Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX4 2-Channel DJ Controller Black

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Amazing and works great with Serato Pro

Dj since the mid 80's (I'm 52). Havent dj'd in 15 years so I decided to catch the digital DJ wave. This little device is insane. I'm using serato dj pro with it. The reviews I read on reddit/internet etc all said NOT to get the flx4 if you use serato because it doesnt work as well. I think that is only in regards to the 'smart fader effect'. I dont use that effect, so no issue there, but I do use the smart cfx and it works. maybe it does more in rekordbox, but it's a nice filter + echo fade out when using Serato. as far as other features.... all work great. I swapped the sampler mode with stems and it's amazing. also, the bottom 4 pads on Beat Loop mode are basically just "beat jump" again which there is already a mode for beat jump, so It was redundant and I was able to use midi in serato and change those to "Quantize", "FX dropdown", "Sync OFF". If using serato, the FX drop down is good to add to a pad because when you use the "FX Select" button on the flx 4, it will cycle through the FXs in serato, but if you dont hit the drop down , you cant see which fx its selecting. (another tip would be to set serato to display only your favorite fx otherwise there is too many to scroll through). All in all, I never even used jog wheels, never used cd players, just vinyl on 1200's. and this little controller is amazing. I learned what I have been misssing. lol. loops, filters, FX's, key shifts, Cue points.. its amazing. I also never knew that the jog wheels have two functions,,. 1 you can move the sides to slow up and speed up the beat to keep it on beat... and the top obviously can stop the song play (like a record). I am nice when scratching/cuttin on vinyl, but I tried on here and its just so different I dont even try anymore. lol. ive seen others kill it on videos but not working out for me.. lol. so i dont even attempt anything but baby scratches. lol. The fader is decent in my opinion... in serato, i was able to set the curve for crossfader and for channel faders. The EQs are decent too. the output is only RCA but i hooked it up to my old mackie 1202 board and I use mackie SRM450 speakers and the sound was great. I was suprised since it was just rca's and an "entry level" controller. I didnt find an instruction manual in the box so i just explored and found out how to use this thing. and still finding out new features.. last week i found out if i Hold the SHIFT button in and press "sync" then it changes the range for the tempo slider from +- 8 to +-16, and higher. very useful since serato has the pitch n time plugin. its just amazing to dj with this beast. 1000 percent recommend this for anyone. I can't believe this is "entry level". LOL. hopefully this review helps someone because i did so much research on which entry controller to get, and there wasnt much help out there. lots of videos say get flx4 UNLESS you're using serato.. but im using serato and you should still get the flx 4! LOL its amazing.