Read the 10 Commandments For Better Digital DJing

My favourite part was that they’re not just applicable to digital djs. I know physical media DJs who could use some of those tips.

Emma, I meant people who play off physical media (“actual” records, and Audio CDs). Particularly some of the stuff about sound quality – seeing people running mixers in the red the whole time makes me cringe. And even some of the stuff about doing it for the music.

Although it’s also interesting to see the way people often put DVS DJs (like me) in a different category to “pure” physical media or “pure” digital DJs. It’s all just playing other people’s records, innit?

Phil Morse, post: 1238 wrote: That’s true, it is. but to us part of the philosophy of controller DJing is that it’s also portable – a backpack can carry your whole set-up. So in that respect it liberates where you can play in a way DVS doesn’t, as of course DVS which requires a full, old-fashioned DJ set-up and then some extra equipment too.

I see how the portability is handy – I have an X1 and a Nanokontrol mapped to enable just that kind of minimal setup as well. It’s more the way there seems to be a competition where the “pure” physical guys look down on the “pure” digital guys (and vice-versa), and everybody seems to look at DVS as the worst of both worlds.

For me it’s about flexibility. I can play anytime, anywhere, irrespective of what equipment may or may not be available. You haz Technics? I can do it. You haz Pioneers? I can do it. You haz a flat space that I can fit a laptop in? I can do it.

I just want to play other people’s records for you 😀

ellgieff, post: 1249 wrote: For me it’s about flexibility. I can play anytime, anywhere, irrespective of what equipment may or may not be available. You haz Technics? I can do it. You haz Pioneers? I can do it. You haz a flat space that I can fit a laptop in? I can do it.

Uggghh, I wish. I’d love to learn some “classic” hardware. I just don’t have access to any turntables or CDJs. Even if I did, I would still be running them through some sort of DVS anyway, unless it was some fancy Pioneer CDJ with the track waveform on an LCD. Digital suits me better though, I think.

Emma Partnow, post: 1439 wrote: Thank You for explaining that my Friend; as I wouldn’t have known; but I still Adore my Physical Media :);
I have about 800CD’s; and around 300 Vinyl Records (which are now in the Attic – all in their Individual Plastic Sleeves); I have been Buying MP3 Files for a while now; but because I can ‘Manipulate/Destroy’ them in my Software they just don’t ‘Feel’ the Same as Vinyl or CD’s; as with that Media you got what you got and that was it; apart from when Vinyl Records ‘Jump’ I actually Love to hear the ‘Scratchy Sounds’ 🙂

Actually it’s kind of funny you mention that; in another post I mentioned I’m an audio snob when it comes to listening to music so I do have an old stanton str8-60 turntable at home – For some gigs I will bring it out with me and at the very end of the night I will let my last track on traktor echo out with a ton of reverb, turn on my turntable, put on a record and let the sounds be heard (the drop and the warm analogue sounds). I love it, love the romance of pulling the record out, laying it down, dropping the needle ever so gently and just letting it go.