It really does depend on what you are trying to do with the mix - we normally
perform with 2 laptops and various live musicians (bass / stick/ percussion etc.
etc. ) - and have various mixes of our own material that we use depending upon
what combination of live instruments we use - works well - and having 2 laptops
offers a bit of security in case of the odd system crash ...
you need to know what the limitations of the machines are - and work within
those confines - saying that though - I am currently running a 2 gig-hertz 512
ram machine - and it seems to be more than capable of achieving live - what you
would normally do in a studio ..
also - a lot of peeps I know these days are experimenting with LIVE - which
seems an excellent performance program ..
stephen
http://www.digitalcutuplounge.com
cutups wrote:
quoted 94 lines Interesting - i've never seen anybody who plays out regularly that mixes
> Interesting - i've never seen anybody who plays out regularly that mixes
> sets from just a laptop - but not original trax - and takes advantage
> of the kind of things you can do on a laptop. I'd be interested in
> seeing it happen, because its really bound to on a larger scale
> sooner or later...
>
> - cutups
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "stephen" <stephen@hk.net>
> To: "Kent williams" <kent@avalon.net>
> Cc: "EggyToast" <eggy@eggytoast.com>; "jacob z." <jsz@eds.org>;
> <idm@hyperreal.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 8:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [idm] Looking for a good DJ program for Windows
>
> > well ..
> >
> > cd players are obviously ok - as are actual decks - it all depends how you
> want
> > to mix and what sort of styles you are playing - one thing software offers
> is the
> > capability to mix 5 or 6 things at once - and carry literally thousands of
> sound
> > bytes / tracks etc. etc. to cue from - we have been performing exclusively
> live
> > for over 2 years using a variety of dj progs - for simple playing of
> multiple
> > files (hard to beat match) - you still cannot beat the virtual turntables
> for he
> > PC - for beat-matching - I find nothing betters Atomix - although to be
> honest
> > the most recent release is proving less than stable ..
> >
> > one nice thing about using a computer is that you can always feed your
> source
> > through the numerous and ever-expanding range of software effects in
> real-time -
> > and of course there are the software synths !!
> >
> > for discussion on all things related to digital dj-ing you can subscribe
> to our
> > low traffic list over at http://www.digitalcutuplounge.com
> >
> > stephen.
> > http://www.digitalcutuplounge.com
> >
> > Kent williams wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, EggyToast wrote:
> > > > At 02:01 PM 7/8/2002 -0700, jacob z. wrote:
> > > > >saw the mac thread and wondered if any has any thoughts on windows dj
> > > > >programs... i've got traktor and it works pretty well, but i'm
> annoyed
> > > > >with how often things seem to go out of phase and how clumsy the
> > > > >"nudge" feature is compared to the subtle tweaks you can give your
> > > > >1200s. is there anything out there that's better? or am i just not
> using
> > > > >traktor right? thanks - - -
> > > >
> > > > Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if using actual turntables is less
> clumsy
> > > > than using a software emulation :)
> > > >
> > >
> > > Actually the most useful thing you can get is a DJ friendly CD player
> setup.
> > > The pioneers with the big wheels, and the top of the line Tascams are
> very
> > > easy to learn to use. I have a very old Denon 2000 Mk 2 dual CD player
> and
> > > once you get the basics down (finding the cue point) it almost seems
> easier
> > > than beatmatching vinyl, because you only have to find a good cue point
> once.
> > > Then beat matching comes down to starting at the cue point, judging
> whether
> > > you're rushing or dragging, adjusting the pitch and recuing. Like 3
> > > button pushes.
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
> > > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
> > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
> >
> >
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org