The DJ Thread

Started by NetworkGroover, April 11, 2016, 10:10:04 AM

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deanwebb

#45
November 07, 2016, 11:59:20 AM
No, but I always get hot ear if I have headphones on too long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD95BLpEUcE
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Dieselboy

#46
November 07, 2016, 07:59:29 PM
If your ears are getting a bit warm, it might be because the headphones are clamping to your head a bit toooooo tightly. The vmoda instructions advise to forcefully bend them outwards, little by little to reduce the clamping pressure on your nut. Would probably work with other headphones too. I like mine a little bit tight though.

deanwebb

#47
November 08, 2016, 07:25:40 AM
I've never had headphones with *actual* instructions... maybe it's time to step up my ear-covering game...
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

SimonV

#48
November 08, 2016, 07:52:13 AM
I had Sennheiser HD-200's in the past and they were great, but I must have lost them or they got stolen. Now I'm using Roland RH-200s.

So, have you seen the prices for the new Technics turntables?  :whistle: :dance:

NetworkGroover

#49
November 08, 2016, 11:49:08 AM
Quote from: SimonV on November 08, 2016, 07:52:13 AM
So, have you seen the prices for the new Technics turntables?  :whistle: :dance:

Yet another reason why I'm glad I started in the digital age.  The only thing I'd do with turntables is learn to scratch (Can do it with my controller jog wheels but I think I'd enjoy it more with real vinyl) and use timecode vinyl just for the "real DJ image".  Otherwise, the extra cost involved with that (needles, etc.), the space they take up, and less functionality than I get with my current setup that only cost $800 (Not counting laptop and software, so ok, $2400 total)?  No thanks.
Engineer by day, DJ by night, family first always

SimonV

#50
November 08, 2016, 01:53:11 PM
It's just a cash grab on Panasonic's end. I bought my 1210 MK5's for 400 euros a piece back in 2003-2004.  The exact same hardware is now going for more than 2000 euros per unit (new). If prices keep going up I will sell them and find me a pair of Vestax. The only thing I'm still using the turntables for is listening to my collection.

NetworkGroover

#51
November 08, 2016, 03:02:50 PM
Quote from: SimonV on November 08, 2016, 01:53:11 PM
It's just a cash grab on Panasonic's end. I bought my 1210 MK5's for 400 euros a piece back in 2003-2004.  The exact same hardware is now going for more than 2000 euros per unit (new). If prices keep going up I will sell them and find me a pair of Vestax. The only thing I'm still using the turntables for is listening to my collection.

Have you seen the gold plated ones?  Or are those the ones you're talking about? 
Engineer by day, DJ by night, family first always

SimonV

#52
November 08, 2016, 03:33:02 PM
That's probably the limited edition? These are the new ones, SL-1200G: https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/06/technics-sl-1200g-turntable-available-this-month/



NetworkGroover

#53
June 27, 2017, 11:23:04 AM
Had my first nightclub experience the other night - man it's so nice to only have to bring a thumb drive and plug it into the club gear and just go - rather than dragging 100s of lbs of gear with me and setup/teardown.

Streamed the set including two people after me on Grooveo.com - if you're interested just go there and search for Live @ Atomic.
Here's the audio recording of my set - it's House and Tech House - moody stuff with a lot of energy
https://www.mixcloud.com/djelevate/dj-elevate-live-at-atomic-nightclub-22jun17/

Also for those who like the typical radio Top 40 stuff... I recently did this mix on my new Pioneer gear (XDJ-1000Mk2s and a DJM-2000NXS) - still getting used to it - big change from Traktor on a S4:
https://www.mixcloud.com/djelevate/grooveocom-selection-sunday-week-8-dj-elevate/

Enjoy!

Engineer by day, DJ by night, family first always

deanwebb

#54
June 27, 2017, 02:49:23 PM
 :dj:
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

Dieselboy

#55
June 30, 2017, 06:57:42 PM
Nice!

I've not played out in a while now - trying to knuckle down and get some exams out of the way  :twitch:

I will check them out later on in the day :)

If you ever want my advice 1. practice, practice, practice, practice, practice. And 2. Carry redundant USBs :) (sort of like active / active - you can put one in each deck :) )

deanwebb

#56
June 30, 2017, 07:26:44 PM
Wait, do you need a heartbeat link between active/active DJ USBs so that they can sync up the beats?

And do active/active USBs support VPN connections through them?
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.

Dieselboy

#57
July 03, 2017, 04:02:02 AM
Quote from: deanwebb on June 30, 2017, 07:26:44 PM
Wait, do you need a heartbeat link between active/active DJ USBs so that they can sync up the beats?

That's kind of how they work  :XD: The deck shows visual indication of the other decks beat to help you; although you should ignore it. It sort of like trying to ride a bike and someone running alongside you, holding you up. You do better on your own once you get the hang of it :) There's an Ethernet cable that links up the decks. If you have more than 2 then you use a hub or home router.

Here's a point for Pioneer - why not use the same Ethernet "port" that Cisco uses on the back of its telephones? Basically a 2-port (or 3-port depending on how you look at it) switch? Because today as it stands, to link everything up you need a messy external switch or router with all the cables dangling. Instead, if each deck (and mixer now!) has 2 Ethernet ports on the back, then you can link deck 1 to deck 2, deck 2 to the mixer and mixer to deck 3 and youre done! Why haven't they done it yet? You pay around $3k per deck and you need a $20 switch to get your stuff linked up  :XD:


Quote from: deanwebb on June 30, 2017, 07:26:44 PM
And do active/active USBs support VPN connections through them?

Yes sort of  :XD: You can get yourself into a situation where Deck A is playing a track off the USB plugged into Deck B and Deck B is playing a track off usb connected into Deck A  :XD

deanwebb

#58
July 03, 2017, 08:07:25 AM
Amazing... can you create QoS policies based on the artist?
Take a baseball bat and trash all the routers, shout out "IT'S A NETWORK PROBLEM NOW, SUCKERS!" and then peel out of the parking lot in your Ferrari.
"The world could perish if people only worked on things that were easy to handle." -- Vladimir Savchenko
Вопросы есть? Вопросов нет! | BCEB: Belkin Certified Expert Baffler | "Plan B is Plan A with an element of panic." -- John Clarke
Accounting is architecture, remember that!
Air gaps are high-latency Internet connections.
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