Practice with the cue and play button on the S4. And the pitch. And the jogwheels.
Basicly CDJs are all about those 4 things.
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Practice with the cue and play button on the S4. And the pitch. And the jogwheels.
Basicly CDJs are all about those 4 things.
Just noticed something strange in Traktor. DECK A track is 125 BPM. DECK B track is 126 BPM. I turned SYNC OFF. Pitch resolution set to +/- 8%. I play DECK A. When I try to mix DECK B it will only let me go to 125.01 it denies me 125.00 ??? no matter what I try it doesn't let me get there. When I pitch DECK A up or down it has even values (125.00, 124.42) DECK B only has odd values (125.01, 124.43) WTF ?
Also annoying: when you press the little [+][-] squares under the pitch bend slider it jumps in huge increments. When I press those it should go from 125.01 to 125.00 then 124.99. Isn't that what FINE pitch bend means? Even in MIN setting (right-click on them) it jumps .04. What crap.
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take an X1 and hit sync all day :)
if you've never played on CDJ's I wouldn't use a live gig as my first crack at it.
i can beatmatch so its not a problem... i think the biggest thing is that im used to traktor interface and being able to see the track and waveforms and know when then breakdown is coming etc.
Any way to hook up laptop with traktor software and use CDJ as i would use s4?
I'm gonna have to agree. Yes it easy as hell to beatmatch on CDJS. But you still have to adjust the tempo and jog, especially on longer mixes. If you think 130 is really 130 then you are in a world of pain. Why is it you see most good djs on cdjs still adjust pitch control none stop, or nudge slightly constantly? Because those read outs are a good estimation to the whole in part, but you can't trust them completely. Its just like traktors beat grid, you can't trust it completely, you have to adjust the grid. If BPM readouts were perfect on everything then we would never have to do this, but the tech is just not perfect. You can't just set it and forget it on cdjs, there is constant adjustment, similar to vinyl, just made easier.
Any person who mixes properly will tell you that that doing the set it to the bpm readout and pressing play will really cause for bad mixes, doubling, drifting, wrecking, etc. You should be constantly listening and re-adjusting.
Btw the OG poster. You can learn on cdjs in two hours if you have the basics down. But don't expect it to be a perfect mix or anything. When the pressures on its a different animal.
thanks for responses guys! to be honest its not even a full blown gig - i will be playing very early in the night so i doubt there will be many people but i still dont want to embarrass myself and get called in again. If anyone knows any good resources where there is a detailed walkthrough to CDJ - i would welcome it, as i couldnt find anything good from my research.
so any comments on - can i hook up traktor software with laptop to CDJs (to read bmps and waveforms from laptop)? how would i go about doing so?
thanks!
also, IF i can hook up laptop to cdj, can i just play music from laptop and not burn cds?
you need timecoded cds, and a Audio 4/6/8/10 to be able to do that. I'm assuming you don't have that. So unless its a midi capable cdj, you probably won't be able to do that. Even then I wouldn't want to mess around trying to make it work before a gig. Best off just learning how to use a cdj.
As for tutorial. Its very similar to your S4 it really is. Its just with no information. The layout itself will be similar. All you need is to search a track, select it, cue, play. adjust.
But if you are burning CDs here is what I recommend:
Burn SLOW 1x slow. This will ensure there are no screw ups.
Label CD with all tracks well. Or print out info with track stuff on it.
Burn as Audio track. Don't burn as Mp3. Some CDjs can't read these. So that way you can save these cds for later use.
thanks for the advice!Quote:
Originally Posted by guiltyblade
if you live in a big city there might be a DJ or a DJ school who will gladly take $$$ to tutor you for a couple hours.