Arthol Gibson

While agreeing with most that has been said, I think peer pressure and the will for acceptance factor in heavily for the prevalence of drugs in any music scene.
Of the users you’d probably find 40-60% use as a means of habit or because they really feel like that’s the only way to connect to the vibe… :/ the other percentage would be the ones doing it because they assume that it’s a part of the ‘scene’ or because the person they came with is on something.. or they do it just to look cool.

So while EDM and E (per se) may go hand-in-hand, I think it has alot less to do with the culture of things and more to do with an assumed perception of them.

Here is my setup, please pardon the mess.. My current living setup doesnt allow for much storage/organization… 😳

Clockwise: Toshiba Satellite (15.6in […ladies] Screen, Dual Core 2.16/2.17, 4GB RAM, Windows 7 Ultimate), SkullCandy Hesh Headphones (50mm Drivers = solid sound, build quality equal to pricetag though :/), Logitech Tracball Mouse (from laptop only days – much easier to maneuver menus than touchpad), Numark NS6

Hey, Paul.. I can’t really give any leans on the other as I havent toyed with them but I did get an NS6 recently and, depending how creative you are or want to be with your set, it’s a pretty decent buy.
The setup and learning curve is pretty straight-forward, especially if it wont be your first foray in actually using tangible gear.
Im still getting the hang of it and will sometimes find myself stumbling but the custom version of ITCH that it comes with is seamless with connectivity and relativity to the midi controls.
Bouncing between four decks, if you venture there, comes second nature after a while and is pretty solid in functionality.

It is pretty heavy as someone said but the positive on that is that it looks and feels superb. The build quality is sturdy and abuse-ready.
Interoperability with VDJ 7 is pretty easy too, once you download the midi-map, which is free at press-time. I didnt try it with the four deck skin but everything reacted as it should, save for some tweaks here and there.

so… yeah 🙂

Gadabout, post: 1029 wrote: I really need to show my youtube love again. this is my last mix, 2months ago O_O . n joy =]

That was a really tight set broham 🙂 really liked that white-out effect you did with the video at around 8:40, in tune with the mix 😉

Tiago Andrade, post: 483 wrote: At 3:50 you can see a little trick 🙂

Dude.. that spot was something criminal! 😀 superbly epic, man.. great job, looked like a pretty awesome night

double.deez, post: 1549 wrote: The most annoying for me is the one that ask if you can hook up their iphone lol. …

Oh I so hate these folk.. and to top it off, if your setup is open like mine, they would proceed to bring the mp3 player to you so you can, basically, stop what youre doing so you can hear this amazing request that’s not in your library… ugh!

This would be mine