Will cdj’s always remain club standard?
CDJ’s are totally out of my budget right now. Currently i am about to order the twitch to begin djing on a small scale 
but i still have around 3-4 years to go until i am of legal age to dj at real clubs. So do you think as time progresss that controllers eventually be accepted at big clubs and viewed with the same respect as cdjs? or will one have to buy cdjs to start getting bigger gigs?
You’ll be fine, I wouldn’t worry about what’s “standard”. I’ve never had issues dealing with this so do what you feel comfortable with and rock it out
As long as you don’t rely on the controller and software to DJ, you’ll be able to switch between a controller and CDJ’s. Think of it as an instrument you need to master, and practice that way. The twitch can do many things CDJ’s can’t, learn all of them.
On the other hand, if you’re the kind of guy that loads the next song in the pre-configured playlist, hits sync, then slowly moves the crossfader over… Go jump off something really high.
Yes they will be the club standard until something replaces them. Never worry about what tech may be coming about in 3-4 years. The way everything advances we could go through 2 “standard” changes over the next 5 years. Do what makes you happy if you start playing in clubs then learn CDJs. You’ll already have the djing basics so it will come a lot easier.
Sales of CD players of all kinds are falling of massively. Pure media players will probably be the next “standard”.
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cdjs are the standard yes, but that means that they also will be provided by the club (most of the time) so buying yourself some might be a little silly. Know how to use them, cause shit happens… but do what works for you as well
more and more people are either going usb-only (pio rekord box) or serato/traktor + CDJ/vinyl or just full midi
Pretty soon we will see CDJs without actual cd drives (maybe?) - its like the current cdj line-up minus the actual cd drives, probably in a few years, just like how apple is slowly ditching the superdrives from their latest mac mini / macbook air
vinyl will always have its spot in turntablism so it will stay for awhile
just my thoughts hahaha
beatmatching is not the problem here i can pick that up quickly but the thing is even though clubs provide them how can one get to practise on them beforehand without buying them? to me the cdj’s seem kinda simple to use, to me it seems like pioneer just kinda bullied its way into the dj market sort of :S i mean yea they have quality but are they really worth their cost? Honestly there is no major innovation that i notice with the cdj’s granted i am newbie maybe i am wrong 
why dont you rent one for a few days?
It’ll probably set you back the best part of £50, but the experience is invaluable.
Every technology becomes obsolete after awhile. So CDJ’s will deffinitly not be the standard years down the road. Burning books of CD’s seems impractical if I was just starting out. Id look to go DVS or pick up a solid controller.
was my locker # all through highschool (i went to a catholic school too, you think theyd get rid of that one)
On topic: play on anything you can get your hands on.. and know your setup extensively.
ive never had a real amount of time on a cdj, but its ALMOST the same thing as beatmatching with the s4, just more boring – IMO