New Set-up suggestions

**Sambo** · 03-30-2013, 12:25 PM

And that's fair enough, my point is if you owned a club, would you rather hire the guy using what all the big names use, or would you hire the guy in his bedroom with a load of sparkly space devices? I'm looking at it from the working DJ point of view as opposed to the hobbyist, by the way.

**MockusD** · 03-30-2013, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by Sambo

And that's fair enough, my point is if you owned a club, would you rather hire the guy using what all the big names use, or would you hire the guy in his bedroom with a load of sparkly space devices? I'm looking at it from the working DJ point of view as opposed to the hobbyist, by the way.

1ST and the most IMPORTANT! I think, everyone would hire a guy whose MUSIC is good, the guy who would fill up space and customers would buy drinks and come back for 2nd 3rd 4th etc etc round, and would come back again because of the atmosphere, and in my opinion DJ makes atmosphere, equipment will not fill up the club, and by the way any half decent club has top end equipment anyways, but i would prefer using what I use and what I'm comfortable with, I would think any club owner would know the basics of business specially Night Club business which doesn't take rocket science to understand, and would understand that hiring by what equipment you use is big no no

**makar1** · 03-30-2013, 01:01 PM

Expensive equipment is not necessary. Being able to mix on what's available is though.

**Sambo** · 03-30-2013, 01:03 PM

So how do you propose you hire a DJ? Sit down and listen to him for 5 hours and imagine how the crowd will react? You can't trust a recorded mix because there's no guarantee he made it. Believe me, you don't want to trial by fire and just throw them on, one bad night can do almost irreparable damage to your clubs footfall. You hire based on reputation and image.

Look you asked for suggestions for your setup, I'm just suggesting you don't actually need anything. Replace the DJM with a Xone, or just get a RMX-1000 on top of your current, and your set up would be the envy of most DJs. You will want at least one jog with Traktor, the beatgrids are amazing, but they aren't perfect, and it's something only a jog/touchstrip can fix on the fly.

Have you considered the Twitch to control Traktors more mundane aspects? You don't have to use its sound card, and you can find them quite cheap now.

Originally Posted by makar1

Expensive equipment is not necessary. Being able to mix on what's available is though.

Could not agree more.

**JDFS** · 03-30-2013, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Sambo

So how do you propose you hire a DJ? Sit down and listen to him for 5 hours and imagine how the crowd will react? You can't trust a recorded mix because there's no guarantee he made it. Believe me, you don't want to trial by fire and just throw them on, one bad night can do almost irreparable damage to your clubs footfall. You hire based on reputation and image.

Look you asked for suggestions for your setup, I'm just suggesting you don't actually need anything. Replace the DJM with a Xone, or just get a RMX-1000 on top of your current, and your set up would be the envy of most DJs. You will want at least one jog with Traktor, the beatgrids are amazing, but they aren't perfect, and it's something only a jog/touchstrip can fix on the fly.

Have you considered the Twitch to control Traktors more mundane aspects? You don't have to use its sound card, and you can find them quite cheap now.

Could not agree more.

You don't need a jog for Traktor. Just beatgrid everything right (preparation). I don't know where you live, but here in The Netherlands they'll hire you for the music you bring, not if you're spinning with Traktor or CDJ's. CDJ's for home are an expensive waste of limited capabilities, IMHO.

**Student** · 03-30-2013, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by JDFS

You don't need a jog for Traktor. Just beatgrid everything right (preparation). I don't know where you live, but here in The Netherlands they'll hire you for the music you bring, not if you're spinning with Traktor or CDJ's. CDJ's for home are an expensive waste of limited capabilities, IMHO.

This is wrong. Sorry vriend, maar dit moet ik even rechtzetten

In The Netherlands there are big differences between the venues you play. But I'll guarantee you they won't book you purely on the music you bring.

**JDFS** · 03-30-2013, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Student

This is wrong. Sorry vriend, maar dit moet ik even rechtzetten

In The Netherlands there are big differences between the venues you play. But I'll guarantee you they won't book you purely on the music you bring.

Hehe, depending on the scene. Of course, you must produce good music. But my scene is mostly deeper techno (not that Drumcode techno house 'thing').

**DarioJ** · 03-30-2013, 08:24 PM

I'd say start off with the mixer and build up from there. The capabilities of the DB series is ridiculous and the fact that it is a manufacturer supported, high end, digital mixer extends its life and value.

As far as adding in maschine, I'd say that you could possibly achieve most of what you want with the 2-F1's in Traktor. If you watch this set from Richie Hawtin, he is sparingly using it to make fills either by "note repeat" or "step sequencer" mode.