DJ Advice

aaazza · 23 Apr 2007 at 13:22

Hi,

I'm tempted to try and bit of DJ'ing (just for fun, at least initially) now that I've got more into my music.

I was just wondering if anyone has used software (most of my music is on my PC) with a hardware mixer to do this and if so does it work well (enough) and what is recommended.

Any help appreciated.

Just for info my main music interests are: house, trance and electro

Cheers,

aaazza

Smiley Man · 23 Apr 2007 at 13:44

i used traktor and virtual DJ with an external mixer, it was good but its not even close to a proper set of decks when it comes to satisfaction and enjoyment

imo anyway

i would get virtual dj and a mixer and hook it up through the front/rear outputs of your sound card (providing its 5.1)

ableton live is probably the best software but its more for planned mixes with re-edits etc rather than sporadic mixing

aaazza · 23 Apr 2007 at 14:08

Thanks for the info, will check it out.

Any recommendations on mixers? Obviously not after anything for mega-money.

Cheers,

aaazza

"andy" · 23 Apr 2007 at 15:39

you looking for a traditional mixer or a midi controller mixer ?

aaazza · 23 Apr 2007 at 16:40

Not sure tbh, my experience is fairly limited. I would have thought a traditional one, that could give me the option of plugging into decks in the future.

Thanks for the reply,

aaazza

Chaos · 23 Apr 2007 at 17:19

If you can afford it then get ableton live, then you can expand with that till your hearts content, add usb sound cards, decks , mid controllers.

Theres good guide here if you register for forum access -

http://abletonlivedj.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2903

aaazza · 23 Apr 2007 at 17:28

Will that be ok for a beginner?

aaazza

Smiley Man · 23 Apr 2007 at 17:56

i would get traktor or virtual dj before ableton, its pretty daunting at first and doesnt use the standard 2 deck interface

IceAx · 23 Apr 2007 at 18:13

Virtual Dj for the beginner IMO

Andy

Grrrrr · 23 Apr 2007 at 19:04

Try and catch me on msn next time you're online

"andy" · 23 Apr 2007 at 19:45

virtual dj is definetly where its at

ableton afterwards , easyish to use but wont teach you much about dj ing , also very expensive

Smiley Man · 23 Apr 2007 at 21:23

andy said:
virtual dj is definetly where its at

ableton afterwards , easyish to use but wont teach you much about dj ing , also very expensive

virtual dj or traktor wont teach you any more about djing more than ableton really imo

either way if you can pull off a good set on the pc theres no reason why you couldnt on vinyl/cd once you've got cueing/beatmatching sussed

aaazza · 23 Apr 2007 at 21:31

Thanks for all the responses guys.

Now looking to source myself a mixer, think my mate has got one he is not using which would be good for a mess about.

Cheers,

aaazza