CDJ-2000 nexus.. any tips for counting bars/phrases?

[SwedeDreams]

Lip,
By now you've created at least half a dozen threads asking extremely basic questions.
At first I helped you, so did a lot of other folks, but by now it comes across as plain laziness.

You don't want to read manuals, you don't want to google, you don't even bother trying your equipment before posting another thread.
You don't even want to set memories in RekordBox. There is even an app on OSX that can convert your Traktor cues to Rekordbox cues and you didn't bother to look for that. You simply posted another thread.

Why in Gods name did you buy your kit?

+1 on that sir .

[Coldfuzion]

The thing I learned after leaving Traktor and moving to CDJ's was feeling my music. Fuck counting. I do too much of it in general as I am an accounting / finance guy. Just FEEL your music. I mean close your eyes, fuck the displays, fuck it all, and just feel the music within the depths of your body and you'll be able to tell.

[SlvrDragon50]

The thing I learned after leaving Traktor and moving to CDJ's was feeling my music. Fuck counting. I do too much of it in general as I am an accounting / finance guy. Just FEEL your music. I mean close your eyes, fuck the displays, fuck it all, and just feel the music within the depths of your body and you'll be able to tell.

Agreed.

When I try to count, I end up losing myself in the counts and missing drops. I really wish I got CDJs instead of Traktor.

[lethal_pizzle]

? You can close your eyes, eff the displays, stop counting and 'feel' the music just as well with Traktor as with anything else... all 'counting' means is that you need to practice more; eventually you'll just 'know'. I've never met a good DJ who doesn't know his phrases inside out, whether it's on vinyl, Traktor, Serato, Ableton or top of the range CDJs like the OP has.

As regards the actual tracks themselves: learn 'em OP. The system you've invested in isn't going to tell you when to swap your basses over etc.

[kooper1980]

As regards the actual tracks themselves: learn 'em OP. The system you've invested in isn't going to tell you when to swap your basses over etc.

TOTALLY agree. Not knowing your music is lazy! Stop buying tunes until you know the ones you've already got inside and out.

[DjGil]

Lip,
By now you've created at least half a dozen threads asking extremely basic questions.
At first I helped you, so did a lot of other folks, but by now it comes across as plain laziness.

You don't want to read manuals, you don't want to google, you don't even bother trying your equipment before posting another thread.
You don't even want to set memories in RekordBox. There is even an app on OSX that can convert your Traktor cues to Rekordbox cues and you didn't bother to look for that. You simply posted another thread.

Why in Gods name did you buy your kit?

Wait wait what! I just got done redoing all my cue points in record box...I never knew such a program exist! Googling now!

[Coldfuzion]

? You can close your eyes, eff the displays, stop counting and 'feel' the music just as well with Traktor as with anything else...

I agree, however with CDJ's it FORCES you to do things without crutches. Especially display, and sync wise. People usually should do or can do a LOT of things, but they don't. Sometimes you just have to force yourself. Or maybe that is just how I see it.

[SlvrDragon50]

? You can close your eyes, eff the displays, stop counting and 'feel' the music just as well with Traktor as with anything else... all 'counting' means is that you need to practice more; eventually you'll just 'know'. I've never met a good DJ who doesn't know his phrases inside out, whether it's on vinyl, Traktor, Serato, Ableton or top of the range CDJs like the OP has.

As regards the actual tracks themselves: learn 'em OP. The system you've invested in isn't going to tell you when to swap your basses over etc.

Traktor just tempts me too much It has too many nice things. I guess what I'm trying to say is I wish I put my money towards getting a nice CDJ rig instead of Traktor when I figure I'll eventually move to CDJ later on down the road.

[johney]

listen to your fucking music

[backtothefront]

OP - has to be a wind up, surely(?)!

At the risk of being contradictary, I've stopped replying to some of these basic DJing questions which come across as 'tell me this', 'recommend me some music' etc etc, when it's quite clear the poster either hasn't searched the forum, bothered to even attempt to RTFM or heaven forbid - done a bit of self learning and reseach in advance.

It comes across as 'I want to be a DJ because it's cool, but can't be arsed with the learning bit'.