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Demo Mix: Traditional Recording or Minimalist Traktor Profile? Hey fellow DJTT members, have a difficult decision to make and could use some input. So I'm trying to make a great demo mix to send out to some clubs and try to get a residency and what not. One of the clubs I'm trying to get into has a mixer and CDJs and I've noticed that most of the DJs there use only the CDJs with CDs (although I believe they can use USB drive as well). Anyway, seeing that I thought it would probably be best to make my demo mix emulating that method - using only CDs in my CDJs and a mixer with no software other than recording the mix. By doing this, I've had a hell of an issue making a suitable demo mix, as non-quantized looping is time consuming and risky (beat mismatching) and some of my CDs that have been burned have errors that have ruined my recording (If I had USB drive inputs, I don't believe I'd be so annoyed). I'm getting quite irritated and losing my patience with this method of making a studio recorded mix. I am believeing of possibly using Traktor to play and record my mix but with no phase meters and (maybe) no bpm meter, to try and emulate me playing on without software as much as possible. The quantization will still not give me a perfect emulation, though. So, my question to DJTT is whether you believe that using Traktor over a more traditional method will reduce the impressiveness of my demo mix in the eyes of the club owners? I feel like I should be doing exactly what I will be doing in the club when recording my mix, in order to prove to myself and the owners that I am ready/skilled enough for a club position, but these minor technical difficulties are kicking my ass and demotivating me. Any advice would be extremely appreciated (and sorry for the long-ass post)! tl;dr: Will using a minimalist Traktor profile, instead of a traditional setup (CDJs, mixer only), to record a demo mix devalue the mix in the eyes of club owners with traditional setup focus? | |
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