My ( Native instruments ) intermediate student setup

[AL-THE-OK]

At 18 I got my first job so I splashed out on my first couple of wages ! Got some bargains too so created a decent little set up I think. I'm not rich ! i just saved up.

I'm not trying to show off How much I spent but just showing how much i saved if you wait and look around for a bit, save your money and look in the rite places.

Samsung oled Tv:RRP £600 Got for £250 Brand new 1 week deal (Currys.com)
Compaq pressario Cq61 RRP : £350
Traktor s4 RRP : £750
Traktor x1 RRP RRP £155 got for £120 Ebay
Maschine Mikro RRP £250 got for £200 B stock ( came brand new ! )
Laptop Swing arm RRP £50 paid £35 Amazon
2x Qacoustic 150w Speakers Ferro Fluid Cooled RRP £200 paid £100
2x JBL Northridge E80 RRP £400 paid £200 Ebay ( now worth £0 ... Blew them at a party ! use them as speaker stands )
Qtx 480w Amp RRP £99

Steel Framed 2 solid shelf work bench rrp £250 paid £5 My old school got nocked down so I took it from the I.T Department. I only had £5 in my pocket so left it as a donation it was free to take.

Just could do with a new laptop it struggles running multiple programs ( I will not however go to apple ! )

Some of you maybe thinking why is it all NI , I just like the software and capabilities its simple and effective not over the top confusing, you can just get stuck in without having to sit and watch tutorials for hours on end.

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below my first setup , 2 x ministry of sound , direct drive deck and mixer ( bought them off a mate for £20 , cost me £30 50 replace needles and heads wt ?....The setup is mow stored in the loft because i couldn't afford the vynl

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my 2nd setup and first party with Hercules Controller : sold to upgrade

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[MWagner]

Very nice. You've got a potentially very powerful setup there.

[Toastmaster]

Epic setup is epic. No offense but the deal are probably the best part, haha! Got some luck with you and a good bargain-hunting skill. More pics would definitely be appreciated, as the entire setup isn't in view.

[AL-THE-OK]

Epic setup is epic. No offense but the deal are probably the best part, haha! Got some luck with you and a good bargain-hunting skill. More pics would definitely be appreciated, as the entire setup isn't in view.

I will post some more pics ups asap...These are just a few I had on my computer at the time.

would love to know how how i could get the best potential setup out of these if possible, finding it very hard to find a decent mapping.so that I can use the x1 to control deck c and d Eq's. Aswell as being able to record machine through traktor s4.

Cheers Guys

[AL-THE-OK]

Just bought this to add replace my laptop

Lenovo laptop

Was £1000
Deal £599

10% Olympic discount

Bought : £539

Processor Intel® Core i7-2670QM processor clocked at 2.2GHz
Cache memory 6MB
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
RAM 8 GB
Graphics card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M DDR3 2GB
Screen type LED
Screen resolution 1366 x 768 pixels
Screen size 15.6"
Screen features HD LED Backlit
Hard drive 750 GB
Optical disk drive DVD RW
Memory card reader 5 in 1 card reader
FireWire 4 x USB 2.0
Modem/Ethernet 10/100/1000M LAN
WiFi WiFi 802.11bg/bgn
Video interface 1 x HDMI
Audio interface 1 x 3.5 mm jack for headphones or speakers
1 x 3.5 mm jack for microphones
Sound Built in speakers
Webcam Yes
Keyboard & Mouse Keyboard & trackpad
Battery 6 Cell 2.2A battery, up to 5 hours
Accessories included AC power adapter
Software included Dixons image
Size 376 x 250 x 35.5 mm (W x D x H) with lid closed.
Weight 2.6 Kg

[vanaema78]

I have the JBL E80's at home haha. Nice speakers.

[DJKyleHughes]

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