Hee Won Jung
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Hee Won Jung
ParticipantIf you have the processor power…increase your sample rates from 44k to 96k when doing recording…ONLY if your processor can handel the power…I may be mistaken here…but from what i know all the effects will have better sound quality if your soundcard supports output to 96k…I dont know if this is true…any of the techy people here can back this up?
Or does your soundcard even support 96k?
ParticipantAll depends what your budget is. If you are looking to spend under 100 then i would stick with computer speakers and a sub. until you can afford some Studio/DJ Reference Monitors.
Look into KRK, Mackie, Yamaha brand Studio Monitors to get an idea of what you will want in the future. Another idea would be check your local kijiji or craigslist and see if there are any used…you can usually find some great deals on there.
ParticipantSince i have fully started using an ALL digital setup, the work flow does change a lot.
This is how my workflow is when im just spinning tracks, no set list, just straight improvisation.
2 track decks plus 2 sample decksalmost all the time for just slamming out edm i will set my cuepoints always at the beginning of a phrase…ie 4 bars, 16 beats. This will allow me to drop any cuepoint at the beginning of the phrase so it will pretty much phrase match. I am not a big fan of looping and usually just tap my cue points to keep a loop going.
For sample decks…i have done a little remixing and mashups but they do take a lot of time and preperation to get it right so it sounds “good”
Often when im doing improve sets ill just use the sample decks to record 1-4-8 beat loops…often percussion or sometimes a good vocal i want to grab so i can free up my deck to load my next track.
I am not a fan of using 4 track decks because i have to switch between decks which really does inturrupt my workflow since im not used to having to switch between decks…Im really wishing i didnt sell my CDJs now so i can add them to my S4 for Full 4track deck mixing…however i do really like the sample decks so i may not need to when i get better at them
ParticipantFor that price range i would reccomend getting the krk 6’s, and in the future add the krk 10 sub for the low end.
If you can afford it go to the 8’s but the 6s will be more than enough for production and home djing.
Even though most people say that KRKs have a total FLAT response i think this is a bit stretched. Some of my best mixes listening to them on the KRKs sound amazing. But when i ripped in onto a CD and played in my car the audio was a bit off, my mix transitions were more noticeable than with my previous speakers. BUT for the best value for money KRKs all the way.
Mackie makes some great monitors too
ParticipantFirst off one of the big issues here is that you are running Vista…Vista is HORRIBLE for system resource management, and is overall a really buggy OS. I suggest downgrading to XP since you only have 1.5ghz, or run a stripped down version of Win7
Secondly I think your cpu is a little slow for Traktor…im pretty sure it even states that Traktor should have a 2.0ghz Dual core processor as a minimal requirement for Windows.
Next off what is your latency at? what soundcard are you using? This can change the factors a lot.
Do you have the Windows Optimizing script running for Traktor? This kills off a ton of processes in the background for using Traktor. What sample rates are u running with? Remember the Higher the sample rate the high cpu usage occurs.
How is your USB power management setup? you should have it so there is no sleep mode and high performance so the computer never puts the USB bus power into sleep mode…this can cause high CPU spikes because everytime it shuts the USB into sleep and fires it back up it is added power drain and will have less power going to your CPU causing CPU spikes. This is usually only a problem with older model laptops such as yours.Link to the Optimzing script
http://www.djtechtools.com/2011/08/14/optimizing-windows-for-djing-part-i-power-script/
ParticipantDJ Hessler, post: 11795, member: 537 wrote:
You also pay for the ITCH software when buying NS6 wich is a waist if you do not use it!ITCH can be downloaded for free…but wont work without the proper hardware. I could be wrong here but isnt all Serato software downloadable for free but is totally useless because you need a proper soundcard/controller to work with them. Which is why copies of Serato are included with the Soundcards?
ParticipantIf you are strickly EDM go with the S4 as the controller and Traktor is geared towards EDM.
As well if you are planning on expanding to CDJs you can just hook them directly to the S4. I dont know if you can with the NS6.
ParticipantDJ Hessler, post: 11668, member: 537 wrote: I have a hard time understanding how anyone could DJ without joggwheels.
I would never even considder that. Please explain? How do you scratch with that stripthing?
I am proberbly too old for this game and should sell my stuff and do something else?
Nowdays there is no fun left in DJ’ing, pushing autosync and no joggs, bah!Obviously you are set in your ways of old school DJ’ing. With controllers and autosync you are able to do SO much more with a controller than just playing your tracks out and scratching here and there. Personally coming from CDJs i still like the Jog wheels but thats my personal preference, but now have made use of them to control effects.
the statement you make of “No fun left in DJ’ing, pushing autosync and no jogs”, just shows the lack of knowledge on what you can do on a controller. Looping, Cue Point juggling, Beat jumping, effects, Live remixing are just a few of the added benifits of using a controller vs a traditional system.
But each to their own. I dont knock your shit so dont knock mine is my mentality.
ParticipantDayvue, post: 11320 wrote: And as for preventing train wreck mixes, drop new songs in on the downbeat. If they still sound clip-cloppy, nudge the side of the jogwheel in one direction until your tracks are aligned (in your headphones), and then move over the crossfader.
As well IMO its better to use the Volume faders to transition into a new track oppose to the crossfader.
The Volume Fader has a lot mor accuracy than the Crossfader, and often has more resistance than the crossfader enabling to set exactly how quick/volume of the transition you are making. Crossfaders are better for chopping up the song from one to the other if you are doing mashups etc. or as we all know for Scratching
ParticipantDayvue, post: 11320 wrote: If you throw in learning some basic scratching and cutting, you can give your sets a pretty personalized feel.
I think this is the incorrect advice for an EDM Dj…scratching is an advanced technique that should really be learned on a decent controller…not all controllers are able to scratch, and scratching is more meant for Hip Hop DJs
As an EDM DJ its more about effects and smooth transitions, loops, cue points etc.
I was reading this article yesterday and so i thought i would do a small 40 min mix basic transitions and going a little nuts on the effects. This by no means is how i do my sets but i thought it would give a good idea of how effects are used.
The primary effects used are: Flanger Flux, Ladder Filter (not effect filter but filter on deck can be changed from Xone or Ladder, I prefer Ladder as there is more resonance), Beatmasher, Gater, Filter 92 LFO, Iceverb, Reverb, Freeze Delay.
I tried to use as many different effects so the OP can get an idea of how they can be used in conjunction with each other and how different effects work with different tunes.Participantiztik21, post: 11322 wrote: Hi Phil,
When I use Mixtrack Pro, what will be the best budget effects controller?
Thanks!
IF you are using TP2 the X1 is a great FX controller for it. With the X1 you can do layers and control effects, cue points or Sample Decks…the mappings are endless and can be modified to your liking.
Participantkeep the crossfader in the middle…and keep your volume fader on Deck B down to nothing and you should be fine.
Use your Volume fader more than crossfader as the Volume fader has more accuracy
ParticipantSince you already have TP2 go with the MC3000
DO NOT buy the ERGO, the knobs and faders are made of plastic, jogs arnt very good.
There is a huge difference between the ERGO and the S4….the ERGO and S2 and MC3000 are all in the same catagory…then S4 is in the same class as the3 DDJT1 MC6000
Participantdude theres already a million threads on this…dont be lazy and do some research
ParticipantAll A&H products are pretty well made and solid construction.
the DX is meant for ITCH so if u fancy that then go ahead. A few things that i would like to point out about itch are:
Although the software supports sample decks…there are no current controllers that will allow you to use the sample decks.
There is less effects and less options in ITCH.
ITCH currently does not support midi controllers.IF you are purely an EDM dj go with Traktor and an S4/S2. S4 has really easy looping abilites, up to 8 cue points for cue juggling, direct control over 2 sample decks, loop recorder, and a ton more effects.
Now on the other hand, ITCH is a great just plug in and go controller for standard mixing and it just works, but there is little to no customization currently. Serato plans on allowing midi controllers to be used with their software but when is a different matter. As well ITCH has no midi mapping abilities on current controllers that ITCH has
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