really??? ... bangs head
Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 24
  1. #1
    Tech Guru Eliot Han's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2010
    Location
    Los Angeles, CA
    Posts
    827

    Default really??? ... bangs head

    original article can be found wired .com...

    NEW YORK -- Yesterday it was jukeboxes. Today, it's the iPod.
    An upscale New York nightclub has set up a unique DJ booth complete with a pair of iPods. The catch -- Patrons are invited to be the DJs.
    The club is called Apt. (pronounced A-P-T), a trendy lounge in Manhattan's meat packing district decorated to resemble a tony New York apartment. Housed in an anonymous warehouse at 419 West 13th St., the bar thrives on obscurity. There is no sign outside and no website.
    Next to the dark wood bar is the DJ table. The setup revolves around a standard mixer, which allows the DJ to fade between two music sources. But instead of the two standard turntables, a pair of iPods have been substituted.
    One is a 5-GB model containing about 1,000 songs, the other a 10-GB model with 2,000 songs. Connected by headphone jacks, the iPods sit on Plexiglass blocks, one on each side of the mixer.
    Would-be DJs take a numbered ticket from a deli-style dispenser next to the DJ desk. A stack of printouts of all 3,000 songs are available to help DJs prepare their set list. The printout also provides a quick guide to DJ etiquette, including the rule, "Playing of any heavy metal ballads will result in immediate expulsion from the premises."
    With 3,000 songs to choose from, patrons play everything from Black Sabbath to Basement Jaxx.
    Everyone gets seven minutes to play a set; the time is counted down on a giant digital clock placed in front of the mixer.
    Matt Maland, 27, a part-time DJ, has even figured out how to make the iPods scratch. By hitting the center button twice in quick succession, the music backs up a fraction.
    "It's not really scratching," he said. "It's a phony effect. People don't throw their hands in the air, but it's amusing I guess."
    Maland has played at Apt. three or four times recently. "It's fun," he said. "It's different. It's a challenge. You have to think what songs go together more than vinyl because you can't beat-match."
    Maland said he hadn't come across a similar setup anywhere else in New York. "It's funny because it's kind of an obvious idea," he said.
    The iPod DJ setup has been operating for just over one month, and provides hours of boozy, gregarious fun. Half the bar crowds around the mixing desk, offering advice or criticism or just dancing away.
    "It's pretty easy," said Sai Blount, the lounge's music promoter, who spends most evenings manning the setup, patiently helping people. "We made the whole mixing thing pretty simple for them."
    Blount said iPod DJing has become a major attraction. The fun starts at 9:30 and runs until 3 or 4 a.m., every night of the week.

    i kno its an old article ... but really?

    Last edited by Eliot Han; 04-22-2011 at 12:45 PM.

    ↯↯ OFFICIAL SITE // MY SETUP ↯↯

  2. #2
    Tech Guru Nesquigs's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    Boston MA
    Posts
    1,324

    Default

    grrrrr
    Quote Originally Posted by Xonetacular View Post
    Ya I've heard one song. It's called Skrillex.
    13" Macbook - 256gb SSD, 750gb HDD, 8gb Ram ❘ DDJ-SX | HDJ-2000
    Kontrol Z1 | Midifighter 3D | Kontrol X1

  3. #3
    Tech Guru
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Louisville, KY
    Posts
    701

    Default

    Wait 'till the music associations catch wind of this?

  4. #4
    Tech Guru Nesquigs's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    Boston MA
    Posts
    1,324

    Default

    theres gonna be hell to pay!
    Quote Originally Posted by Xonetacular View Post
    Ya I've heard one song. It's called Skrillex.
    13" Macbook - 256gb SSD, 750gb HDD, 8gb Ram ❘ DDJ-SX | HDJ-2000
    Kontrol Z1 | Midifighter 3D | Kontrol X1

  5. #5
    Retired DJTT Moderator DvlsAdvct's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    New Jersey/NYC
    Posts
    4,854

    Default

    Meh, it's the meatpacking district. Douchebags hangout there
    It's the FAQ. Read it.

    My Mixes, Mashups and Rants

    Divided we stand
    United we fall

  6. #6

  7. #7
    Tech Wizard
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    NYC
    Posts
    36

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by DvlsAdvct View Post
    Meh, it's the meatpacking district. Douchebags hangout there
    There is no truer statement than this. I feel dirty anytime i go near that area.

  8. #8
    Tech Guru BradCee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    Amazingstoke, UK
    Posts
    4,464

    Default

    why's it called the 'meatpacking' district?

    Win 7 / 2x Reloop Contour / Numark M6 /Traktor Pro 2.5
    SoundCloud

  9. #9
    Tech Guru Coldfuzion's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    Southern California
    Posts
    2,102

    Default

    LOL, talk about skimping on the DJ.

  10. #10
    Tech Mentor
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Posts
    152

    Default

    I ran into one of those ipod DJs at a party last night. It was not cool in any way.

Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •