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djtaso said:
Mix, no offense, but if ur supposedly a master mixologist... you either don't know what the term means, or you're severely limiting yourself in what you're capable of doing it with subpar equipment. The equipment you keep referring to has terrible mixer low/mid/hi frequency adjustments... high end mixers use frequency isolators (or have the option of both)... and anyone that does proper beatmixing knows how to incorporate them into their mix. Also those lower end mixers have ridiculously bad platters with mediocre at best responsiveness, that if you're on the turntablist side of things, they wouldn't really allow you to reach the full advantage. That doesn't even cover things like loops, samples, scratching sound quality, Maybe you don't get out much and you don't really realize how much there is to learn. Put it this way, If you're a master mixologist, my skills must be pretty godlike then lol (but I am the first to admit, I'm far from it).
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I hear you and I understand. That's the reason for getting away from the one I bought on an emergency..

Now on the flip side it's about using what's comfortable to you. What one DJ can use and do a great job, another would do a poor job. My partner has the original Hercules controller. He used it at a wedding and did a great job. Me using it I would have done a poor job. It's not for me.

I once played at a club using a Numark CDN 25 and won a job there because I knew what to do. It was difficult because it doesn't scratch. So when setting up a mix all you hear is a stuttering sound. Real touch but I got by. I finally brought in my own CDJ 800's and mixer. Along with my EFX 500 so it made my job much easier.

Point being is you can have top of the line gear to work with. If you don't know what you're doing it won't matter. Also I don't scratch. I blend in the music on a smooth mix. Most times I get it right but I make a bad mix from time to time.
 
djtaso said:
Mix, no offense, but if ur supposedly a master mixologist... you either don't know what the term means, or you're severely limiting yourself in what you're capable of doing it with subpar equipment.
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To himself, he can be anything he wants. :)
 
ittigger said:
To himself, he can be anything he wants. :)
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I hear what you're saying and I get it. There are certain itemsthat I could make work because of my knowledge. It doesn't mean I would do a great job as compared to using something else. It would probably be a decent job. My partner bought a touch screen PC that he's using with VDJ. I tried it when he first bought it and for me I was a hot mess. He can have That! That's not for me unless I was just playing songs without mixing.
 
I don't think you get what I'm saying.

I'm saying, to yourself, you can call yourself a mixologist, a chief master of the world mixologist, a whatever you want. Everyone besides you - may call you something else based on what they see when you perform.

BTW, a 'Master' can use any tool to get the job done right - that's why they're a 'Master'.
 
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PhaseIIPro said:
Man, I was expecting this to be another my van got broken into thread.
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I think his controller was stolen when they broke into his van so he bought a new one and he traded that with his partner to get the partners broken controller and then took it to the shop to get fixed but doesn't know what's broke with it so put it in the shop.

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scgstuff said:
I think his controller was stolen when they broke into his van so he bought a new one and he traded that with his partner to get the partners broken controller and then took it to the shop to get fixed but doesn't know what's broke with it so put it in the shop.

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Now that right there makes perfect mixologistmachoman sense. He probably gave his partner extra money when he gave him the new controller for the busted one.
 
PhaseIIPro said:
Now that right there makes perfect mixologistmachoman sense. He probably gave his partner extra money when he gave him the new controller for the busted one.
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No I didn't give him any money sir. He thought it was something simple was wrong because the USB port wasn't staying connected. It's more than that obviously. If I didn't try that option with the case I was going to look at another option as one issue I have with the cheap controller I just bought is the sync buttons keep popping up. So you have to keep turning them off or a certain song you're playing won't sound right. Such a feature is for someone that doesn't know how to mix or just plain lazy.
 
scgstuff said:
I think his controller was stolen when they broke into his van so he bought a new one and he traded that with his partner to get the partners broken controller and then took it to the shop to get fixed but doesn't know what's broke with it so put it in the shop.

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Thanks, Now I understand!
 
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MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
Point being is you can have top of the line gear to work with. If you don't know what you're doing it won't matter. Also I don't scratch. I blend in the music on a smooth mix. Most times I get it right but I make a bad mix from time to time.
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All controllers work on the same premise if you have seen one you have seen the rest. Sure some are easier to use and some have more bells and whistles but they all do basically the same thing
 
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MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
I have with the cheap controller I just bought is the sync buttons keep popping up. So you have to keep turning them off or a certain song you're playing won't sound right. Such a feature is for someone that doesn't know how to mix or just plain lazy.
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I'm pretty sure that's just a setting in VDJ.
 
tunes4046 said:
DJ Bobcat said:
I'm a DRUG USER... and Mix makes PERFECT sense to me.[emoji1]


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I rarely defend Mix but this coment is a little inappropriate considering how often he talks about overcoming his addiction
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C'MON MAN!!![emoji1]... It was a JOKE... playing off of Sonic-Vision's post. Wasn't meant to offend.
 
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Jeff Romard said:
All controllers work on the same premise if you have seen one you have seen the rest. Sure some are easier to use and some have more bells and whistles but they all do basically the same thing
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Wrong. All do not work the same. All don't have the same kind of hookup. So all don't work the same.

Some have motorized wheels like the NS7. Some don't use a motor where the wheels spin once you hit the play button. I've said this before and will say it again. You can have great gear to work with. That will not make you a good or great DJ. You need to know what you're doing with what you have.

Also I'xe seen DJs using top quality gear and did a poor job because they didn't either know or have the right music to play. One DJ had so so gear but rocked the event because he played the right music for the crowd. I told him to get me up to dance means he did a great job. He told me that either the mids or highs in the speakers he was using got blown. He said he would never use those speakers again.
 
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Actually, they all do mostly work the same. Most have some type of jog wheel, some type of play, cue, loop, etc buttons. Most have faders. What's different other than the layout? Motorized platters was an additional feature. It was no different than any other jog wheel (other than it was motorized).
 
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MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
Wrong. All do not work the same. All don't have the same kind of hookup. So all don't work the same.

Some have motorized wheels like the NS7. Some don't use a motor where the wheels spin once you hit the play button. I've said this before and will say it again. You can have great gear to work with. That will not make you a good or great DJ. You need to know what you're doing with what you have.
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The basics of every one are the same just different bells and whistles as I said
 
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ittigger said:
Actually, they all do mostly work the same. Most have some type of jog wheel, some type of play, cue, loop, etc buttons. Most have faders. What's different other than the layout? Motorized platters was an additional feature. It was no different than any other jog wheel (other than it was motorized).
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Some controllers like that Hercules controller have jog wheels that don't move at all and some don't have a loop feature.
 
MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
Some controllers like that Hercules controller have jog wheels that don't move at all and some don't have a loop feature.
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Even the little $79 Numark DJ2GO has jog wheels and loop controls.
 
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MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
Wrong. All do not work the same. All don't have the same kind of hookup. So all don't work the same.

Some have motorized wheels like the NS7. Some don't use a motor where the wheels spin once you hit the play button. I've said this before and will say it again. You can have great gear to work with. That will not make you a good or great DJ. You need to know what you're doing with what you have.

Also I'xe seen DJs using top quality gear and did a poor job because they didn't either know or have the right music to play. One DJ had so so gear but rocked the event because he played the right music for the crowd. I told him to get me up to dance means he did a great job. He told me that either the mids or highs in the speakers he was using got blown. He said he would never use those speakers again.
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Most good dj's can rock the spot no matter what equipment is in front of them. A few minutes to familiarize themselves with layout and features is usually all it takes. It's not reinventing the wheel when it comes to dj equipment, just slight differences between models and manufacturers. Whatever you use for this upcoming weekend you should get your hands on it soon so that you can familiarize yourself with it. If you buy it the day of this gig I'm sure you will be on here the day after the gig making excuses as to why you didn't turn the party out. When/where is the gig? I might be in your area this weekend and would consider letting you borrow something if you are in a jam.
 
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