Originally Posted by
DJ Elevate
The primary three are Virtual DJ, Serato, and Traktor - Pioneer Rekordbox also deserves mention
I'll speak to my own experience. I started on Traktor, and it has served me well and I still use it today for my mobile gigging. The fact you can run Traktor DJ on iPhone or iPad is a nice backup in case of equipment failure. I had an AC Adapter fail on me and my laptop died - I was able to plug my controller into my phone (I forgot my iPad that day as well), and despite the small screen, I had waveforms to work with and was able to get through the rest of the night. That's a big benefit of Traktor that I'm not sure others have. Traktor also has direct integration with iTunes which makes library management a little easier (Though I have some gripes with this where believe it or not even Pioneer Rekordbox is now starting to surpass them).
If I were in your shoes, I'd look at either Traktor or Serato. I'd go Serato if you're interesting in VDJing. If not, Traktor is pretty cool and if you slap a F1 on your system now you have a very easy way to drop samples, finger drum, etc. (you can do it with the keyboard as well but I'm lazy).
*HOWEVER* For myself currently, with the release of the latest DDJ-1000 from Pioneer with the nice big jogwheels combined with Traktor's somewhat stagnant feature delivery cycle lately.. I'm highly considering switching to 100% rekordbox instead of dividing my time between them (I use Rekordbox for prepping tracks to play out in clubs with Pioneer gear). Plus the DDJ-1000 cosmetically makes the S4 look like a child's toy.
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