-wire to link up Reason 4 with the Torq Software. if so I'll have my own personal bank of original material to stuff into the samplers, and yeah, that could be quite fun, but more than that, unique.