Hi guys, first post and it's a long one!
I used to mix on Technics when I was younger, then I moved to CD decks. Now that was a few years ago, and sadly since getting married and having a family the djing gear had to go as our finances were (and still are) stretched.
So I'd been out of the loop (no pun intended) for about 5 years, until a couple of months ago when I picked up a copy of Traktor. What a revelation, now Im currently just using a laptop, with no controller, but I'm still loving what I can do with it!
It's a massive learning curve, but one that I'm thoroughly enjoying, and I find myself practicing more because I dont have to set up decks everytime I want to play (there's no space at home to have a permanent set up).
There's a few guys at work who are into electronic music and a few that DJ. When I mentioned getting back into mixing and that I was using Traktor the reactions were far from positive. In fact they were really really negative, and began implying that no skill was needed at all. I tried to explain that using sync etc was optional, but they all had the attitude that by using Traktor its not true djing.
I guess I was quite surprised! I mean I have utmost respect for vinyl/cd djs, but I also feel that anyone who mixes with Traktor deserves the same respect.
So yeah, is there alot of hate for Traktor and digital djing in general? Im just interested to know, because from my point of view its the future, and even if I had the money/space for decks, I'd still incorporate it into my setup!
Thanks for listening to my rant!
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