Max Kane Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 What works for some doesn't work for others, personally I think that the manipulation of a jog wheel is more accurate than vinyl anyway. I accept that Serato et al have many wonderful features but for now I'll stick with my CDJs, nothing to do with 'opening my mind', it's just what I like to use & am comfortable with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emy Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 So does serato work out the bpm for you, link up mp3 tracks with vinyl somehow so you just go 1,2,3,4 with the vinyl and bang in the mix? I still don't see how that works, if vinyl is on the decks surely you play out that music, but if it just links it up with the action do you just keep the same vinyl on the deck all the time? Am I stupid? It does not sound as skilled as doing it the hard way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 OH NO!!! All that time I've been spending trying to beatmatch perfectly! SIGH Altho it does sound a bit boring , mixing without having to do alot! Surley then, ANYONE can do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emy Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Yeah, beatmatching is the important bit, I am not really interested in special effects and things like that, I mainly like to find tunes that go really well together It does sound like if the program works out the bpm for you then anyone can do it, if you can scratch on CD decks now why would you need serato? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Mental Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 LOL, do some research! Serato doesn't beatmatch for you, it allows you to control your mp3s by timecoded vinyl or cd, so in theory allowing you to play your mp3s EXACTLY like real vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Mental Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Youtube Video -> Watch this Emy, PLEASE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emy Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Wicked...but if I was watching a scratch dj I would still like to see them throwing on actual records, I suppose you could do both? It is good how the program copies a track so if you want to do loads of beat juggling you would not have to buy two of the same all the time! Hang on, scratch djs mark their records out, on serato you can't put markers on the vinyl? Thanks for the video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Mental Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Hang on, scratch djs mark their records out, on serato you can't put markers on the vinyl? They don't need to, you can set up to 5 cue points per song, and you can set it so that wherever on the Serato vinyl you drop the needle it goes to the 1st cue point! And yeah you can still use normal records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emy Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Sounds good then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonross46 Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 I'm guessing something like Traktor can be used as a solo program and doesn't need to have any external turntables wired up to work does it? I know Virtual DJ has a timecode vinyl mode, but I can still use it as a stand-alone program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonman Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 I'm guessing something like Traktor can be used as a solo program and doesn't need to have any external turntables wired up to work does it? I know Virtual DJ has a timecode vinyl mode, but I can still use it as a stand-alone program. Yeah, so can Serato. You have three modes. Internal, Relative and Absolute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonross46 Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 I bought DJ mag today and Traktor is plastered all the way through, they love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonman Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 I bought DJ mag today and Traktor is plastered all the way through, they love it. They know the score thats why. You cannot fully appreciate just how good it is until you've used it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakey Posted January 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Would love to get Traktor but think I'll just start with Serato, can't really afford the extra £££ at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number2Fan Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 I'm practically sold on this now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonross46 Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 I want Traktor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonman Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 i was meant to do a january mix on it tonight but i got roped into a few hours down the snooker hall. Oh well, i'll do one tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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