DJM 800 or 900?

[DigitalDevil]

Unless your beatgrids are completely fucked, you dont need headphones to "beatmatch" with traktor anyways...

[Audeo]

Plus the fact that he knows his tracks, cuepoints and has prepared his tracks & playlist.. you don't really need a headphone. Headphones are overrated these days. Especially the HDJ2000. But I have those. And I love those.
I have no idea what I'm talking about. I'm just rambling.

[guiltyblade]

Well of course you don't need headphones if everything is perfectly organized. I'm sure he has all it perfectly set up, and he plays the sames sets over and over. Just saying its a new age.

Oh yeah he def was not using any IEMs or anything. I was right up front.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2PAjqgQZlk

[alexfsu]

the youtube vid of hooking up that stuff was taken down, arrg

[MrPopinjay]

I'd only go without headphones for ableton where my playlist is fixed and my audio is all transposed nicely.

With traktor I'd use it to check how the tracks sound together before I go for it and to make slight pitch adjustments for harmonic reasons.

[Electrosaurus]

I'm sure he has all it perfectly set up, and he plays the sames sets over and over. Just saying its a new age.

New age indeed. DJs like this should bring a nice comfy chair too. No need to stand around like that for 1-2 hours after pressing play on their set.

Where is the inspiration in the moment?

[guiltyblade]

exactly what I was thinking. But I'm not the popular one being booked all over the world. These days it much much less about djing skill and all about production sadly. Not to say he didn't kill it, he certainly did. But its not like the old days, where if you could mix a perfect set with great track selection you were a god.

[DarioJ]

Something thats been stuck in my head all day and something the midi-fighters know all about "welcome to the 'instant gratification' generation".

[loop]

if you want a "club" set up and want a DJM 800/900, get rid of the S4 and get yourself two X1's.

The beauty of the 900 is how it integrates with CDJ's. It has 2 more color effects, eq kills, and few new features but layout and function is the same as the 800.

That'd be the only reason to get a DJM mixer - to replace the S4 for a mixer + X1s. Still, if you'll be dropping cash for a 900 and use with Traktor, it'll be more fun & pleasure to get a DB4.

[alexfsu]

exactly what I was thinking. But I'm not the popular one being booked all over the world. These days it much much less about djing skill and all about production sadly. Not to say he didn't kill it, he certainly did. But its not like the old days, where if you could mix a perfect set with great track selection you were a god.

anybody can DJ nowadays. production helps weed out the saturated population...for better or for worse