my 2 cents...
regarding the concept of "real" dj'ing, as long as you can play the tunes and keep a crowd in a bar/club then that is all the manager wants. unfortunately 90% of clubs just care about the $$$!
This also means most wont care what equipment use. every club i've played in near me has allowed controllers, although using CDJs does feel better.
The solution? use CDJs and timecode with a laptop. that way it still looks like you're some some "real mixing" but have the benefits of digital. isn't this what most the "big" djs use in clubs after all...?
that said, i also agree with a "true dj" being able to use most kit in that they should be able to at least beatmatch. but this can be learnt using laptop if you turn the sync function off!!
so S4 or cdjs? if money was no object you wanna go with the "club standard" which would be cdj2000s! no point learning on some shitty £150 cdjs then stumblling on pioneers in a club!
obviously money does matter so i'd go with S2/S4. S2 if you dont have cdjs to plug in, otherwise its a waste of 2 channels and £200-300!!
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