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Is Laptop Djing Really Djing?
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| Bob_Motamedi |
Im still on the fence regarding this subject.
You can do a lot of amazing things with Ableton, but in the end is it really Djing?
Is it right to do in a club??
Thoughts??
(My first official Thread....:D ) |
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| Hypersky |
| Yes it is, because ultimately DJing is creating unique atmosphere through original track selection - and not just the motor skill of beatmatching. However that conclusion is reached (at least from the audience's perspective) should be irrelavent. Five years from now it will all be lap tops. |
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| DJFaded |
| quote: | Originally posted by Hypersky
Five years from now it will all be lap tops. |
I'm not sure about that cuz I dont think the vinyl format and cd format will go away completely. There will always be some sort of market for vinyl for all the vinyl purist and people who cannot get digital masters of tracks on CDR.
As far as what is DJing, I dont think it has anything to do with format such as vinyl, cdr, laptop. I think the defination of DJing has to do with presence, sound, ability to be unique and create whatever atmosphere/feel the situation calls for. I find it funny when people think they are more of a DJ simply cuz they spin vinyl. If you look at the trends, hardly any of the top producers spin vinyl, if not 100% CDR, more like 80%.
I think DJ's that perform in club have a responsibility to interact with the club goers. I was very disappointed to see G&D use ableton and josh was zoned in to the screen. BT came out and he rocked the crowd and used ableton bundled with OZone I believe. So it just kind of depends on how DJ's use it. When Above and Beyond was here last week I asked them about ableton and they said they have only used it 3 times for shows but wont use it anymore cuz it doesn't look cool and takes the fun out of mixing sometimes. They are simply using only for CD compilations now for obvious reasons.
So to answer your question, yes, playing a laptop is still DJing. Is it cool?? I dunno about that..... |
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| Noree |
| yes i see the future is going to be mainly computer based....there will always be those who will stick to the old school....but o\if u want to be succesful u have to go with time my friends....cant always dwell in the past! |
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| DaveT |
| A lot of the people I know who use laptops to DJ and don't cheat (if possible) say in some ways, it's actually more difficult to DJ with a laptop than vinyl or CDs, but I personally dunno since I haven't DJed but once since 1999....when I was at a house party and the Dj got too drunk to continue and so I had to DJ using some cheap ass CDDJ system and all the tracks the dude had were Carl Cox and Metallica...was weird, :p |
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| Orbital32 |
| I guess i would have to say yes.... but BT has to get better at it! :p |
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| Clovis86 |
| Yes. Anyone can beatmatch. |
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| Electrophile |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis86
Yes. Anyone can beatmatch. |
Tiesto and Acosta? |
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| Clovis86 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Electrophile
Tiesto and Acosta? |
They aren't DJs. In the UK they're refered to as "Muppets" |
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| DJ Xtracktor |
| quote: | Originally posted by Electrophile
Tiesto and Acosta? |
Tiesto did beatmatch...in 2001, lol hope that still counts :toothless |
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| Mechgear |
no, after watching g&d dj on their laptop i actually hate them mixing now, they gave no energy to the mix and both looked bored as hell, no one was dancing because of the lack of energy or atmosphere from them!
and every other dj i have seen dj from laptop has never given as much energy, and lets face it, if i wanted to see someone click a trackpad or mouse for 2 hours id go to an internet cafe!
sorry but laptop djing is pathetic, IF it has to be used why use it for a whole set? why not use it as a deck a part of the setup not the whole setup!!
anyways enough of my ranting
Nick T |
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