What are the advantages of a CDJ/any cd player over controllers?
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What are the advantages of a CDJ/any cd player over controllers? Posted on: 30.08.2012 by William Muccio I just signed up, but ive been lurking the community
s for a while now.I dont mean to start a flame war or something like that i just want a honest opinion and thought this is the right place to ask. So las friday i went to the club and had a chat with the dj, he was using to cdj1000 and had it connected to serato scratch live and just playing remixes and switching the corssfader from one side to another which made me wonder, what are the advantages of them? Isnt it more comfortable to use a controller? and way cheaper. And why do all the pros use CDJs instead of controllers, is it some sort of fad or is there something im failing to see? | |
| William Muccio 30.08.2012 | I just signed up, but ive been lurking the community
s for a while now. I dont mean to start a flame war or something like that i just want a honest opinion and thought this is the right place to ask. So las friday i went to the club and had a chat with the dj, he was using to cdj1000 and had it connected to serato scratch live and just playing remixes and switching the corssfader from one side to another which made me wonder, what are the advantages of them? Isnt it more comfortable to use a controller? and way cheaper. And why do all the pros use CDJs instead of controllers, is it some sort of fad or is there something im failing to see? |
| Celine Surico 31.08.2012 | I would say CJDs with SD card or USB sticks would be the best. Easiest to take stuff to gigs this way, too. Laptops are fun but then again you need to spend a little bit more time tweaking the setups. |
| Laurence Calisto 31.08.2012 | A lot of it is mental, and I'm going to be entirely straightforward about that. I've been doing this 10 years, starting on vinyl - I LIKE the feel of each piece of kit having its own, distinct function. I like the big, chunky feel that standalone players have vs. controllers. I like the way they look. Effectively, CDJs and controllers offer almost the same experience (though I've found on the whole the jogs on CDJs are just heavenly, and even pioneer's DJ controllers don't match that quality.) On a more real level, though, it's a matter of reliability. I've had plenty of kernel panics on stage, I've had software crap out because updates misbehave. I've had driver trouble, I've had files get fucked up, I've had weird glitches, and I've also lost laptops in a club to shit being knocked over and spilled. Also, since everything does only one thing, there's more possible points of failure, rather than the single point of failure of your laptop crapping out. You can survive a gig with a CDJ down (assuming more than 2) but you can't survive a gig with your lap CDJs are not just the standard because they're badass, they're the standard because they're stable and solid as hell. I've never had one misbehave on me (there are definite quirks and problems, but overall they're very, VERY reliable.) I also have the option of travelling with just headphones & a flash drive to some gigs and that's all I need to worry about. Since everyone has CDJs, if you can play effectively on them, no matter where you go you can play on the house kit. Less risk to your shit. Also, and this is 100% personal shit and not speaking for anyone else, I find in general controllers feel more cramped and delicate than the standalone kit does. |
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