Vinyl-only DJs

[hyperd4eva]

I dont see why people look up to what the bigger names or 'famous' dj's are using. If it right for you then go with it. I always figured i would use vinyl. I guess once you start getting more and more booking then consider alternatives due to conditions of turntables blah blah.. but until then just enjoy it and fuck what anyone else is doing. do yourself and thats all that matters imo

 

[D Double U]

I dont see why people look up to what the bigger names or 'famous' dj's are using. If it right for you then go with it. I always figured i would use vinyl. I guess once you start getting more and more booking then consider alternatives due to conditions of turntables blah blah.. but until then just enjoy it and fuck what anyone else is doing. do yourself and thats all that matters imo

 

[skankandbass]

Once these guys have done a gig or two with cds I doubt many of them go back...

Remember reading that friction was on 4 cdjs for forgein, and a mix of turntables and cdjs for domestic...how long would it take any of you before you say "fuck it, no point bring vinyl anymore"?

Most places have 3 or 4 CDJs in booth now, in generally unbattered condition. No needles, fluff, dodgey pitches, all of a sudden everyones putting a CD in the 3rd deck ready to go, not a bad thing in my opinion. Organisation for DJs is key and it just give you a little extra le-way to provide a smooth and professional show.

Spot on, I couldn't care less about equiptment DJs used... I just want a good set with good selection.

 

[Agent Smith]

Spot on, I couldn't care less about equiptment DJs used... I just want a good set with good selection.

Don't we all though?

 

[danwell]

Vinyl gives a nicer sound though. And if you

 

[jashby]

Randall played on vinyl for faster @ cable..

 

[Run a dub]

I'm aiming to get the hang of 4 deck mixing and do a amc with 2x vinyl n 2x cd, coming along alreet

 

[Eagarmizzle]

Hate to break it to you mate

He plays CD's and in this picture resembles some kind of dwarf / midget hybrid.

looooololol

 

[danwell]

See the fellow on the left in the above picture... What's with the posh wine glass holding gesture?

 

[herojuana]

See the fellow on the left in the above picture... What's with the posh wine glass holding gesture?

I would say that hand gesture is more for holding a brandy glass brah

 

[danwell]

My bad brazier

 

[KAPTIV]

I'm aiming to get the hang of 4 deck mixing and do a amc with 2x vinyl n 2x cd, coming along alreet

Haha been doing this myself the last couple of weeks since i saw amc at east village!! Vinyl is the one but I always play out on cds, so long as the dj is actually mixing and not using sync and no headphones then i dont mind if its vinyl/cd/timecode.

 

[skwiffer]

actually, it is the other way around...

Ha. Fair enough.

I've been thinking about this thread this week and have come to the conclusion that I wouldn't being able to mix on CDJ's and have one as a third deck to play the odd tune, although using vinyl means there's a bit of a challenge (for me, at least) to try and lock tunes in as well as people seem to on CDJ's. On that note, what is it like to mix on CDJ's compared to vinyl? I learnt to mix using an mp3 controller and then moved onto vinyl. On mp3's I didn't have to worry about the tracks together nearly as much as I do on vinyl. Is there a similar difference between CDJ's and vinyl and I guess, is it easier to have a CDJ as a third deck than a turntable?

 

[KAPTIV]

I much prefer mixing on vinyl and weirdly find beat matching easier and requires less adjustments once in the mix than on cdjs, there is alot more control with vinyl. I play out on cds though due to non vinyl setups or badly set up booths. I'd much prefer mixing on 3 vinyl than 3 cdj but at the moment have a mix of 2 and 2 and it works very well.

 

[ilovelondon]

Ha. Fair enough.

I've been thinking about this thread this week and have come to the conclusion that I wouldn't being able to mix on CDJ's and have one as a third deck to play the odd tune, although using vinyl means there's a bit of a challenge (for me, at least) to try and lock tunes in as well as people seem to on CDJ's. On that note, what is it like to mix on CDJ's compared to vinyl? I learnt to mix using an mp3 controller and then moved onto vinyl. On mp3's I didn't have to worry about the tracks together nearly as much as I do on vinyl. Is there a similar difference between CDJ's and vinyl and I guess, is it easier to have a CDJ as a third deck than a turntable?

Benefits for having 3 turntables:

- Same feel for all of your 3 decks.
- You can use the third deck for your current collection, if you get a cdj you obviously can't play the vinyl tunes with it, unless you buy them again in digital...

Benefits for having a third deck cdj:

- You can play digital tunes (more dubs and digital only releases) (if you are using a DVS like traktor or serato this doesn't count obviously)
- You're used to playing with cdjs, if you arrive in a club they'll have no secret for you + you'll already have a collection of cds, instead of buying + burning a shitload the week before the gig.


Your choice

 

[ThePapa]

Interesting that Jens seems to know about mixing yet we've never heard any of his sets. I went down the route of having my 3rd deck as a cdj which was okay but then I bought serato and it made buying the cdj such a waste of time...

For the record Jens Jon887 is absolutely correct. People like Friction & Hype & Andy C didn't spend years fighting to stay on vinyl because of some kind of poxy emotional attachment.

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Does depend how much you want to mix on 3 decks. If you have your heart set on it then do it. It will open up a world of mp3s to you..

 

[ilovelondon]

Interesting that Jens seems to know about mixing yet we've never heard any of his sets. I went down the route of having my 3rd deck as a cdj which was okay but then I bought serato and it made buying the cdj such a waste of time...

You mocking me Papa? I got 2 turntables and 2 cdjs + traktor scratch pro, so i got the right of speaking i believe? I don't have enough time to be good at it though, hence why i haven't recorded a set yet. Will try to do one soon though... For now I'm just having a good time being a bedroom dj

For the record Jens Jon887 is absolutely correct. People like Friction & Hype & Andy C didn't spend years fighting to stay on vinyl because of some kind of poxy emotional attachment.

I don't get what I have to do with this?

EDIT

Oh I get it, it's because of what i said to skwiffer? Whether you find it easier to beatmatch on vinyl or cds depends on yourself, everyones different. It is a fact though that cds are more accurate, since it's a programmed piece of electronics controlling a digital tune, instead of a motor running a wax groove against a needle... I was merely talking about this fact. Honestly, i have more fun using turntables as well.

+ technics are +/- 8%, my cdjs have a button to switch between 4/16/100 % and with the pitch range set to 4% obviously you can be a lot more precise.
Now don't start about how you can open up technics and adjust the pitch range with a screwdriver, that's not really the same...

 

[ThePapa]

Whether you find it easier to beatmatch on vinyl or cds depends on yourself, everyones different. It is a fact though that cds are more accurate

Nothing like implying both formats are equal then saying they're really not lol! I can tell you for a fact that my str8-150 turntables (which also have +25/50%) are more accurate then my CDJ-800 MK2 never mind the fact that the pioneer was a lot more expensive than the turntable. Really pissed me off to have to spend £800 to find that out. That's without even touching on the loss of bass (when played at the same volume) etc which pissed me off even more.

Having said that no dj should be vinyl only...you're only depriving yourself. My ideal set up would be three decks with one of them serato but I haven't got a wall long enough...

 

[ilovelondon]

Nothing like implying both formats are equal then saying they're really not lol! I can tell you for a fact that my str8-150 turntables (which also have +25/50%) are more accurate then my CDJ-800 MK2 never mind the fact that the pioneer was a lot more expensive than the turntable. Really pissed me off to have to spend £800 to find that out. That's without even touching on the loss of bass (when played at the same volume) etc which pissed me off even more.

Having said that no dj should be vinyl only...you're only depriving yourself. My ideal set up would be three decks with one of them serato but I haven't got a wall long enough...

I'm not saying both formats are equal, i'm saying that what's easier for you to beatmatch with is a personal thing, but that cdjs are more accurate for staying in sync because it's electronic, instead of a motor running the vinyl against a needle etc etc

 

[skwiffer]

Cheers for the information. I think I'm going to have to see if I can have a play on some CDJ's and get an idea of them before making any kind of decisions on buying anything. A mixer's my first port of call, though.