Electricbloom

learn how to manual beat match, it gives a greater feeling of accomplishment and you’re not dependent on technology, you’ll feel much more confident as a DJ. I hate using the sync button, even though I use a controller, though it’s definitely useful in some situations (like 4 deck techno mixes ect).

yes, talk to the people organizing the fashion show, see what kind of mood they want to create, then add your own personal touch to it.

Both controllers and CDj’s have their advantages IMHO.

Bars and clubs often have CDJ’s set up already, and while controllers are portable, I much prefer not having to setup and plug in my controller, especially when there are other Dj’s playing before me. Furthermore the ‘feeling’ of a CDJ or TT is very different. While I started on controllers, after having used CDJ’s I love that I’m not looking at a laptop screen the whole time, I find it really distracts from the music when you have big, colorful waveforms. When I bought my secondhand CDJ’s I was paying more attention to the music, which I highly prefer. Also, CDJ’s are just bigger, they feel nicer to use to me, especially the jogwheels.

Of course, controllers are much cheaper, which is a huge plus. And they are easier to transport to like a house party for example. And yes, they can do the same or more then CDJ’s, though personally, I haven’t moved into the crazy realm of controllerism, and I doubt I will in the future. I just like mixing 2 tracks (maybe 3-4 in the future), nothing fancy, just picking the right song at the right time, which is more important anyway then mashing up or remixing things live in my opinion.

So my ideal setup would be, 2 CDJ’s with USB (and recordbox or Engine for easy searching) and a mixer, and a controller for backup or those small house parties (which I love to do btw). I’m also really wanting to try good old vinyl, cause I love having a piece of music in my hand. So for me, it’s very much about the ‘feeling’ of DJing and being in touch with the music, not only about the functionality or the price.

same here, and for the first time ever with anything, I want to get as good as possible 🙂 Learning how to beatmatch by ear using CDJs and reading about DJing every day 🙂 hope to get into production more as well.

Sounds great! I’ve been wanting to do something like that as well. What’s your set up PA wise? where do you get the power for your gear?

you could try a controller that’s also a stand alone mixer: denon mc6000, works with virtual dj, has 4 decks, is a full digital mixer, is really well built and compact, and is used by a lot of mobile djs from what I’ve heard. 🙂

Don’t you think you’re missing an important aspect of a human DJ? namely the fact that he is human. Human beings will always have a much closer connection to other humans then to computers IMHO, a computer can’t dance behind the DJ booth, can’t wink at pretty girls, a DJ adds the human touch that we need, at least I hope so.