Submitted by Sam (not verified) on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 10:49pm.
Thanks for the review. I tried the software as well, it's nice although I had a few sound drops but I didn't really care about being in a "clean OS situation".
But anyway I can't still think of software solutions + PC as a long-term solution for general (most) DJ use such as the one that prevailed for ~30 years in the 20th century. I hope that the digital dj setup will move toward simpler and more integrated solutions.
Why do we need software and powerful PC (or iPod/Ipad) on stage if we just need to play files with a decent player ?
Especially when standard mixers already offer FX.
Most decks (CD or media players) are simply lacking a proper screen and interface to navigate and select files: selecting a track from a 8GB music compilation spread in 15 folders from USB stick or HD is not practical at all on a 10x2 characters display.
Sticking to deck-only solutions to keep it short, only the latest Pioneer CDJ have a better screen than average (especially CDJ2000 and to lesser extent the CDJ900) but they are far too expensive and not available in all venues. Competitors such as Denon DNS3700, DN-HS5500, Stanton CMP.800, Numark NDX and Cortex HDTT 500 all have a crap screen and/or interface while developing partnerships with NI and Serato.
So far I remain conservative using vinyls and CD-A, marginally creating mp3-CD selections as well, waiting for an integrated solution, dreaming of being a DJ hardware engineer to realize this little dream... :-)
Simple DJ solutions for the digital age rather than software+PC
Thanks for the review. I tried the software as well, it's nice although I had a few sound drops but I didn't really care about being in a "clean OS situation".
But anyway I can't still think of software solutions + PC as a long-term solution for general (most) DJ use such as the one that prevailed for ~30 years in the 20th century. I hope that the digital dj setup will move toward simpler and more integrated solutions.
Why do we need software and powerful PC (or iPod/Ipad) on stage if we just need to play files with a decent player ?
Especially when standard mixers already offer FX.
Most decks (CD or media players) are simply lacking a proper screen and interface to navigate and select files: selecting a track from a 8GB music compilation spread in 15 folders from USB stick or HD is not practical at all on a 10x2 characters display.
Sticking to deck-only solutions to keep it short, only the latest Pioneer CDJ have a better screen than average (especially CDJ2000 and to lesser extent the CDJ900) but they are far too expensive and not available in all venues. Competitors such as Denon DNS3700, DN-HS5500, Stanton CMP.800, Numark NDX and Cortex HDTT 500 all have a crap screen and/or interface while developing partnerships with NI and Serato.
So far I remain conservative using vinyls and CD-A, marginally creating mp3-CD selections as well, waiting for an integrated solution, dreaming of being a DJ hardware engineer to realize this little dream... :-)