software vs hardware you decide????

[DJ ing]

Hi ,

The question is do you think software is winning the hardware wars?

Can traktor or serato ever replace cdj's and a mixer setup?

Would love to hear all your feedback regarding new skool vs old skool .

dj - ing
traktor is a way of life!

[JTParker]

Traktor + Traktor Kontrol X-1

[SUNNY TOMORROW]

Originally Posted by DJ ing

Hi ,

The question is do you think software is winning the hardware wars?

Can traktor or serato ever replace cdj's and a mixer setup?

Would love to hear all your feedback regarding new skool vs old skool .

dj - ing
traktor is a way of life!

Its only a few short years ago that people were asking can cdj's ever replace vinyl. Now its rare you see djs playing vinyl. I would say both software and cdj is a great economic solution. I would doubt software will have such a powerful effect as cdj when it came along to challenge vinyl, simply because a small case of cds is not much different to carrying around a laptop computer and controler. And both do a great job, though some kind of controler is best to control your software effects in my opinion

[Picto]

I fairly new to djing and never got the chance to play with vinyl.

Pesonal i think CDJ are more or less the same as Traktor and the other software programs. I mean they tell you a BPM read out as do the Traktor.

But if you have to ask what one i'll choose then has to be the CDJ i think.

[Lazarus]

Nothing comes close to mixing with vinyl.

[TeroA]

Originally Posted by Lazarus

Nothing comes close to mixing with vinyl.

Correct, that's why I ordered myself timecoded vinyls (still waiting them to arrive though )

So I'm not really sure what to vote here , started with vinyls but they got too expensive for student (and availability became poor too) then moved to software with hardware mixer and now will have timecoded vinyls setup . So software with hardware mixer and vinyls I guess

[JB2010]

Well Ive only ever mixed with software and a midi controller so I couldn't say, but would like to get some CDJs soon. It's just a case of whether or not i can justify spending the money because im coping fine with my current setup, and if I were to get CDJs then it would be some CDJ1000 mk3's and a DJM400/800 so I don't know if i can justify the expense yet.

[DJ ing]

Thanks for all your replies so far!!!! Keep it up please!!!!

Well it's looking like software maybe is winning the war so far!

Certainly Sunny's comments make a lot of sense the world over!

So please post a reply and share your views with the team please!!!

dj ing.

[snoop]

cdj's and a mixer ever i think

[beatsn]

i use deckadance because i don't have cdj's and mixers but i wanna buy a cdj's and mixers soon

[Raffi]

There's no feeling like playing on CDJ's & a mixer. You feel you have 100% control under your hands. Vinyl is the same but not practical these days & expensive.

[TeroA]

Originally Posted by Raffi

There's no feeling like playing on CDJ's & a mixer. You feel you have 100% control under your hands. Vinyl is the same but not practical these days & expensive.

Unless you use timecoded vinyls then it won't be that expensive anymore