Chuck van Eekelen, post: 41569, member: 2756 wrote:
Hi Chuck van Eekelen,
I detect a tone of sarcasm in your post!
– LOL … I wonder what DJ mixer you used with your old setup…
Back in the days of REAL Disc Jockeys – the clue is in the name – there were no mixers, at least in the case of mobile DJ’s, just a console with two turntables, 2 volume controls & – guess what – in between tracks DJ’s ‘talked’ to their audience. Crazy, huh! Not like the computer geeks of today!
I do, however, acknowledge there is a skill to be learnt in mixing tracks seemlessly, it just doesn’t interest me & is not what my intended audience would want anyway.
– I think you need to separate in your mind the DJ-side of things (controllers, laptop, soundcards, etx.) and the PA side (speakers and amps)… –
… Not sure what you mean by this, as it seems I need ‘all of the above’?
– Just out of curiosity, are you switching to DVS and keeping your vinyl workflow, …
I don’t really know what Digital Vinyl is, but…
I am finding it hard to think of getting rid of my vinyl, but the thought of digitising it all is quite daunting. Phil Morse*, the guy behind DDJT, suggested that I replace the vinyl I might want to continue using with MP3 versions of the tracks. That’s OK, but a digital file does not give you the emotional attachment you get from remembering when & why you bought the vinyl. But I guess that is just sentimentality.
– …cause in that case there wouldn’t be too much extra you need. Get a Serato, Traktor or … fill in the blank … certified soundcard, plug your good ole 1200s in, run the outputs through the same mixer you already used, fire up the software and off you go.
I think 1200’s refers to the pinnacle of DJ turntables, but I never had these & no longer have my DJ console, so am pretty much starting from scratch (forgive the pun!) again.
* Incidentally, Phil does not mention in his 50-part ‘How to be a digital DJ’ video series on Youtube that you either need powered speakers or a separate amp, as well as your chosen mixer/controller & DJ software. I think this is a bad omission on his part, but the videos are nevertheless very useful.
Greetinx,
C.
