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You mean you don’t want your set to be played? Well it is going to be played if you’re sending it to a promoter, that’s his job! The only thing you can do is add a name drop in on top of the music as a watermark to identify the set as yours.

In my opinion, absolutely not. I don’t consider it stealing any more than copying someone else’s athletic technique is stealing. Sure, some people may frown upon it and say “Oh, he’s just trying to look like (insert athlete),” but if it means that you’re the one scoring the points, power to you.

Of course, like you mentioned, that’s got its limits. Don’t go copying an entire set, but there’s nothing wrong with imitating someone else’s transition/programming when it fits into the set and your personal style.

This actually happened in my last gig. I bumped the end of the extension cord that I had the master speakers and my Numark N4 plugged into and everything shut off for a fraction of a second and turned back on. I’m not sure if it was a Traktor issue or a controller issue but my N4 wouldn’t control anything in Traktor anymore. I just had to let the current song play out and restart Traktor in order to get everything working again.

Try putting the speakers in the master output, and make sure “Headphones” is selected in VDJ’s sound configuration menu instead of “Single Out” (I haven’t used VDJ in awhile so those may not be how the names are exactly in the config. menu but they are something close to those)

Ha, yeah that quickstart guide is as close to worthless as you can get! What software are you using? It sounds like you’ve got what should be the monitor output routed to the master output

I was debating between the two as well and I chose the N4 because of the four deck capability and that it looks more professional to me than the Mixtrack Pro. I also figured I would outgrow the Mixtrack too quickly so I wanted to invest in a more professional controller. Functionally though I imagine they’re just about equal apart from the N4 handling four decks and the Mixtrack just two. I find the N4’s unmapped button configuration to be more geared towards effects whereas the Mixtrack is more towards hot cues. Also of note, unless you’ve found a special deal somewhere, the N4 is $250 more than the Mixtrack Pro. All things considered though, I am 100% positive that I made the right decision with the N4.

That’s awesome man, best of luck to you. Yeah unfortunately I left the Springs before I was 21 so I can’t give you any insider tips on the club scene either. I started in December as well and have just been asking all over town until I find a place. I had my first gig at a bar last week and I’m dj-ing an art gallery this weekend. Just ask all over, club or not, and get your name out. Let me know where you end up!