I don't know a whole lot about CDJ's, so I was just wondering if there are some effects, methods, etc. that would make someone want to choose a CDJ over using a set of turntables and Final Scratch or Serato Scratch Live. The advantages of using software are obvious (carrying infinite tracks on a hard drive, skip-free, etc.), but are there any advantages the other way around?

Well I was debating between SSL and CDJs and I went with CDJs for following reasons:

While SSL and FS software are advanced they are still not perfected. Crashes still occur etc
I like the pitch stability of the CDJ, some SSL users reported unstable pitch
I like the hands on exp with the CDJs. The way I can loop, apply effects and use jogweel to control th effects.
I bought my CDJ's few months ago and love them.

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What is the advantage of using the jogwheel as opposed to manipulating an actual (time encoded) vinyl?

It seems to me you can do everything and more if you have Final Scratch and maybe a MIDI controller.

my biggest thing about viynl that made me switch to cdj

just when you're about to drop the incoming track at the perfect moment and you start backqueing to get the feel and then it skips just as your cue point comes

plus the things that you can do with cdjs that are physically impossible to do like looping

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(by the way, forgive my ignorance if I am missing something, as I have never touched a CDJ in my life)

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Originally posted by Tony Morello my biggest thing about viynl that made me switch to cdj just when you're about to drop the incoming track at the perfect moment and you start backqueing to get the feel and then it skips just as your cue point comes

Hm, that sounds like it would suck.

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plus the things that you can do with cdjs that are physically impossible to do like looping

But you can loop in Traktor if you're using Final Scratch...

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Originally posted by david.michael But you can loop in Traktor if you're using Final Scratch...

SSL too

well you can start a loop at a point and end it. then you can adjust th eending point of the loop.

What I do sometimes is loop a track at the end of a break down, then I move the end point out slowly, so the loop hits the first beat. You can run some effects over this too, then you let the loop go. When it works its wonderful.


plus there are also other things, like looping a track and beatmatching it to the current track and bringing it in. other things like that.

I guess I still just don't understand how that differs from what you can do in Traktor or SSL.

ask pvd to answer, it sould be a good reference

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Originally posted by david.michael I guess I still just don't understand how that differs from what you can do in Traktor or SSL.

i guess I dont understand what traktor or SSL can do :P

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Originally posted by Boomer187 i guess I dont understand what traktor or SSL can do :P

Ah... that makes more sense then.

Here ya go, watch this vid: http://www.stantondj.com/v2/fs/spt_fs2_video.asp it pretty much answered the questions I had. Fun vid to watch too.