David Taylor
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David Taylor
ParticipantHi, I too use a DN MC6000 (with VDJ) for Mobile rackmounted into a proper flight case with laptop. Sometimes I wish it was smaller/lighter, but compared to all of the gear I carted around 20 years ago I can’t complain.
I would say stick with what you have. Does the 3000 or 2000 have the through facility? I thought they were usb powered?
ParticipantDrunk girls voices.
ParticipantI started on trusty vinyl in the late 80’s. My sound kit then consisted of 2 1200’s, an sm58 mic, a mixer, a 4000w amp, and an EV system. And a telephone handset of course.
Now my sound kit consists of a laptop (with VDJ), a controller/mixer, 2 powered speakers (I only do small gigs these days) an sm58 mic and headphones.
Not really all that different apart from the tech. Oh and MUCH MUCH less heavy stuff to cart about.
ParticipantWell I am a mobile and have an MC 6000 and run VDJ pro. The bpm’s are often so far out on the older stuff as you say, but having invested in the gear and software and of course the time figuring it all I guess my only hope is the beat gridding is fixed in VDJ 8. Personally, I would live with it if you can and see what the next installment brings. When it finally arrives.
ParticipantI have the Mackie TH15 Thumps, and have only good things to say about them. I play a mix of literally everything and have not been given any cause for complaint with them. And they are lighter than I expected. In small venues such as houses like you mention, these things pack a punch!
ParticipantI tempted fate with this post…. Got to my gig last night, an engagement party, and 5 pages of music to play. I was tempted just to load them all into a playlist and let the software just play them. And of course the mandatory a hole asking for specific remixes of tracks….. Anyway, I ignored the list (and the a hole) and did MY job and everybody apart from the a hole had a great time.
That’s pretty much how I look at it Chuck. And ElMuppet – yup if they have the wrong attitude, just like in any other aspect of life – they don’t get what they want.
ParticipantSM58 for me. As said it is difficult to objectively listen to your own voice however over the years I have always been heard and I think it sounds good.
ParticipantI’m a mobile/pub/bar DJ and I generally play most requests. I don’t personally see any need for an app.
Punter – “Have you got/Will you play……..?”
Me – “Yes”.Job done.
ParticipantTerry_42, post: 41257, member: 1843 wrote: Jupp tell him to fire that DJ he obviously fell for a prank.
I’ll have him pointed out in this direction. My booking in this venue is late August, he won’t be resident much after that ;).
Thank again to all of you for your input 🙂ParticipantI have just spoken to the function manager at said venue. Long story short – could he tell me by name the license he was asking I provide. Almost 4 minutes later, I kid you not, with shuffling of papers and then typing on a keyboard clearly audible this chap told me it was a “digital dj license”. I asked him who do I contact to get it. He said the PPL. I asked if he was referring to the ProDub license and he said yes. He went on to tell me he had never heard of it until his new resident dj………………………………….. showed him his and said that all dj’s need one.
I f**king despair sometimes.
Anyway, I assured him I don’t need one. Thanks again for the information above chaps. Information is power etc. And in this case a gig.
ParticipantThank you for taking the time to reply so comprehensibly DJ Psychotrance. Yes in this instance I will be a mobile DJ.
And thank you to everybody else too 🙂
This has clarified a few things for me, and hopefully for anybody else who may be asked the same question by a client or venue. The venue in question is a country house type of place very popular with weddings and certainly reputable but I’m told they were prosecuted recently for not having the correct license for providing live music in a marquee in their grounds. I shall be speaking to them this morning and establishing exactly what it is the function manager thinks I need. Will report back…
Oh Chuck, we had that exact same law here in the UK. I used to own fish and chip shops and had a visit from man with a clipboard asking me if I had a PPL to play the radio in the back kitchen (not public) for which we pay a license fee for anyway to the BBC and also listen to endless 3rd rate adverts. I was so enraged at the time I smashed the radio on the floor in front of him and escorted him off the premises.
Terry , I can ONLY find – on the internet at least (which is quite extensive won’t you agree) Pro Dub’s version of why I should buy this license. It stinks to be honest.
ParticipantI don’t think it’s worth the plastic it’s printed on personally.
ParticipantDJ Psychotrance, post: 40316, member: 3792 wrote: The law in the UK states that any DJ who is playing a private function where people are not charged an entry fee do not need to pay royalty fees or purchase a licence for the music they play but the venue must have an entertainments licence to allow for music to be played…..so this would apply to mobile DJ’s…….on the other hand if a dj plays at a public venue where people have to pay admission fee then the venue should hold an entertainments license which allows the venue to play music and royalties are included in the entertainment license and also the dj should have a PPL licence.
Would you be able to provide a link to this information please? I ask because I have been asked to show a “download license” which I can only interpret as the ProDub license and I would like to point out this law to the venue before I turn the gig down.
ParticipantThanks for the replies. Yes quite Terry, it does sound funky and in over 25 years I have never had to show any such thing.
Richard, I’ll go and have a read of that.
ParticipantHi there,
I would suggest it is because you are using the same hard drive to play the music, and record back to it all at once. I know this because I had the same problem the other day. I have now downloaded audacity (freeware) and am currently recording a mix from the record output on my mixer to the line in on my desktop running audacity. No problems so far. -
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