Viewing Trktor while DJing and facing the crowd.

[mcflyakaconor]

I have not seen many laptop djs live,so humour me, but how does a guy looking at his mixer and decks differ from looking at a laptop? I would say it was more of a problem with the DJ rather than the equipment

[photojojo]

It's not so much that they're looking at decks or laptops, but that the laptops can be set up blocking the DJ from the crowds view and vice versa. When a DJ was plying CD's or vinyl there's more movement from the DJ so it looks better than a guy standing still browsing a library on a laptop.

[JamesT]

I keep my laptop as tucked away as possible, I don't like when DJ's have laptops in front of them or on really high stands, just takes away from the crowd/DJ interaction.

I like the way Rusko uses his traktor scratch set up, I've seen videos wheres his laptop is on a shelf below the DJ booth or even on the floor, so when he loads new tracks it looks like he is digging for a record or searching for a CD.

I often use traktor purely in search mode so the only time I look at my screen is when I am searching for a new track... If you wanna stop looking at your laptop, try doing that...

[photojojo]

I saw a video that Moldover did where he said he placed his laptop sideways next to the gear. that way you can still see it, but the visual footprint is much less.

[mcflyakaconor]

ahhh i can see what you mean now, fair enough, yea, bad way to DJ live

[V-Hoff]

That would be perfect for my Mac Mini setup!!!!

http://www.djtechtools.com/forum/sho...light=mac+mini

[TWD]

I think you just have to teach yourself to look at the crowd. Use a mirror or a picture of a crowd on the wall for your practice setup at home. Fixes that problem pretty quickly.

I also think it helps to not have to actually touch the laptop. Touching the computer encourages you to crouch down and get in close to the laptop, exactly what we don't want. It's better if you can do it all with your controller while just sorta glancing at the screen from a distance when you need to.