djbmc Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 It doesnt make DJin any easeir I just think it makes everything more organised and convinient.is that not a bit of a contradiction?lol i get what your saying tho...u still have to beat match and mix same wayi think some people beleive all the hassle of vinyl is part of being a djmixing warped vinylwhite labels with no namesusing a torch to look thru ur record bagwas djing last night, got told we would have technics - we got numarks, the dj box was tiny and everytime someone over 10 stone walked past the needle done sum olympic high jump across the vinyl, plus certain tracks that play on my technics + concorde setup at home failed miserably on these sh*t, almost bald needles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skola Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 It doesnt make DJin any easeir I just think it makes everything more organised and convinient.is that not a bit of a contradiction?lol i get what your saying tho...u still have to beat match and mix same wayi think some people beleive all the hassle of vinyl is part of being a djmixing warped vinylwhite labels with no namesusing a torch to look thru ur record bagwas djing last night, got told we would have technics - we got numarks, the dj box was tiny and everytime someone over 10 stone walked past the needle done sum olympic high jump across the vinyl, plus certain tracks that play on my technics + concorde setup at home failed miserably on these sh*t, almost bald needles.loool deep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 It doesnt make DJin any easeir I just think it makes everything more organised and convinient.is that not a bit of a contradiction?lol i get what your saying tho...u still have to beat match and mix same wayi think some people beleive all the hassle of vinyl is part of being a djmixing warped vinylwhite labels with no namesusing a torch to look thru ur record baglol I mean you still have to ba able to mix and ting. Certain man think they can buy serato and turn into Clinton Sparks over night. Only thing I love about vinyl is the feel when blending and beat matching (I hate CDJs). Serato still gives ya that vinyl feel but with CDJ added extras like cue points and instant loops. Most man who move in my circle use Serato as standrad know. When ya buy it make sure ya download the updates from the website as each update has extra features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drifterman Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 which lappy u got zeke an how much did serato cost u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinister Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 I really need to get into Serato.But I can't let go of my Vinyl and buying them.Had the chance to buy Serato from NY @ £200.Pissed I didn'tPretty smooth BTW, I've heard good things about the new Traktor one as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 It doesnt make DJin any easeir I just think it makes everything more organised and convinient.is that not a bit of a contradiction?lol i get what your saying tho...u still have to beat match and mix same wayi think some people beleive all the hassle of vinyl is part of being a djmixing warped vinylwhite labels with no namesusing a torch to look thru ur record bagwas djing last night, got told we would have technics - we got numarks, the dj box was tiny and everytime someone over 10 stone walked past the needle done sum olympic high jump across the vinyl, plus certain tracks that play on my technics + concorde setup at home failed miserably on these sh*t, almost bald needles.loool deeplol thats f*ckry! I always take my own needles. Plus if one of the decks fails you can still carry on DJing using serato and just the one working deck if you flip the input reverse button, truss its sick! Was in a rave once and the deck just died, lol. If I would have been using regular vinyl the dance would have dun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 which lappy u got zeke an how much did serato cost uSony vaio. I got Serato off ebay from the States for $450 (so about £250 at the time). But after doin a couple gigs it all paid fot itself really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaoS Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 i suppose it differs depending on the genre of music you're playing?i personaly havent seen someone at a dnb rave use it yet...but then when tc turns up with a stack of cd's he doesnt exactly get praised for itvinyls still doin it really, but then if its grime or something where vinyl isnt really selling then fair dos, but the vinyl collection alone to me is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Somalian Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 im going through the transition of vinyl to cd not feeling it but times have to move just want cdjs really been using my friends for some practise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 vinyls still doin it really, but then if its grime or something where vinyl isnt really selling then fair dos, but the vinyl collection alone to me is a good thing.Yeah my vinyl collection is immense, lol. Ive had serato for 3 years and Im still uploading tunes from my Vinly collection onto my lappy. I still buy vinyl cos certain tunes ya just cant get on mp3 or wav, plus I still get sent vinyl by label mailing lists. Once I was playing in a club and some girl asked for some bait rihanna tune, problem was it was that bait that i didnt have it cos thought Id never play it, she gave me some plainface, like I was some sh*t DJ cos I didnt have her tune. :!: :!: So I jumped on the the wi-fi, went on itunes, downaloaded the tune in the middle of my set and played it, lol. Only 79p, lol. Couldnt have done that if I was still using vinyl. Serious serato is that sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Somalian Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 thats nuts technolgy f*ck*ng hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drifterman Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 lmfao.is it easy to switch from using serato to vinyl during your set? or do you have to rip all your vinyl to your pc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swiftie Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 lmfao.is it easy to switch from using serato to vinyl during your set? or do you have to rip all your vinyl to your pc?Just fling on the vinly and off you go. You can even mix from live vinly to the serato. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 lmfao.is it easy to switch from using serato to vinyl during your set? or do you have to rip all your vinyl to your pc?It can be done but its all about ya set up.Best thing to do is use a 4 channel mixer (wont be able to do this with a 2 channel) Plug the left deck into the serato interface and use serato into two channels, but only run it off one deck (using the reverse input switch)Then plug the right deck into an independant channel and use that one for strickyl vinyl.then you can bounce between the two.Sounds complicated, but if you have serato you'll know what I mean. Make sure your lappy has at least 2GB ram and at least 100GB hard drive. Ive started to use an 1TB external hard drive with just songs on it. And my laptop has nothing but Serato and itunes on it for best perfromance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 lmfao.is it easy to switch from using serato to vinyl during your set? or do you have to rip all your vinyl to your pc?Just fling on the vinly and off you go. You can even mix from live vinly to the serato.Nah that wont work cos of the wirring. Im sure of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaoS Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 im not on one of them "ah f*ck off if u use this or that" vibes BUTvinyl all the way for me, maybe its just because i produce toopeople that run labels and mix and sign producers but use cd decks are promoting the use of cd deckswhy would someone want to buy vinyl if they see the track on cd being played by someone else? cheaper no?the labels still release vinyl but play cd's its just like really bad marketing loli love having to change the vinyl leaving the other track to play for a lil etcdo the pullups sound fake n electricy on serato like on cdj's? or they sound relatively realistic (sounds petty but some ppl can get wot i mean surely?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swiftie Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 lmfao.is it easy to switch from using serato to vinyl during your set? or do you have to rip all your vinyl to your pc?Just fling on the vinly and off you go. You can even mix from live vinly to the serato.Nah that wont work cos of the wirring. Im sure of it.I'll get confirmation, using DJM 800 with the right cable set up. But I'm sure I've used a setup & was able to do this. Either that or I got the high pitch whine....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 im not on one of them "ah f*ck off if u use this or that" vibes BUTvinyl all the way for me, maybe its just because i produce toodo the pullups sound fake n electricy on serato like on cdj's? or they sound relatively realistic (sounds petty but some ppl can get wot i mean surely?)I get you, I LOVE vinyl, lol. But its not about carrying 5 or 6 record boxes up a flight of stairs because your playing on the 3rd floor of a club, lol. Thats why I still buy vinyl, strickly for the love of it. The pull ups sound different depending on what ya running serato off, if ya run it off CDJs then it sounds kind a fake and electronic. But on my technincs I think it sounds like proper vinly would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaoS Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 thats y u give someone your plus 1 for a rave n get them to carry your record bag lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skola Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 you can wire it up to go from serato to vinyl and back pretty easilydepends on ur mixer and system but i did it before when i was playin with my mates serato a couple times (the only experience ive had of it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Luv Doc Posted August 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Jazzy Jeff came to my uni last freshers week and he was using a laptop and man was doing bare skills (scratching, beat juggling etc etc) and it sounded spot on. Was wondering that it could have been this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Luv Doc Posted August 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 I love vinyl, but if I can play tunes in clubs or even at home from a lapto then thats a lot easier.I will still buy vinyl but will be able to use normal decks for work.I was gonna cop CDJs, but I hate the thought of mixing with CDs.So, my Vestax will no longer be out of date when I put the serato on it and I can mix mp3s, as much as I like and merk the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Jazzy Jeff came to my uni last freshers week and he was using a laptop and man was doing bare skills (scratching, beat juggling etc etc) and it sounded spot on. Was wondering that it could have been this.yeah jeff uses Serato. He's on the website and Ive seen him mash up the Southport Weekender usin it. Well worth gettin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbmc Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Once I was playing in a club and some girl asked for some bait rihanna tune, problem was it was that bait that i didnt have it cos thought Id never play it, she gave me some plainface, like I was some sh*t DJ cos I didnt have her tune. :!: :!:it's always dumb bitches that come over, usually when ur halfway thru mixing a tune. The flyer for last night clearly said OLD SKOOL GARAGE, and this f*ck*ng idiot comes over and is like "oi! have u got anything we can actually dance to? like sum Chris Brown?" i wanted to dash the mixer at her head, i plainfaced her and pointed to the flyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Luv Doc Posted August 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Jazzy Jeff came to my uni last freshers week and he was using a laptop and man was doing bare skills (scratching, beat juggling etc etc) and it sounded spot on. Was wondering that it could have been this.yeah jeff uses Serato. He's on the website and Ive seen him mash up the Southport Weekender usin it. Well worth gettin.He went nutth it, but it took time to set up, roughly 5 minutes of plugging in and man going on his laptop X amount of times, crowd almost got deaded but in the end, was worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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