After you do the dvs mod on the 23C you can also play normal vinyl without any problem and switch between it and dvs. BUT! Problem is you don't have a gain control on the mixer for the dvs input, it needs to be done in the software, which means you need a controller knob mapped for that. A&H did this on purpose to make you buy their K2, which is an expensive overkill for your requirements. You can do with some cheaper controller, but you need to know mapping. For example Numark dj2go2 (touch or no-touch edition, doesn't matter). It has browse/load and volume/gain knobs, just what you need, but has to be mapped. There's a ready-ish mapping for
http://djplayerpro.com/, the only app that allows you to have very good dvs on your iphone/pad/pod. Since you don't need any trickery, just load a track and play it as normal vinyl, I'd say this is the best option to look into. Traktor, Serato, Rekordbox are (again) overkill imo, and need a bulky laptop. DJ player pro is no slouch.
This could be the best scenario, but two things to be wary about
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- 23c had reports of bleeding faders. If you run on such unit, chances are you'll have problems with the dvs i.e. the timecode signal may bleed into the master, which renders the mixer unusable for dvs
- hopefully the 23c soundcard will work nicely with ios, but you never know.
Another option is Pioneer djm 250mk2. Switching to dvs is piece of cake. Downsides:
- it's digital, unlike the 23c, meaning your real records get ad/da conversion
- doesn't work with ios, must use laptop with Traktor or Rekordbox.
I have another suggestion, a route I'd personally go, but before spilling the beans I need to know your current mixer.
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