Question about the DVS experience

[djproben]

Does the Numark actually force you to use the sync feature? Or can you just ignore it?

I agree with others that say you should look at what else you're doing if you're bored. Beatmatching itself is not DJing, and really it's just math. I'm not saying beatmatching itself isn't fun and interesting, but if the entirety of the fun of DJing is in doing the math, there might be some other problem there.

[Arbite]

I agree with others that say you should look at what else you're doing if you're bored. Beatmatching itself is not DJing, and really it's just math. I'm not saying beatmatching itself isn't fun and interesting, but if the entirety of the fun of DJing is in doing the math, there might be some other problem there.

Pretty much this. Beatmatching is not the be all and end all of DJing. When it boils down to it, as long as your mix sounds awesome and the dance floor is pumping, it doesn't matter what techniques you use.

That said, as a skill, it is very useful to have, and all it takes is about 2 hours to learn to do.

[Sublim&All]

As a sidenote, I can already beatmatch. So it's not that I'm thinking about a DVS for learning it

I'm just trying to find a way to make it more fun again, as I never tend to even start up my gear at home anymore. I'm always searching for new music and I love looking for DJ gear, but the DJing itself doesn't really interest me anymore at the moment. I guess it's just a creativity block I'm dealing with...

[DJ Abercrombie]

As a sidenote, I can already beatmatch. So it's not that I'm thinking about a DVS for learning it

I'm just trying to find a way to make it more fun again, as I never tend to even start up my gear at home anymore. I'm always searching for new music and I love looking for DJ gear, but the DJing itself doesn't really interest me anymore at the moment. I guess it's just a creativity block I'm dealing with...

It is obvious the music you are playing is the reason you are bored. My DJing experience is well beyond 20 years. The only time I am bored mixing is when the music is not my cup of tea.

Cheers!

[dskreet]

It is obvious the music you are playing is the reason you are bored. My DJing experience is well beyond 20 years. The only time I am bored mixing is when the music is not my cup of tea.

Cheers!

^^^^^^^^ same thought, 16yrs here and can not get bored when the music is good

[djproben]

That said, as a skill, it is very useful to have, and all it takes is about 2 hours to learn to do.

Maybe I'm just slow but it took me a lot longer than that even to hear the difference between the two songs on the different records. I've been DJing over 20 years and beatmatching for most of that but I did not learn it in 2 hours. That may be all it took to understand the principle of it but actually physically mastering it - ears, hands, and perception all together - took weeks, if not months.

[DJ Sunshine]

As a rather new DJ myself, I initially felt your pain. However, I have been using CDJs, and I want to let you know that your problem does not sound like it is with using the sync button. Initially, I was simply letting song A play all the way through, beatmatching song B in at about the last 30 seconds, and then transitioning to song B. And it was SO BORING. I then realized that there is a whole level of creativity involved with DJing, such as individual parts of songs to blend into, swap out drops, etc. I realized that techniques such as beatmatching, cutting, etc. were all tools of DJing rather than DJing itself, and that there is a difference between creating a mix and transitioning between songs.

That's my 2 cents worth anyways

[paulie.phonic]

get an X1 so you can trigger effects and parameters

[mostapha]

^^^^^^^^ same thought, 16yrs here and can not get bored when the music is good

If the music is right for the night and there are other people listening and enjoying it, yes.

If it's just me…I get bored very quickly if I'm not a huge fan of the tools I'm using. Traktor is getting boring to me, and controllerism is not the answer (for me).

Maybe going back to decks is…I'll have to find out. But the answer might actually be just not spinning at home anymore.

[DJ Abercrombie]

I think there are two types of DJs on Techtools.

The one who seen a DJ working on two decks and decided it would be cool to be DJ.

The one who fell into DJing due to having a love of music which was easily noticed by others that led to getting dates for events.