Blackavenger, I’m considering the 96 after chatting with the cru although I’m debating the A9 too. How’s your experience been with it? How do you approach your mixes? Long, short cuts, scratch, all the above?
Stu, PK, I love the DJS-1000, it’s so easy. For syncing, I play it by ear and use nudge, pitch, and quantization on the pads. It’s not perfect, def error prone, but for my sets it works well.
Have you seen Beat-Link-Trigger?
https://blt-guide.deepsymmetry.org/beat-link-trigger/7.0.1/Link.html#carabiner-control-functions
With the help of Carabiner (which is built right in to Beat Link Trigger since version 0.6.1), you can synchronize an Ableton Link session’s tempo, beats, and bars to the a player (either the Tempo Master, or one chosen by a Trigger for more specialized needs), or you can add Link as its own “player” that can become Tempo Master to the CDJs.
BTL connects Pro DJ Link and Ableton Link devices on the same network. I’ve been able to get everything talking to one another where the sampler shares the beat data with the 6000s and vice versa but I’ve hit some walls. I could probably spend a bit more time with it, maybe I’m not doing something right. It’s a solid little app and picks up the 1000 immediately.
I’ve considered the Maschine, especially since it has link and I’m going to be adding my laptop + midi controller with ableton to my sets. However, the DJS is super fun and makes writing tracks on the fly really easy. Also, since it’s Pioneer, I can “practice” with it at home and then use it with confidence, aka sync, when I’m out since the setup will most likely be Pioneer.