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Complete DJ n00b question

Very basic, but is this DJing:

Pioneer CDJs hooked up to a laptop running Traktor and you're playing MP3s, mixing obviously using the crossfader on the CDJ. I mean, if there are no CDs or vinyls being used, is this real DJing?

i think you have your gear wrong. CDJ's dont have a crossfader

The more I read this, the less it makes sense.

fail

Dont get hung up on the terminology. A 'REAL DJ' is just someone who plays songs for folks. The amount of knobs you have to turn has nothing to do with whether or not you are a 'real' dj.

**EDIT - and you do mean mixer instead of cdj right?

OK, a basic DJ setup will be something like this:

2 x CDJs or turntables
1 x Mixer (this has the cross fader)

- The CDJs/1200s are hooked up to the mixer. The mixer is hooked into the speakers/sound system. You use the cross fader (left-right) or the channel faders (up-down) to control which CDJ/1200 is being sent to the speakers.

- A laptop is usually a replacement for one or more of these components. In your case you are using a laptop with Tractor to send tunes to the mixer. Your CDJs are being used as controllers for the software.

- Is playing MP3s considered DJing? Sure! If you are playing songs for a group, and you are choosing the songs and the order of play (ie not playing someone else's mix!), then you're a DJ.

that's sig worthy.

Fuck life and most of the people here.
But not you, Dojomaster

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Originally posted by Gen3r4l1ty The amount of knobs you have to turn has nothing to do with whether or not you are a 'real' dj.

Oh really?

*Counting Rotaries*

I use 18 rotaries.

Congratulations, you are 0.18 of a 'real' DJ!

In all seriousness, while picking track order is the basic qualifier as being a DJ, I still think that the spirit of DJing includes a creative element in there as well.

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Originally posted by AnomalyConcept Congratulations, you are 0.18 of a 'real' DJ! In all seriousness, while picking track order is the basic qualifier as being a DJ, I still think that the spirit of DJing includes a creative element in there as well.

While the creative element may make them more enjoyable to listen to, it still has nothing to do with being a 'real' dj. All you need to do is play songs...

to be a real dj you must learn to sniff coke of a spinning record. all else is fail

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Originally posted by AnomalyConcept Congratulations, you are 0.18 of a 'real' DJ! In all seriousness, while picking track order is the basic qualifier as being a DJ, I still think that the spirit of DJing includes a creative element in there as well.

Depends how you define "creative"... many would argue that choosing the order of the tracks is the creative part and mixing them together is much more of a mechanical process (obviously depending on the DJ - I hardly think you could call Zabiela or Dave Clarke's mixing "mechanical")

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Originally posted by blacknoizybox to be a real dj you must learn to sniff coke of a spinning record. all else is fail

well that, of course, goes without saying!

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Originally posted by blacknoizybox to be a real dj you must learn to sniff coke of a spinning record. all else is fail

jesus pose?

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Originally posted by shuni jesus pose?

whoa, slow down there soldier, that's an advanced djing technique, don't want to overwhelm them too quick

Don't forget the air hump to the beat move... you can only do this if you are a pro at beat matching tho

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