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Is there a club standard on mixing software yet?

  • 04-02-2008 10:37pm
    #1
    Run_to_da_hills
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    I am curious to know is there an international club standard on mixing software, ie PCDJ, Traktor or Virtual DJ like there is with 1210s , CDJ 1000se and Alan & Heath Xzone 62 etc. Alott of Technics heads would agree that there is no alternative to hard copy mixing.


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  • #2
    Briandamage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭Briandamage


    Ableton Live is the professional standard. But it's a lot more than just DJing software (it does recording, producing, remixing, sampling, composing etc etc) and it's a bit much for straight forward DJing. Traktor would be the main one there. Seems to be the standard. It's does everything you could want for DJing, but it has crapped out on me before (not at gig thankfully!) I have Traktor and it's very good but I still use M-Audio Torq which I really like. PCDJ is rubbish. Virtual DJ is good for beginners but that's all. I don't think there's a club standard like with decks etc because clubs wouldn't usually have a laptop or software as part of the set-up, it's up to the DJ to bring their own.


  • #3
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Briandamage wrote: »
    Ableton Live is the professional standard. But it's a lot more than just DJing software (it does recording, producing, remixing, sampling, composing etc etc) and it's a bit much for straight forward DJing. Traktor would be the main one there. Seems to be the standard. It's does everything you could want for DJing, but it has crapped out on me before (not at gig thankfully!) I have Traktor and it's very good but I still use M-Audio Torq which I really like. PCDJ is rubbish. Virtual DJ is good for beginners but that's all. I don't think there's a club standard like with decks etc because clubs wouldn't usually have a laptop or software as part of the set-up, it's up to the DJ to bring their own.
    Cheers, I have been using PCDJ red (Pro back then) since it came out, it is dated now and I wasn't too gone on its tagging system. I like the simplicity of stuff, (The reason why 1210's MK2s were always popular). I am not gone on complicated software that has all these plug ins that are not needed half the time, it only leads to confusion in a crop up situation. I had a few crashes including one at a new years eve party using Virtual DJ, I partly blame the laptop which I suspect overheated. (I always carry hard copies as a back up)


  • #4
    Briandamage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭Briandamage


    I started out on PCDJ about 4 years ago, then switched to Virtual DJ. Had some crashes too. I blame Windows! My old PC laptop was destroyed by beer & vodka one New Years so I bought a Macbook and it's great. It's been a year now and no problems, totally stable and reliable. I got an M-Audio midi controller with Torq LE for E100 and they're great. I'd recommend Torq. It's easy to use but still fully featured for when you need things like loops, recording, etc. I find Traktor takes a bit longer to get used to and is not as easy to use when you're drunk! And if you don't already have one, definitely, definitely, definitely get a midi controller, I don't know how I ever did without one


  • #5
    Run_to_da_hills
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    Briandamage wrote: »
    I find Traktor takes a bit longer to get used to and is not as easy to use when you're drunk!
    Windows media player is the best for that!.:)


  • #6
    Executive Steve
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    i use 90% vinyl, but i'm in the middle of making the switch to serato.

    i think you'll find that there's less of an international standard than a lot of personal preferences; most big name dj's you book will have a preference for a particular mixer stated in the equipment rider in their contract; generally you'll find they specify a pioneer mixer or an allen and heath, technics decks, pioneer cdj-1000's and / or serato.


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  • #7
    Run_to_da_hills
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    [cm]tyranny wrote: »
    i use 90% vinyl, but i'm in the middle of making the switch to serato.

    i think you'll find that there's less of an international standard than a lot of personal preferences; most big name dj's you book will have a preference for a particular mixer stated in the equipment rider in their contract; generally you'll find they specify a pioneer mixer or an allen and heath, technics decks, pioneer cdj-1000's and / or serato.
    How do you rate the serato compaired to the Stanton FS2? (The previous version had a slight time lapse) Would have prefered if FS2 was USB 2 though. I heard that Stanton are no longer dealing with NI software ie Traktor.


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