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  • October 2, 2012 at 8:59 pm in reply to: My DJ software is __________, and this is why… #1012953
    squarecell
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    squeeam, post: 29376, member: 1129 wrote: My third post on this subject now and I’ve gone back to Traktor. Reason? I won a Traktor S4 with Traktor Pro AND two Stanton ST150 turntables (please don’t hate me).

    That’s pretty sweet. I knew I should have filled out that survey from that other site.

    Are you planning on using the turntables with your S4? That would be a pretty sweet DVS setup.

    As for me, I just started using Traktor again as well. As a Traktor-then-VDJ-then-Torq-then-VDJ-then-djay-then-VDJ user I recently bought Traktor 2.5 to use with my new Stanton SCS.1 setup. I still prefer VDJ as a program, but the mapping for the SCS.1 just isn’t tight enough for my liking. I’ve been impressed so far with how far Traktor has come since I last used it, though.

    October 1, 2012 at 8:33 pm in reply to: Stanton SCS.1 #1012896
    squarecell
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    Just thought I’d update to say that I’m thoroughly impressed with this system. It took a while to work out all the kinks, but I can’t imagine owning a cooler controller than this.

    September 29, 2012 at 9:40 pm in reply to: Apart from your DJ gear, what's one item you wouldn't be without at your gigs? #1012863
    squarecell
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    jezalenko, post: 2175, member: 22 wrote: One of these:


    I’ve fixed mixers, leads, speaker cabs with this baby before. Never leave home with out it!

    Ditto. I have one made by Winchester which I bring with me everywhere.

    September 29, 2012 at 5:48 pm in reply to: Multiple BPM's in one song… #1012859
    squarecell
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    If you have the option, just tap in your BPM at the part that it starts to slow down. A bit annoying because you’d have to do it every time you play that song, but I find this works for me.

    September 25, 2012 at 3:18 pm in reply to: First gig a success :) #1012580
    squarecell
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    I don’t think there’s anything wrong with re-using a few crowd favourites later on in the evening. It’s much better than playing your second-rate stuff when the dance floor is packed, or simply hitting stop and saying “I’m out of music”.

    September 25, 2012 at 3:14 pm in reply to: Stereo with Bookshelf Speakers #1012579
    squarecell
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    Okay, I believe you now.

    It’s too bad they dropped that from the design. I find it adds a nice kick to the low end for general listening purposes.

    September 25, 2012 at 2:42 am in reply to: Stereo with Bookshelf Speakers #1012559
    squarecell
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    Probably a stupid question, but did you try flipping the “bass boost” switch on the back of the left speaker to ON?

    September 21, 2012 at 11:20 pm in reply to: Anyone had any experience with m-audio monitors? #1012432
    squarecell
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    I have AV40s and they are very nice for the price.

    July 22, 2012 at 5:23 am in reply to: Monitor Speakers #1008362
    squarecell
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    I have these:

    http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/MAudioAV40.html

    They have good clear sound, are decently loud and have a pretty good low end when you switch on “bass boost” at the back.

    If you search around online you can get a pretty good deal on them. I got mine for just over $100 CAD.

    June 3, 2012 at 9:00 pm in reply to: I need help with my artist/ DJ name #1005533
    squarecell
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    Van Zan sounds pretty good to me. Van Zand also has a nice ring to it, or maybe even “Brian Van Zand”. Three letter initials are nice for branding purposes (BVZ).

    May 10, 2012 at 6:02 am in reply to: Kindle Fire as a midi controller? #1004210
    squarecell
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    Not sure how one would go about “hacking” a tablet into a midi controller, but seeing as how the Kindle Fire runs on Android there should be DJ apps for it.

    May 10, 2012 at 5:59 am in reply to: Split cue on djay app.. Cheaply #1004209
    squarecell
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    I picked up stereo-to-mono breakout splitter from my local Radio Shack for about $4. It was labelled for use with audiobooks.

    May 10, 2012 at 5:54 am in reply to: You have a 30-60 min audition for a residency… what do you do? #1004208
    squarecell
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    Shorten your crate to only the tunes you know inside out and backwards.

    May 5, 2012 at 3:57 pm in reply to: Laptop emergency 2 days before a gig #1004027
    squarecell
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    The Time Capsule is a piece of hardware that costs roughly $300. It’s basically a wireless router with a built-in hard drive. All the software you need (Time Machine) is already built into Mac OS X. There are plenty of other network hard drives which are Time Machine compatible, too.

    April 17, 2012 at 4:22 am in reply to: Story of my first gig. #1003584
    squarecell
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    Your first gig at 13? Not bad. Beats me by two years.

    And don’t worry, mistakes are made for learning from. You’ll just be that much more prepared next time around.

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