Which DJs here have an proper at-home cd decks/ cd-js set-up?

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it's an expensive outlay, and i'm asking trusty old ILM types for their advice before i do anything! Having outgrown the basic STANTON cd players (basic looping, no bpm counter, u know the drill) and bog standard mixer i'm thinking of making the leap up to your proper 'industry standard' type £1k-for-the-pair jobs. the rubbish-y looping function on the ones i've got are driving me crazy for a start. can't wait to get the proper stuff on the go. had the others for about a year.

who's done likewise?

what are your 'findings'?

― piscesboy, Tuesday, 7 February 2006 13:24 (nineteen years ago)

traktor

― Shooz (shooz), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 13:33 (nineteen years ago)

Yes - go for Traktor DJ (Native Instruments) and get the external controller. it's excellent.

― JohnFoxxsJuno (JohnFoxxsJuno), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 13:44 (nineteen years ago)

ah i see how does the external controller work? is it just like yr usual mixer?

― piscesboy, Tuesday, 7 February 2006 13:49 (nineteen years ago)

get acid pro.

― Vintage Latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 14:56 (nineteen years ago)

(jks)

(even though that's what i use)

― Vintage Latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 15:07 (nineteen years ago)

when you say "the" external controller, what brand are you talking about?

― sovietpanda (sovietpanda), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 16:28 (nineteen years ago)

How much is an external mixer for Traktor? Do you need a superpowered laptop to handle it?

Also, anyone here know about Mixmeister? I heard of an add-on that you can use to mix live, does it anyone know what it's called and if it's any good? (and sorry for the brief derailment)

― Affectian (Affectian), Tuesday, 7 February 2006 16:42 (nineteen years ago)

any mixer will work with Traktor. yes, you need a decent, but not extreme laptop to handle Traktor. fuck Mixmeister and other knock-off's. Traktor 3 + external mixer + hours and hours to encode then analyze your collection is all you need. learning curve appx. 12hrs. suppliment your Traktor set-up with 1 Technics 1200 and 1 mid-price CDJ to give the appearance of being a "real DJ". these can be useful if you also purchase a decent FX box.

external controllers are good in place of a mixer. Traktor 3 now has 4 decks and a built-in Allen and Heath mixer with filters etc. Store loop points/samples etc.

Vinyl is Heavy.

― biz, Tuesday, 7 February 2006 16:56 (nineteen years ago)

Which version of Traktor is the easiest/best to use? I'm on a 1.8ghz processor laptop with 512mb, will I be ok with that or will the indie kids RIOT when the music stops and they ain't hearing Cribs no mo?

I kinda like how Mixmiester works, just flinging tracks onto a list and looking at a waveform rather than the double-decks layout of most programs, does anyone have good things to say about it as a live mixing tool?

― Affectian (Affectian), Friday, 10 February 2006 15:57 (nineteen years ago)

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