live performance w/o turntables?

nightley · Post by **nightley** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 3:00 pm

ez everyone, I was wondering what was the best combination (hardware & software) to dj, using a laptop and a controller (for FX, knobs etc) and if it was user-friendly (been djing on turntables for a few years now but I felt the need to experience smth new)

PS : dont get me wrong, i dont want to emulate turntables.
lets stay i dont wanna be using headphones anymore while I dj !

thanks in advance

hydrogen · Post by **hydrogen** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:28 am

why would you want to lose your only insight to the music that you are about to play?

MINIMALTECHNOHOUSE · Post by **MINIMALTECHNOHOUSE** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:51 am

innit

audiostuff · Post by **audiostuff** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:43 pm

hydrogen wrote:why would you want to lose your only insight to the music that you are about to play?

he may have a pre-defined playlist..

hydrogen · Post by **hydrogen** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:06 pm

audiostuff wrote:
hydrogen wrote:why would you want to lose your only insight to the music that you are about to play?
he may have a pre-defined playlist..

thats not all that bad... it can be... but there are things you can do to avoid that... but even then. You are mixing in the dark... its much better with the cans.

S.D.L · Post by **S.D.L** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:15 pm

Within Ableton Live you can set warpmarkers for visualisation, so you don't need your headphones anymore. I still recommend cueing though.. You'll never know if it's gonna sound right..

hydrogen · Post by **hydrogen** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:43 pm

S.D.L wrote:Within Ableton Live you can set warpmarkers for visualisation, so you don't need your headphones anymore. I still recommend cueing though.. You'll never know if it's gonna sound right..

of course you don't need headphones... but if unless you've heard or know the set in and out ... you would be at a loss without them.

I hope i don't have to see another headphoneless dj.

S.D.L · Post by **S.D.L** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:07 pm

hydrogen wrote:
S.D.L wrote:Within Ableton Live you can set warpmarkers for visualisation, so you don't need your headphones anymore. I still recommend cueing though.. You'll never know if it's gonna sound right..
I hope i don't have to see another headphoneless dj.