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Cheers for the reply.

The main thing with the touch screen is just that I’ve been using multiple screens for radio work I do and it is so handy to have ident/jingle banks on one screen whilst controlling the music on another. I’d like to move up to being able to adapt to using touch screens for this purpose and I suppose I could just as well begin to use it in my gigs in future also…..Obviously I’m not the most expert person technologically, so I’m not quite sure how this would work using a program such as VDJ in any case but it definitely appeals to me.

On the ipad thing, I have worked with windows for so long that crossing over to a Mac device scares me a little which is why I would be apprehensive on that rather than something like the Dell (Although Windows 8 would probably be like learning a new system also at this time!)

Si BooGie, post: 28536, member: 3469 wrote: Be aware that your drive format may need a plugin to work on a Mac or you will have read only access. The additional cost of a Mac puts me off as most Windows laptops are easily capable of running DJ software.
When my last laptop died, the hd drive went, I had to purchase one qucikly so bought a Dell Studio 15. I stripped out all the extras diable any unwanted hardware so it’s configured to be used strictly for DJing and music. I then repaired the old one by replacing the drive and that’s used as the general internet horse.
If your looking for a dedicated DJ windows Laptop rather than an everyday work horse you can have them pre-configured for audio, custom built or configure it yourself (there are guides on Youtube) Illuminated keyboards help. I’d certainly go for as much RAM possible 2Gb minimum, prerably 4Gb to 8Gb (as above stay away from Win8 for now). As you’re running external HDDs the in built one may not matter but SSDs are the way to go.Like you I have a large collection, just under 2Tb but to be honest I could carry off any mobile gig playing music for all ages and taste with 50Gb to 100Gb of music and if I was doing a 4hr club set I’d use a 64Gb flash drive.

You’ve either got a lot of WAV’s or enough Mp3 music to play back to back for well over a year : )

Hey Si,

Unfortunately financial restraints mean that I won’t be able to have the laptop just dedicated to the dj’ing so I’ll be doing other stuff on it. Not much else bar editing on adobe for work and using internet but it would probably make a difference I suppose.

I’d definitely like to have an illuminated keyboard like you suggested but don’t know enough about the SSDs as of yet bar what was mentioned in the article I posted earlier from last years website. The info didn’t seem to tipping the balance in any way back then so have things moved on?

And yes I could easily get away with most of my sets on smaller drives but I just have an OCD thing going on with collecting everything hahaha! I’m trying to get every UK single since charts began just for my personal collection but some of its professional as I have had the odd programme controller calling me to give them a track they haven’t got in their station believe it or not! And for the radio stuff I do have to boost many tracks to WAV which as you mention takes up more room.

Cheers for all this feedback guys……Helps that I don’t have to wait for Windows 8 to buy after all of you have said I don’t need it.

Lovely stuff, I’ll just stick to the adapter.

Cheers again mate.

Cheers for the reply mate.

Really up sh1t creek now as I’ve ordered the Rode as it was highly recommended from other radio bods and I need that great sound a condenser mic gives for V/O work. I ordered a Skytronic phantom adapter last night hoping it would do the trick but you still seem to think it will be a problem?

Denon forum told me the unit wouldn’t power a phantom mic but didn’t reply about whether the adapter would do the trick.

Thanks again Terry.

Phil Morse, post: 2418 wrote: Anyone who rents DJ gear out will definitely point you in the right direction.

Cheers for that Phil.

Just an extra question guys. I may want to intergrate my DN D9000 CD/MP3 decks with the DN-MC 6000 and laptop, just to be able to use cd’s if the laptop ever crashes………………so is there a coffin or alternative set-up that anyone could recommend for me that would house them all?

Much appreciation, Colm G