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on"Legitimacy" of Laptop DJing (pg. 2)
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| Akazi |
| quote: | Originally posted by spolitta
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| mal1ce |
I use TDJS 2.6 with FS2 hardware, haven't bought vinyl in at least two years except on rare the occasion I can't find something on Beatport, Trackitdown, Audiojelly, etc.
Having said that, I was feeling extra lazy this past weekend and didn't bother hooking up any of the FS2 hardware. I ended up playing straight out of TDJS and from what I could tell, no one could have cared less. I had people in and out of the booth all night too, so it's not like I was sneaking one over on them.
As long as you play good tunes, build a good set, and interact with your crowd I don't think they care if the music comes off 1200's, CDJ's, or a laptop. Besides, IMO, unless you are a DMC caliber scratch DJ, the main creativity comes in how well you use the mixer...not the decks. |
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| Keo_Nade |
I use Ableton to DJ very often, but only for when I am going to record the set and play it later, IMO it takes the fun out of DJing when the computer is "doing all the work." Not to say that I am against it at all, as i said I do it, but that for a live dance party it simply gets the job done without the whole "theres a live DJ up there in that booth isnt he good?" thing going on with the crowd. This is counterproductive because alot of people go to these clubs/parties not just to hear the music and meet people but to take part in sort of a cultural experience which inherently revolves around the DJ and his tools: the turntables.
However, If it (laptop-DJ tech) WAS used to its full potential then it would no longer be DJing because it would be a whole new experience. Its like going to see one of those groups that produces the music live (exe: Theivery Corp. +I think the Prodigy does this, and a couple others). |
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| xenoaxe |
| i dont really care for live laptop DJs shows, we've got a few local laptop DJs here in town and I wont even bother walking to the DJ booth, for shows - i like to occasionally walk up to the djbooth and watch him/her work thier magic on either CDJs or TTs, its just much more seksi looking :) I mean, with a laptop any average jo and click "sync" and beatmatch a song and fidle with a mixer and call themselves a DJ. But again, that's just for shows. If he can pull off a tight set and its off the hizzy then more power to him. But doing it on cdjs or techs will get you the poonani, laptops won't ;) |
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| tvmann |
| quote: | Originally posted by xenoaxe
cdjs or techs will get you the poonani, laptops won't ;) |
I use a laptop on several occasions nice ladies have come up and said they liked the tunes, and ask about the music and stuff. |
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| xenoaxe |
| quote: | Originally posted by tvmann
I use a laptop on several occasions nice ladies have come up and said they liked the tunes, and ask about the music and stuff. |
Can i get the numbers of those chiks? ;) Extra poonani is always good :) |
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| chandler |
Do you think today's writers are less writers because they use word processors instead of writing machines ???
DJing goes quite beyond beatmatching and tracksynching, a laptop DJ just skips those operations, but he still has to:
- pick the tunes
- read the crowd
- mix & make transitions
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| Nemesis44 |
Hmm... yes and no.
I admit that Ableton has some fantastic possibilities but I have seen some performances and they have left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
Couple of points:
I think it is fine as long as you can't actually see the laptop, not because it's crap but it does not have the same effect on a crowd. This will probably change in time.
Sometimes the DJing (And yes I believe it is) is very selfindulgent and does not always take into account if the tune actually needed anything to be done to it or not.
On the other hand...
There are still a lot of DJs who use it purely just to mix tracks on and don't really get creative with it. There has to be a happy medium somewhere.
It is a very creative tool and it may be argued that it's putting too much creativity in the hands of those who are not really qualified to use it, then again there are DJs out there who shouldn't be allowed near decks either...
Cheers
Nem |
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| trancecadet |
| I use a laptop to mix occasionally. Mainly its for loops and samples though cos I hate the sound of mp3's. Yes even 192kb/s sounds crap when mixed from a track playing on vinyl... |
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| davemolina |
I'm just starting to use Ableton to make my demos. I thought it would be easy at first...just warp and drop, but now I find myself extending breaks and adding loops here and there. I'm spending more time now than I thought I would.
I've seen other guys edit their tracks and play them out so I really don't think its too different. I wouldn't use it to play out though, just not my thing. Much respect to anyone that does though and makes it entertaining. |
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| chandler |
But what about when someone is playing CDs in decks or mixers that count BPMS (as most do today), beatmatching is quite easy that way too, the hard part is not to set the cue point (that's always easy, even for a beginner with vynils), the hard part is beatmatching, and with a BPM counter it also gets very easy, as with a laptop.
So if you see a DJ playing with CDs and then you realize that his decks do BPM counting then solely for that reason he's doing an inferior set ?? |
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| Keo_Nade |
| quote: | Originally posted by chandler
But what about when someone is playing CDs in decks or mixers that count BPMS (as most do today), beatmatching is quite easy that way too, the hard part is not to set the cue point (that's always easy, even for a beginner with vynils), the hard part is beatmatching, and with a BPM counter it also gets very easy, as with a laptop.
So if you see a DJ playing with CDs and then you realize that his decks do BPM counting then solely for that reason he's doing an inferior set ?? |
im getting some CD decks soon just for that reason. lol. |
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