LF: iPod-mixing Pro DJs

[pvb]

Am looking for pro DJs who can do iPod mixing for a private event next month in Makati. Music preference is house + beach. Also I need referrals on where I can rent the iPod mixers. If interested, do send a private message or email your resume to pvbeley@whitestonecreatives.com.

[super_ed]

sent you PM.

[kikoreta]

hi! just curious. how does one mix with ipods? how do you change pitch? numark just launched the idj2 which does that but how do you do it now?

[travism]

haha numark finally listened to the dj... numark finally put pitch controllers on it's idj series. haven't gone to using this yet i'm perty sure they would act like cd players. hmmm... intresting. :/

[travism]

@pvb: i dunno any supplier who got the numark idj locally but i guess you can ask around. if ever, i suggest you wait for the local guys to get their hands on the idj2. it's more dj friendly. you get a more smooth flowing mix with pitch controls. i know a couple of ipod djs but they can't survive without their pitch so they just use their ipods as external hard disks when it comes to DJing.

[vinyl4bpm]

Numark + digital = failure
This isn't what DJ-ing is about IMO. I think you need some real tables to get some respect. That will definitely make Numark a nice amount of money, but It isn't for people who want to get serious into DJing. The sound quality of mp3s will never compare to vinyl. Not even cds despite the popularity of CDJs.

[elbert]

vinyl4bpm, you're being such a purist and a snob too.

To me, DJ-ing is all about entertaining. Of course skill, choice of songs, and sound quality all play a part, but It shouldn't matter if it's digital or analog. No one in the audience can tell the difference anyway.

It's just like photography, digital or film, it's the end product and the effect it generates that matters.

P.S. I used to DJ using SL-1200's, but that was a really long time ago.

Thanks.

[vinyl4bpm]

Im not really being a snob. Just stating my opinion.

[kikoreta]

Am with elbert here. Been to Ibiza and a lot of the top djs like Roger Sanchez and Sahsa has switched to cds or mp3s. It is just easier and more practical. Its not the media that's important its the equipment. Its the versatility of vinyl that has made it a star. Now that we have decks that can do the same thing plus more, we will see less of those black platters.

[Maccess]

Numark + digital = failure
This isn't what DJ-ing is about IMO. I think you need some real tables to get some respect. That will definitely make Numark a nice amount of money, but It isn't for people who want to get serious into DJing. The sound quality of mp3s will never compare to vinyl. Not even cds despite the popularity of CDJs.

low bit rate and badly encoded MP3s can sound worse than even vinyl records, but I don't think one can objectively make the argument that well encoded high bit rate (128kbps and up) MP3s and CDs sound inferior to vinyl.

Many modern DJ setups with turntables (like elbert's SL-1200) use these for effects such as scratches, etc. NOT as the main source of music which is usually CDs or a laptop or an iPod.

iPods* are a high-quality storage medium for music, the technical quality of the stored sound (and the musical quality as well, but that's a matter of personal preference) affects the sound to a greater degree than the device.

*some models of iPods are arguably better than others for professional use due to a more musical sound chip, etc. Some DJs use specially hacked versions of iPods for optimum sound quality.

But, really, DJing is about entertainment more than anything.

I've seen DJ's hook up a ragtag bunch of available equipment (including car stereos attached to cars, portable players and boomboxes) to a pocket sized mini mixer for impromptu beach parties.

It's not so much the equipment as what you can do with it that matters.