cd decks v vinyl decks - Advice needed

**Barely Human** · 12-10-2009, 07:54 PM

Is anyone else finding that places are starting to not supply turntables and only have CDJ's? It seams recently that CDJ's are the standard and then one 1210 is supplied for that odd vinyl.

**ritaheed** · 12-10-2009, 08:39 PM

aye ma mate went to for a dj competition and it was cdj's and also a gig a got booked for was only cdj's aswell....

no into the cdj's at all

**TechMouse** · 12-10-2009, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by tonyc2002

Serato/Traktor are good but bear in mind you'll need a hi-spec reliable laptop and a decent audio interface to make the most of them. You'll also need to be comfortable plugging it all in in a club. And remember that the more links in the chain mean more potential equipment/compatibility problems.

+1 on this.

If you're going to go digital I'd say just get Traktor and a really good controller.

Or Ableton.

I totally get that Serato / FS is good if you're not up for learning new things, but IMHO it massively overcomplicates everything and causes no end of setup headaches.

Plus you better have good needles. If either of your needles is a bit old or crap you'll have all sorts of problems picking up the timecode properly.

**djfilthmonger** · 13-10-2009, 02:04 AM

Originally Posted by Barely Human

Is anyone else finding that places are starting to not supply turntables and only have CDJ's? It seams recently that CDJ's are the standard and then one 1210 is supplied for that odd vinyl.

thats shit. i dont think i wud except a gig if there were only cd decks. i only do it for a laff anyway so it wud have to be vinyl decks

**Technologic** · 13-10-2009, 02:58 AM

I doubt CDJs will last much longer either. I think storage devices + controller is the way forward. CD's are too much hassel to burn, catalogue etc so they'll fade out in time as well.

**Barely Human** · 13-10-2009, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by Technologic

I doubt CDJs will last much longer either. I think storage devices + controller is the way forward. CD's are too much hassel to burn, catalogue etc so they'll fade out in time as well.

I would say that is the logical way forward. Something will have to be standardized though. For a long time you knew if you turned up with a box of vinyl and some headphones you would be sorted. You knew that you would be mixing on technics and hoped there was a good mixer.

Now you cant rely on that. Maybe the way forward will be an empty desk for your laptop and controllers and a socket to plug it into the PA. Either that or it will be some CDJ's and all you bring with you is 2 SD cards with all your tracks.

**basslinejunkie** · 13-10-2009, 11:10 AM

thanks for your helps guys, i thinkim gona go for serato, it sounds absolutely ideal for me, and as im only a bedroom dj i dont need to worry about convineance etc.

**ritaheed** · 13-10-2009, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by basslinejunkie

thanks for your helps guys, i thinkim gona go for serato, it sounds absolutely ideal for me, and as im only a bedroom dj i dont need to worry about convineance etc.

good shout mate ;)

**tonyc2002** · 13-10-2009, 09:59 PM

I cant see CD decks going out the window anytime soon. Well they best ****ing not or I've just wanked away a shit load of cash :lol:

**ritaheed** · 14-10-2009, 12:13 PM

nah a doubt they'l disapear, every were uses them

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