Originally Posted by
Maxted
It is also a guarentee that i can pop in my first track and be mixing away before your laptop is even out of your bag.
I've played with vinyl, cdjs and various software in the 7 years i've been doing this, if it was my choice, my gig, i would be playing with 2 laptops and various controllers, controlling ableton and lighting/video.
In the real world i take cds (usb sticks if you know the club players support them) over the hassle of computers any day.
Cds are far from dead, they are durable, simple, cheap and reliable.
I am by no means slagging off the computer approach, for example i could never dj a wedding or standard top 40 club with cds, handling requests etc. is ridiculous with cds, even if you have the track.
But in the context of a club, focusing on your genre/style where you have an idea of a set but live pa/controllerisms wont fly (people just want to dance) then you can not beat cds for simplicity.
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