u/OIIijk

Hi, first of all for those who remember me, i got a S4MK3 with license included for a great price, afaik yall guys can suck it (joking)

Second of all, is it worth upgrading from traktor pro 3 to traktor pro 4, since I got the license for pro 3?

Little info about me, I'm going to an exchange year at the end of summer / the start of fall. And im really torn on whether I should buy myself a portable controller like a denon prime go+ or a flx4/mx2, but then again I REALLY want to have 4 channels and the club layout, especially when my current controller is a Hercules rmx

Theres atleast a dozen of 4 channel controllers near me for a great price, but they're obviously too big for carrying around in a suitcase for example. Should I buy a full size controller and worry about logistics later or get a more compact one and upgrade to a bigger one when im done with my exchange year?

I've been looking at S4MK3's but they're all gone from the used market. Should I consider buying a mx2 or wait until the mx4 releases?

Hi guys, once upon a time i tried to get this REAL old version of virtual dj working because it'd be compatible with my REALLY old controller. Took me hours upon hours getting a windows xp based software to work on windows 11. After my mom saw me eating my controller out of rage, she asked me why I couldn't just vibecode a dj app to work with the controller? Excuse me? What the hell? Imagine if someone made such software with chatgpt shit&slop? Like yeah alright. As if ai would know what the fuck an old console like that is even. Had to search thru the bible of alexandria to find a "working" driver. The guy down at hercules had to call an expert ( which took 3 weeks to respond) on the device to guide me thru updating the controllers firmware. Putrid. Anyways i got the software working and it was at the same time cool in a never lived nostalgia way but unfathomably horrible, probably because i didnt use windows xp for it. I continued using djuiced so all of this was a waste of time. end of story.

Controller was a hercules dj console rmx
And no i dont hate my mom

Hi, couple months ago i started with DJ'ing with the Hercules Dj console RMX. I now want to buy a new controller as the lack of features have stopped my progress. I mean seriously, it doesnt even come with a filter knob

Anyways... After scrolling through countless shopping guides, threads, etc on reddit, watched countless videos about controllers, talked with a dj'ing expert on the matter, and probably more, I have not came to a conclusion on what I should buy next.

Here are the requirements:
-Under a 1000€
-must fit in a backpack or a suitcase as I'm moving to another country
-new or used, dont matter
-Must be a step up from my current one (Hercules dj console RMX)
-could be used for small gigs
-its preferred if it came with any pro version of a software (serato pro, etc)
-doesnt matter whether its standalone or not

Ive looked at the flx4, which I feel like would give no room for improvement. My top contenders are the GRV-6, a Denon DJ MC7000 near me, possibly a traktor kontrol s4 from ebay. However, all of these may be too big, not sure at all though.

If there are any more I could consider, please let me know. This is my last hope🙏