Weddings CDJ's vs all music on laptops

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rroberts

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Hi everyone. Just getting started, have a Macbook pro and a Denon MC6000 Controller/Mixer. I was planning on running the audio input side from just this setup. I see a lot of DJ's that run Laptops with CDJ's on them for the music, instead of putting the music on the laptops or external hard drives. Is there a reason for that?

Thanks for the input.
Bob^2
 
Resistance to change mostly :) .. Some believe the cds are better quality (assuming they are original .wav format) and some like to play with things. That's the beauty here .. you'll even find a few that still spin vinyl (and not just for timecode).

And welcome.
 
What Steve said. Also some dj's play club gigs and have to or want to preform turntable tricks that a controller and laptop just can't pull off.
 
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I use a laptop with that same controller and I love it. I have 2 external HD's which one is for backup. My thing is what works best for you is the key. It's not what you use but knowing what to do with what you use. I've seen DJ's with the best gear and they sucked. I've also seen some with not so great of gear and rock the event out.
 
Sweet, I thought that was the case, was just starting to get nervous by all the you tube videos of DJ's having a laptop up with Traktor or like and also using CDJ's. Didn't understand that and was starting to think I was missing something.

Thanks,
Bob^2
 
What do you mean by: "CDJ's" ?? Are you talking about CD players and actual music CDs or the practice of placing MP3 files on a CDR that can be read by a controller ?
 
Some may also use "signal cd's" in their CDJ's instead of turntables and "signal records". In this instance, all music is still on the machines.
 
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What do you mean by: "CDJ's" ?? Are you talking about CD players and actual music CDs or the practice of placing MP3 files on a CDR that can be read by a controller ?
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What I mean is using a controller such as the Denon MC-6000 vs the Pioneer CDJ 2000's. I see both groups of folks hooking up to a computer. I know the CDJ's can do some additional things if the controller / laptop went down but if everything was working is there really any reason to run those guys for Weddings other than having a larger control surface to "mix" on. I have to admit that I love the looks of the CDJ2000's but at 2k a piece it would cost me 4 grand to outfit the rig with them. Seems like a big waste of money if it is just aesthetics. I have a second MacBook Pro as the backup laptop. When all is running it is used to control the lighting so it is up and running at all times during the wedding. Trying to find a good argument to tell the wife :)
 
Make yourself happy.
You cannot put on a good show if you are not comfortable working your gear.
 
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each to his own





LONG LIVE VINYL
 
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looks like another one hit wonder!!
 
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rroberts said:
What I mean is using a controller such as the Denon MC-6000 vs the Pioneer CDJ 2000's. I see both groups of folks hooking up to a computer. I know the CDJ's can do some additional things if the controller / laptop went down but if everything was working is there really any reason to run those guys for Weddings other than having a larger control surface to "mix" on. I have to admit that I love the looks of the CDJ2000's but at 2k a piece it would cost me 4 grand to outfit the rig with them. Seems like a big waste of money if it is just aesthetics. I have a second MacBook Pro as the backup laptop. When all is running it is used to control the lighting so it is up and running at all times during the wedding. Trying to find a good argument to tell the wife :)
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The Denon 6000 has a built in soundcard as with the Pioneer 2000's you'll need a box to hook up from the players to the mixer and laptop. For me the 6000 is a much easier setup period. Now you mentioned you have 2 MacBooks. I have an HP laptop I use to DJ with. Both can help you to DJ but a lot of people recognize a MacBook and will think that it is superior to any other laptop and will make you asuperior DJ. It's just a toOL you use and like I said before it won't matter what you use if you don't know what you're doing. Just figure out what you like to use and what will help you do the best job. Now me I can use either one since I sold a pair of CDJ 800's.
 
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