Reducing the 'checking your emails' look when DJ'ing

[space monkey]

Wouldn't the reflection be backwards?

But good idea nonetheless. Is there a program that makes your display backwards?

[Karlos Santos]

First of all , that fucking rocks . I want that now.
Im sending that picture to Thomas@NI he will love it.

Moldover puts his laptop to the side, facing sideways - i dig that idea personally implement it whereever i can. thats not to say this isnt a good idea if you have a flight case though !

I always do that. I have never gigged with the laptop in front of me.
Old pic.

[Xonetacular]

what if you really are checking your email while DJing? Come on, don't act like most of you have never done it.

[BentoSan]

what if you really are checking your email while DJing? Come on, don't act like most of you have never done it.

No one should have any networking devices enabled at all when your djing, wireless, ethernet or bluetooth. If you do your asking for audio dropouts most of the time.

Edit: Yes this applys for macs too

[LiveFastStephen]

agree, with the exception of bluetooth: if its translating midi control messages.

[PartyMcFly]

The Midi Fighter HUD?

Haha. YES.

I always keep my lappy toppy to the side far away, completely out of view of anyone not in the booth if possible. It usually is not possible. I consider an extra-long USB cable crucial equipment in my rig.

But I would gladly use a reflective Traktor HUD if ever given the chance.

I've addressed the "DJ using Facebook" issue by mapping my controller in a way that allows me to keep my hands completely off the computer touchpad/keyboard and on the mixer, controller, and drink glass.

The new Denon and NI auxiliary controllers are brilliant for this as well. I'd love to have either.

[Jester]

30 second in CS4

[bumtsch]

I think this is a good idea, but I'm a little worried about the precision. There's also that crucial issue Stephen brought up.
I'm with the several posters who suggested putting the laptop to the side (i.e top of one of the turnables, rotated towards the center) + enough controllers that you don't need to click around very often.
However - I would add a second, low profile lcd screen on the other side set to "clone" (we all splurged extra for the laptops with good discrete graphics adapters right?) so you can work on two sides like you would when checking out what's happening with that vinyl/cd.
Of course, the extra display is more expensive and needs to be the same resolution as your laptop's, but that could work..

Also:

No one should have any networking devices enabled at all when your djing, wireless, ethernet or bluetooth. If you do your asking for audio dropouts most of the time.

"Aww, but I was like totally syncing two laptops with OSC while autotweeting my tracks through a tethered cellphone"

[midifidler]

Lol Bento,remember the chick who was actually on Facebook while Djing at that open air club in Bali ?

[Xonetacular]

No one should have any networking devices enabled at all when your djing, wireless, ethernet or bluetooth. If you do your asking for audio dropouts most of the time.

Edit: Yes this applys for macs too

Oh come on that is a little extreme, I've never had a drop out and never bother disabling anything. Please give me a technical explanation on why having network adapters enabled effect audio because I call that being paranoid.