Does mixing on a laptop make you less of a DJ?

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Posted by fieroavian on Jul-02-2002 23:55:

Does mixing on a laptop make you less of a DJ?

there's a good handful of laptop DJs around, myself included. those who have turntables may use Final Scratch, the rest of us spin with NI Traktor or Virtual Turntable. just wanted to hear your opinions on them (or us).

Posted by fastmp3 on Jul-03-2002 03:45:

good way to learn mixing and improve , i have nothing against it

Posted by Kia Kaha on Jul-03-2002 10:44:

Agree that it certainly saves a shit load of money on buying vinyl and teaches you a lot of useful skills ... but there's just something really cool and tactile about using vinyls that you miss out on with laptops.

As well as that, if you start taking your DJing out of your bedroom, you'll be running into a whole minefield of copyright issues if you try and DJ at a club using MP3s and a mixing program.

Posted by oDrori on Jul-03-2002 12:18:

I'm a bit agaist mixing pirate files but as for the Laptop DJing itself, nothing's wrong IMO, if you prefer (or simply it's too damn hard to financially get along with TT's or CDs) it then sure!

Posted by flystyler on Jul-03-2002 13:25:

Well actually a DJ would be a disk jockey. So techinically they wouldnt be one

But i have nothing against peeps who use mp3s to mix.

Posted by DJ Sunburn on Jul-03-2002 14:15:

well...imo....u just look nerdier if your in a club with a computer in front of u....

Posted by djshorts on Jul-19-2002 05:06:

i think its makes him less of a dj!

it started with 12inch and should always be 12inch!

Posted by Coup on Jul-19-2002 06:32:

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Originally posted by DJ Sunburn
well...imo....u just look nerdier if your in a club with a computer in front of u....

Sorry, it sounds frank but i agree also, i dont think it would give off the same vibe dancing to some dude with his computer!

I mean, we all go home and play on pc's, so it would take away the 'feel of the dj' listening to mp3's!

I dont think it makes them 'less' of a dj, but i doubt clubs or fans would go for it.

Posted by torontotrance on Jul-19-2002 16:52:

I view it as less of a deejay. If i'm paying to see a deejay, i rather have the deejay spinning vinyl and some cd-r's.