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I upgraded to these from the HDJ 500s. There is a huge difference in durability and comfort. The sound is comparable between the two but if you are any kind of serious about DJing I'd go with these. They just feel better for extended playing times.

I'm not a pianist or anything but this has one of the nicest keyboard feels I've ever laid finger on. Especially at this price range. Perfect for my little starter production environment, Mapping it to Ableton was a sinch and it easily interacts with KOMPLETE too.

Replaced my Blue Snowball with one of these, I've only had it for a few days and I'm really impressed with it. Mute button is a huge plus so I dont have to turn the mic on and off via software, the version i have came with iZotope nectar and some Presonus DAW for 20 bucks more then usual. I havent used either yet.

So i have had this controller for 2.5 years now. It is my first controller and it has been a trooper. If you are looking to get started in DJing I can't recommend it enough. My only complaint is that over time and travel some of the faders have bent slightly so its hard to be super accurate. Platter wheels are great for nudging and super simple baby scratching. but anything more then that is just asking for trouble. Was given this for Christmas to see if i liked DJing, turns out I did. :D

When I bought this I didnt consider myself a musician. Like a lot of people I saw Madeon's Pop Culture video among others and went "I want to do that". Learning curve was a little weird at first coming from very little musical background but this is what got me started!

Got this color variant from Guitar center for the same discounted price as the gen 2s during the 50th anniversary event. Same great KRK sound perfect for a beginner home studio, They handle bass nicely which was a must for me, had a problem with some Alesis in the same price range distorting like crazy .

I feel like this is kind of the standard for electronic music producers. I just like that it can be used for live performance if need be as well as for production. Works great with Novation's launchpad or any other control surface really.

I love this software but It's just so much to learn to really get the most out of everything it has to offer, which is pretty much everything you need to make any kind of music ever.

All in one four deck capability for a fraction of the cost of a similar pioneer system. Has more functionality and you can even use recordbox crates if you have that set up. only thing ive run in to is my playlists disappearing briefly, they came back after a reset. Software is still in its infancy but still miles ahead of other stand alones. skip the "club standard" get the best.

Really great for quick sketching out music ideas without having to think about theory quite so much.