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Originally posted by Trancedewd Got a few questions for people who have added cd/mp3 players to their TT setups before i decide whether or not to spend some of my student loan on one. 1. What cd player is it? 2. Did you get 1 or 2? 3. Roughly how long did it take you to learn how to dj with it properly? 4. Do you think its harder to use than a vinyl turntable? 5. Does it take longer or less time to beatmatch tracks compared with a vinyl TT? 6. How often do you use it in comparison with your vinyl TT's? 7. What do you like better, your cd deck or vinyl deck? This might also help me choose what cd player to get - cant decide between CDJ-200 / CDJ-800 / Denon DNS-3000. Thanks. Oh, and if there's a similar thread somewhere, i would appreciate a link.

1) Denon dns-5000, Gemini cdj-02 (got the geminis for basic learning of beatmatching, thinking it would take me a while)
2) 2 of each, so 4 total
3) Took 2-3 days to learn how to beatmatch...but no prior dj experience
4) Easier in some respects, the instant cueing is probably the largest advantage cd players have over vinyl tables.
5) Less, because of the instant cue
6) Although I have vinyl-based tts, I'm 100% digital now.
7) Cd, no contest. So much more I can do with them.

1. Pioneer CDJ-800.
2. 2.
3. About a week or two, but you learn new techniques with it every day.
4. Not at all.
5. Less.
6. A lot more, one main reason being I dont have nearly as many vinyls as I do digital mp3's.
7. CD Deck all the way.

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Originally posted by Trancedewd Wow, 6 Pioneer users already and no Denons - was expecting more of a variety. Thanks for the answers so far guys - it's helped quite a bit. Nice to see some guys find it easier to beatmatch with cd decks than vinyl decks, i always thought that beatmatching would be a hell of a lot harder on cd decks. I've noticed that a few of you bought another cdj after getting the first one so they must be pretty decent. Also pretty relieved looking at the times its taken you ppl to learn how to use them - cueing/beatmataching on cd decks looks nowhere near as simple as cueing on my techs + there's so many extra buttons on cd decks.

it may look more complicated, and does involve a couple of more steps than playing on vinyl, but the extra stuf makes it a lot easier. ie. setting your cuepoint, recalling it, always starting from there. corrections can also be a lot smoother with CD decks.

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so what is the purpose of buying cd decks? I mean why would someone want to add it to there setup?

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^^^ to play CDs perhaps?



CDs have the following over vinyl:

- make as many backups as you want.
- 80 minutes of sound, as opposed to 13 or 15.
- you can organize them as you please.
- their size is less then half of a vinyl, and the weight a small fraction of it.
- you can play your own/unreleased material.
- you can buy mp3s off the web instead of buying the vinyl, ie. a lot cheaper.
- you can make your own sample CDs.
- depending on the CD deck, you get things like looping, reverse function, etc.

in other words, it brings a lot to the table. adding a CD deck or two to the good ol' turntable setup ain't a bad idea at all.

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Got a few questions for people who have added cd/mp3 players to their TT setups before i decide whether or not to spend some of my student loan on one.

1. American DJ DCD Pro-210
2. It is a Dual CDJ
3. 1-2 months.
4. It is harder than vinyl becuase you can quickly fix off beats like you can vinyl (UNLESS you have like a pioneer cdj1000 or equivalent)
5. It takes a little longer, but not much longer. My model is laggy... so it takes me longer than a normal...
6. I use it more becuase It is easier to play my "Tech Edits" and new tunes I buy on CD.
7. I like my turntables for the Feel and Originality... but I like my cdj for the new tune capability.

all in all... no matter what CDJ you get... If you can mix with vinyl you can do it with a cdj.... and Once you get the hang of the cdj... you can mix on any cdj out there.

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1. 2 x Pioneer CDJ 800
2. Bought one then another 2 months later, meant to get a cdj1000 but they had none in stock so settled for 800 just now
3. Pretty much straight away as i had used them before and the pricipal is the same
4. Not really 1210 is bit more accurate for precise matches without having to worry about pitch bending
5. I would say a little quicker
5. Pretty much 50/50 these days, if a club dosnt have a cd deck im lost!
6. I still prefer vinyl, but the convience of cd's is amazing

1) denon dnd4500
2) one
3) no time at all. i spend a little more time riding the pitch than i do w/the technics, but it's still pretty easy.
4) not harder, just different. you still have to hit the play button at the right time.
5) about the same amount of time it takes to get the job done w/vinyl.
6) i only used it for about 10min when i first got it w/two different mixed cd's hahahaha... so i'm still about 99.9999999% vinyl until i start burning some cds.
7) once i actually learn how to use it (this my very first time actually using a dj cd player EVER) i sure i'll end up liking it as much as my turntables. i decided to finally pick up cd player to help fill "holes" in my collection. i bought a dual deck because it gave me everything i wanted, for the least amount of money, all w/in the time frame i wanted to work it all out in. -ability to go cd only, necessary features, sound quality, and build quality.

i'm also in the middle of trying to branch out more (musically speaking), so i was planning on doing a lot of DL'ing, and research here at home, instead of spending hours upon hours at recordstores doing the trial an error thing. right now i saw it as investment, and a tool i can use to help grow, and tide me over until i'm done w/my current upgrade frenzy. it's gonna be a while before i start buying vinyl again.

psiweaver -money is the main reason why i picked up a cd player. i'm not making as much as i used to. if i'm ugrading, i don't have money for vinyl. if i'm buying vinyl, i don't have money for upgrading. my appeitite for music is voracious, straight up insatable. i tend to spend most of my cash on music, before i start to scape up what's left of my paycheck to buy clothes, n' stuff like that. hehehehe... plus, being able to buy mp3s (and using P2P on the downlow... sssshhhhh... until i can actually obtain the vinyl) just made a lot of sense financially, especially after so many years of down right refusing to consider the idea. just something to help me feed my musical addiction until i get back on my feet, and start raking in some serious dough again.