False.iainkerr7 wrote:Using time code tells you the bpm to 0.01% so of course it is completely different. You don't need to beat match and can focus on your dance moves.
Patrick you are one of the few who buy their tracks.
Digital Dj'ing has killed the industry and I don't see why we should all support it?
If there was no Traktor then there would not be the demand for mp3 blogs.
I was talking to Ali ( Perc ) about this last weekend while he was here. He said he makes the majority of his income from Beatport. A lot of smaller labels do. Because he makes money with Beatport he can afford to put particular releases out on vinyl and keep his label running.
The main argument about vinyl vs CD vs digital is retarded. There are DJ's that get paid much more than anyone on this board that use one or the other or a mixture of the formats. You can bitch about format until you're blue in the face, yet a good amount of punters that roll into a show could give two shits about how you're making the music.
Trying to be known or respected as a DJ in this age is laughable at best. You're not going to break down any walls sticking to your guns on a particular format, especially by attacking people that use Ableton or Traktor. The truth is there are people that use Ableton who are more talented than you and make a living off of DJing, so anyone who vocalizes their opinion that "anyone that doesn't beatmatch isn't a DJ" just comes off as bitter and hateful.
If you want to make it as a DJ, produce music. Work on writing and become successful then you can DJ however you want and no one will give a sh!t if your mix sounds sloppy or natural or perfect.
Now as for the thread topic; I wouldn't put too much weight into people not commenting on your mixes. Most of the time it's going to be a quick "nice mix!" from friends just giving you positive feedback without critically examining your work. And like someone else pointed out, there are a million mixes out there from amateur DJ's ( amateur meaning you don't make a living off of it ) for most people to care about. I listen to maybe 3-4 mixes a month, and they're all from people I admire and are usually filled with promos. I do this to stay on top of what's current for the most part. If I put a mix out and I get 5 people to listen to it I'm happy, most of the mixes I make I do for myself to see where I'm at because I don't have time to analyze each mix I'm doing when I play out.
