Laptop djs?

[SK3W3R]

so who here allows the haters and enjoy mixing on their laptop?

[snypadub]

I am a fully fledged vinyl dj, learnt on 1210's And I love it, nothing compares to the real thing, (to an extent). Recently been spending a lot of time using software and I am starting to really feel it, I can take so many more tunes with me now and have the freedom in my set vinyl just doesn't have room for.

[kidshuffle]

As long as you can throw down hard and still use the technology to its capabilities, I really don't have a problem with it.

[Phyalow]

I am a fully fledged vinyl dj, learnt on 1210's And I love it, nothing compares to the real thing, (to an extent). Recently been spending a lot of time using software and I am starting to really feel it, I can take so many more tunes with me now and have the freedom in my set vinyl just doesn't have room for.

+1,
Learnt on vinyl, now using traktor with control vinyls, pretty sick stuff tbh.

[MikeE]

Serato FTW, helps that their office is just down the road..

[james fox]

been DJing with records and CDs for 10 or so years but i like using it for studio mixes because you can do stuff that's impossible with records or CDs - mostly re-editing tunes, looping sections, effects to smooth out transitions, smooth tempo changes, etc. am going to get serato soon though as i miss mixing manually, it's more fun and more satisfying IMO and burning CDs is fucking lengthy.

[Ennayess]

I first started mixing on vdj with a mouse and a shitty soundcard years ago, then I started using traktor with a vestax vci 100, this is when i really got into it. I went and bought some decks last year so i could play vinyl as well as using traktor scratch. To be honest i enjoy mixing with fucking anything, youtube, soundcloud... whatever, i just like playing tunes and they make me happy.

[jameshk]

I find VDJ is good for finding out tunes that go well together, when to drop them in a set and stuff. But when it comes to live, im a vinyl head 100%.

[ahier]

i will use serato when it stops being such a pain in the arse to unplug everything and reconnect it all again every time you wanna play at a club or something

[AntlionUK]

best of all worlds.

[JimmaJamJamie]

Learnt on vinyl, now using traktor with control vinyls, pretty sick stuff tbh.

This.

Getting Traktor at the end of this month. Gonna be sweet.

[abs]

ableton, couldn't give a shit what anyone thinks or what anyone plays music with at a party or club night, tune selection is what comes first, wikka wikka comes last.

[Widowmaker]

[jowellz]

Ableton Live cigarette here.
I don't use it to DJ, I use for live sets (see: Nosaj Thing, FlyLo).

DJing should only ever be done on a laptop if it's Serato.

[64hz]

normally only mix on decks but as one needle is broken and i dont actually have space for 2 decks atm, i been fiddling on ableton.
ennayess says it well tho...

[twentz]

DJing should only ever be done on a laptop if it's Serato.

ha, that's a strange bit of elitism of haven't seen before. Why do you feel that the way?

[Phyalow]

DJing should only ever be done on a laptop if it's Serato.

ha, that's a strange bit of elitism of haven't seen before. Why do you feel that the way?

Because it costs more?

[JimmaJamJamie]

DJing should only ever be done on a laptop if it's Serato.

Traktor Scratch has a timecode which is twice the resolution than any other DVS on the market, meaning that it sounds the most realistic and most like a vinyl.

What reasons are there that mean Serato is the one?

[gwa]

traktor is amazing. someone buy serato off me