Customer Reviews and Ratings

DON'T GET IT.

If you're a serious DJ, you're better off paying another $100 and getting the Traktor Kontrol S2 for $399. This spin is cool if you're a small bedroom dj and doing it as a hobby but I still wouldn't recommend paying $280 for this. The gain slider has to be played with every time you load a new song, otherwise it will sound low. Sound card is not good. I just can't recommend this, even for newbies.

25 of 31 people found this useful

Just look at the other reviews. This is an overpriced toy.

15 of 29 people found this useful

as an upcoming dj i was pretty excited to get my vestal spin!! unfortunately its a waste of money... the mic was worthless, the sound card was junk and it was just horribly non responsive... ya i know its cheap but still it should be better than it is. just as an amateur dj i can tell that its not able to hold up to n thing more than a 5 yr old would need to do. I've already went straight back to Numark

20 of 47 people found this useful

I worked as a dj For 8 years. Spinning on Newmark decks and controllers using cds and hard media. Now switched to Mac book pro with Vestax Spin and djay 3 software. Use for small jobs and fun with friends works well for the money not sure if it would hold up to club use. I am planning to use for summer in a club and will see how it lasts. Software not hard to use love I-tunes sysnc . The mic is weak but run real mic through mixer works just fine.

31 of 42 people found this useful

The Vesatex Spin DJ USB Controller is a great product. The wheels feel great, and the touch sensitivity works seamlessly with the djay software. The faders seem a bit cheap, but integrate seamlessly with the software and work perfectly. I wish that there was more control over effects from the controller. The effects are pitch, echo, and reverb, and the only thing you can do from the controller is activate one effect (and I've only been able to activate echo from the controller. The other two I have to use my mouse). Overall, the controller is a 4 star product.

The big issue for me, however, is the software. The software would be fantastic, except for one huge flaw that ruins it. When loading a track onto one of the virtual turntables (we'll say B-Table), sometimes (not every time, but quite often), the track that is playing (A-Table) will slow down, skip, and become choppy until the B-Table track is loaded and the beat is analyzed. This downfall makes this product entirely unusable. I cannot mix music knowing that loading tracks will cause the playing track to chop and skip. It's an issue that ruins the entire product for me.

I won't be returning it yet since it's still fun to play around with and I use it to practice putting together mixes that will be performed on different equipment, but for anything more than playing for yourself or checking out arrangements to see if they work well together, this software/hardware combination is useless due to the skipping playback. An unfortunate downfall to an otherwise great product.

32 of 46 people found this useful

I bought the Vestax Spin mostly for personal enjoyment and some local partying and I already love it. I know that someone commented in another post that it is not compatible with any other software than djay, and i just want to confirm that statement is WRONG. I use my SPIN with Virtual DJ Pro. It works with legit and cracked versions. Not all the buttons match up with Virtual DJ though so be warned. The only negative things are that its somewhat hard to scratch because its small, and the scratching does sound electric rather than authentic vinyl because....well there is nothing that sounds like vinyl unless it is vinyl. But who wants to drop 3 thousand for vinyl turntables? its a great buy, i approve!

9 of 10 people found this useful

this is a brilliant piece of dj hardware, and perfect for anyone! the jogwheels are touch sensor and work brilliantly (the sensitivity can be changed, too!) all the dials and stuff are perfect, and the accessories work great, including the microphone!

i recommend this product to any dj, either just beginning with their djing, or even pros. don't look anywhere else, just get it!!!

11 of 12 people found this useful

I purchased this to use for my 7th & 8th grade dances. I've been playing with it at home and it seems to be perfect, I'm tired of all the cds and they get heavy. HOWEVER I quickly discovered that most of the new music I have from iTunes is DRM protected and cannot be played through this unit. It was my hope to download music for the dances from iTunes but that doesn't seem to be an option. I guess I'll just have to import cds.

35 of 42 people found this useful

I am a fanatic of music and have been an admirer of the DJ since the late 80's. While I have always wanted to be a DJ, I never had the funds nor the time to invest. I came across this little machine when I bought my MacBook in the summer of 2010. It took a couple of weeks to learn and practice the basic fundamentals of mixing music seamlessly.

From someone who has never DJ'd, nor knows anything about the professional equipment to compare to, this system is perfect. I can put together mixes for the gym or to simply enjoy.... and chics totally dig it! haha!

18 of 19 people found this useful

For $250 you can get a proffesional dj system. I bought this thnking it was small and portable and was probably for pros but I WAS WRONG!!!!! i am returning this back to apple TOMMOROW!!!! it is worth $50 the program is amatureus and the Vestax Spin ONLY WORKS WITH DJAY!!!!!

again only worth $50 TOPS!!!!

17 of 79 people found this useful