PsycoCarrot
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PsycoCarrot
MemberI am a bedroom dj using DJ Player app on my iPad, custom mapped to my Mixtrack Pro. I really enjoy using this program, and it offers anything you would need to mix. As someone mentioned, it does take a bit of getting used to, especially navigating between deck/mixer/track screens.
I also use the Netout iPhone app, sending master instead of prelisten. I have this connected to my line-in on my desktop computer, which I use to record my practice. A very useful app.
MemberI think I’d really like 2-3x TT and a DVS setup, to allow for that vinyl “feel” and the ability to play with digital or analog. I’ve never used turntables before, but I know I would enjoy it.
My current setup is just a Mixtrack PRO with an iPad running DJ Player, it works pretty well after proper mapping.
MemberMy Dj software is Mixvibes CrossDJ. I heard of it from the review posted earlier this month. Originally used Mixxx and Serato DJ intro, and CrossDJ is more customizable than DJ Intro (obviously), and easier to map than Mixxx. Sound latency is very low with ASIO4ALL, I am running at 1.5ms on Win7 x64.
Definitely recommend, especially at 49$.
MemberI recently purchased CrossDJ 2.0, because of the recent review postedon this site. Mixxx is free and has potential, but mapping requires knowledge of XML and perl. Serato DJ Intro is stable, but lacks features that I need (channel gains, and mappability)
Mapping in CrossDJ is easy compared to Mixxx (except for LED events, which still require some XML knowledge). I added a shift button so I can have gain knobs on my Mixtrack PRO, and also mapped fast-seek to my Pitch Bend -/+ keys, and pitch range adjust to my sync button.
AN interesting featuer is the CD/Vinyl control mode. Vinyl mode is 1:1 control of the song during play/pause, and CD mode skips through the track frame-by-frame during pause, and acts as pitch-bend during playback. However, this is only for the touch portion of the platter, I cannot figure out how to get the platter edges to function as pitch-bend yet.
Furthermore, I am achieving 1.5ms latency with ASIO4ALL drivers on Win7. Overall, I would consider it a good purchase.
September 14, 2012 at 3:01 am in reply to: Vinyl only releases; elitism,protectionism or just plain nonsense? #1012141MemberD-Jam, post: 28387, member: 3 wrote: What sounds/genres are doing this?
I look at “vinyl only” as “I will never be known, and I’ll spend my life complaining how vinyl died and no one respects music.”
Only times I’ve bought vinyl recently was for old tunes I can’t find digitally.
This is common in classic UK dubstep circles. Since dubstep draws a lot of its influences from Dub music, it also inherited the “dubplate culture”. Most big tracks from big-name producers are released in limited runs and vinyl-only, mostly for exclusivity. VIP-ownership is also a big deal, and the highest-rated dubstep DJ (DJ Youngsta) frequently plays sets composed only of unreleased dubplates and VIPs.
As a beginner dubstep DJ and an American, I feel left out for 2 reasons. First is that massive choons are released only on vinyl, which is inaccessible to me currently. They are also released on European record labels, meaning high import costs if one were to purchase. Secondly, it seems that only Europeans appreciate/are aware of this type of dubstep, so there are rarely events in which to hear these exclusive tunes on a “proper system”. The few events that do play in the US are found in the largest population cities, ie NYC, Chicago, LA.
As a side-effect of this vinyl-centric scene, digital DJing is frowned upon. An aspiring dubstep DJ wouldn’t gain any positive rep by bringing a controller/software to a UK dubstep night.
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