DJ Vintage
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ModeratorQuite a story. I understand you don’t want to rewrite it for a forum post, but in this context I am slightly allergic to third-person narrative if you talk about yourself 😀 . My problem to deal with though, not yours lol.
Losing everything (not just your DJ stuff) in a house fire must be one of the most devastating life events imaginable. Sorry to hear you went through that. Good on you for making a comeback.
Welcome to the forums, thanks for the introduction and hope you will find what you are looking for here and enjoy your time on the forums.
ModeratorI know the Masterclass and Scratching one for sure. Would have to check. But if you go into the courses you own, there should be a forum option at the top if there is one.
ModeratorTopic has been readdressed with HQ. Waiting to see what this will bring.
ModeratorGood news is that when you have this set up by professionals, they will have a mixer that will allow a record out for the video guy to use :-).
Good (larger) PA’s, mostly of the digital kind, now allow you to create lots of outputs. While normally used for monitor use, they CAN be configured as stereo master outputs as well. This is handy if the music needs to be the same in all rooms but with varying and adjustable volumes. This can all be handled from one central place.
If different music is wanted in different rooms the story becomes a bit more complex, but nothing a pro-PA rental company can’t handle.
ModeratorAmen, RIP
ModeratorNot quite sure what you mean by “follows directions”. Are we talking like line dancing or latin kinda group dances?
Personally I don’t those and the times that I have played music where group interaction was relevant their would be an MC who I would fit with a headset wireless mic.
Clearly the best way to communicate with your crowd is with a DJ mic for normal use if you stay behind the booth. Headsets, while they can be practical as a result of their wireless character and leaving your hands free, typically interfere with normal headphone use. Hence not a favorite setup for me.
ModeratorI suspect that the title you have chosen for your topic is such that indeed someone else has – at some point in time – submitted another post with exactly the same title.
Topics like: “Beginner controller wanted” or “Best DJ Software?” have most likely been posted before.
You can check two things:
1) Using the topic title that got blocked, go to the search feature and type that in. If it is a topic title used before the post should show up in the search results.
2) Post a topic title that is unique (have it include your last name for example). If it DOES post, we (moderators) will remove that from the title, so don’t worry about it being out there forever 😀ModeratorIt’s been noticed by me as well. Unfortunately I have not been able to be fully replicable in the errors, making it very hard to put the web team in action. I will bring it to their attention again and see if – as a community – we can provide them with enough input to pinpoint the source of the problems and find a fix. Thanks again for reporting.
ModeratorCourses: Many of the courses have forums of their own, where course owners can go and get their questions answered.
PM: Absolutely a well-liked feature we lost when moving to the current forums. Even as moderators we don’t have a way to talk directly to members, meaning we have to do it all out in public, not always the most desired solution.
The DDJT forums are a dynamic environment, as is the main site. At the BPM show we (moderators) had a meeting with Phil and Steve on the future of the forums, what should it look like, what features should we lose, what features to keep and which to add. That conversation will be the basis for developing the plans for the future of the forums. Suggestions and requests being done over the last few years will be taken into consideration.
Thanks for your input and hope you will have the patience to stick with us until we can make the next step(s) forward.
ModeratorStand-alone: moving backwards imho. Seriously, your Ergo can already do more than a set of Nexus’ players, let alone if you upgrade to one of the high-end controllers you mentioned.
Hybrid: Not a big fan of hybrid (i.e. using CDJ-like devices to control DJ software). The gear was not designed for that purpose. You would be better off with a purpose-built controller.
Brands: Clearly very personal, but even with improved quality over the years and the occasional pretty good piece of gear, I would not stick Behringer in any upscale setup.
Controllers: Again very personal, but the RZX (as well as the ZX) are not something I’d aspire to as they offer too little value for money. They cost twice as much as the next model in line but the extra features don’t really make it worth it for me. Getting the RX or SX2 (more on that later) makes more sense. The Denon MCX8000 is one amazing controller, especially if you are a mobile DJ. There is very little I don’t like about it (we all know the cue light issue). NS7-III is a very nice controller, but motorized platters are an acquired taste, so be sure that is what you really want before getting one of those. It’s also just 2-channel so misses that criterium. The S8 is the ultimate Traktor controller currently, but the workflow (no jogwheels, stems central) is so different from the others that I wonder how they end up in the same comparison.
Software: If you have done substantial work to your collection in your DJ software, I would not be very tempted to change software unless I had to. If you stick with Traktor, NI gear is pretty much the only way to go. If you go to the R-series of Pioneer you’d be locking yourself in to the RekordBox platform, while the S-series which are pretty identical do support Serato for example (or VDJ, Cross, DJay Pro, etx.)
Find a few of the recent posts on picking a controller and go through the steps (workflow, software, budget, shortlist, hands-on, choice). This should help you find the controller that is best suited for your next step in your DJ-ing career.
November 15, 2016 at 2:41 pm in reply to: Hi, like to share my DJ story with you, what's yours? #2465351ModeratorHi and welcome to the forums. Some story, no shortage of words LOL. You outdo me by factor 10 hehehehehe.
Enjoy your time here.
ModeratorIt’s a good question. As long as it’s a 64-bit version of OSX 10.9 or later it should work as that seems to be the minimum requirement.
ModeratorThe only bad thing about AMD CPU’s is that they are usually not supported (well) by DJ software. So while great for those jobs as described (have a 6-core AMD desktop myself and it get’s right busy when doing bulk work in MiK and Platinum Notes or doing other CPU-intensive tasks), I’d 100% use an Intel-based system for actual DJ-ing (Mac/Windows).
ModeratorWhile I haven’t tested the Serato remote app, I have tested the Mixvibes Cross one for example and it does what you’d expect, load decks, play/pause/cue and such. Due to latency issues I wouldn’t try getting a beat-matched mix in though.
As a DJ/MC that needn’t be a big problem.
ModeratorHi Jacob, welcome to the forums. Hope you’ll find what you are looking for here. Enjoy your time with us.
As for your questions, I am not much of a producer (or none at all for that matter), so others will have to chime in here. I can say though that there is no such things as “best” software. It wholly depends on what it is exactly you want to do, how you want to do it and lots of personal preference.
As for instruments, I understand many producers use a keyboard of easy input of notes, so I’d think that would be a good place to start, but I may be wrong. Getting some basic musical knowledge under your belt seems like a good investment too.
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