Why do you think DJ Software was really created? Feel free to post comments after voting in the Poll
DJ Software
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Easy access to stuff but to me the most important thing is the original music collection stays safe at home.
Remember the question was "Why do you think DJ Software was really created?" not what the Software does for you.
It was created for the same reason any DJ gear or component was. There was a need and a market for it.
djsarge
Mac Daddy DJ
It was created to let every Tom, Dick and Harry into the DJ industry.
It was created so that music pirates can play their stolen goods on 2 virtual decks.
It was created so that music pirates can play their stolen goods on 2 virtual decks.
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I can't speak for the others who write DJ Software, so I'll just quote myself from the SoftJock about page
I can't speak for the others who write DJ Software, so I'll just quote myself from the SoftJock about page
Our founder (Rick), having been both a programmer and DJ for a couple decades, was tired of carrying crates of CDs and vinyl, so in 1999, he decided to write some software to play MP3s so he wouldn't have to lug all that stuff around anymore. The first version of Rockit was very simple, with two decks and a few controls to play, find music, etc. This software served his purpose well, and he was doing plenty of gigs, and his back was happy.
One night while playing at a rowdy little bar, a couple of DJs stopped by the booth to say Hi, and noticed he was playing off a laptop computer. They were amazed, and asked where the software came from, and where they could get copies. The rest is history...
I honestly think that it's a combination of 1 and 2. I said 2 because that it it's primary function to me, but I am looking at it from a club DJ's standpoint. Most Mobile DJs were using CD's and Controllers long before we were. It took Denon making a controller for me to get into that lol
I thought it was a left-wing plot to foister commonality, banality and submission upon the DJ masses.
That is a very nice Post Rick! Extremely relevant to the point. Thumbs Up!Other
I can't speak for the others who write DJ Software, so I'll just quote myself from the SoftJock about page
Initially computerized programing was done solely by radio stations and it wasn't until affordable computers with the processing power available that software manufatures started marketing to them... but, this really didn't happen until the mid to late 90's until then computer processing power was barely good enough for very low bit rate files... I know because I had a DX2 66 MHz computer and tried to play mp3 files and couldn't... I didn't see my first digital karaoke show until around 1998 or so...
... In the mid 90's I had a 200mhz Pentium, and in the late 90's I had a 400mhz Celeron, overclocked to 500mhz (way back when we had to mess with jumpers on the motherboard to overclock lol).
I believe MP3's really "came out" when I had my 400mhz pc, because before that I was recording everything as a wav.
For me, the first DJ software (that used timecoded vinyl) I can think of was Final Scratch if I remember right. For some reason I wanna say there was another one out at about the same time, but I can't think of it's name. I remember they were iffy at best. Serato was the first to make their timecodes flawless. After that you had programs like VDJ and Torque that got their timecodes right, but Serato has hit the scene so hard that most DJ's look at everything else as "bedroom DJ crap", regardless of how much better the software may be. I have always said that to me, Serato is BASIC. It plays 2 decks and has some samples. Woop-dee doo. For an extra $100+ you can add a crappy video player (or you can use the vastly superior Mix Emergency if you own a mac). Programs like VDJ have soooo many more things, that I just don't see it even being fair. But like I said, unless you use Serato, you must be a bedroom DJ, right?
Ugh.
I believe MP3's really "came out" when I had my 400mhz pc, because before that I was recording everything as a wav.
For me, the first DJ software (that used timecoded vinyl) I can think of was Final Scratch if I remember right. For some reason I wanna say there was another one out at about the same time, but I can't think of it's name. I remember they were iffy at best. Serato was the first to make their timecodes flawless. After that you had programs like VDJ and Torque that got their timecodes right, but Serato has hit the scene so hard that most DJ's look at everything else as "bedroom DJ crap", regardless of how much better the software may be. I have always said that to me, Serato is BASIC. It plays 2 decks and has some samples. Woop-dee doo. For an extra $100+ you can add a crappy video player (or you can use the vastly superior Mix Emergency if you own a mac). Programs like VDJ have soooo many more things, that I just don't see it even being fair. But like I said, unless you use Serato, you must be a bedroom DJ, right?
Ugh.
When I first started writing my stuff (Rockit), I think there were only 2 DJ software titles out there. The original PCDJ SL-something, and possibly DJ Power.
Choice wasn't great, hence why I wrote Rockit. It was never meant to be sold, it was just for my use.
I recall Stephane (VDJ), coming on to some of the developer BBS, and looking for help to write some software. He finally got it done, and called it Atomix MP3, I think was the original name he used.
It was kind of fun back then, because you had a few of us out there, trying to outdo each other. The stakes weren't high, like they are now. It's turned to big corporate BS now...
Choice wasn't great, hence why I wrote Rockit. It was never meant to be sold, it was just for my use.
I recall Stephane (VDJ), coming on to some of the developer BBS, and looking for help to write some software. He finally got it done, and called it Atomix MP3, I think was the original name he used.
It was kind of fun back then, because you had a few of us out there, trying to outdo each other. The stakes weren't high, like they are now. It's turned to big corporate BS now...