Digital 'Laptop' DJ's cannot beatmatch manually...

[sm00sh]

lets see u dj with a set of TTs... Those ridiculously old CD controllers were crap, they had that +/- thing to nudge the tracks... total garbagr! I think anyone could dj with those things...

and belt driven turn tables at that...those direct drive systems are way to easy to cue on! its cheating....

[4-double]

Nice read... nice job

[ibarry]

and belt driven turn tables at that...those direct drive systems are way to easy to cue on! its cheating....

Lol my very first tt's were belt drive. I do think it's good to learn to beatmatch on belt drive tt's. You have to learn to ride the pitch fader :P

[dead_devil_66]

why don't you guys mix with TT's without pitch fader? o.o

players with pitch fader are way too easy. You got two hands and two feet. Use them to slow and speed up the record. o.o

[djchriswoods.co.uk]

i used to be very opinionated about this, but having seen what traktor can do, i.e. 4 channels all in sync and in key....what dj in their right mind would turn that down.

plus after 11 years or so i feel ive paid my dues to traditional beatmatching so ive no problem allowing a computer too look after that while so i can be more creative.

i have had the odd drunken dick try to slate me for it, but i use scratch pro, so can still fire in the timecode cd's and scratch away like a mother-lover, beat juggle etc... to shut them up

[ibarry]

why don't you guys mix with TT's without pitch fader? o.o

players with pitch fader are way too easy. You got two hands and two feet. Use them to slow and speed up the record. o.o

Funny you should say that... I was contemplating finding a couple of old portable cassette players, taking the front off and trying to beat match slowing down the motor with my finger on one of the players. Be quite interesting to see what we could actually beat match on lol

[jimbob5000]

I was contemplating finding a couple of old portable cassette players, taking the front off and trying to beat match slowing down the motor with my finger on one of the players.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=088AWsTtTFU

There's some fingerstoppin beatmatching in there, so it counts as a valid attempt at tjing, i guess

[fullenglishpint]

that is fucking incredible! I actually preferred the tape scratching to the decks

[tigerstyle]

whats up with this beat match pissing contest?? this is my set up right here... and dont none'ya'll try to steal any of my ultra rare dubtapes either. real DJs use 8TRACK TAPE! :

[Afterhour Ali]

having a pitch-knob or fader REALLY isn't different from pushing a sync-button.
I slow down my belt-drivens with weights attached to them.
My tape sample deck can only be pitched BY HAND!

EDIT: oh noes' tigerstyle's setup beat mine, now I look like a gimp.