Comments on: Computer DJS http://www.freethescene.com/2008/04/09/computer-djs/ Not Scenes, Communities Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:17:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: trans1t http://www.freethescene.com/2008/04/09/computer-djs/#comment-5630 trans1t Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:27:10 +0000 http://www.freethescene.com/2008/04/09/computer-djs/#comment-5630 I disagree partly. Putting so much emphasis on HOW music is performed is not the right approach to have. There is a certain amount of credit that can be attributed to VINYL DJS ONLY because turntables are a difficult instrument to master and beatmatching on vinyl is a fantastic ability. CDJs are digital, so fundamentally the same as computers- I don't really respect CDJs because of what they're using to play music. But you said it yourself - It's FEEL that's important. A computer just takes the skill out of synchronizing tracks. It doesn't change the fact that you have to play solid tracks and transition them tastefully to get a crowd moving. There are also has WAY more options available to spice up the mix with crazy effects and transitions digitally. Because it's so easy to pick up a laptop and start file jockeying, there are a lot of shitty laptop 'djs' out there. But I've seen enough tasteful laptop sets to know better than to judge based on the instruments they're using (unless they suck and they're using laptops). That serato bullshit is almost worse than vinyl DJing, because it's like you're pretending you are a vinyl DJ. The only argument is still valid is that turntables are ANALOG, and that they're fucking hard to play. But all of this sliced up hypercompressed shit out there is so fundamentally digital now anyway, I don't see how they are more appropriate in today's world. Anyway, as you said, as long as it's kept real, then it's all good. I disagree partly. Putting so much emphasis on HOW music is performed is not the right approach to have. There is a certain amount of credit that can be attributed to VINYL DJS ONLY because turntables are a difficult instrument to master and beatmatching on vinyl is a fantastic ability. CDJs are digital, so fundamentally the same as computers- I don’t really respect CDJs because of what they’re using to play music. But you said it yourself - It’s FEEL that’s important.

A computer just takes the skill out of synchronizing tracks. It doesn’t change the fact that you have to play solid tracks and transition them tastefully to get a crowd moving. There are also has WAY more options available to spice up the mix with crazy effects and transitions digitally.

Because it’s so easy to pick up a laptop and start file jockeying, there are a lot of shitty laptop ‘djs’ out there. But I’ve seen enough tasteful laptop sets to know better than to judge based on the instruments they’re using (unless they suck and they’re using laptops).

That serato bullshit is almost worse than vinyl DJing, because it’s like you’re pretending you are a vinyl DJ.

The only argument is still valid is that turntables are ANALOG, and that they’re fucking hard to play. But all of this sliced up hypercompressed shit out there is so fundamentally digital now anyway, I don’t see how they are more appropriate in today’s world.

Anyway, as you said, as long as it’s kept real, then it’s all good.

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