I enjoy reading DJTT articles. I like the fact that it exists. However, as a Dutch guy I sometimes are a bit repulsed by the Americanized style of the site. For two reasons:
The gear discussed is mostrly stuff you use in the USA. Looking around in Europe, there are differences. I think you guys could appeal to a broader range of readers if The S4 is not the centerpiece of all discussions.
The latest article about modularity completely omits the A&H Xone series. These units are immensely popular here and in many ways the godfathers of the modular controllers to place between your mixer and your deck. I own a 4D and have seen at least a dozen on stage against one S4. Mind you a 4D has 22 channels of USB audio. Yes it’s aged, but it is maybe the most used professional controller on stage.
Generally, what interests me is obscure, new, exciting things.
The commercial entanglement is a bit too obvious for European taste. We are a lot more “sensitive” when it comes to this stuff. A “Buy” link after every mention of products you sell? Seriously? If I want one, I find out where to get one.
My feel is that Americans are more appealed to things stuffed in an easy to use, ready out of the box, commercial format. I see a lot of “tweaks” on otherwise very pre-defined gear. If you take a look at any A&H midi controller (or most behringer for that matter as many others), notice that there is NO print on any button. It provides only the platform and lets you use it the way you want to use it.
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It’s not necessarily bad, it’s just different. I was hoping to raise a bit of awareness @ DJTT and maybe take the time to get some articles out that would appeal to the “European” taste. I’d recommend the staff of DJTT to go to Ozora festival, Vuuv, Stubnitz, Kazantip or some Berlin underground party and get a feel for what’s happening here. If i’m not mistaken, just a few years ago, anything now known as Techno, Progressive, House or Trance was called “Eurotrance” by the uninitiated US listener.
you made good points - and I updated the article a bit. it’s worth mentioning that we would love to have more european writers on staff that reflect the perspective of our entire community. if you know of anyone that is great- please send them my way!
Fair replies. For sure, I may have exaggerated a bit to get the point across. True, I took Europe as an example. I love this website, and part of me knows that you need some commercial activities to maintain it, but the other part would love to be fooled into believing it is unbiased EDM journalism.
We have things like craigslist here too. I’m not sure what is meant by prices. These are not all that different I think.
If I had any authority on a subject, I’d write an article…
As I said, you are right to get into the controller business. I can’t blame you! But a few more articles on other controllers and techniques explained through the use of other controllers would help. The spoon full of sugar to help the S4/Midifigter/Chromacaps go down…
Ja with all due respect to the Amercians … but we have our own MASSIVE ELECTRONIC DJ scene in Europe since erm… 1985.
The 1990s was off the chain!!!
For sure you gave birth to … Electro (not the shitty stuff) Techno (Detroit) House (Chigago & NYC)
But we have been having massive… massive… massive partys all over Europe… and inturn have created many, many, many subgenres and new ones… like dnb UK Garage dubstep… and so on.
U.K ,Spain, Italy… Holland.. Germany … its what we do day in day out… we have massive superstars… and a profound underground music scene…
I live in Berlin (moved from the u.k to Berlin in 2008 cus the sceen here is bonkers) and here we have hundreds and hundreds of clubs and music bars… its crazy!
True EDM is a more American based term, true the articles are more US based, than again… Most articles on the blog are written by US based people.
However, when you compare that to the forums…
The 4D being the most known controller/mixer..? Come on… Xone:1D I would tend to agree, just as the Kontrol X1. Also the Xone : DX would be a great player.
The dutch DJ scene is still very traditional, with CDJs and Technics still being frequently used. Though I gotta tell ya, controllers like the S4/S2/VCI-100/VCI-300 are winning more and more ground in every genre.
The reason why the S4/S2 and VCI-100/VCI-400 are being mainlined here is something I don’t have to clear up, do I?
Hmmm you forgot the importance of Belgium in the Euro-dance scene…
We are not good in many things but excel in a few: education, beer, chocolate AND house/dance music!
Or why do you think that 40% of the party people in Fuse, Silo (gone), CDA, Decadance (gone) , culture club, Zillion (gone), … were Dutch
