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snerkler Senior Member
United Kingdom
454 posts Joined: Aug, 2008
Posted - 2009/11/17 : 08:30:12
NOw I'm a bit behind the times, and the following has been out for a few years, but I have only just discovered it, and find it truly amazing.
For a while now I've been contemplating getting a CD/MP3 deck as have so many tracks on CD and MP3 that either I can't find on vinyl, or not willing to pay the price (seen one vinyl at £75). I've never wanted CD decks because don't believe it is true DJing, but due to the reason above resigned myself to the fact that I'd have to get some.
However, I was then introduced to Rane Serato Scratch and it has have solved all my problems. For you that don't know what this is it's a digital vinyl system/software. It allows you to control all your music on a laptop/computer using vinyl on your own decks.
It is EXACTLY like playing vinyl (becasue you are), and I must stress this point, operates and works EXACTLY the same as mixing with vinyl. I have been DJing for nearly 15 years, and I cannot tell any difference. There is no delay so can scratch, cue, mix exactly as though you're playing with your original vinyl. It is absolutely ingenious. It has saved me from the dilema of wanting to play MP3's, but not wanting a CD/MP3 decks. Also I can now edit tracks, save them as MP3 and use them. Therefore if there's a section in a track I don't like I can just cut it out, or if there's no intro or outro I can now put one in to make it easier to mix.
Plus it's saved me a heap of money. For a DECENT CD/MP3 deck it would have cost upwards of £750 per deck, whereas the software cost a little over £400. Now it's not exactly cheap, but it's saved me over £1000, and I can still DJ 'properly'. There are some seriously clever people out there.
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ABET Average Member
United Kingdom
233 posts Joined: Aug, 2003
Posted - 2009/11/17 : 09:32:54
I think its wrong to say that no DJ who uses cdj's is a 'real' dj.
Serato is a long way round a short problem imho. I think its good for home use but it will never become the club standard. Having said that I would love to have a play some time :)
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snerkler Senior Member
United Kingdom
454 posts Joined: Aug, 2008
Posted - 2009/11/17 : 10:11:23
quote:Originally posted by ABET:
I think its wrong to say that no DJ who uses cdj's is a 'real' dj.
Serato is a long way round a short problem imho. I think its good for home use but it will never become the club standard. Having said that I would love to have a play some time :)
I didn't say people weren't real DJ's, just that I don't think that using CD/MP3 decks is true DJing, meaning in it's true-est form. I consider using CD/MP3 decks is a progression of Pure DJing, and is obviously the future, but still believe there are fundemental parts of DJing that you just can't get with CD/MP3 decks.
As for Serato only being good for home use, I don't think that's true. Many, many hip hop DJ's use Serato for live gigs around the world. In fact Jazzy Jeff played to a live crowd of 2 billion (I think the figure was) people (over live TV)
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Project-Industrial Advanced Member
Netherlands
2,481 posts Joined: Nov, 2005
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Posted - 2009/11/17 : 10:26:10
if we talk bout the purest form of dj'ing then we have to go back to these things:
look it up :) its wot the first dj (ray.. something.. at age 16 or so?) used lol :)
dj'ing comes in lotsa forms and i gotta say after loosing my turntables nd stuff im happy there's equitment like dj controllers.. recently bought the behringer bcd 2000 (which is a dj controller) and i gotta say im glad these things exist as they come real cheap :) its still the same as working with vinyl.. ya gotta beatmatch and do a proper mix between the tracks.. if your thinking of buying serato i strongly advice you to do so. opens up a shitload of possibilities. and infact there are a lot of dj's (mainly in the house/club/dance/trance scenes) that use these kinda things.
Triquatra Moderator
United Kingdom
12,635 posts Joined: Nov, 2003
Posted - 2009/11/17 : 12:32:16
i'll get some vinyl emulation software someday - but its a bit pricey
just going to stick with playing real vinyl for the minute :)
to me its alot like blu ray switch - hard to explain but basically it comes down to anything past 2005 i will buy on mp3, unless in the rare case (these days) the song is actually merits purchasing the vinyl
anything pre 2005 - Vinyl
least it means that one day...ONE DAY i will complete my vinyl collection haha
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