[size=3]hello everyone some interesting topics on pc djing,,,just wondering about it myself,,,i cant decide on cds,,or mini disks,,or pc ,,,i used to dj for about 10 years then stopped for a while,,but want to get back into it,,i like using cds,,but love the thought of using my pc,,with lots of music on it..just wondering,,if anyone out there has had negative feedback from the public,,while using a computer,,and,,also the bookings you get,,from people,,do they feel cheeted when you use a computer,,,any advice is well aprecited,,,many thanks [size=3]

lots of negitive feed back about Computer DJs but dont talk about it here becuase you will get shot down in flames by the DJs who use computers and i must admit that some do it very well ....

and there is nothing wrong with DJing from a computer if you dont get lazy and let it do the work for you...

somthing to think about however is a bit of a cross between a CD player and a Computer..

a hard disc controler from the likes of Numark , Denon , Cortex , Pioneer will allow you to DJ as if you were playing CDs but with your music on a Hard drive like a computer...

best of both worlds if you ask me.....

welcome to DJU and i hope you enjoy it here

Welcome to DJU - I don't think the delivery system of the music is as important as the quality & the selection played.

Welcome to the forum ...



I think that there's a world of difference between "Computer DJs" and "DJs, who happen to use computers". The "Cheated" scenario to which you refer to in your openning post is more common, I would say, to the former, the "Computer DJ" for reasons perhaps summed up by Marky with...



I think this is the key point - there are DJs people out there, who will set up some lights, plug in a couple of speakers, double-click on 5 hours of playlist, get out their pipe and slippers, lean back and (with their fingers crossed) collect a cheque at the end of the night.

I've even know one agency/disco shop buy a boot full of lappys and just send Dinner Jacketed trainees out with gear to cash in on the Christmas Party surge in December.



I use (and demo) one of these - the Denon DN-HD2500. It allows you to DJ as you would normally, with a 19inch rackmount controller, looking not unlike a dual-cd deck control panel, but you're DJ'ing with tracks from either its internal, or upto 4 external harddrives, professionally, without Windows.

Just a few years ago, if you wanted to DJ from a hard drive, you only had one choice to make, a lappy, or a full-blown PC - both had advantages and disadvantages. Thankfully now, there are the dedicated controllers.

From a customers/guests point-of-view, the hard drive controllers don't look like a lappy, so you shouldn't get any comments about DJ'ing from a lappy.

Again, welcome to the forum.

OMG I have been spotted, you must have been to one of my gigs chris!!!
Got the slippers, but no pipe these days since the smoking ban LOL

Seriously though....



Thats exactly what I do, Traktor 3 coupled to a behringer bcd 3000......best of both worlds.
I have never had a negative comment from a punter about use of a computer either.....
In fact quite the oposite and I have been complimented on my system of music playback, people often come up and are interested to find out how it works and how I use it.

Nick

I use a computer and have never had anyone moan about it.
I think what's important is what you play and whether the people enjoy themselves.

Welcome to DJU.

Never had negative comments about using the laptop.

yeh i think your right there mate,,,the music and how they have a great night,,, [size=3]thanks for your advice,,,mate,,

thanks for the advice,,,i think your right,, its all up to preference,,and how you present it,,,i dont want to get lazy,,,just practical..and i think a computer will do a acceptable job for me,,,especially,,for taking,,a vast range of music..i think i will take some form of backup,,however,for a little while anyway,,so thanks for advice ,,,and hope to talk soon,,,

At the minute I use 2 CD players and a laptop, all through the same mixer. I've had a lot of negative comments about the laptop from idiots. One came up to me while I was cueing a track on a CD and said "What are the headphones for when the computer does it all for you?" I nearly turned violent.

Recently someone told a fellow DJ in another bar that he was better than me because he used real CDs and I only used a laptop. This amused us both as he uses an HD controller with a CD player for backup/songs not added to the hard drive yet, and so I use CDs a lot more than him.

The negativity around PC DJing is mainly caused by misinformation and misunderstandings, but unfortunately people do get the wrong impression quite a lot.

After reading all this i feel i must add my coment... I am using a laptop at moment and is fine without any controller just PCDJ. Have had no complaints so far

A PC is porbably the best way to go now.
You can set up a few playlists and work from there.

I use CD and MP3 at the moment.
But a PC is the way to go next for me.




A DJ gets a lot of attention and that upsets some people so they have to try and run the DJ down.

Surely making the job easier using a PC is the way to go ?
Its got to be better than skipping cd's !