I know there are apps for controlling mixers and DMX for the iPad. Not sure about music duties, maybe a controller that links to the iPad instead of laptop?
I was serious...Steve, how and when do you use I Pads for an event?
I know there are apps for controlling mixers and DMX for the iPad. Not sure about music duties, maybe a controller that links to the iPad instead of laptop?
I was serious...Steve, how and when do you use I Pads for an event?
I wonder if anyone here uses a tablet as their main source of music and software.
I know there used to be a controller made to hold an I Pad...
If the S8 is working for you, it makes logical sense to stay with it.I know many folks with the current iPhone..and my S8 is way better in many many ways. So is it "all" I need? yep.
I don't use it as a main, but I use it as back up. Used it at ceremony Saturday and cocktail hourI wonder if anyone here uses a tablet as their main source of music and software.
I know there used to be a controller made to hold an I Pad...
I don't think a $1000 is over the top per say.
I manage my music in iTunes. I make my playlists there as well. PCDJ, Serato, Traktor (I have all 3) all read the iTunes database AND playlists.I was serious...Steve, how and when do you use I Pads for an event?
I manage my music in iTunes. I make my playlists there as well. PCDJ, Serato, Traktor (I have all 3) all read the iTunes database AND playlists.
On my iPad, I sync any music I HAVE to have for an event, any applicable playlist, along with enough other stuff that I could get by if I had a complete laptop failure. I usually have my spare laptop in the truck, but the iPad is running hot for most events (unless it IS the music source for a stray speaker) and comes in on another mixer channel. I can jump to it at any point.
Until you drop it, and it breaks just as easily as my $100 G4 plus.
Just as with anything that uses technology...
it's always better to wait to see if they worked all the bugs out of a new release...
then buy it after the price has dropped.
Personally, I just don't see the need to always have the latest.
(sure, you offer some good arguments...but you just cannot convince me that it's worth it)
BUt we don't sell the invisible to those that have seen us. And those are the potential clients that we have to try our absolute hardest to impress.Big difference is you can see, touch and play with the phone BEFORE you buy it.
Renting a DJ? We sell the invisible...read the book. It's great.
I agree. I have a job to do this Saturday and have been talking a beating for the setup I'm using. I'm giving the committee something that they aren't used to getting to impress them enough that they either will call me again and to pass the word along when another committee is looking for a DJ who they should use.BUt we don't sell the invisible to those that have seen us. And those are the potential clients that we have to try our absolute hardest to impress.
The issue in your case is you're providing equipment that could potentially be a negative to the outcome of the event.I agree. I have a job to do this Saturday and have been talking a beating for the setup I'm using. I'm giving the committee something that they aren't used to getting to impress them enough that they either will call me again and to pass the word along when another committee is looking for a DJ who they should use.
Again it's about knowing what to do with what you're using. There are those who would take a job like this and not have the right tools to use. They would agree to do the job just because there is money on the table. Then come with a setup that is inferior to get the job done right. Then to make up for what they are lacking by pushing the setup beyond it's limitations making things sound like crap.The issue in your case is you're providing equipment that could potentially be a negative to the outcome of the event.
But we don't sell the invisible to those that have seen us.
While I appreciate the compliment... I was actually simply referring to the guests at our events. Their our best source of potential clients or people who can act as brand ambassadors and spread our name to other potential clients. If you're not impressing them, then social media and sites are useless if they're not interested in wanting to know more about you. Those guests are seeing something in person, tangible, and are experiencing your service... therefore for them it's not "invisible". We all have guests at our events, so everyone has an equal opportunity just like I do to reach out to people.Taso, in your case, with your huge and always updated social media presence, that's very true.
And I guess these days, all DJ's have that potential presence.
But I'm guessing most DJ's (with apologies to anyone here who does) do not go for the constant strive and push in their social media presence as you do.
Admit it, at least around these boards, you are a man among....lesser men?