Don't get me wrong... I have DJ'd for the past 22 years and have over 5000 records which i would never get rid of.
I just mentioned going the digital Dj route because I have run into literally hundreds of want-to-be Dj's who see me DJ and want to dj/scratch with turntables and records. When they finally realize how hard and costly it is to constantly purchase records, the cost of 2 turntables, the cost of up-keep of needles every 6 months and let alone carrying heavy record crates from gig to gig, they end up going digital.
20 years of carrying too much equipment~ I love being an ipod dj.
I am a DJ and trust me, Traktor is the only way forwards. You can set it up so many ways. I warmed up from Graeme park a few weeks ago, he uses it, Danny rampling uses it, they all use it. Trust me.
Don’t buy any other decks than Pioneer.
Ill post a pic of my set up once i rearrange my office/studio in next few days
Graeme park