Does your play style change when you use CDJs?

[Dhinojosa94]

If you REALLY think the BULK of DJ's that are active on the world circuit are insecure because they don't use controllers - wow, just wow!

i think hes comment was aimed more towards djs who never bothered to hone their craft and just rellied of mixes they got of mixcrate

[loverocket]

Sure - then either stick them on a stick or leave them in the computer for DVS (or even burn them to CD if needed). What's your point?

If you REALLY think the BULK of DJ's that are active on the world circuit are insecure because they don't use controllers - wow, just wow!

MY POINT IS, YOU CAN'T "KNOW" ALL YOUR TRACKS ALL THE TIME.

There's also a skill to be able to mix unknown tracks on the fly.

Like when the brother in law at a wedding hands you a CDR with 3 "dope tracks" on it.

[iambiggles]

MY POINT IS, YOU CAN'T "KNOW" ALL YOUR TRACKS ALL THE TIME.

There's also a skill to be able to mix unknown tracks on the fly.

Like when the brother in law at a wedding hands you a CDR with 3 "dope tracks" on it.

I've been handed acetates (back in the day) whilst actively DJing and incorporated them into a set without the use of waveforms - any half decent DJ with a good ear can do this - so I say again, whats your point?

[loverocket]

I've been handed acetates (back in the day) whilst actively DJing and incorporated them into a set without the use of waveforms - any half decent DJ with a good ear can do this - so I say again, whats your point?

if I gave you the choice, you prefer no waveforms?

see the point?

[mdcdesign]

if I gave you the choice, you prefer no waveforms?

see the point?

The sad thing is, there are people who would say "yes" to that question.

[iambiggles]

if I gave you the choice, you prefer no waveforms?

see the point?

This is to you and mcdesign - I have little use for waveforms. I know my tracks, as any decent DJ should.

Waveforms are useful for beatgridding (if thats your thing), but are a distraction for the DJ - you should be looking at the crowd NOT your computer. if you NEED waveforms to dj, then I feel sorry for you.

[djmetalgear]

This is to you and mcdesign - I have little use for waveforms. I know my tracks, as any decent DJ should.

Waveforms are useful for beatgridding (if thats your thing), but are a distraction for the DJ - you should be looking at the crowd NOT your computer. if you NEED waveforms to dj, then I feel sorry for you.

I gotta agree with this. and im a controllerist. I can listen to tracks just by audio/on spotify and know exactly when/what beat I would drop a new track on. its all about song structure. wave forms are good for the first few times you play a song out, but after a while you learn to know where and when the drops and breakdowns are.
thats why i keep saying structure/phrasing are so underrated and should be up there, if not higher, than beatmatching as a skill

[haze324]

the usual suspects with the usual answers.....

+1 to biggles and metal

.....OP good job on expanding your skill set.

[mdcdesign]

This is to you and mcdesign - I have little use for waveforms. I know my tracks, as any decent DJ should.

Waveforms are useful for beatgridding (if thats your thing), but are a distraction for the DJ - you should be looking at the crowd NOT your computer. if you NEED waveforms to dj, then I feel sorry for you.

Nobody NEEDS waveforms to DJ, but if they're there, why not use them?

Not only that, but I prefer it when OTHER PEOPLE use waveforms, as typically one of us will man the lights while the other plays his set then swap out. If your colleague is playing tracks you're unfamiliar with, waveforms are a godsend.

[haze324]

Got it ---- waveforms are a Godsend when myself or a friend has to run the lights.