Terry_42

Yes it can be done with Serato DVS, I am not sure how Traktor feels about it and what Traktor enabled soundcard your main DJ has.

Been there, done that:

Volume: Make sure that people sitting in the first row can still chat without screaming. So normal loud conversation should be possible, much like a bar. Not too ambient, so you should have decent volume, but also not club level usually.

Speak to the agency doing the event. Some events they have clothing themes and some have model to model music changes. So it depends on what you do there on the way they want it handled.
Also sometimes they have like the “show bang” top model with top design that they want special entrance music for.
In these cases I sometimes went and searched deliberately for banging entrance music and went with some entrances from WWE’s music studio, as those wrestler entries are sometimes really drawing.
As for bpm do not overdo it and change it up depending on the theme. If the designs get more aggressive up the bpm, if it is casual wear go for lounge type bpm, sometimes I went with some arabic or latin for some summer designs and more asian (K-Pop) for some more exotic designs. So try to match your music to the designs and ask for a design overview so you can plan your music.

Honestly I only speak at weddings mostly. Else I have a short intro in a sample slot spoken by an outstanding voice actor underlayed with excellent music and F/X.

Go ask the guys at Ministry or Pacha… they expect you to bring a controller now and CDJs are there just for backup.

So yes a laptop controller is the way to go these days. But since this topic has been beaten to death…

I totally agree with Vintage and God I love the MCX for my radio show. I did now 2 shows with it and it is awesome.
However no matter what I am using it 99% Serato, so I do not care about Rekordbox or Engine that much and most of my music is from iTunes, Beatport or Amazon (or ripped myself correctly). I even ran my mic over the MCX into the radio mixer because of the excellent talkover, which surprisingly outdid the radio mixers talkover feature.

Actually the on the fly conversion of 48kHz files via the audio DAC will cause more artifacts and worse sound than pre-converting it to 44.1. I do not know that this is why Engine does not support it, or it is just an overlook, but I would always suggest to convert to the correct format for sound output (and yes the XDJ also has that issue).

As for club use is where the MCX really shines. I have the tech set it up anyways, so no trouble there, but the cool thing is that I only use the laptop for browsing (as this is way easier on the laptop screen) and use the built in screens for the rest. This way I can place the laptop on the side and face the dancefloor better. Most outstanding feature is the way the iZotope effects run on the screens and you can easily swith them out with shortcuts, apart from the other Serato goodies that are just on your fingertips with the MCX layout.

All in all I would not give up my MCX for the world.

Indeed. I am currently using a Yamaha MG 10XU and could not be happier. Excellent quality in those Yamaha mixers.

you are most welcome.

start here:
https://www.digitaldjtips.com/2013/04/beginners-guide-to-pa-systems-part-1-basics/

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