Todd Oddity
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Todd Oddity
ParticipantUnfortunately, you can’t keep it from happening. Sometimes customers are just rowdy. My crowd on Saturday was insisting on throwing their drinks in the air every time the songs changed and rushing the stage and knocking things over, etc. They weren’t aggressive or fighting, they were just rowdy. Security dealt with it as best they could.
As for people actually coming up to me… Well, nobody touches my gear. Period. Here are some of my stock replies…
Q:”Can I look through your library?” A:”No, sorry, not during a show.” Q:”Can I try dj’ing?” A:”Sure, here’s my card. Shoot off a text to me and we can set something up.” Q:”Can you play this?” A:”No, sorry, I just played it.” Q:”Can you play it again?” A:”No, sorry, we don’t play songs twice here.” Q:”Come on, nobody will notice.” A:”Sorry, can’t do it, make sure you get here a little earlier next week!”
All of my replies are super friendly, but firm, so it cuts down on needless pushing for something they aren’t going to get. And of course, if a customer gets out of line, security promptly removes them.
Hope that helps!
ParticipantIf I paid good money for my software, why on this Earth would I want to help out someone using an illegal cracked copy? If you can afford a controller, you can afford the software to run the controller. Buy it and download it yourself.
ParticipantI have a great little LED goose neck lamp that plugs into the USB on my laptop and lights the whole booth. I also keep a few tracks on the Blackberry in case of emergency (and the handy-dandy flashlight app). And last but not least, gum. Don’t leave home without it! lol
August 12, 2012 at 2:14 am in reply to: Denon DN-MC6000 compatible with Rode NT1-A condenser mic? #1009563ParticipantThe X500 doesn’t have phantom power either, so no, that won’t work. Phantom power is pretty much unheard of on dj mixers.
ParticipantI’m with Drew, get a DI box. In fact, I think every dj that plays multiple venues should get one and keep it in the trunk of the car. A box that can make any connection into any other type of connection means you will almost never get stuck no matter what is present at the venue… Think of it like $100 for an insurance policy. 🙂
ParticipantAtomix announced on their Twitter feed this morning to expect major leaks and such at the show next week. Follow the tag #GameChanger for the latest, as they seem to be teasing the tweets and then deleting them a few hours later.
ParticipantWill, post: 25409, member: 46 wrote: That said, switch to Traktor and don’t look back. VDJ sucks.
That’s hardly an accurate statement. Any tool is only as good as the person using it…
ParticipantNot to start an arguement Terry, but while the Denon jogs are slightly smaller than some of the options you have mentioned, they are still some of the most ‘responsive’ and solid jogs out there today. In fact, the new SC2900’s are using the exact same technology, just on a bigger physical jog.
But back to the original post… Between the two, I prefer the 6000 (I use one for almost all my shows now) but the reviews on the 3000 all seem pretty positive as well – just lacks a couple of things I feel I need.
ParticipantYou won’t find a dj booth without a laptop in it around here (okay, there are still a very few hold outs). Be it EDM, top 40, hip-hop, country, retro 80’s, whatever, digital rules the day. Seems to be a mix of software too. Lots on SSL (almost all CD, not vinyl) and VDJ (with a huge range for what they use as controllers), a few on Traktor, and even fewer on Itch.
ParticipantHmm… I was thinking it was more like “Megan”, in which case I would have suggested just using the phonetical spelling and basically keeping your actual name. That said, there are lots of ways you can play on “Meekin” – maybe toss those around in your head for a bit and see what you come up with.
ParticipantHow do you pronouce your last name? If it is how I think you do I may have some ideas for you…
ParticipantSteelo, post: 24151, member: 1368 wrote: That’s not an invitation to mention nonsense like robots replacing people…
That would be ridiculous — we all know genetically modified chickens will be replacing all dj’s next decade.
Oh, and I’m based out of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
ParticipantSteelo, post: 24085, member: 1368 wrote: Think how long vinyl turntables have been around. People said they would disappear when CDJs starting getting big and they are still holding on (just).
Ah, but that’s my point – I’m not saying they will disappear, but the days of them being the de facto standard are ending. Bar and club owners won’t continue to blow big money on gear that less and less people are using. If Pioneer were to release a controller that was basically a CDJ2000 without the CD mechanism, it would probably be quickly adopted and they would hold on to their position. The issue is, they are acting like Denon did in the early 2000’s. Denon dual decks were the industry standard, and then Pioneer started releasing table top models. Denon resisted the trend and tried to pack all the same features into dual decks, making the layouts *extremely* cramped. The Pioneers had more space and better jogs – and voilà , they ate Denon alive. If Pioneer continues to only put token effort into digital gear, someone will scoop them, and that is a hard ship to turn once it has started.
Of course, on the flip-side of that, there is also the difference this time that digital gear is so much more portable, it would be very easy for bar and club owners to just shift the expectation of who is responsible for providing gear onto the dj’s. “You want to play here? Bring your own controller and here is where you plug in.” This is what I’m seeing happen in my city. Forget owners not wanting to pay for the little used CD part of a CDJ – they’d rather just not pay for anything at all.
ParticipantYa, it works really well with hip-hop. I tend to end my nights with an old-school set, and in 10 or 15 minutes I cram in as many tracks as I possibly can. Now, if you want to use another type of music, the same principles apply – pick the part of each song you want to play (normally the hook and a bit around it) and then start figuring out the ways they can fit together.
Have fun with it!
ParticipantYes, LE has the same sound engine as Pro so it *can* work. The bigger issue will be the quality of the sound card in your controller as that will have the greatest influence on your overall output.
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