I’m a veteran vinyl DJ but as of late I have been looking to dive into the realm of live laptop DJ performances. I’ve been researching hardware and software platforms, picking the brains of folks like Alexander Payne (who is an avid Traktor fan). There are a few good resources on the subject matter, ranging from message boards to broad overviews. It’s a whole new world out there and I’m looking forward to learning everything I can about it. Stay tuned!
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5 Comments
Mixxx is a good open source DJ mixer. You can get it at http://mixxx.sourceforge.net
I think they are due for a new release soon. I’ve been using it a lot - it’s pretty basic, but it does have BPM syncing and a flanger.
I’ve been trying a few software mixers - I have to say Traktor is very good. I’ve tried KraMixer - that’s a free player and isn’t bad either, but I found it wasn’t quite stable enough for me (I think my laptopis a bit out of date)…
G’day, I’ve been twiddling with Traktor since sep 03, playing live with it here in DC and producing mash tracks and mix&mash albums since dec 03. Since version 2.5, I can definitely recommend it as a very stable and awesome piece of kit to add to your arsenal. With a semi decent processor and amount of RAM you should have no problems either if you’re thinking of buying it.
I have been using http://www.virtualdj.com for over a year and very satisfied with it’s performance, feature set, flexibility, reliability and stability.
Best of all, the developers are very responsive to the user community.
Check out the reletively cheap turntable toy, the Mixman DM2. It can now send midi via DM2MIDI (www.pdoom.ch/dm2) - It’s perfect for use with Traktor and at times Live, and Resolume.
Also check out the user forum @ http://www.dmtwo.tk
For non-beatmixing, OTSDJ is the best I’ve run across. It has this sort of intelligent radio-style crossfade algorithm and dynamic compression/limiting that makes radio style music automation absolutely brainless. Has anyone run across other software products that can compare with this? The crossfade is great because it actually knows whether or not to do a fast or cold-start, and it intelligently analyzes where that fade should begin [if applicable].
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