> I believe the ergonomics of a DJ mixer are good for those who need to make very fast cuts in realtime, but not necessarily any different for simple crossfades or EQ tweaks on a number of channels. The other advantage of using an external controller talking to software is you can keep the quality of your D/A converter if you like the way it sounds, rather than using the electronics in an analog DJ mixer. the nice dj mixers do have a good signal path and adjustable crossover curves but nothing that cant be done easily with software, but i really doubt the fader in a UC-17 or something is any good, at that price point. i have a behringer, and opened it up and lubricated the faders with mineral oil which helped quite a bit but they still slide nowhere near as smooth as a RANE dj mixer.. i noticed you can buy replacement RANE faders for like $50 a piece or so, it might make sense to just get some of thos and plug into a multio to convert the CV into controller data... > > -lee
