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F*ck em all Keep rocking out!
well just got off the phone with some one who is a big supporter of CDJ and he told me whatever can be done on MIDI can be done on CDJ's lol. Doesnt matter what I tell him, he says it can be done. How much of that is true? Can cue juggling be done on CDJ's for example? How much control of FX do CDJ users have?
@Pollux:
exactly! Controllerism should be about the ability to use the freedom we have been given by not having to worry about what used to be a chore.
Although Dvls is right, does it matter how we do it? As long as were rocking the crowd and they are entertained then we are doing the job we are being payed to do.
As a DJ your not only there to provide audible entertainment but also visual entertainment, otherwise they might as well just throw on a massive mix cd all night long where the mix is perfect - but they don't because the visual aspect of the DJ is also an important part of the atmosphere.
the point of using synch is not to stand around and do nothing its to do other things like playying around with effects. juggling cues between more than two decks, activating loops from parts of tracks and juggling them and etc and etc...... yes we would start using synch at first but then everybody would realize ...hey with the synch button on you can do more on fly remixes with the synch button which u cant do on tts or cdjs. and thats where anybody would progres and learn tricks
Hey, Animus can attest to my ability to rock out in the booth. I agree whole heartedly.
BUT, that's a different point. Different DJs serve different roles. Keep in mind that radio DJs, club DJs, bar DJs, strip club DJs, and performance based DJs are all DJs. We all serve different roles. Our techniques are all different and our objectives are different, but if the music doesn't work we have failed, no matter what role we are playing.
We are there to provide music first and foremost. A mix CD can't read a crowd and a mix CD can't improvise. The visual aspect can be important, and I'll be the first to admit that the DJ has a certain hold over the energy in the room that they can either build up or let fall, but still, no matter how hard I rock out if the music doesn't fit the night will suffer.
*recieves money from Dvls* YES HES AMAZING!!!
No in all seriousness, DVLS is in fact my favorite DJ in the goth/industrial scene. If it werent for my heavy involvement in the NY rave scene, I would go and support him more often. He has alot of fun in the booth, sometimes more than the people hes trying to entertain lol. That kind of energy leaks onto the dancefloor and encourages a good time.
Sometimes when Im doing a 4 deck mix, my routines are so complex (for me at least) that I cant always be providing a visual aspect, although my mentor has been encouraging me to exaggarate my movements and with practice I can actually look at the crowd while performing.