PS-- OBVIOUSLY, TEST EVERYTHING OUT **BEFORE** THE GIG, MIX...
GJ
GJ
I need help with playing CD's through my laptop while working an event.
- Thread starter MIXMASTERMACHOM
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Your laptop should have Windows Media Player pop up as an option to click on as a program to play the cd once the cd loads.
However, you certainly can use VDJ8 to play off of a CD.
However, I will say this: You should always carry a dual CD Player with you...at minimum a single disco, OR WALK MAN CD PLayer plugged into the Phono or AUX on your mixer would even be sufficient. Back in the 90s, some DJs used walk man CD Players to play music.
I use a Dual CD Numark Mix Station on all events, and carry my CDs with me. I play about 30% of my music from CD. I am doing a Mitzvah tonight...I guarantee I will play many songs off of the more recent NOW CDs tonight such as Now 53, 54, 55, 56. I'll probably play Icona Pop off of Now 47, maybe even Call Me Maybe off of Now 43 even though I have those songs on my laptop too.
I advocate still using CDs at events today...at least as a back up.
However, you certainly can use VDJ8 to play off of a CD.
However, I will say this: You should always carry a dual CD Player with you...at minimum a single disco, OR WALK MAN CD PLayer plugged into the Phono or AUX on your mixer would even be sufficient. Back in the 90s, some DJs used walk man CD Players to play music.
I use a Dual CD Numark Mix Station on all events, and carry my CDs with me. I play about 30% of my music from CD. I am doing a Mitzvah tonight...I guarantee I will play many songs off of the more recent NOW CDs tonight such as Now 53, 54, 55, 56. I'll probably play Icona Pop off of Now 47, maybe even Call Me Maybe off of Now 43 even though I have those songs on my laptop too.
I advocate still using CDs at events today...at least as a back up.
guys give up mix never replied to this so we can only assume he's got it figured out
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backup yes maybe, but I have to disagree with you about using CDs... I am one of the last few to give mine up and I have never looked back. There are so many more reasons to go all laptop now. Faster song finding, amount of music you can carry in a small space and saving your back to name a few. I have been doing this 30 years and I went from records to Laptop... never will I say I miss any of the media and that it is better than what most are doing now.
...................I advocate still using CDs at events today...at least as a back up.[/QUOTE]
backup yes maybe, but I have to disagree with you about using CDs... I am one of the last few to give mine up and I have never looked back. There are so many more reasons to go all laptop now. Faster song finding, amount of music you can carry in a small space and saving your back to name a few. I have been doing this 30 years and I went from records to Laptop... never will I say I miss any of the media and that it is better than what most are doing now.
I do carry some as a backup .. but I also have other backup devices at the ready. CD's are there .. just in case I need them.
I don't know if I made the post or not but my friend showed me how to do it. No problems there. My problem was not knowing how to get the draw open to put a CD in. I got it figured out after I had the plastic front piece come off. LOL.
backup yes maybe, but I have to disagree with you about using CDs... I am one of the last few to give mine up and I have never looked back. There are so many more reasons to go all laptop now. Faster song finding, amount of music you can carry in a small space and saving your back to name a few. I have been doing this 30 years and I went from records to Laptop... never will I say I miss any of the media and that it is better than what most are doing now.[/QUOTE]
I too stopped using CD's to DJ with several years ago and haven't looked back. I just needed to know how to do this when someone wants you to play a song on a CD. Using a laptop has made DJing much easier for me. The down side are those who think they can just get a laptop, DJ software program and some powered speakers and instantly become a DJ.
Well, let's be honest... that really is all it takes.
Mix, you do know the "emergency" manual procedure for opening most CD/DVD/Disc-based drives that have a single drawer ("cup holder"), right??
Works with computers, media players, and gaming devices, as long as they have that little hole right next to the drive...
GJ
Works with computers, media players, and gaming devices, as long as they have that little hole right next to the drive...
GJ