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.
lol, Armin van Buuren called CD DJs posers, then next year he was using it and called records "outdated technology". If Armin van Buuren switched to a laptop, everybody would still suck his dick and take it in the ass simultaneously. no homo, its trance music.
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.
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.
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.
All you DJs need to fuck off, producing is where its at. Beside you think you are special because you can beatmatch? Why do you think people like to use auto beatmatch? Because beatmatch is fucking easy, I learned in less than 3 hours, i know for some of you takes 3-4 months. So one would rather to do auto beat match and instead spend that time to do something else, make the set shine. Instead of bitching on the internet about laptop DJs why don't you train that ears of yours so you can at least mix in keys when the sets needs it.
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Nice piece of equipment. Makes me wish I was a DJ.
Dj who can only play on a laptop are a joke....
@Scott
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.
lol, Armin van Buuren called CD DJs posers, then next year he was using it and called records "outdated technology". If Armin van Buuren switched to a laptop, everybody would still suck his dick and take it in the ass simultaneously. no homo, its trance music.
not this flame war agian:
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.
not this flame war agian:
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.
not this flame war agian:
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.
All you DJs need to fuck off, producing is where its at. Beside you think you are special because you can beatmatch? Why do you think people like to use auto beatmatch? Because beatmatch is fucking easy, I learned in less than 3 hours, i know for some of you takes 3-4 months. So one would rather to do auto beat match and instead spend that time to do something else, make the set shine. Instead of bitching on the internet about laptop DJs why don't you train that ears of yours so you can at least mix in keys when the sets needs it.