Hee Won Jung
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Hee Won Jung
ParticipantBeing a mobile DJ you are gonna want to do a simpler setup.
I suggest going the powered route…all the speakers have their own amps and if something goes wrong you only have to replace the 1 speaker oppose to your entire setup being down.
Now in my opinion i like to use the rule of 50w per person…so ideally you want at least 5k watts. Now some would say thats overkill but really you dont want to be pushing a smaller setup to the max the entire time. By having that bigger system you will be able to keep your sound balanced your entire night…as well nothing is worse than having your sub shutoff due to the limiter kicking in.
With a powered system you will be daisy chaining your sound. Out of your controller into your monitors then to the subs, this also is a lot simpler than having to deal with crossovers etc.
ParticipantWith programs like Slimdriver and there are a few others out there…the driver thing has become a non issue.
The program searches online for the most up to date stable driver for all your components and installs them for ya.
I was having some minor problems when i was trying to get traktor working properly on my backup laptop and that fixed all the problems i had.
Regardless, you can go either way….i have seen people have both type of laptops crash on them at gigs.
ParticipantTerry uses VDJ if i remember correctly. Traktor does have mapping but it can be rather complex. Once you learn the basics its actually really easy to do.
ParticipantEdited by moderator: Ranting removed.
Back onto topic…Macbooks are good…and considered industry standard because they were marketed so.
Par for par for a Mac would be looking at manufactures like Alienware, Asus ROG series, MSI. All of these brands laptop will work just fine for DJing…Hell my old Toshiba thats like 7 years old would still be good for DJing had the screen not cracked…
But yes if you want something that just works with inferior parts and will get the job done…then get a mac.
If you know your shit with computers and like to maximize it for best performance get a PC.
ParticipantDo NOT buy anything from DJ Tech Tools. They are garbage for support on their gear…they advertise based on custom mappings being the be all and end all of their controllers. The only problem is, that when a new version of software comes out that makes changes…the mappings will no longer work and will need to be remapped yourself. There are tons of cheaper and better controllers imo for price point.
ParticipantYou are gonna get a whole debate going over this like a million other threads.
The basic is…any laptop will do…the money you invest into a laptop will ultimately dictate the type of laptop you are going to get.
A macbook or PC will work…and there are issues with both of them. I prefer using a PC because i have grown up with a PC and i am very fluent with Windows so i can trouble shoot any problems very quickly.
Those that are not as computer savvy will be better off with a Mac. However…remember with a mac you are not just paying for the components you are also paying for the MAC name.
My older alienware laptop still to this day cannot be out performed by any mac….mind you my alienware was around 3500 brand new 4 years ago.
ParticipantNI will probably not be releasing any new kontrollers for Traktor like the S2 and the S4. They are from what i have seen going more modular pieces to enhance the existing setups. They released the new Z2 mixer as well as the F1 which to me tells me they are stepping away from traditional DJing and trying to really implement live production.
With an X1 and Z2 and 1 or 2 F1s you can do anything within Traktor and then some.
With regards to the DDJ-SX Traktor doesnt need to bring out their own version of the controller. All they would have to do is offically support it and make a mapping that is like the S4, which i could possibly see happen in the future.
ParticipantI use a few of the macro effects.
The common ones i use are Wormhole, Laser Slicer and Strech fast and slow for my harder sounding music, electro breaks that type of stuff.
Wormhole i use as i would a filter as its very similar but adds more depth and space to the sound
Laser slicer is like a gate with a beatslicer, i will use this on really big synthy buildups. You can slowly crank the knob to increase the speed of the gate sound so u can make some amazing sounding builds.
The strech is kind of like a turntable stop but different. The 2 different uses i use for it are: doing major bpm transitions where ill have one track going brreeeeeeeeeeeee and then start bringing in my new track 8 beats before the drop and have the strech on it as well and just do the opposite of the first track so it goes eeeeerrrrrrrrbbbboom into the drop…. Sound effects loose their meaning typing them.
Those are just a couple of creative ways i use them…but thats how i have adjusted…the biggest thing is just playing with them and making them sound good bad or amazing…you will just have to see what works for your ear…as that will determine your style of DJing.
I have done whole sets where i havent needed to use any effects too!
ParticipantI do both…on a regular basis. For just local DJ shows i stick with only electronic as my following has already been made and they all know exactly what to expect for my resident shows that i promote.
However for shows where i bring a headliner in we have a crew that goes out and does paper flyering. Paper flyering is always going to be more effective imo.
walking around with a stack of posters you get a lot more public exposure other than people already on your mailing/facebook/twitter list. All the people on these lists already know about your shows…and so if they want to go they will.
You need to hit people outside of your normal community to expand and get more of a following. As well I find i often will sell most of my hard copy tickets to people i dont know walking around stapling flyers than i will just bombarding webpages.
The industry here is really cut throat and there are other promo companies that actually pay the homeless people to rip down other companies flyers…and no i am not joking.
ParticipantFirst off on CDJs it doesn’t increase or decrease your Bpm by a value it’s by a %. Mixing 2 songs of the same Bpm u will not get any drift. When u mix tracks of different Bpm u increase or decrease by a percent amount( this option is available within traktor under deck settings).
When I mix on cdjs I will get my songs so they are tempo matched…then ill cue up to the beginning or a cue point and adjust as needed with the jog…once u have done it enough times its easy to press play right on beat of the track that is playing and only very minor adjustments are needed to be beatmatched.
The one biggest difference I notice between cdj/vinyl djs and controller djs are headphone usage…most old school djs always have at least 1 headphone on their ear at all times…as you always want to catch the drift before it gets too bad and u end up with shoes in the dryer
ParticipantTerry is right…on the traktorbible site you need to make sure what version the mapping is for. Traktor 2.5 pretty much made all the older mappings obsolete.
ParticipantU can disable the phase meter in traktor as well don’t enlarge ur wave forns
ParticipantWith traktors HID mode it is possible to use the cdjs as a midi controller/soundcard and just use the house mixer to mix with
ParticipantLOL!! Newport you asked for it…this is a great read…3/4s of this was so over my head that my head hurt
http://www.prosoundweb.com/article/optimizing_the_low_end_run_gun_subwoofer_arraying_techniques/P3/
and here is the article i use when it comes to placement
http://www.prosoundweb.com/article/the_best_place_to_put_subwoofers_is/
ParticipantI Use justcloud.com It works out to 3.95 a month for unlimited storage. I was going to use the Itunes cloud but it wont allow you to backup anything other than media. with justcloud u can upload anything and you can access it from anywhere.
As well there is scheduling, and automated backing up so once u set it up it will just sync your folders and only backup content that is new.
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