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The only idiots who say stuff like that are posers who think they are too cool for school. If Armin van Buuren played a set on vinyl, and then played the same set by laptop, I guarantee you would never know the difference.]]>Jul 9th 2008 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/Jul 9th 2008 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/
ok as a DJ who has used all 3 styles here is my break down

Vinyl:Most costly, but, Hands down best sound quality AT FIRST, however, no matter how much you protect them, treat them, gruvglide them, vinyls wear out, and depending on how much you use them they care ware out quickly.

CDJs: Easy to use, easy to precount beats, decent sound quality (Unless you are just burning MP3s to CDrs). The draw back is you can't scratch, and I don't care what you say, the CDjs that do scratch emulation don't feel the same. Great for house/trance/ect where mixing is important.

Laptop Vinyl: Nice control, feels like real vinyl, cheap (music wise). The problem is mp3s are a LOW SOUND QUALITY, even at 320K. The problem is that the vast majority of people don't realize or appreciate hi-fi sound (especially since most club sound systems are bass heavy, so you don't notice the high cut that MP3s do anyway). As long as music is properly mastered for digital use, it works.

Laptop Midi Controller: It's its own thing, if you are playing track to track to track, you are nothing more then a jukebox. I guess you get props for your music selection, but you auto-beatmatch using midi controller DJs out there owe the crowd somthing, ive seen all sorts of ways to liven it up, some successful, some not.

I personally use laptop vinyl now for my electro and hiphop sets, just because the price is right. Clubs don't want to pay like the used to (unless your some big name guy). I don't DJ to make a living, so whatever, its jjust for fun. However if vinyls were cheaper, i would prefer to use them, its just more natural, and more fun. ]]>Jul 9th 2008 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/
ok as a DJ who has used all 3 styles here is my break down

Vinyl:Most costly, but, Hands down best sound quality AT FIRST, however, no matter how much you protect them, treat them, gruvglide them, vinyls wear out, and depending on how much you use them they care ware out quickly.

CDJs: Easy to use, easy to precount beats, decent sound quality (Unless you are just burning MP3s to CDrs). The draw back is you can't scratch, and I don't care what you say, the CDjs that do scratch emulation don't feel the same. Great for house/trance/ect where mixing is important.

Laptop Vinyl: Nice control, feels like real vinyl, cheap (music wise). The problem is mp3s are a LOW SOUND QUALITY, even at 320K. The problem is that the vast majority of people don't realize or appreciate hi-fi sound (especially since most club sound systems are bass heavy, so you don't notice the high cut that MP3s do anyway). As long as music is properly mastered for digital use, it works.

Laptop Midi Controller: It's its own thing, if you are playing track to track to track, you are nothing more then a jukebox. I guess you get props for your music selection, but you auto-beatmatch using midi controller DJs out there owe the crowd somthing, ive seen all sorts of ways to liven it up, some successful, some not.

I personally use laptop vinyl now for my electro and hiphop sets, just because the price is right. Clubs don't want to pay like the used to (unless your some big name guy). I don't DJ to make a living, so whatever, its jjust for fun. However if vinyls were cheaper, i would prefer to use them, its just more natural, and more fun. ]]>Jul 9th 2008 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/
ok as a DJ who has used all 3 styles here is my break down

Vinyl:Most costly, but, Hands down best sound quality AT FIRST, however, no matter how much you protect them, treat them, gruvglide them, vinyls wear out, and depending on how much you use them they care ware out quickly.

CDJs: Easy to use, easy to precount beats, decent sound quality (Unless you are just burning MP3s to CDrs). The draw back is you can't scratch, and I don't care what you say, the CDjs that do scratch emulation don't feel the same. Great for house/trance/ect where mixing is important.

Laptop Vinyl: Nice control, feels like real vinyl, cheap (music wise). The problem is mp3s are a LOW SOUND QUALITY, even at 320K. The problem is that the vast majority of people don't realize or appreciate hi-fi sound (especially since most club sound systems are bass heavy, so you don't notice the high cut that MP3s do anyway). As long as music is properly mastered for digital use, it works.

Laptop Midi Controller: It's its own thing, if you are playing track to track to track, you are nothing more then a jukebox. I guess you get props for your music selection, but you auto-beatmatch using midi controller DJs out there owe the crowd somthing, ive seen all sorts of ways to liven it up, some successful, some not.

I personally use laptop vinyl now for my electro and hiphop sets, just because the price is right. Clubs don't want to pay like the used to (unless your some big name guy). I don't DJ to make a living, so whatever, its jjust for fun. However if vinyls were cheaper, i would prefer to use them, its just more natural, and more fun. ]]>Jul 9th 2008 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/Jul 9th 2008 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/Jul 9th 2008 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/]]>Jul 9th 2008 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/Jul 9th 2008 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/Jul 9th 2008 8:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/Jul 9th 2008 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/Jul 9th 2008 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/Jul 9th 2008 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/
Go buy a arduino board and some knobs and you get the same thing, all this is does is send midi signals to max/msp(a very overpriced program) which can be done with any DYI programing chip (like a BASICstamp or as I mentioned arduino board)

I've done DJing with Max/MSP and PD before, and sure its yay DYI DJ interface, but in all honesty, it is slow, clunky and unreliable (and with these damn lepord updates that keep killing quicktime max/msp is quickly becoming un-usable). Max/MSP is ok for prototyping but as a usable programing enviroment it doesn't do to well and there is much better precompiled software out there (just don't say that to any of the MAX fanboys)

Midi knob controllers are always over priced, but you can get a cheap one for like 100 bucks, and save the headache, use it with Torq or Traktor and you have yourself a nice non-hardware-locked setup.]]>Jul 9th 2008 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/Jul 9th 2008 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/Jul 9th 2008 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/Jul 9th 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/
sigh

C'mon Engadget....you can do better with the spelling.]]>Jul 9th 2008 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/Jul 9th 2008 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/
Serato + 1200's + Numark DXM-Pro makes me happy, and gets the job done on all my gigs.]]>Jul 9th 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/
And aside from the lights, it looks really lame.

THIS is a mixer.
http://www.mhlights.de/images/jpg/Neuheiten/januar-2006/DENON-DN-X500/DN-X500top.jpg]]>Jul 9th 2008 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/
THIS is a scratch mixer. It's narrower to fit between 2 turntables:
http://www.planetdj.com/i--DJM400]]>Jul 9th 2008 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/Jul 9th 2008 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/
Wow you are an absent minded fool. Please die so we can read Engadget peacefully without idiots such as yourself.

On the open source gizmo? Pretty neat concept, but it may be awhile till something like this takes off.]]>Jul 9th 2008 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/Jul 9th 2008 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/
...although I've never used it for any DJ related purposes.]]>Jul 10th 2008 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/auroroa-the-open-source-dj-mixer/
If you didn't notice, he said "DJS WHO CAN ONLY play on a laptop are a joke." He didn't say all DJs who play on laptops are jokes, though I might think differently. I can tell you this. I have lost all respect for ANY DJ that have decided that it is not important to beat match anymore. I personally think they got sick and tired of not having flawless sets all the time. Or they have had a shitty set and didn't like it. Well, it happens to every DJ. Even Armin. It's called paying your dues.

As for DJs who don't know how to beat match, yes, they are jokes as DJs. Seriously... ANYONE can beat match using ableton. Have you seen how easy it is? Now, we have this. Jokes. How can ravers worship, or respect as a DJ, someone that is doing something that everyone else can simply do just by throwing some money around and are able to read the instructions on how to use it.

As for turntables, you can't say that...unless if your using those cd turntables that have the bpm button and also can make the mixes for you....As for vinyls and CD players that don't have bpms, it takes years to master the art of beat matching flawlessly on a regular basis. It takes a week using this or ableton. DJs are now being seen as jokes, today. They are not worth as much, today. Even the ones who know how to beat match. Why?? If someone see one DJ cheat, they see all DJs cheat. We used to be respected in the 90s. ]]>Aug 13th 2008 9:01PM