If one does not own a laptop that could be an extra cost to consider. That is not the case for myself, but after staring at a computer screen for 9 hours a day typing code, and then spending countless hours working in ableton and surfing the web on my own time, it's nice to not have to look at a computer screen while DJing, it's my oasis and escape, and let's my eyes rest and ears work for a change.
I recently heard a friend of a friend dj with traktor and he still couldn't mix :) (nothing to do with the software mind you) On 4/4/06, Kent Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Given what these things cost, I'm not sure why one wouldn't just get > Traktor on a laptop -- it's a much more flexible, easier to way to > mix. > > That being said, I love mixing on the old Denon DN 2000s, because they > were really simple. Find your cue point once, instead of over and over > like with records, then drop the track in and tweak tempo. I also > liked picking up the controller in one arm and tweaking with the other > hand. People would ask me what instrument I was playing. > > Both Final Scratch and the fancy CD players with platters seem to me > to be trying to preserve a paradigm for mixing and beat matching > that's inappropriate to the technology. Traktor is really easy to > beat match in, even if you ignore the 'automatic' beat matching. > And if you can't give up the wikki-wikki you can get Traktor with Final > Scratch. > > Of course, for me, the idea of paying hundreds of dollars for > something that REQUIRES you to have turntables in order to mix is > kind of crazy. That only makes sense in Ubercoolische world, where > the DJ equipment is something you specify in a rider, not something > you haul up and down stairs. > > Once you learn to beat match in one medium it shouldn't be that hard > to transfer the skills to a new one. IMHO. > > On 4/3/06, Adam Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sup List, > > > > anyone own a cd mixer that they enjoy playing 313 music related CDs > > on? Or dislike a CD mixer that you own? > > > > I'm considering buying one and saw a couple models in my price range. > > The Pioneer CDJ-200 Mixer and the Denon DN-S1000, both around $400 US > > each. Wondering if there are any thoughts on either of these and if > > they're decent, or if I should hold out for the Pioneer CDJ-800 > > (around $600US) (can't bring myself to spend $1000 US on the > > CDJ-1000). > > > > Thanks for any tips or info, > > > > Adam > > >
