The difference with cd decks though is that you're still controlling the tempo in an analogue fashion even though the media is digital
would you say you prefer to hear a set on ableton, or on vinyl?
well here's me:
I also like the “random” element that CDJ’s & Vinyl brings, although I could be talking out of my arse here as I have never used Ableton, but if you already have a mix sorted, playlist all set out, and all planned your fucking effects and whatever, how hard is it to add a tune in that you didn’t expect to play? Like for instance if it isnt going “off” as well as hoped, the Vinyl/CDJ-er can draw for the “crowd pleaser/deep disher” and completely change the direction of a DJ Set, whereas the Ableton user has his playlist all sorted for the night...
Also,
“oi selecta, beg u wheel it”
“oh sorry I cant im on Ableton”
“fag”
Is that a familiar situation Zhao? Or can you re-wind on Ableton (I seriously don’t know if you can or not)
this was my one complaint about an otherwise fantastic funky gig last year. it's rare to have an mc in canada and on this occasion i couldn't do rewinds because of ableton (without doing some convoluted thing using 'rewind' samples). but it was that or give up playing a bunch of tunes that no one else had.“oi selecta, beg u wheel it”
“oh sorry I cant im on Ableton”
“fag”
i just try to make a dance go off (no complaints so far). first priority is selection. then, if i'm on the computer i'll try to do some things that i personally couldn't do with decks, just terms of timing, etc. that and focus on fades, eq, effects.
in the end, people shouldn't be looking at how i'm playing. i think only dj nerds really do that. if you like the sounds, then dance. it's pretty simple.
Yeah, I feel you on this actually. Watching the DJ should only be one part of the experience, at most. Even with real grandstand DJs like EZ or Carl Cox, the idea of the whole show seems to be maximising crowd response more than anything.
"don't look at me. i'm not your monkey. if you want a show, go see a rock band. a dj is not a band. it's about telling a story, it's about the music. so listen. feel. and dance."
Retardo question but w/r/t to rewinds on laptop can't you just stop the music? Obv it's not as dramatic, but often enough in clubs I can't hear the wheel sound anyway.
wobbly pitch shifting & time-stretching from Ableton isn't what i wanna listen to.
Bahaha, that would be gold!you could just grab the mic and make the rewind sound with your mouth
false opposition? like the time someone said "techno largely comes from Euro-synth"
exactly, as no one actually ever said that ever.
Again it was something you invented in order to rant off against a false opposition, as anyone who pays a cursory glance over a good number of your posts will realise is something of a trait of yours.
Wasn't Detroit techno largely inspired by European synth pop/kraftwerk? I suppose that might not be so much the case with the Moodymann stuff.