This ticks me off. I have seen Teisto and DJ Shah do this. I paid to see a performance not a recording. You can totally tell when they are not mixing live.
I understand some of the above posts, sometimes you need a break or just setting up with a small set playing till your ready to roll.
What upsets me is when the DJ is farting around talking to the ppl behind him or is looking through their CD’s but never change the CD or actually touch the crossfader or faders.
I was standing a floor above watching DJ Shah pretend to mix. All he did was turn the eq knobs and play his midi keyboard. Funny how the knobs turn and nothing changes with the music.
