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dj equipment (pg. 2)
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| pozz |
| as you can see, opinions are divided. choose any route you want, but remember: if those decks gather dust in a month's time, then you ain't cut out for it. takes alot of time stuck inside alone learning to spin. |
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| geroin |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yohan
but I think every DJ should learn how to DJ the old school way first. |
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| pozz |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yohan
I think every DJ should learn how to DJ the old school way first. |
this is still king tho:p |
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| Skipper |
lol I am so out of the loop. Everyone DJs on traktor now? I thought it was yesterday I just read about some fairly well known DJ raving about USB CDJs (the 2000?)
I see the logic, financially, for skipping right to the traktor option, but I have to think there are basics of the whole thing that would also get skipped over by not learning how to beat match the original way.
I can't imagine anything replicates the feeling of cuing up a record and running the needle over that first beat. I know it's an ancient means of DJing now - I eventually went to CDJs too - but I am grateful I didn't start learning nowadays when there are so many more options. |
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| Mortyman |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nicolas Oliver
Get a pair of decks and a mixer (eg Pioneer stuff) and learn how to DJ properly. |
true, but as a hobby, learning to do it properly... who cares. Market is over-saturated. Do it for fun = win :) |
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| Mortyman |
| quote: | Originally posted by feelgood
Better yet, get some vinyl decks and learn how to dj properly...
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... and spend $20/track? As a former vinyl addict, those days are done. don't waste your time or your money. :sadgreen: |
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| Mortyman |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yohan
srsly. I don't mind that a lot of DJs are going digital, but I think every DJ should learn how to DJ the old school way first. |
I wish I stilll agreed with this. Now I hope they don't, so we can separate the old-school from the new-school :tongue3 |
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| KStuff |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yohan
srsly. I don't mind that a lot of DJs are going digital, but I think every DJ should learn how to DJ the old school way first. |
I have a Numark Mixtrack (only cost $149), and I feel (in my limited experience) that it has helped me learn the basics of mixing.
Question for the experts: What are the benefits of learning to DJ "the old school way" on old school hardware? Can't I learn the same functions on my Mixtrack? I can easily ignore certain functions and beat match on the thing, instead of spending 5x more on a pair of decks. Thoughts?
The only difference is I load the media digitally instead of throwing a CD or record in, and the "feel" of a record instead of platters. |
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| Yohan |
| quote: | Originally posted by KStuff
I have a Numark Mixtrack (only cost $149), and I feel (in my limited experience) that it has helped me learn the basics of mixing.
Question for the experts: What are the benefits of learning to DJ "the old school way" on old school hardware? Can't I learn the same functions on my Mixtrack? I can easily ignore certain functions and beat match on the thing, instead of spending 5x more on a pair of decks. Thoughts?
The only difference is I load the media digitally instead of throwing a CD or record in, and the "feel" of a record instead of platters. |
I may really be talking out of my ass on this, and this is just my two cents.
DJing to me, is a craft. It's more than simply pushing buttons or playing tracks.
By starting off with vinyl and turntables, not only do you learn the basics (which you can also get from CDJs), but you also learn about the 'feel' of how DJing was done back in the day. I feel that learning the basics without the benefits of a BPM counter or other digital aids helped me kinda focus on the essentials.
And pay a bit of homage to the history of DJing. Because throwing a vinyl on a turntable is one sexy feeling. If you don't think this is cool, well...
I feel that a lot of DJs that concentrate digital form focus too much on technical side of things, worrying too much on whether the tunes are in key, or what effects to use, doing edits on the fly, etc. I don't see nothing wrong with using modern technology to push creativity to the max.
However, it is a problem when you're too concerned with technology and not pay enough attention to essence of DJing, which to me is to tell a story using tunes in your set. Strip down, to the bare essence, to me this is what DJing is all about, and you don't need no newfangled gadgets and shijazz to do that.
By knowing how to do things on a turntable, for me anyways, I remember to focus on the simple things and let my tunes do the talking. I also feel that I developed more... instinctive and intuitive side of DJing, but this might just be me. |
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| kotsy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yohan
Because throwing a vinyl on a turntable is one sexy feeling. |
Amen!
+1 on the rest of the post too |
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| culorut |
Does a professional drummer or a guitarist show up to a gig with a laptop instead of their instruments?
The answer is no and neither should professional DJ's, be a professional. If you only want to play in your bedroom buy an all in one piece of junk numark and be a wannabe DJ behind closed doors but don't expect to be respected by the scene. If you want respect pay your dues properly, learn your craft with professional tools, not toys. |
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| feelgood |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mortyman
... and spend $20/track? As a former vinyl addict, those days are done. don't waste your time or your money. :sadgreen: |
Ir was more a tongue and cheek response to Nick's point. Digital is the future, and unfortunately, beatmatching is becoming an redundant skill...:sadgreen: |
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