Henry Lupton
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Henry Lupton
ParticipantLove the mix mate, great stuff 🙂
ParticipantTbh it’s a double edged sword. What makes the OS X experience so stable is the same thing that people dislike. Apple will cut off older hardware / support for older 3rd party peripherals which enables them to keep the OS code base cleaner, less redundant / orphaned code lurking in the background causing conflicts.
Windows is a different beast entirely, as MS retain support for hardware / peripherals that are from the year dot, it means that stuff can continue to work, but with that comes some pretty messy backing code for the OS. there’s still a bug in the Windows 8 kernel that has been around since windows 3… In fact it reminds me of the awful mess that was vista… (sorry this is deviating off topic) but the idea behind the OS originally codenamed Longhorn was looking very promising: clean code base, new file system to replace NTFS and a whole long list of bold changes. Unfortunately MS backed down from practically all of the original promises (in doing so it appeased developers) and gave the world Vista instead… thankfully windows 7 put most of that mess right!!
it really all boils down to personal preference at the end of the day, one is not better than the other. For me the things I like about the Apple software / hardware combination would drive some people mad, but it is what works for me.
ParticipantThe biggest advantage with the MBP is the vertical integration. As Apple make both the hardware and the operating system, there are far less issues with things like drivers. Not saying they don’t happen but they are less common. Also OS X is derived from a UNIX core which is inherently stable. All of this helps with the image of “it just works” and contributes to the popularity of the MBP among DJs. There’s also the sheer build quality of the MBP, it’s made from aircraft grade aluminium which makes it pretty solid.
That’s not to say that the build quality from other manufacturers isn’t good, quite the contrary in fact. As Windows does run on all manner of 3rd party hardware, you can pick yourself up a decent laptop from around the £599 mark (note I say decent, obviously you can get better, but if you go much below that price you often find a number of compromises to meet that price.)
December 29, 2013 at 8:28 pm in reply to: Do you remember the first day you had a DJ controller? #1022819ParticipantI got my first mixer on Christmas Day, a lovely gift from my fiancé. I now have a Pioneer DDJ SB and I love it. setup was easy enough, but I am still learning how to mix properly etc and have a long way to go yet. That said, the controller has made it easier as it is more hands on than keyboard and mouse. Currently I’m learning how to manually beat match.
before getting the controller I’d been using sync to help with learning everything else to do with mixing such as timing, cutting into / out of tracks etc. I still have more learning to do!
given where I am in the learning curve I would say 6/10, setup was easy and I was mixing quite quickly but my prowess (or lack of) is still evident!
ParticipantIt really depends on preference, the main advantages to the SX are 4 deck operation, a standalone mixer and the ability to plug in CDJ’s or decks to the mixer, allowing you to work digitally and with CDs or vinyl if you chose not to sell your 1210’s
the SR slightly smaller, USB powered and obviously cheaper. Whichever you choose I’m sure you will be happy with your purchase 🙂
hope that helps
ParticipantEchoing what D-Jam has already said, the easiest way to do this is to record the video with your camera. also make sure you record your mix using your dj software.
When it comes to editing, you would use the camera audio to help you line up the mix recording so it is in sync. The you would mute the video sound so you have the video as recorded and the high quality sound recording fully in sync.
If you have a mac, imovie will make this a doddle (I used to have an active YouTube channel edited entirely in imovie!)
hope that helps 🙂
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