Is it taking away the dj experience of mixing ? Theirs allot of dj's that don't use laptops Like AVB and Morillo and they still rock with no laptop !


Now in the days a monkey can be dj with a laptop and just push buttons

Last edited by Cubsnation1 on Jun-18-2009 at 17:26

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i suppose i'll be the first to defend the laptop dj. i grew up using vinyl, then cd's, now serato w/ cdj's. i love it and if anything i think it's added to my abilities. you can search so fast, and save multiple cue point, loops, playlists, organize crates, sort files by color, year...anything instantly. using a midi controller w/ serato and the sample player adds to the fun. although all i just mentioned CAN be done with cd's or vinyl only...i love the portability and quickness with my macbook pro.

some dj's that attempt auto mixing and can't even use a cdj or 1200mk2 and have never gone through the other formats are more prone to criticism. however in a digital age i don't know if it's always entirely fair.

everyone is a dj now, that's the problem...and it's brutal to get gigs when dj douche is willing to trainwreck through sets for $50. i love my labtop, and i still think the best dj's do great work with laptops...and the worst would suck even if they were using cds.

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Originally posted by Cubsnation1 Is it taking away the dj experience of mixing ? Theirs allot of dj's that don't use laptops Like AVB and Morillo and they still rock with no laptop ! Now in the days a monkey can be dj with a loptop and just push buttons

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And your face is handicapped btw!!

loptop AND labtop?

for the love of god, people...it's not that hard!

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And your face is handicapped btw!!

Times - they are a changin - It shouldn't matter if you use a laptop, turntable, 8 track, or ipod... as long as you can beat match and keep the crowd moving and on their feet you are a good dj. The worst thing is progressive, not going anywhere, clear the floor, beats that just last and last and last..... is anyone hearing me out there!!!!! STop the progression! Keep the CRESCENDO!

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Originally posted by skell loptop AND labtop? for the love of god, people...it's not that hard!

handicap keyboard? maybe his b and p keys are right next to each other




















I just wanted to post that smilie again im personally taking a break from ableton live. was playing on a boat party and this girl asked me to play a track which i only had on cd. i dont even know why i brought my cds but glad i did! so i mixed it in and continued to play cds. forgot how much more fun it was. plus im not taking full advantage of ableton live

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Originally posted by rizo handicap keyboard? maybe his b and p keys are right next to each other Funny u say The y my C button keeps acting up . I would hit the hit c button nothing

[QUOTE]Originally posted by rizo
handicap keyboard? maybe his b and p keys are right next to each other

Funny u say That my C button keeps acting up . I would hit the c button nothing

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Originally posted by Cubsnation1 [QUOTE]Originally posted by rizo handicap keyboard? maybe his b and p keys are right next to each other Funny u say That my C button keeps acting up . I would hit the c button nothing

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Originally posted by Cubsnation1 Funny u say The y my C button keeps acting up . I would hit the hit c button nothing

I don't even know where to begin. Amazing.

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And your face is handicapped btw!!

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Originally posted by andrewyates i suppose i'll be the first to defend the laptop dj. i grew up using vinyl, then cd's, now serato w/ cdj's. i love it and if anything i think it's added to my abilities. you can search so fast, and save multiple cue point, loops, playlists, organize crates, sort files by color, year...anything instantly. using a midi controller w/ serato and the sample player adds to the fun. although all i just mentioned CAN be done with cd's or vinyl only...i love the portability and quickness with my macbook pro.

I'm with you and took a very similar path (vinyl -> serato w/ vinyl -> serato w/ cdjs). I love the simplicity of just walking in with a set of CDs, however the cue points & loops, organization/sorting of tracks, and ability to visually see tracks enable me to make my mixes better than they ever were, even when i'm playing brand new tracks that i'm not that familiar with. I know the CDJ1000mk3 has a bit of a visual display but it still pales in comparison to what you can see in a Serato track overview, and I'm able to bring new tracks in just where I want them every single time.

Realistically, beatmatching is not that hard, especially on CDJs, and so a DJ should be judged on how he/she transitions between tracks and works the crowd, not on whether or not he has software auto-beatmatching for him etc. If anything I think software enables additional creativity.

And of course there's always the wonders of modern technology -- earlier this year someone requested a track from me at a house party; I was able to buy it on beatport, download it, and play it within 10 minutes of the request! Try that with vinyl!

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