D-Jam, post: 2641 wrote: …
I won’t knock a total newblood who can make solid and creative mixes on his computer using sync. I’ll knock him if he gets paid a lot to get in front of a crowd, and he can’t perform when sync fails him…
Like many DJ’s here, I started out on 1200s, then moved to CD playesr, then to Media players and now to Traktor Pro. And yes, I Synch tracks to the Traktor’s Master clock. However, I won’t hesitate to turn off Synch and adjust the tempo by ear if I hear the tracks drifting off beat, which happens more often than not.
To the OP, Sych is a tool. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s how well you use that tool, along with everything else (song selection etc.) that determines how good (or bad) of a DJ you are.