so... what software do u guys use for doing a gig?
what software would u guys recommend purchasing?
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so... what software do u guys use for doing a gig?
what software would u guys recommend purchasing?
Most of us here are on Traktor (Scratch) Pro, Serato is the main competitor. Ableton's a very powerful alternative (more production-, less dj-minded), and the latest VDJ release doesn't seem to be that bad either.
I recommend Traktor for DJ'ing
Traktor FTW
ive mucked around with Djay, VDJ, ableton and Traktor (serato a lil bit,,, not enough to make an assesment on it).
they all have their pros and cons
DJay- good starter program to learn how to "mix" what songs sound good and what not. gets very limited very quickly in what you can do with it
VDJ - decent program, i just didnt personally like the layout so didnt take it much further (overlaid wav forms are pretty sweet and made beatmatching incredibly easy)
Ableton - FANTASTIC program. very complicated but you can do basically anything with it - my drawback is that dj sets with live are very "structured" and dotn feel like true sets to me. but remixing/producing in that software is incredibly fun/intuitive. plus you can edit video as well as audio...../3rd party vsts can expand anything you wanna do in that program
Serato - didnt play much with it. wasnt bad. deff would consider it more if i was on CDJs/ TTs -- the bridge is huge -- having a live layout in a DJ GUI would be fantastic (Ive linked live and traktor.. but it can be shaky/not having everything infront of you -- without an external monitor can get hairy in a live setting)
Traktor - Great for midi. powerful interface/awesome efx, like the layouts of the wav forms and felt more like a dj program should (compared to DJAY, VDJ, LIVE)- **my personal choice for mixing**
everyones gonna have their preferances and gonna like differnt software more than others... so try em out and see which one fits your style and what you wanna do
Traktor Pro S4.
shit! knew i forgot something! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tekki
the s4 is a beast. get it if you have the money and are serious about it. great piece of kit.
Correct me if I am mistaken, didn't you just buy Traktor Kontrol S4?Quote:
Originally Posted by dylanmc111
Digital heart...
...vinyl soul.
Traktor, the essential bio-kinetic interface.
xwax?Quote:
Originally Posted by exokinetic
Serato Scratch Live, cd timecodes are free online on the rane site and vinyl timecodes are avail for 10$ each. Most clubs have a Rane mixer/box to use SSL here in the states.
Kinda depends how and what you DJ I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by StephanV
I only just switched from Traktor Pro to Ableton a couple of weeks ago and absolutely love it! So flexible. And, I'd say ABleton is seen as the best as Ean Golden even mentioned in one of his Traktor Pro 2 videos that the sample decks allow for Traktor Pro to almost catch up with Ableton's ability in having lots of loops and flexibility etc.