Turntable CD player Laptop DJ equipment preferences

                                           This is a shorter post but what my main point is going to entail is the preference of DJs and their audio decks. There are pros and cons to every setup that mobile DJs and Club DJs use. There of course is always a war of technology to become better, more efficient and easy to use for any computer or analog DJ system. What is your preferred DJ sound system? I will explain the basics to each kind of DJ setup and you can decide what works for you. Feel free to add your comments and questions below the article. 

                                            Professional CD player systems are the first category of technology that are used by numerous DJs around the globe. The positive sides to CD players are they don't crash in the middle of performances, if a CD has a scratch or it doesn't work you can move on to another disc and continue your show with minimal issues. They also come in several different layouts. You can buy dual cd player decks which are great to mount in a DJ box and connect directly to a mixer of your choice. Another style is the single deck CD players such as the CDJs or Denon CD deck. These are capable of scratching, remixing and pretty much any application of production you need. The great capability of having single deck CD players is you can mix and match them or add 2,3, or 4 decks and create many different setups. Many dual CD Players and single deck players can also hook to usb devices, external hard drives and thumb or jump drives. The options are vast so you can use cd players now with almost anything. What is your favorite feature of CD players for DJing as a club or mobile Disc Jockey?

                                               DJing on a laptop has become an extremely popular method of DJing within the last 6 years. There are 3 top programs available for DJs using a laptop for mixing; Virtual DJ, Serato and Traktor DJ. Virtual DJ doesn't need any kind of a controller, as you can mix and DJ right on the laptop program. Mobile DJs use Virtual DJ as their main wedding, party and special event software. Serato is popular as a club DJ software allowing for ease of mixing and smooth beat matching. Traktor DJ can be used for a wide variety of applications but many producers use this program as a way of blending music and special effects. You can use this program to DJ or produce or both. All programs are capable of hooking up a cd player controller, midi controller or turntables to mix the music using your 
hands. 

                                               Last but not least turntables and analog DJing. You can DJ and mix your music using turntables hooked into Serato or other Deejay program or you can buy your own vinyl and DJ without anything except for a mixer. Some DJs like to use the old school methods and create their own mixes without watching a computer screen or LCD screen on their player decks. With Serato you can use just 2 analog vinyl records and play an unlimited number of tracks in your library. It requires a little more practice than Virtual DJ. Those are just barely scratching the surface (no pun intended) and there's many more features and options available. What is your preferred method of DJing? CD / Laptop / Vinyl? 

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- Billman 

DJ Boca Raton