Hey mate, I am only new to the Dj'ing scene and I have been doing alot of research in the last week or so before purchasing my first lot of Dj equipment. I too have read some bad things about the Behringer mixers. But everyone has their own opinion, and some people might love them. Now how cheap are we talking?, keeping in mind you get what you pay for. If you were to go for a 2 channel item you could pick up the following for a handy price(2nd hand), and will be a reasonable investment and should be fine for what you want. * Korg KM-202, which has built in KAOSS pad *Allen & Heath Xone 22 *Numark DXM06 I haven't used any of the above mixers, but what I found is the Xone 22 seems to be a pretty good unit. As I said, Im only new to the scene so dont rush out and buy one that I mentioned. I'm sure one of the pro guys will post soon and point you in the right direction and tell me I'm wrong.