For the money this is a nice piece of kit and perfectly good for bedroom DJs or those moving up from something very basic. This is the fourth controller I’ve had and bought it as my Denon MC2000 finally gave up the ghost and I didn’t want to spend out for pro level gear as I just don’t need it. Although good value for money there is obviously a compromise in build quality and functionality between this kind of thing and pro level gear.The good points have been highlighted in many reviews but to confirm, I really like the the effects set up with the paddles and although it is true that there are limitations as you can only use one effect per channel at any one time, the ease of use means that won’t bother most people. All of the rotary controls are good and the filter knobs are excellent, as are the loop controls.The one thing that disappointed me and the reason I have only given four stars is the fact that there is no ‘click’ in the middle of the pitch slider range to let you know that you are in the middle. This is annoying because it means you can’t tell just by feel when the pitch slider is in the middle and thus the tune is set to its actual BPM on loading. Instead you have to keep checking by looking at the screen. I’m not sure why Numark have left this out but just be aware of it.