CDJ or Vinyl?
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That all depends on you.... purests will tell you Vinyl..... CD users will say CDJ's.... and PC users may say any combination thereof is great useing timecode CD's or vinyl for example....
Myself since I'm not a wiki-wiki kind of DJ and just play and beat match the best I can... simply prefer a software controller like the Denon HD2500 paired with VDJ
Myself since I'm not a wiki-wiki kind of DJ and just play and beat match the best I can... simply prefer a software controller like the Denon HD2500 paired with VDJ
Both of your selections are inferior to todays computing options.
Digital music doesn't skip. Records are hard to come by and you will have trouble keeping up with the Jones. Cd's are about as cool as Barry Bonds no days. Buy a high power notebook, Good Software, and a controller.
Digital music doesn't skip. Records are hard to come by and you will have trouble keeping up with the Jones. Cd's are about as cool as Barry Bonds no days. Buy a high power notebook, Good Software, and a controller.
DjDennis
RIP- My Dad (2011), Sister (2013) and Mum (2017)
whatever you want to use and whatever you can get your music on
there isnt a right or wrong on what format to use
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there isnt a right or wrong on what format to use
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djsarge
Mac Daddy DJ
WHen used with a software like Serato, CDJs are better for MIXING. They are more exact than turntables and don't deviant in pitch like TTs can potentially do. There are less moving mechanical parts on a CDJ and less friction points which add to their exactness in mixing.
... Now for scratching, cutting, turntablism and overall getting busy, turntables are the hands down better choice!
This is the direction I took the best of all worlds. it a turntable its almost a CDJ it a midi controller... Numark NS7
OK Now its my turn to ask. I have two Technics SL - 1200MK2 that I rarely use. They are NOT USB. I have Traktor Software. What do I need to buy to make it compatible with the Mixing consoles that some are using? I presume two Time Coded Vinyls are a must...what else?
Don't ask me.... I'm not a wiki-wiki type..... my guess is something like a DJIO device and as you mentioned time code vinyl's..... beyond that it's out of my realm of operation.
Tell us what type of DJ you wanna be Club or Mobile? If you are going mobile you should go as light as possible so that will mean to go digital. If shooting for clubs then go ahead and get the tables. I have both!
Tell us what type of DJ you wanna be Club or Mobile? If you are going mobile you should go as light as possible so that will mean to go digital. If shooting for clubs then go ahead and get the tables. I have both!
Apart from the obvious 2 Turntables and Time Coded Vinyls, what other hardware/software is needed? My Turntables are not USB.
thanks
i think i'll try going half n half with a direct drive on one side and multi loop Scratch enabled CDJ on the other.
does anyone know a great universal sized Coffin case i can put it all in?
i currently use a case for the CDJs and a bag for da mixer
i think i'll try going half n half with a direct drive on one side and multi loop Scratch enabled CDJ on the other.
does anyone know a great universal sized Coffin case i can put it all in?
i currently use a case for the CDJs and a bag for da mixer
ok so thanx again for all the input, I've since built up my set into whats now all of the above, now jus about to get a nice 4 channel and midi controller to make the music production smoother.
I'll say that VDJ works perfectly making mixing a breeze, but i like to get really detailed and hands on with my mix so im now shifting towards the CDJs a bit more.
now i just need to find another case is all! lol =D
I'll say that VDJ works perfectly making mixing a breeze, but i like to get really detailed and hands on with my mix so im now shifting towards the CDJs a bit more.
now i just need to find another case is all! lol =D
If anyone is still in need real world experiences on this subject the following is based on my limited experience (started in 1982) and should not be read by wiz or ryan:
I learned on 1200s, worked on 'em exclusively for at least 10 years. went hybrid (Vinyl & CD) when CD players began showing up with pitch control and went completely CD when Pioneer introduced the CDJ700 (CDJ500 across the pond).
During the CDJ700 period, there where times, not often but frequent enough to recall, when I longed for the 1200. The feel of the vinyl and the immediacy of the reaction/output of the 1200s was marginally superior and that was the component I missed.
With the introduction of the CDJ1000 that missing component was history and I have not found a single aspect of the mix to have suffered. I currently spin on CDJ1KMK3s. I own CDJ1000s and MK3s and have worked on Mk2s.
When the economy and need dictate I intend to upgrade to the 2000s.
I hope this helps.
Well this is how I had mine....
2-Techniques 1200's
1-Denon X800 Mixer & Next Mixer
1-Serato SSL 1
1- Dell Insperion 1720 Laptop
Here are my 1200's in the studio....
Same here - although I went from the tables to a hybrid with Technics cd decks and then to CDJ 1kMk3's. At some point in there, I had the Gemini CDX 602 too - it was ok. The Mk3's really do rock. I also am waiting on the economy and the need to update to the 2k's. I'll run the 1k's until they die.
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