Last night at EC That was probably the most exciting, nervous, extatic and heartwrenching experiences of my life! Looking back on it now i can say it was a good experience overall, but I can safely say i was definitely in the frying pan last night. I was just starting to get into it after dropping my first track when i heard the door open.. i turned and nearly did a double-take - there's 3-4 people in the doorway and a crowd of peeps at the window.. if nowt can pile the pressure on like that then i dunno what can. It showed when i tried dropping 'Freefall' - my hands were shaking. At the end.. LoopyLoosy eneded up helping me get a pint cos I was in a bit of a mess, so i gotta say a big thanks to her for help sorting my head out.
It's called 'Virtual Turntables' by Carrot Innovations. Been around for over 3 years now - you can check it out at the following site: http://www.carrotinnovations.com I'm waiting for it's successor, hopefully out by the end of the year - Digital Turntables http://www.digitalturntables.co.uk
sequoia - lol goalking.. cool.... cant remember what ones ive got.. shit ones tho.. plus i cant cue.. cos ive onlee got one soundcard so did u use vinyl/mp3 and cd yeh?.. thinks i'll stick to my dex and shite mixer for now
This prog ain't no cheat mate... it's modelled on an real CD mixer, with pitch control and jog wheel. Cue point can be set as well.BPM of a track can be added but it's a rough guide - and in case how would this be any different to the BPM counter on the mixer i used last night? I decided to drop a vinyl track as well to prove i was mixing for real.. and at elast 2 of the tracks i mixed had no BPM at all, i wanted to keep it fair. In the end tho, the nerves got to me and i think i made a hash of it all
There's two ways you can go about this: 1: Get an 'Audio Hoohickey' - this splits the left and right speaker channels so you can separate them, but the sound is in Mono only 2: Using a SoundBlaster Live! or Audugy, install the KX Drivers ( http://www.kxproject.com )- these truely separate the Front and Rear channels so you can hook channels 1 and to the mixer in stereo. 3: Buy a similar soundcard
It's a small device which plugs into the output of your card, and separates it into two outputs - the left and the right speaker. These can then be connected to the mixer line channels, but they'd only be mono. If you really need a second card, i gotta a spare one somewhere.
I'm almost sure the mixer i used had the same ability, so how does that make me any different to all the other DJ's who used the equipment? The only thing i can take away from this experience is that I used something different which no-one had ever seen before, and probably shook some people's perceptions on how you can mix music - which in the end can only be a good thing FinalScratch has finally been released, this lets you use vinyl decks to control MP3 music on a laptop ( http://www.finalscratch.com ), some might argue that this is against tradition but it's the best step toward usign new music standards and mixing them the tradtional way - I intend to buy this when i can afford to. But in the meantime i used something which is the same as mixing CD's - which by today's standards is traditional as well.
First off Well done mate, could see how nervous yuo were and you certainly impressed a lot of people... For all those accusing GK of cheating can I ask how he cheated? The mixer had a BPM counter (just like his software), he mixed mp3's and vinyl, he even fucked up some mixes.... For those who think the computer can beat match and mix - I suggest u listen to one of these automated mixes before throwing around accusations. Technically you weren't as good as some of the dj's in your heat - but what u lacked for in technique you certainly made up for in the x factor... You had a huge crowd from the word go and was the talk of the heat... good job
well done mate, sounds like you played an interesting set. it takes balls to mix infront of ppl like that.....hence me not being in the comp
Thanks for the backup there Smartie, it's not easy to defend yourself and your mixing techniques when no-one really knows about what you're using. I felt like i had let myself down bit due to some simple mistakes, but that was down to the pressure I put myself under (and it was my first major experience of playing to a crowd!)- these events are always an experience and it's something I'll take with me to whatever next DJing opportunity comes along.. Anyway, I've enjoyed this DJ competition overall, it's been good to see some genuinely excellent talent showcase themselves - hopefully we'll all get a chance to do this again next year.
DrHH - Ok, you've had it for a while, whats it like? Respose time good? Easy to setup? Please tell.. I'm gonna try it out tomorrow at Global DJ Centre, buggers said it's gonna cost me £500 tho!!
Its quite simply AWESOME m8! Cant fault it - exactly like usin standard vinyl. Easy to setup, yes. Wot type of PC u got tho? Wot CPU? Wot GFX? Its a bit picky wen it comes to these!
