DJ's who only use laptops for live sets

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Posted by DOOMBOT on Aug-15-2006 21:20:

DJ's who only use laptops for live sets

I'm just curious as to what dj's out there only use laptop's for their live sets, like Sasha and BT, for example.

Posted by Spirit5 on Aug-15-2006 21:40:

A TA and Producer/DJ Blake Jarrell I believe only uses a laptop...Ableton Live.

Posted by iammesol on Aug-15-2006 22:55:

*raises hand*

wait...

G&D use Live, but tack on a cdj for if need be purposes. Ritchie Hawtin also uses Live... and lets see... Matthew Dear (I think,) and Stanton Warriors. I'm not sure on the last two, but I know they at least use it to produce.

Posted by shaw on Aug-15-2006 23:06:

quote:
Originally posted by iammesol
Matthew Dear

uses Live + other schtuff.

EDIT: sometimes Final Scratch...

Posted by DOOMBOT on Aug-15-2006 23:14:

quote:
Originally posted by iammesol
*raises hand*

wait...

G&D use Live, but tack on a cdj for if need be purposes. Ritchie Hawtin also uses Live... and lets see... Matthew Dear (I think,) and Stanton Warriors. I'm not sure on the last two, but I know they at least use it to produce.

Hawton only uses Live for his sets? I thought he does cd's too....

I'm talking about djs who use nothing but their laptops. Of course, cds are needed in emergencies...

Posted by shaw on Aug-15-2006 23:15:

a friend of mine who nobody here knows...

Posted by stan229 on Aug-16-2006 02:17:

pvd uses laptops primarily, just like G&D was described

Posted by iammesol on Aug-16-2006 03:08:

PvD "uses laptops" He really is just using a harddrive to hold his crap while he uses the same ancient turntable technology to spin.

Posted by bobba lou on Aug-16-2006 03:22:

matthew dear only uses ableton live, when doing Audion live. As matthew Dear he uses final scratch. richie usually uses live to run serrato feed through it to be able to use some EFX. Also, he used live for a brief time as a research tool for his "transitions" project

Posted by Clovis on Aug-16-2006 03:39:

quote:
Originally posted by iammesol
PvD "uses laptops" He really is just using a harddrive to hold his crap while he uses the same ancient turntable technology to spin.

From what I've seen hes playing less and less shit through Serato and more and more shit through Ableton.

Posted by ASFSE on Aug-16-2006 03:49:

quote:
Originally posted by iammesol
ancient turntable technology.

are you saying that in a hateful, negative way?

Posted by Ry Diggs on Aug-16-2006 04:14:

Pete Tong's on the bandwagon now

Posted by movingincircles on Aug-16-2006 04:16:

quote:
Originally posted by iammesol
PvD "uses laptops" He really is just using a harddrive to hold his crap while he uses the same ancient turntable technology to spin.

definately not true

he has done live bootleg mixes

quite a few actually

and whenever he uses scratch live, he always plays his "signature sound" using his sampler devices.

Posted by Ry Diggs on Aug-16-2006 04:20:

nathan fake

Posted by Andrew K on Aug-16-2006 10:17:

me too!

wait, who cares...

Posted by DOOMBOT on Aug-16-2006 14:27:

The thing is, you see alot of these big name dj's jumping on this bandwagon but I think its only because they can simply afford it. I'd love to incoorporate a laptop into my sets among many other things but I know, with my current financial situation, I simply can't do that right now and I know most are in the same boat as me.

I guess what I am trying to say is that it is nice to see dj's utilizing all of these new technologies but it really gives people a fale interpretation as to what a dj is today. I think we are still a ways away before, let's say, cds begin to completely dominate the dj scene as a whole or using laptops.

Posted by rustyryan on Aug-16-2006 15:06:

quote:
Originally posted by iammesol
he uses the same ancient turntable technology to spin.

huh?

Posted by mrmonkey on Aug-16-2006 15:08:

Shane 54 used to, whatever happened to him? Has he stopped producing/DJing or gone under a diff. guise or something?

Posted by Kuffdam on Aug-16-2006 15:56:

quote:
Originally posted by mrmonkey
Shane 54 used to, whatever happened to him? Has he stopped producing/DJing or gone under a diff. guise or something?

he is still going as Shane54

He just did a mix for Mixedinkey
32 tunes in 5 mins thing for them on ableton

link
http://www.mixedinkey.com/downloads...In_Key_demo.mp3 (7Mb)

as for laptops

We use 2 laptops for our live show and I DJ from one now...
Been doing it this way since January this year...

Still play from CD at some places... just depends really

Posted by slinkyhead on Aug-16-2006 16:02:

got a feeling Adam Sheridan is only laptop now, or at least predominantly laptop

Posted by mrmonkey on Aug-16-2006 16:40:

quote:
Originally posted by Kuffdam
he is still going as Shane54

He just did a mix for Mixedinkey
32 tunes in 5 mins thing for them on ableton

link
http://www.mixedinkey.com/downloads...In_Key_demo.mp3 (7Mb)

Nice, you got a tracklist for that? Couple of songs I cant get. Cheers

Posted by Zoso on Aug-16-2006 16:50:

So, when a DJ uses two laptops, what kind of beat matching is involved? Is this handled entirely by the software of his/her choice? If so, this seems to take away at least one element/skill that a DJ should possess, right? Of course it would allow one to focus much more on programming, phrasing, track seletion, etc. All of which are clearly necessary skills. Just got me thinking, that's all.

Posted by stev�sto on Aug-16-2006 17:07:

quote:
Originally posted by Kuffdam
he is still going as Shane54

He just did a mix for Mixedinkey
32 tunes in 5 mins thing for them on ableton

link
http://www.mixedinkey.com/downloads...In_Key_demo.mp3 (7Mb)

this makes me not want to be a dj anymore. ive lost all hope in humanity now. this is gay.

Posted by Blake_Jarrell on Aug-16-2006 17:08:

I do an Ableton DJ set about 80% of the time but always bring CDs as a backup. it also depends on the gig, sometimes its just not worth it to set all that stuff up, especially between two djs, it can be a real pain in the ass for all those involved.

Posted by the bee on Aug-16-2006 17:41:

G&D used laptop when they came to Cyprus...didnt even need their headphones

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