the only solution that works for me is NI traktor scratch (sure,
similar products would probably work aswell) , you can connect the
special cables that goes between the technics and the mixer in between
sets and you dont have to leave the computer or audiointerface in the
booth prior to the gig, just bring it in and connect just before youre
on. enables you to play both black gold and digital with the greatest.
interface. ever.
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On 21 jan 2009, at 18.48, Benoît Pueyo wrote:
First of all im a vinyl lover and Ill never give up that... Maybe
thats silly but ive become too much used to browse easily with
pictures on the records and put them fast on the decks. My basic
brain also considers i will not pay for something i can get for
free, then vinyl is also a way to make myself contribute to the
underground music business necesary to make some creators work.
But mp3 has also become unavoidable, to be able to play 'only
digital' music coming from free netlabels (including my tracks).
So I need a solution both efficient for my home and also for gigs,
and that allow me to play both vinyl and mp3 :
1) Pacemaker. To me the best solution (why ? tactile pitch bend and
small size), specially knowing it will be available at reasonable
cost in a few months. But well its not really handy specially in the
kindof gig where the club owner gives you a new drink at each record
you play.
Actually my dream consists of an ipod touch / iphone app for djing.
Some already exist but with way too much latency. Any more info ?
2) Laptop. Kindof affordable nowadays but less 'tactile' feeling
unless you add a midi controller or some serato thing. What i dont
like : all the plunging things to do to make everything works. You
cannot arrive somewhere and start playing a few minutes after. I
dont even talk about browsing tracks, but its also the problem with
the pacemaker.
3) CD player. Now each club has so i can buy for home purpose only
and bring only records to the gigs. Problem : i do not trust on
grabbed cds, they do not last (ive lost tons of my sets i archived
only on cd 5 years ago), which means after some years of use, you
need to 'check' if your classics still work.
Imagining i keep the cd solution (becasue you only bring records
with you and browsing can be done fastly), the ideal CD for my home
sounds to be the Technics, coz of the 'vinyl' touch i want. But ive
just heard very bad things about the master tempo (specially the dj
scandal youtube) but it seems to have been fixed. Am i correct ? And
why with that corrected, most the people still prefer the Pioneer ?
Your opinion interests me, knowing Ill still palay most of the music
through vinyl and a regular mixer, which means I dont care about all
the effects and mixing possibilties (including EQ) on the above
mentionned devices.
Cheers.
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Benoît.
