CTW Members Diablo Posted May 25, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted May 25, 2004 I was in this bar in leeds the other week, saw this guy with a laptop rigged up to a mixer, mixing was spot on - but how did he do it? Idea's on a post card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Promotors Lisa Posted May 25, 2004 CTW Promotors Share Posted May 25, 2004 dunno how it's done, but it takes all the fun out of it from a clubbers point of veiw, IMO!! CANT BEAT VINYL!!!! Quote Techno, Techno, Techno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members russelldust Posted May 25, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted May 25, 2004 FINAL SCRATCH... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members LiquidEyes Posted May 25, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted May 25, 2004 Some of these MP3 mixing things seem a bit of cop out - I think some of them do a lot of the hard work of beatmatching for you...? That said, I'm just being old-fashioned ... DJing is about the tunes and the mixing, not the beatmatching ... it's just that I quite like admiring the skill & showmanship of a good DJ who has a mastery of both the technical skills and creative skills! Mixing with vinyl definitely looks a lot cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Promotors Lisa Posted May 25, 2004 CTW Promotors Share Posted May 25, 2004 QUOTE (LiquidEyes @ May 25 2004, 08:53) Some of these MP3 mixing things seem a bit of cop out - I think some of them do a lot of the hard work of beatmatching for you...? That said, I'm just being old-fashioned ... DJing is about the tunes and the mixing, not the beatmatching ... it's just that I quite like admiring the skill & showmanship of a good DJ who has a mastery of both the technical skills and creative skills! Mixing with vinyl definitely looks a lot cooler. Quote Techno, Techno, Techno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 QUOTE (russelldust @ May 25 2004, 07:39) FINAL SCRATCH... my thoughts exactly. also agreed with andys comments (i hate not having an original thought ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 QUOTE (Lisa @ May 25 2004, 07:34) dunno how it's done, but it takes all the fun out of it from a clubbers point of veiw, IMO!! CANT BEAT VINYL!!!! surely as long as the DJ can play to the crowd it makes no difference what medium he plays from as alot of the time the DJ is hidden behind the booth any ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Promotors Lisa Posted May 25, 2004 CTW Promotors Share Posted May 25, 2004 ah, depends I guess, eh, some times I like to stand & watch the dj, using his skills on his vinyl etc, just me, I like to see a dj with his record bag, not a likkle leasther case out of his pocket containing his tunes Quote Techno, Techno, Techno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members LiquidEyes Posted May 25, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted May 25, 2004 QUOTE (Lisa @ May 25 2004, 15:34) some times I like to stand & watch the dj, using his skills on his vinyl etc Whatever floats your boat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Promotors Lisa Posted May 25, 2004 CTW Promotors Share Posted May 25, 2004 QUOTE (LiquidEyes @ May 25 2004, 15:38) QUOTE (Lisa @ May 25 2004, 15:34) some times I like to stand & watch the dj, using his skills on his vinyl etc Whatever floats your boat! yup!!! Quote Techno, Techno, Techno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW DJs Ian Cashman Posted May 25, 2004 CTW DJs Share Posted May 25, 2004 final scratch is the hardware you connect to the decks. if he was just using his PC it would have been something like NI Traktor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW DJs Ikon Posted May 25, 2004 CTW DJs Share Posted May 25, 2004 (edited) QUOTE (Ian Cashman @ May 25 2004, 17:16) if he was just using his PC it would have been something like NI Traktor. Yeah that! Seen a guy using this Oblivion on friday! Fair play it was pretty impressive, although as LE says a lot of the technicalities of mixing is taken out as you cue up in a similar way to a CDJ and Traktor adjusts the tempo automatically so Ive been told. Looks cool though Edited May 25, 2004 by Ikon Quote Welcome to the Darkside! Jan 31st - The Clinic @ Hendre Hall, Bangor Feb 7th - North @ Lakota, Bristol http://www.ppdnet.org/ukscene/images/ukscene.jpg UK-Scene Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 isnt that a cop out then as thats sopposedly the hardest bit of djing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW DJs Ikon Posted May 25, 2004 CTW DJs Share Posted May 25, 2004 QUOTE (Mr_Happy @ May 25 2004, 18:38) isnt that a cop out then as thats sopposedly the hardest bit of djing? Umm, yeah! Quote Welcome to the Darkside! Jan 31st - The Clinic @ Hendre Hall, Bangor Feb 7th - North @ Lakota, Bristol http://www.ppdnet.org/ukscene/images/ukscene.jpg UK-Scene Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTW Members LiquidEyes Posted May 25, 2004 CTW Members Share Posted May 25, 2004 QUOTE (Mr_Happy @ May 25 2004, 18:38) isnt that a cop out then as thats sopposedly the hardest bit of djing? It is one of the hardest parts of DJing, and yes the old-fashioned part of me thinks it's a cop out if the PC does the beatmatching for you. Then again, why make mixing harder than it needs to be? I mean, if you're into making it difficult for the sake of it, why not tie one arm behind your back and wear a blindfold? I suppose if you didn't have to worry about beatmatching, then you'd have more time to get the other more subtle parts of mixing right - the cueing, levels, EQing etc. That said ... I reserve the right to be old-fashioned. What a fucking cop-out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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