TTM57
Some Kind of midi keypad to use for cues etc
1200 mk5g's x 2

thats my wishlist but other than the midi pad will prob be a while b4 i get around to that!

i dont really ask for DJ stuff for X mas cause its usually too much money.

I have never gotten a single thing for my dj'ing as a present, well maybee some 12" but thats about it!

1. new slipmats
2. a case to hold my cartridges
3. a mixer that works
4. get my left turntable rewired
5. get macbook screen fixed

my next purchases will be some new headshells\cartridges and mabye a new nanopad

New Carts
57SL
New External HD
Battle Cases
VCI-300

1. ADJ Galaxian Sky
2. Elation Magic 260
3. Haze Generator
4. Inofader
5. ONE Shure Whtlb [cuz i f*ked one up >.< , fail]

1. New RCA's for my Techs
2. V-SL
3. A midi DJ mixer (For VSL)
4. New needles
5. A powered subwoofer
6. Revo 4

(Had to throw that in lol)

1. NSFX
2. Fog Machine
3. Lighting Package (all i have now is a spinning multi-color light serves me well).
4. need a backup system for the ns7 (can't decide yet)
5. trade in B52 1000 for ev sb122 (sub and sat) maybe

Also - something like the kaoss pad but for the ns7 would be nice.

1. 2 - CDJ-2000's (ordered :))
2. I am now broke
3. I am now broke
4. I am now broke
5. I am now broke

1. Studio Monitors
2. G-Drive Backup 2tb HD
3. Needles - another backup pair..
4. VSL or MixEmergency or VDMX5 - have not decided yet...
5. Crane Stand - probably leave Uberstand at home setup, less effort..

6. new microwave/popcorn machine - no, not really ;)

1. new pitch slider for my 1210m5g
2. 2009 mac pro quad with 16gb of owc ram ( have a friend at apple. gonna $ave alot )
3 .akai apc40
4. pioneer hdj2000 headphones
5. maybe a pair of vestax pdx3000 straight arm decks.

I'm actually in the process of buying/upgrading equipment for my setup:

1) Rane TTM 57SL Mixer (just bought 2 weeks ago)
2) WD 1TB My Book Studio Firewire 800 External (just ordered yesterday)
3) Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter & VGA to RCA Converter (just ordered yesterday)
4) Macbook Pro Unibody 15.4" 2.8Ghz & Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter (getting this week)
5) Video SL Plugin (getting this week)

@DJ Mups - man you got money to burn :)

@DJ.AJ - Took me forever to make the transition to Serato, so now that I switched I'm hooked... What can I say? haha...

Just got two new additions: 500GB 7200 internal upgrade (ordered and arrived, uninstalled), the Rane foam cover for 57 (arrived yesterday)

1. Shure Whitelabels x2
2. Pioneer HDJ2000
3. 15" Recon laptop bag
4. Crane stand to replace the bolt-onto-coffin-only stand I have
5. Ableton or VSL

1. NSFX
2. Revo 4
3. Pair of Peavey Sp-6 Black Widow Speakers
4. MPC 1000 (or an ableton akai controller)
5. Pioneer HDJ 2000

And when NAMM comes along, the last two will probally change, cause I've already ordered the first 3.

1. turntable cases (just bought yesterday)
2. xone dx or vci300
3. m44 needles
4. good quality xlr cords
5. new powered sub

New toys are the best, MUPS!

@SuckaDJ - no doubt! LOL... It's been a while since I've treated myself to "new toys" haha...

1- 1 TB internal drive
2- 2 TB external drive
3 - back-up 2 TB external drive
4- Off-site 16 TB drobo
5 - peace of mind

Whats the 16TB drobo ?

1 New sure cartridges
2 technics headshells
3 Revo 4
4 External harddrive
5 22 disc lil wayne discography set complete with drake and tpain collaos :)

@ Ninos a CDJ just for drops??

bezzle check out the ortorfon sh-4 headshells. i just made the switch from the techs and i won't be going back. they're sexy as fuck.

hmm not bad

1. Releases on vinyl.
2. Releases on vinyl.
3. Releases on vinyl.
4. Releases on vinyl.
5. Releases on vinyl.

1. 2x JBL Prx 515
2. Broke, im on a student budget! :p

1. new needles
2. new mixer
3. new coffin
4. SL3
5. new vinyl

Based on some of those lists I reckon you guys are still on Virtual DJ.

1. XONE:DX
2. Novation launchpad
3. some sort of awesome light set up. lasers or some other awesome shit

4,5,6,7,8 etc. whatever new expansion comes for itch, hopefully video or a sampler.

1. Revo 4 (Already Ordered)
2. Two 15" Speakers and Sub (Undecided on witch yet and still have a lot to save up)
3. Casses for 56, 1200's and Pio Efx 500
4. Macbook Pro 15"
5. Amp (For P.a I dont have)

:)
Damn this ish costs way to much but getting new toys is the best feeling
Its like GIRLFRIEND LEAVE THE HELL ALONE!

1. Sennheiser HD-25 headphones
2. Denon HC-1000S
3. 57SL or Innofader to turn my mixer into a Rane haha!
4. iMac for the studio
5. some new serato pressing...

Why not just use the SP6?

Late 2009/Early 2010:

1. Dual Gem Pulse (x2)
2. Revo 4
3. Vestax Spin ( my boy just got one, I like it... plus I won't be getting a VCI-300 any time soon)

Mid to Late 2010:

4.TTM 57SL or DJM 800 or Ecler Evo 4 or New Rane Mixer if it drops in 2010
5.XONE:DX (at this point I wouldn't have a need for a VCI-300)

1. DMX Controller
2. Color Fill Lighting
3. More Uplighting (10 came in yesterday)
4. new Dj Screen
5. VSL

1. SL3
2. Denon DN-S3700 x2 (Currently Own DN-S3500's)
3. Mackie SRM-450-V2 x2
4. QSC HPR181i 18-Inch Powered Subwoofer
5. Shure PGX24SM58 Handheld Mic System

1. Pair of CDJ-400's
2. Coffin
3. Laser
4. Traktor Kontrol X1 (I think it's going to blow away the Denon 1000) (www.native-instruments.com)
5. Empty until NAMM :)

1. DJM-700 plus flightcase ( ordered)
2. a pair of cdj-400
3. a usb-dmx lightcontroller
4. a new girlfriend
5. a vacation for me and my new girlfriend

Are you buying your new girlfriend?

^lol

^ haha

1.Macbook Pro
2.Revo Lights
3.Desktop Computer for recording mixes

www.drobo.com

1. TTM57 or DJM 800
2. VSL
3. Open Labs Miko <----- i want i want i want

1. 2 x Technics 1210M5GS
2. Road Ready Cases
3. Denon HC-1000
4. KV2 EX2.2 (selling Ksubs)
5. Allen & Heath ZED14 mixing board for the home studio

mixemergency
tech 1210m5g
imac 27"
projectors / screen
hardisk to backup the backups

1. Ecler EVO4
2. SL3
3. A 2nd Unibody MacBook Pro
4. A 2nd FW800 500GB external
5. Pair of QSC K12's

1. Denon HC1000
2. K12 or JBL PRX515s
3. LED Par Can 64 x 2
4. NS7
5. NSFX

or
4. SL3
5. ADJ Megabar x 2 or ADJ Fusion Bar 3 x 2

half of these will change after what's revealed at NAMM

except for

4. a new girlfriend
5. a vacation for me and my new girlfriend

hahha

New Control Vinyl

Pioneer DJM 800....

thats all I really need at the moment.

Maybe some Mackie 824's for home use

1) Crane Stand
2) Case for 56S
3) Case that can hold 4 headshells to replace shure m44-7 case
4) 2 replacement headshells w/ carts
5) PIO 2000 headphones (to replace MDR-7506s, don't want to use them for DJing anymore)

Considering that I just bought a 56S to replace my broken 909 and the red SL3 without selling my SL1, I'm not really sure when any of this will be happening.

In likely order of purchase as long as the cash flow is right...
1. New set of 44-7's
2. More Control Vinyl
3. HDJ 2000 headphones
4. DJM 800. I love my 600 but its def put in its work and its time to upgrade.
5. Add another CDJ 1000mk3, if I do I'll get a coffin to hold everything. I use separate cases for my Techs, mixer, and the one 1000 I have now, but I think a coffin would be more suitable if I decide to bring CDJs for certain mobiles
I'd like to say a new macbook pro but I think I'll use my current mac for at least another year unless I start getting into video.

Innofader.
Loved my Ecler 360 because of the feeling of the Eternal Fader.
But I love the sturdiness of Rane mixers.

An External HD with Firewire connectivity.
To back-up my back-ups.

Superseal LP.
To replace the Superseal record that has served me 6 years,
but somehow has gone MIA.

1. Pioneer EFX 1000 (I broke my last one)
2. Urei 1620LE Rotary
3. Crane Stand
4. VSL
5. Allen & Heath Xone VF1

Pioneer EFX 500 or 1000
MPC
Turntable Cases (Coffin is just TOOOO big)
New Pioneer Headphones
MIDI Keyboard

Djm 800
Elo touch screen for the light jockey comp
2 martin mac 250s
v8 or v4 vid mixer
ev tourx duel 15 tops and duel 18 bottoms

Wow I need to book more gigs

+1 on the touch screen. It's the only way to go for lighting programs. I have been using one for the last 4 years.

1. 2 x Pioneer CDJ 2000's
2. Akai APC 40
3. New coffin

Yep, that's about it.... Will have the apc on Tuesday and the cdj's when they come in

how do you like that recon pac? i've been waiting like a month for them to come in... they're back ordered another 2 weeks

Have everything I need from a gear standpoint (other than POSSIBLY eventually migrating to a Mac). Mine is pretty simple:

1. More rare CV for the collection
2. Same
3. Same
4. Same
5. Same

1. Global Truss 6.5 square horizontal trussing x 2 (I already have the crank stands)
2. NSFX (if they ever release it for sale in the USA)
3. Martin SCX 700 x 2 (damn, they're expensive)
4. LED uplighting x 2 (maybe Chauvet Rain 56)
5. Danley TH-115 sub (this'll be my 2nd... damn they're expensive)

I'll probably get some carry cases for the GT stands I already have and I'll need an another amp (QSC PL325) for that 2nd Danley sub. I need some high headcount gigs to justify the extra sub though.

I don't know if I would get those Martins. Scanners IMO are kind of on their way out being replaced by moving heads. I have scanners and I can't wait to get rid of them for moving heads. Plus that light only has 150watt bulb. I would strongly suggest getting any light at 250watt. Makes a huge difference. For just a few hundred more you can get some decent moving heads with 250watt and you can even mount them vertically on the global truss you want.

I just bought a pair of ADJ AccuSpot 300's and a case for $2,000. Far better than scanners, use 3.8 amps each (low for moving heads) have replaceable gobo's and look far better than scanners. IMO.

I just sold my SL1 yesterday for $430. I bought the SL3 on BF for $594 OTD shipped!

I literally jumped up and down once they applied 15% off on it and got confirmation! =D


What kind of RCA cables are you guys running to the Serato box? Also, do you guys have your Technics self grounded?

I also want to put blue LEDs in my Black 1210MK2s. Any write-ups?

Maybe if you are on Traktor.

They already have a Serato overlap for it. With more buttons and knobs, the ability to sit it next to my mixer between my players, instead of finding a horizontal place like the Denon needs, and programmable buttons as well.

Pair that with the next one they have coming out (with sliders, etc) and these seem like a Denon HC-1000 killer to me.

Oh that's on my "still to purchase" list. I hope to get it for Christmas otherwise I'll buy it after. I just got HDJ2000s for my birthday, though--they should arrive today.

Horizontal works way better for me and you can program buttons on the Denon.

Horizontal (no misquote no homo) works way better for me and you can program buttons on the Denon.

ok. ill give it a shot:

things i want for my setup:

1. that vestax vci joint for the mobile gigs
2. speaker bags for srx 718 and prx 515
3. new headphones, whichever ones are slammin right now
4. a new macbook
5. and one of them global truss joints.

6.and maybe and eon for a monitor.

Thanx for chiming in. I was contemplating moving heads but it seems like they are apt to fail with all the moving parts. I hear scanners are quicker and moving heads are super pricey. The only affordable moving yokes are low-watt Halogens or low power LEDs (which are not quite the level of even Halogens at this point). I do like the rotating prisms of some moving heads and extra gobos which are sometimes customizable.

As far as the 150 watts on the SCX 700s, they are discharge bulbs. They are brighter and last longer than any 250 watt Halogen out there. A 250 watt Halogen has a 1000 hr life whereas the 150 watt gas discharge bulb has a 6000 hr life.

I was thinking about this new ADJ moving head but it'll be over $1350 each www.americandj.com

OR

This Chauvet: www.chauvetlighting.com (I don't know it's estimate street price but anything over $900 each is too much in my opinion).

The Martins are the biz and that 150 Watt discharge is no joke. On spec, it's hard to justify the price of the Martins but they really make good products and back them up.

I remember reading last year that Martin got some ridiculous ($4mil maybe) amount of money for R&D on LED technology. I think the next gen scanner from them will kick ass.

LEDs are already getting cheaper and brighter every day, I'm excited to see where they go...

^^ Oh yea, I know Martin are like the industry standard when it comes to lighting. I have a wizard and the thing is awesome.

I just feel that the trend going forward is moving head and going away from scanners (whch is why I want to get at least a pair). Look at it from a potential customer. Showing them a scanner vs a moving head, I would think they would take the moving head in a heartbeat. Thats my opinion though. Shit, I wish I could afford Martin moving heads but they are so out of my price range. I am looking at Elation Design spot 250 www.elationlighting.com

Once they get LED moving heads bright enough that is going to be huge!! Right now I've seen some videos (none in person) with LED moving heads and they just don't cut it compared to others

Will the X1 lights work with SSL? (ie turn on/off for functions) If not, this thing is nothing more than a smaller MPD to me. I've owned an MPD for about 2 years, and after getting the Denon DN HC1000S, the MPD has been gathering dust....

In a dark booth those lights make all the difference, also most booths/installations I DJ at, a horisontal design will fit better than a vertical.

Still, will be looking out for this one, is it just me, or does those buttons look on the tiny side?

moving heads ARE bad ass, without a doubt


I guess I have a special place in my heart for scanners because I remember tripping on them at an early rave experience

I use elation design spots for moving heads

lol

Scanners were the shit. Huge ass Technobeams hanging from the rafters in all different directions. lol.

Now you just put moving heads all over the place.

like them????

yeah definitely.. not too expensive

Yea, they seem like the best "bang for your buck" in terms of features and price. Not on the cheap end and not rediculously overpriced.

huh??
where??
pic or link pls..



huh??
where??
pic or link pls..

Sorry...

This is elation's newest: www.elationlighting.com

It'll be half the weight of that DesignSpot 250 Pro but twice as bright. Lots of moving heads will be obsolete quick when these new technology come out in February.

Once they get LED moving heads bright enough that is going to be huge!! Right now I've seen some videos (none in person) with LED moving heads and they just don't cut it compared to others

Apparently in the making...
Info from www.skratchworx.com

"Geared very specifically at Traktor users, this also doubles as a regular MIDI controller for other applications too. Indeed, it comes with Scratch Live compatibility out of the box. Imagine that."
...
"The X1 also comes with a carefully designed set of parameter assignments for the Serato Scratch Live™ system, matching the relevant features of the software to the controller in an ideal way without any individual setup effort. A special Serato Scratch Live™ overlay for the X1 is also available."

hummm..intresting

Also Buddy, a thread about it here... -> serato.com

you guys would make horrible detectives


www.native-instruments.com

www.native-instruments.com

thanks
WarpNote & terrible 1 fi

Story is here with video:
www.skratchworx.com

Serato overlay from article:

"On the subject of MIDI mode, it appears that the X1 will ship with a Scratch Live overlay, but at this time there are no plans to make blanks overlays available."

More modules to come from article:

"It's fair to say that there was a distinct implication of more units like this to come. Aside from the nods and winks, the giveway is the nomenclature - X1 gives way to X2, X3 etc. And the Kontrol X1 was described as being "for the most popular controls". "

WrapNote

Sorry I didn't see that you had posted about it already :)

The Tracktor units will not have native support for Scratchlive though. You will have to program them yourself.

Don't you think that with an overlay for this unit that Serato won't write that in? Or would they not want to support it because it's a competitor?

how much is the revo 4?

299

I talked with Serato tech support today and they don't know anything about it. Maybe they haven't been given information but I don't think it's officially supported by them. I mean...it is NI's product.

Rebelguy, thanks for the info! Yea, that makes sense.

Still looking for that perfect ScratchLive controller :)

Electro-Voice ZxA5 (powerd tops)
Revo 4

Excellent choices

I love the ZxA5's! Most times you don't even need subs for them in small venues.

yea i no....i currently own 4 x yorkville nx750s an they are great tops, but the ZxA5 will kick its ass it output, weight and sound quality. im a mobile dj so thats important.

I have worked with the Zxa5s twice. Didn't think they lived up to all the hype I heard about them. Something about the mid-range just didn't sound right to me.

Time will tell, Did Denon make an exclusive deal for sub controllers? By the look of the flash file, I got to say it looks promising, just need to put som Serato stickers to cover that NI logo ;) -> www.native-instruments.com

Still, Im really pleased with the Denon, don't think I'll buy another one anytime soon..

Wrapnote, I hadn't seen that interactive overlay, thanks.

1.MOTU Ultralite Mk3
2.Access Virus
thats about all i need.... crazy as it sounds....

ok so far since i put this thread up i just got the Global truss in today and already set it up and i also ordered the Revo 4 and paid for it so i just have to wait till it get delivered to the store and i will have the first one they get in baby !!!! WOOO HOOOO i cant wait !!!! then i will only have 3 more things to get to complete my list of 5 things.

SL3
NI X1 controller (after i read some reviews or if nothing better comes out..)

Mercedes 2010 CLS550 Coupe.

Thats all, I have enough DJ gear LOL

1. 57SL
2. Akai APC-40
3. Video SL
4. Projector to go with #3
5. 2 x Mackie 15" powered subs

you wont be disappointed with the Mackie subs they sound very deep and very clean

watch out for the DROBO. Read the reviews on Amazon and everywhere else. They fail all the time, and even though they are apparently RAID, countless people have lost their data.
Losing all your music would be FAIL.

Be careful - the product is NOT GOOD

Akai APC40

Thumbs down on Mackie subs...sorry.

what do you recommend in that price range Rebelguy??

1. 2 technic m5g
2. mac book pro
3. rane ttm57
4. pioneer efx 1000
5. new stand

agreed on the mackie subs especially the 15". I've NEVER seen one handle the bass I want from it. They do have a certain application for which they are acceptable but Mackie's reputation for needing repairs and being able to supply part has gotten really bad in the last few years.

The QSC ksub is about the same as the 15" Mackie as far as output/price/weight but has a much better warranty.

If you want to stick with mackie, they have a new 1000W 18" that is supposed to retail for 699 that will probably be a better bet than the 15"
www.pssl.com!D1CDcjx4cTnWVanY7e!Ayw!/Mackie-TH-18s-18-Inch-Powered-SR-Sub--s

if your talking about the Mackies made recently like within the last couple years then i can see where you are coming from, but i have had these subs for about 8 years and they still thump like they are brand new.

that is the difference. Those first Mackies were built solid (in the USA and Italy), when manufacturing was moved to save costs they went downhill

the problem is getting parts for those older Mackies

Tractor Scratch Pro if Serato SL doesn't add true browsable cover art to the GUI.

Tractor Scratch Pro if Serato SL doesn't add true browsable cover art to the GUI.

Tractor Scratch Pro if Serato SL doesn't add true browsable cover art to the GUI.

Tractor Scratch Pro if Serato SL doesn't add true browsable cover art to the GUI.

Tractor Scratch Pro if Serato SL doesn't add true browsable cover art to the GUI.

Why not just get a tv tuner build-in to it as well...since looking at pretty things while you are DJ'ing seems to be important to you.

LOL +1

browsable cover art?????

he is friends with pauly d....

the 1st thing he needs to buy for his set up is a real dj to run it....

JBL Sub
CD Decks
Booty dancing girl
Another booty dancing girl
One more booty dancing girl

- Get my Technics rewired
- Traktor Kontrol X1
- Traktor Scratch Pro (YES, I said it)
- Nord Lead 2X
- Pioneer CDJ 2000's

You guys laugh all you want. Browsable cover art has absolutely nothing to do with "looking at pretty things". You obviously don't understand the importance of graphic association to a lot of users and the needed function it provides. Want proof? Try this thread for starters: www.scratchlive.net It's one of the highest response ones around. Grow up while you're at it.

BTW, it's pretty funny (and ironic) that a VDJ would be saying this: "Why not just get a tv tuner build-in to it as well...since looking at pretty things while you are DJ'ing seems to be important to you."

lol

So I guess you're saying the legions of DJs who have been spinning vinyl for decades upon decades and remember the bulk of their material via graphic association aren't "real DJs"? Wow.

The first time I get paid for showing cover art on 15 foot screens I'll change my mind. Until then...well you've wasted your five wishes.

^ that is still how I remember all of my records.

I probably couldn't tell you the names of most of the songs, but I could tell you that the green and yellow label NRK has a sick bassline, I play the side with the horse on it, the white label with stamp is sick! and so on.

Why would you show cover art on 15' screens much less get paid for it? I doubt the crowd cares what your cover art looks like. Browsable cover art is for the "DJ" to see, not the crowd you silly goose. lol

Soulsonica I'm just trying to tell you that if ScratchLive not having cover art means that you jump over to another product seems a bit...well extreme to me.

Maybe I'm spoiled but I know every song I have, the breaks, intros, outs...everything...by version. Having a picture shouldn't really trigger that much for you, most of the time I think you end up getting in a rut because of it. "Oh, I like that yellow cover version of this song the best".

But yea, I remember pulling up the 12" jacket and tilting it to the side, as I figure out what I am going to play, its jacket corner dog-eared with the white pasteboard showing through whatever color was printed on the outside of it. Looking at it like it's an old friend that I have called upon, one more time, to release it's energy that was captured within.

But times change, friends like that die and technology takes it's place.

it looks like alot of peeps might be going tsp..
i have to admit.. if i dont see any serious changes come NAMM
im concidering tsp now too...

@ VJ Justin Albert: It's apparent that you don't understand where I or many others are coming from on this. That's ok, I understand that you don't understand... but what's not ok is how you addressed it - childish and ignorant to other users' needs. As a 20 year veteran, I don't need a lecture on how to go about remembering things, or how to perform, or about technology. I'm a SL user for God's sake. I love technology and want to see it used to it's maximum potential - which includes the feature you poo poo'd. TSP obviously understands the need and has addressed it. Kudos to them. And I'm not jumping ship at the drop of a hat either. This feature has been lobbied for for years now. As the library grows (and we age) it's becoming more and more difficult to remember things by text alone. There is a very good reason the world is icon-based. The majority of humans remember thing quickly by visual cues. Listen, I'm not going to rehash everything that's been detailed to death in the other threads. If you're interested, go read and learn - if not, that's fine too.

Well then since you feel the need to screw up my name soulsucker let me just say:

Have a good time over at TSP...where album art rules the laptops. See you.

Jut waiting to see about this abelton/serato thing..
i need more stuff. i feel limited

Good grief man, the misspelling it was an honest mistake. Bad vision, yet another reason why the browsable cover art is needed. No need to get your feelings hurt and panties all knotted up. lol, You're funny :-)

i couldnt imagine browsing my library using only cover art...seems like it would take much longer and be more difficult flicking through 500 gigs of music thru jpegs

i think soulsonicas right we do need browsable cover art...and while there at it we need a copy of the instruction manual with pop up pictures since i cant comprehend some of the bigger words like buffer and compression. I would rather look at pics of konix pointing and demonstrating

the forumn needs avatars too and pictures to indicate the important threads, i keep wanting to DL people mixes but i forget what the threads called

+1 That's exactly what I used to do. I used to remember the tracks by the way the artwork looked like.

Anything that introduces potential instability into ScratchLive is not anything worth having. Adding cover art has always been a bad idea IMO. 90% of the people using Scratchlive have no idea how to use a graphics program and when they start putting full res jpeg or tiff files in, animated gifs, corrupted or graphic files with viruses embeded in them (and yes, they exist) whatever, and then scratchlive crashes this all gets blames on "oh, serato sucks, it crashes all the time".

I would rather the team work on, oh I don't know, support for the Denon players in HID mode (I don't own Denon players, just picked it), or even fixing the OS X waveform wavey issue, rather than spend anytime working on pictures, skins, ect that do nothing for the functionally of the program.

Just my opinion.

That's exactly why it has been proposed many times for the feature to be user selectable so he/she can turn it on/off as they wish - or for users who have slow, entry-level computers. FYI, my iPhone breezes through thousands of cover art files just fine, so I think SL running on a modern MacBook pro would do just fine.



Glad you agree ;-)

See the above post as it resolves the issue for those with tiny, slow, entry-level computers.

Oh, and you're argument about "what if this, what if that" doesn't really hold up either Allen because that same logic can be applied to music files as well.

Bingo. You're catching on ;-)

I just played an all vinyl set for myself last night and was able to pull out greats tunes because of my memory of what the songs all sounded like based on my visual association with the sleeves and the records themselves--some of which I hadn't handled in years.

That said, I think the potential instabilities that accompany aren't worth the addition of picture browsing to SSL.

For those who have reservations about whether or not computers can handle browsable cover art - here's some food for though (in addition to just turning the features off for those with slow machines):

#1: TSP is doing now, today, and it works flawlessly.

#2: I have run SL right along with iTunes open just for the browsable artwork with iTunes in order to "see/select the music" and bring tracks into SL on the fly. No probs, runs fine with not even a hiccup much less a crash. Sure, it's clumsy to have to bounce back and forth between the two programs, but the laptop (MacBook Pro) handles it like a breeze.

Amen.



See posts above.

Ill support this only if i can get any Raekwon song to show up as a purple cassette tape.

:-P

Yep, you can do that. Just tag it and bag it any way you want in Photoshop.

This would be great for those volumes of nameless/faceless white/black labels too. Add what art you want to remember and recall them by.

Wowsers, lots of Traktor talk on the forum today...

APC 40 came -great piece of hardware and it worked str8 away with Ableton. I was playing around with some of the Able Ten sets they gave aways. I copped it for $319 at Pssl so I'm very happy with that. Will try to get a good .tsi mapping for Traktor this weekend and see how that maps out.

While we're on the subject, the browsable cover art in TSP is very nice. I got used to it and kind of miss it when using ssl. I"ve still got my SL3 but sold my 57 as it was gathering dust. I like both programs but TSP does allow for some really creative sessions. The looping is off the hook as it's quantized as well as cue point jumping. Unless you are spot on with SSL it wont sound right. In TSP you can jump to a cue point or anywhere in the song and it will land on beat. Now that is cool IMO. It's nice to skip over a boring part of a song or say a Weezy verse and not miss a beat.

Beat masher is sweet as well as the gater effect. The program takes a minute to work out and configure, but once you get the hang of it; it becomes pretty logical. This usually takes about 6 months if you're like me. I don't really use the 4 decks that much but I do sometimes.

Other cool features is I can run it with about any device I want, VCI, NanoPad, APC, and even CDJ 400's with native support. You can use any soundcard you want, (unless you want to use the timecode vinyl). I'm currently rocking it with an Audio 2dj, and it's a sweet setup. Alright, back to the SSL discussions. I love SSL but it has felt limiting lately and a bit boring. I'm not a fanboy of anything, I'll use what works for me. Carry on...

IMO, how is Serato or any other software company supposed to evolve & stay in business if they don't add any new features or try to move forward. Yes, Traktor was unstable back in the Stanton days but today it's a whole different animal. IMO, Traktor finally has it down now, software wise. They can still use help in the support department. Too bad the ghost of bad reputation still hunts them til this day.

IMO, the only thing they need now is Video. If one day they support video, you can betcha I'll be buying me a copy of Traktor Skratch Pro.

Yes, I love Serato, but if one day I see something better, I won't hold back.

SoulSonica - don't worry, the old heads got your back on that one. when u pulling records outta crates that all u can go by.

OH, I have no issues with pulling records out of crates, that's all I used to do. This discussion was about a feature that has the potential to add instability to a program when it's not really needed.

Back in the day I could never type a list and get every song by an artist, by BPM, by genre, by any of a number of things. I didn't have an itunes smart list that I could create in 5 seconds, I had to write down songs or just remember them if I wanted to play them that night. I had no prepare section to drop songs into.

Back in the day there was a need to pull up a 12: jacket, keep it at an angle and look through it all night. With all of the additional tools we have today...is album art really necessary? And is it necessary at the risk of introducing instability?

How about you just stay at the version Scratchlive is at from this point on? It's stable for you and you don't need any other features. Other people want them and they can deal with the instability issues.

Problem solved.

How about we fix the things that need fixing and concentrate on adding things that make us more competitive / offer unique features in clubs? Doesn't that make better sense?

How are you so sure that it will add instability? Cover art is already built into Serato and it doesn't seem to be a problem. This will just take it to another level.

DJWoody, I posted this above.

Yes, I read that but the same thing can be said about loading songs with viruses or corrupted MP3's that were downloaded off limewire!

But, yes, I can see your point about full res artwork. But either way, they can already do that anyways. I don't think they do it now, cuz I'm pretty sure most DJ's don't even know that Album Art support even exists on ScratchLive.

lol Very true DJWoody

Realistically any new addition to the program can lead to instability. Quite a few people have asked for the artwork feature so what's the problem. Just because you don't use it should not be included?

What was this thread about again?
Oh yeah, 5 things that you will get next:
-Rane TTM 57SL Mixer
-17' Macbook pro
-SL3
-Revo 4
- LED uplighting

I like having my 17" on my HP.
The next thing I'm looking to get is the Bose L1model1 double bass unit. I just need to get some more bookings going first.as things are slow for wedding bookings right now.
I already got the 2 3700's.

Anyone who's been reading the cover artwork threads, know what I think of this issue. Been considering having a "closer look" at Traktor for the same reason myself. Still I want to stay on a platform Ive grown very reliable upon, and used to. Also, all those ltd CV's ;)

Exactly, most of my fellow dj's I play with, still use Vinyl and/or CD's, guess why, they've got covers...

Justin, in this case, technology (SSL, ie: virtual records) has not catched up to its analog counterpart yet. There is a reason they implemented artwork for loaded tracks. If you've payed attention to what moderators have been saying, they are working on some form of better artwork integration.

While in a set, you would not want to make a smartlist, then have SSL unload the iTunes library before it can reload. I don't believe you work that way? There's also a reason people spend so much time ADDING those tags in the first place. The coding thread is a good example of this. Being able to browse by cover, you would be surprised how more creative you would be in track selection. It's been such a long time, you think that friend of yours is dead, but rest assured, rebirth is coming. Id say the next year is crucial to Serato for implementing cover art. As I said, most DJ's still use CD's, at least where I'm coming from..

IT IS ESSENTIAL! (Yeah, I'm screaming..)
Remember, the main asset of a DJ is not the stuff we list in this thread: speakers, tables, mixers, computers, lights etc. No, its first and foremost your music collection. So it only makes sense to visualize it...

And for the virus/large image argument:
For stability and efficiency, SSL could create small versions of the artwork when building overviews, either into the files itself or a database, to avoid reading large images at playing time.

And yes, sure, if you don't want it, they can keep it an option, just like "show album art deck" is implemented now..

Bo$e L1$... the ultimate wa$te in money... I don't know who's better in marketing, Monster Cables or Bo$e.

That 17" MB Pro is big. You'll find it to be light weight though compared to an HP 17". If you get a Speck case to protect it, you'll really hate the weight. My 15" MB Pro weighs like a tank WITH the Speck coverings.

Good thoughts WarpNote

Since cover art is ALREADY AVALIABLE cant they just scroll through the list of tracks in the library and look at the coverart in the left.....isnt that browsing by cover art???

yes but the music files are a necessity for the program to be useful without the music you cant use the program at all....take away the cover art and you still have a perfectly functional program

In 1999 I used album covers.... over the course of 10 years I managed to teach myself to use artist name and titles. I too can still go through the albums I still have off cover art alone. I think plenty of guys have stories. However low and behold times are a changing....I do apologize for my ability over the course of ten years to teach myself what I guess is an amazing feat! Maybe those of us that can't are just on a slower learning curve and we should not talk badly about them for it.

serato needs to put out limitied edition flash cards....mabye a mnemonics game or something lol....i just dont see how someone cant at least remember the artist who did the song. I guess im biased since most of what i play dosent even have artwork (alot of underground bootleg type remixs)

forget album art, just memorize what the waveform looks like.

I'm probably going to invest in:

high quality in ear monitors (UE's)
nice powered speakers (in case of a mobile gig)
backup windows laptop


that's all :)

shoot, i started DJ'ing in 97 and most of the 12's i got were in black or white sleeves. the last 12" single i bought that had a picture cover was "Run DMC - It's Tricky".

also, if you used any remix services, they all have the same cover.

i marked all my sleeves with stickers that had "side>number>artist>title>BPM" and thats how i searched through my collection.

just chiming in. if i DJ'ed in the 80's, maybe cover art would mean a lot more to me because i got homies that did and when they hear a 80's or 90's track, they describe the cover art lol!

yeah, i had those black market colored 12'inches as well. saved me a lot of money also.

1. Powered speakers - something to hook up real quick.
2. Cordless Mic
3. OG Clear Vinyl
4. Rewire 2nd set of 12's and fix arm rest.
5. Another Realistic Mixer for Backup.

what do you mean by Realistic mixer ?

Like one of these?

ssl.linuxbeach.net

Sorry couldn't resist lol...

lol

Yep, there are those that will laugh and scoff at artwork, but there are many who believe (self included) that artwork adds soul to the track. I think people generally cared a lot more and put more effort into their productions back when tracks where on vinyl and artwork was designed for each release. It was an entire package that the end user could grab onto and remember. Sadly, this is something that is getting lost in the digital world where many things are becoming so disposable. I personally have a record collection which exceeds well over 5,000 plates and I intimately know just about every track on them just by glancing at the cover art. Apple and others understand this and are catching on by making artwork key to the music experience. Hoping SL will too.

No, the one with the crossfader....

Or haven't you seen me work it?

You must be new...

player.stickam.com

scratchlive.net

just found out my girl and my moms ordered me a DENON DN-HC1000S and a technic headshell with the shure m-447 SCORE!!!

i just got the M44-7's they are nasty !!

U sure gonna like that Denon :D

:)

Im crazy excited for it because i LOVE to use the loop roll and do loop tricks but the KORG pad i bought broke on me pretty much a month into it and as much as i love my mac he keypad is definatley leff than ideal for loop tricks (no cutting loops) and hitting hot cues fast, i love my mac but i hate that keyboard

Can i use the DENON DN-HC1000S without having the SL1 or SL3 box ?

Awesome! =]



Yes

edit: Yes..assuming you mean with OTHER programs

lol

I meant with Scratch Live. Basically running ITCH and Sratchlive at the same time using Scratch Live and the Dennon for dropping samples and Effects and ITCH/NS7 for the normal mixing.

1: 2 Technics 1200
2: get my old technics reserviced
3: Flight Cases
4: 57SL Mixer
5: a new mac for the studio

Just ordered some more truss sections and actually found a place with revo 4's in stock!

nice i got my global truss about 3 weeks ago and my revo 4 should be here any day now i cant wait !!!!

Well i already have every thing on my list now . Except the Yorkville set up but that has kinda been put on hold cause my next big purchase is going to be a trailer cause with out that i cant get my whole set up in my truck anymore

for leds i got this from a friend awhile ago
www.technologytransplant.biz
good vids to help install on there to, prob do this for spring time

how bout these to.
cgi.ebay.com
cgi.ebay.com
cgi.ebay.com

the under the platter and single colour in the pitch is nice
i'm a bit led obsessed even with the car
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cluster, door switches, hvac, dome, feet, still working on a decent set for under the seat
bad pic, kinda wobbley

1. 6' LED screen - Forget banners, why not roll to clubs and events with a LED screen and you can play videos, streams, animation etc... it's a gimmick. but ppl are all over LED sh** now.

2. Finish building the coffin for the home studio.

3. a New APC mobile battery backup.... for those times that you accidentally step on the surge while playing...

4. New Phantom Power box...b/c I keep on saying I'll order it next month and it's been a year and a half

5. New Shure or AKG studio mic for voice overs

And were back again.

1. rane 68
2.new couch(so i can sleep comfortable after my wife kicks me out of the bedroom for spending that much on a mixer)
3.a blanket to cover my self
4.nba league pass (so i have something to watch wile on the couch)
5.sleeping pills

ah "the_black_one" im looking into selling my rane.. lemme know if you interested.

now that i think of it someone prob going to yell at me for saying that.
sry

IBTL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

nvm i thought u said 56.. not 68. my mad Lol

the_black_one, I think you've got it all figured out heh.

-Ableton 8
-extra 13-15" monitor
-innofader
-APC20
-More music

hell yea!!
www.youtube.com

1. 58
2. Kaoss Pro
3. APC 40
4. Sony BRAVIA VPL-VW70 Projector
5. A damn live in nanny to raise the kids so I can have time to use this !@#$

NEXT 10 things I AM BUYING
1. TTM 68- WITH ANOTHER 2 1210MK5s <WITH ROAD CASES, N 12" GLIDE MIXER COFFIN 4 68 n 2 1200s>
2. NEW MACBOOK PRO
3. <IF EFFECTS ON 68/ 2.0 software SUCK STILL> efx 500
4. RCF SOUNDSYSTEM 2 TOPS 2 BOTTOMS N A MONITOR
5. ABLETON 8 WITH FULL DRUM LOOP KIT- HELP WITH THT PLZ
6. ANOTHER 4 TB WESTERN DIGITAL HD
7. SET OF 4 ORTOFON NEEDLES
8. 2 RED VINYLS
9. STYLEFLIP 4 MY 57, MY MACBOOK PRO, AND VINYL LABEL COVERS
10. PAULIE D's FAVORITE HAIRGEL, N SPRAY TAN STUFF

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DO U BLAME ME IM EXCITED TODAY ROTFL

Whoa. someone got doe.
im sellin 4 ortofon cartridges. will trade em for a lil of that extra doe i know you have

i would never buy second hand needles no HIV or offense to u ELL, just needles vinyls head phones r something I feel (lik music) r personal items n shouldnt be shared... ALSO dont want the mods to hav a heart attack with the selling lol im on thin ice here

with my caps usage n all lol

I'm mad at that RCF System. That's serious.

i want it it will be lik 12 gs tho

1.) daft punk helmet
2.) robot dance lessons
3.) buy jazzy jeffs soul and gain his turntablist abilities
4.) a new set of puma's
5.) get lindsey lohan drunk.. bone her, take pics, and leave them at tmz office.

im gettin paid homey

TTT got a plan... LL is old news u gotta bone some1 new and poppin.. IS Taylor Swift hot n over 19?

pretty much in this order...

1. rane 68
2. ableton via the bridge :)
3. studio speakers for my desk
4. some heavy duty powered sub
5. pioneer hdj2000s(i just bought the sennheisers hd25s and dont care for them)
6. a new mackbook pro 17inch(loaaaaaadddded!)like 4000 dolla one =]
7. ssl-120's


i have my headliners bag, akai mpd-26, and road ready laptop rack all coming in the mail this week :)

rane 68
apc 20
abelton live 8 suite (1st)

two 15inch jbl srx 15inch
and two more crown itech 6000 amps

Akai lpd8
akai lpk25
ableton (hell yeah, can't wait to get my hands on da bridge!!!)
pair of clear cv's
and an extra 2gb ram for ma laptop (prob gonna need it, lol)

speakers/sub (So Neccessary)
amp
serato video setup upgrade

I just got a 1210MK5 and have another broken one that just needs a tonearm, so...
my adjusted next 5 things I'll actually probably buy are:

1. 3 Tonearms (2 for M3ds, and 1 for broken MK5 that I scored for $75)
2. 2 LED Lightkits for M3Ds
3. Weller soldering iron
4. 2 KRK RP6G2 Studio Monitors
5. Denon HC-1000s

I'm figuring it out right now. I have an MK5 disassembled in my basement. I just need the parts and I'll tell you if I know how to do it. I've been reading service manuals and watching vids on you tube for months. I think I can do it.

sounds like a plan

keep me posted dub...

sounds like a plan

1. Pair of M5G's (so I can use my 1200's as practice decks since they are getting old)
2. Pair of RCF 715A powered speaker (only 40 lbs and 750 watts of Bang and Olufsen power)
3. SL3 box (Need to be able to record in better quality)
4. 15 in Macbook Pro ( have a MacBook that works fine but upgrade is long overdue)
5. Hopefully a work van by end of summer (renting a U-haul is hurting my bottom line :-( )
Let's hope the money gods are kind this year :-)

damn son.. those speakers are 1400.00

how do they compare to like jbls eons ?

blow them away

im sure... i think towards the end of summer i will be pickin some up new powered speakers :)

I will be adding the Native Instruments Kontrol X1 to my system as soon as it ships.

LOL... you're serious about that question, aren't you?

Current setup:

- Rane 57sl
- 2 x Technics M5G
- 2 EON 515's + 1 PRX718s
- Odyssey Coffin in BM modded w/outputs/input on the outside of the case
- 15" MBP, 4gb, 500g

Future wishlist:

- Rane 68
- 2 x Pioneer CDJ 2000
- 2 x EV ZXA5 w/Ultimate TS80 Stands
- Music creation software, not sure which yet
- How to Fist Pump Poster

1. Macbook Pro 13 inch
2. Behringer mixer 4000ddm
3. Ableton Live
4. Extra Control Vinyls
5. Extra Needles

gaffle i am serious, i dont know shit about sound LOL

just got in the Revo 4 and that thing is bad ass

Yeah I run two of em. They look great.

Business Cards
Wall mounts for Monitors
MIDI Mixer
New desk
Prob a new MIDI controller too.

Recent 5 purchases:
1. Presonus Firebox
2. Akai APC40
3. Ableton Live 8
4. Mac Mini Late 2009
5. Logic Pro 9

Future purchases:
1. NI Kontrol X1 (dependent on the reviews of how its used for SL 2.0)
2. Rane Sixty-Eight
3. Ortofon S-120 (dependent on reviews)
4. Macbook Pro 15" (we'll see if my current Macbook can handle all the glitz Serato and Ableton will throwdown)

Just baught an Sl 3 :)

sooo. i just got the sl-4 :)

1) VCI-300
2) VFX-1
3) Case for 1 & 2
4) More Uplighting...
5) New Video Computer (Probably the new HP Espresso with 2gigs on video card, and 8 gigs RAM, with local 500gig or better 7200rpm HD)

just get a mac bro!

so i just got the rane 69

@Henry GQ
I already have a Macbook Pro a1260, but it can't touch this HP for video, check out the video card/RAM/and HD
Peep the link
www.walmart.com
Plus it's only $900 :)

yikes.

DAMN YOU WALMART!

dj walmart will be in the building

wouldnt recomend that lappy. my bro got it and sent it away 3 times to get fixed, the fucking thing burnt a hole threw our table cloth it got so hot. he uses my mac and never touched hp again.. just my 2 cents.

+1

no more HP's for me !!!!
wait i got a HP....

thats my point!!!

recomended with use of a HP..
FIRE DEPT CLOSE BYE!!

I got everthing on my list..except the rane 68
And I decided to go with the apc 40 instead

just bought a ttm57sl!!!

1. Road Ready flight cases for turntables/mixer
2. Yorkville LS801pb
3. EV ZXA5 (pair)
4. Revo 4
5. new macbook pro when they come out

i got the last version of the MPB
whats changed??

1: a car
2: cases for turntables
3: cdj (undecided which one)
4: a car
5: sl3 (Just baught)
6: a car
7: midi mixer (ecler nuo4??)
8: re buy my revo 4

updated:

1. 2 KRK RP6G2 Studio Monitors
2. Denon HC-1000s
3. Allen & Heath ZED 14
4. APC40
5. 2 Road Ready Cases for TTs

Next 5 Things I going to DO.

1. Repair busted 1210MK5 I scored for $75
2. Rebuild, paint, and modify my 10 year old M3Ds.
3. Set-up home based studio in extra bedroom
4. Consolidate recordings and promotional material from last decade in prep for website.
5. Make records

NICE!

damn i bought 3Ds when they came out. Has it already been 10 years? wow

another mackbook pro, another set of 12's and another 57 mixer or the 68. to practice in the room.

Yes it has. Makes me feel ooooooooooooollllllllllldddddddd.

So far on the list:
1. Haven't decided on size/make yet, either Genelec or KRK probably
2. Got it
3. Got it (Shure 44-7 on tech headshells..)
4. Gonna put this off for a little while yet..
5. Once they launch the telescoping thing, and the shelf I'm getting it...

6. I do have a microwave oven, it's in the kitchen ;-)

Added to list:
7. Flight cases for my 1210's - Got it
8. SL3, just need to shop around for a good price..

1. 15" MBP
2. SL3
3. Crane stand

That's all I need right now.

Bought today:

1. 15" MBP - I have used a PC for two years with zero problems, but I want to start working with video. Which leads me to:
2. VSL (trying the demo now)
3. Crane Stand (pre-ordered)
4. Keyboard overlay for MBP
5. ??

Got my revo 4 (2) at local guitar center.

Things to buy
1. DMX controller
2. Crane stand
3. VSL

hp's get extremely hot, especially with that amount of video ram. also, most of the hp series using scratchlive suffer from a lot of usb drop outs. if you wan't a pc get an asus or something. the macbook pro you have is fine for video.

Midi Cable!

same here,

just ordered the m-audio uno

1. 13" Macbook Pro whenever they do a refresh.
2. A&H Xone:42
3. Some way to tidy my cables!

That's it for now. If i start playing out i'll add an SL3 to that list but for now the SL1 is fine.

I cant wait to finish uni and starting earning some cash again!

1. IMAC
2. Mackie TACPCO Thumps 18'S SUBS (2)
3. Ableton LIVE 8
4. S120 Ortofon/ Serato Cartridges (2)
5. Styleflip.com skin for my VCI 300

1. Slipmats
2. Record Sleeve (x3).
3. Usb cable
4. Lunch
5. Air Freshener.

1. KRK rocket8s
2. New 4 channel mixer not sure xone92 or djm800
3 abelton live 8
4. 3rd mk5
5. MacBook Pro

Revo 4 on sale on Overstock.com for $266.

Just ordered mine - 3 left!

What's so good about the Revo 4, I got a 10% coupon and can get it for 239.

Check the video..it's a neat effect that spreads wide in numerous patterns that's pretty unique in the DJ lighting market right now. What's good about it to me is the square pattern which can pretty much cover the entire dancefloor for your mobile gigs.

www.americandj.com

How do you guys mount the Revo 4? Truss? What kind of trusses do you guys use?

I put it on the floor and angle up at the ceiling

You can mount it in a number of ways:

- with a C-clamp on a lighting stand or truss
- with an O-clamp on a lighting stand or truss
- place atop table aiming up to the ceiling if you want to point it up
- bolt down the bracket to a mounting surface if you're doing a permanent install (such as in a club)

I use a lightweight lighting stand which has a wingnut at the center of the T-bar. I bolt the bracket of the Revo4 to that wingnut so the Revo4 is at the center of the T-bar. I can then point the Revo4 either up towards the ceiling or down on the dancefloor. This is for a mobile gig application.

i have em clamped to 8ft box truss

So my mobile lighting rig looks like 2 t-bars, rigged with 2 color LED par 64 cans, 2 gobo changing moonflower effects, a LED bar color wash, and soon to be added Revo 4. I have a truss crosspiece, but it doesn't work well in the bar I bring my lights to, so I don't use it frequently.

Eventually I want to have the LED bar and the Revo as center effects, pointed down on the dance floor, with the two moonflowers crossing the floor and the two par cans pointed on me. Need a cheap fogger too.

I picked up a christmas lighting remote control that serves as a three channel wireless on/off controller for my lights. Not bad for $15, and has functioned flawlessly so far (probably not good for non-LED effects, as they are limited to 15 amps I think)

Current:
2 x Numark TT200s
Rane TTM57sl
Macbook Pro 13"
iMac
Allen & Heath Xone XD 53
Korg PadKontrol (Midi)
Ableton Live 8
KRK RP6G2 Studio Monitors
SL1

Future Wishlist:
2 x Stanton ST150s
2 x RCF 715A powered speakers
VSL
pair of clear CV's

ok so my new list of 5 things i need/want for my set up is.
1. 6x12 Trailer to haul all my stuff to gigs.
2. yorkville Tops and subs
3. another pair of techs
4. Rane 68
5. DMX light controller

Here's my planned purchases for this year:

1. 8 LED PAR64 fixtures (for uplighting)
2. 2 ADJ Revo 4s
3. 2 QSC K8s
4. More flight cases and cables
5. 2 Sennheiser ew135g3 Wireless Mic Systems

I have everything else I need...

Look, somebody get some Ortofon S-120's....

and post your address....

That is all...

You know you want them Johnny...

Damn RIGHT!

At the right price.....

Cerwin-Vega CVA-121 21" Active Subwoofer
Buying these today

sl3 comes in tmro!
but wont be here. outta town for basketball game. damnit
took only a few days offa a month to arrive : /

heh. just ordered my sl3, got my apc 40, sent in my djm800 to get fixed. now i need a lap stand or soem kind of stand for the apc40

2.0 Keyboard short kutts!!!!
SL3
Rane empath
x3 1210 Mk5gs
& some form of midi controller so Im away from using my cues on the keyboard!

APC 20 when it comes out
Ableton Live
2 New Behringer 1000w 15" sub when it comes out
Sell 2 set B-52 1000's (or maybe just sell 1)

nicky... i just picked up the akaiapc40

i love it !

i cant wait to get that thing, ima pick that and ableton up as soon as the bridge coems out....finances allowing

it took the midi mapping so well. i was super excited, now imjust tryin to get the buttons to light up all the time..

yeah, i want the bridge too - but i want to learn a bit a about ableton before it comes out.

1. Pioneer DJM 909
2. Ortofon Carts
3. Turntable Cases
4. Headphones
5. Cart Cases

I had a really cool idea about this! But I know it will require either serato to make a midi controler or someone else to make one directly for serato, but what I want is for the buttons to light up in the colour i have my cue point set to! That would be the shit!

grand update here, I like this thread

Next 5 things I am going to buy:
1. Ableton 8 Licence
2. Rane SIXTY-EIGHT
3. 2 more HDs for the Drobo
4. more Ram for the iMac and MBP
5. Dicer and X1

Next 5 things I am planning on doing:
1. Update my Podcasts
2. Update my websites
3. get cracking with Ableton
4. master Q-Bert DVDs
5. move my studio into a different room

Agreed, great thread!

I don't need to buy anything else although it is tempting to add new gear. I just plan on mastering the gear I currently own. Maybe there should be a new thread called, next 5 DJ goals or something. So on that tip I'll list my 5 things I plan on doing:

1. Finish a track in Ableton or Maschine, don't care which, just finish one.
2. Learn how to use Ableton as an efx processor for Serato. (just for fun)
3. Create some nice drum kits to play live with Maschine linked with another DJ software.
4. Organize my library (this should be #1) get rid of junk and ish I don't want to play
5. Work on my cuts. (sort of a lost cause)

I got the 2 SCX 700s + 2 SCX 500s
I got the Danley TH-118 and sold the TH-118
I got the QSC PL325 but will be selling it.
I got a Crown Macrotech 12000i for the new Danley. It's only using 1 channel of the amp but it's 4000 watts / channel @ 4 ohms.

Still debating on the Global Trussing... I want either the mini truss or 12" box trussing. (which is better considering my scanners are 29 lbs max each for the 700s and 14 lbs for the 500s)?

just keep the TO DO list in this thread, It's great to see what others are doing when the gear lust takes over.

I like your list. I'm organizing my library right now in a major way.

1. 15" powered speakers. JBL? QSC?
2. Ableton Live
3. ...and a new keyboard/APC
4. Individual flight cases (coffin is nice but I want both)
5. New upstairs neighbor so I can actually bump tunes at home.

1. Jbl Powered Speakers set
2. MacBook Pro
3. Dj Lighting Set
4. Rane Mixer either 56s or 57s
5.Ableton live

1. two sets of jbl prx 615's
2. lighting truss with 3 tv mounts and flight cases
3. apc 40
4. 2 revo scans
5. 4-6 led washes (don't know what kind yet but open to suggestions) with cases

My 5, not in any order:
1. Shure M44-7 Needles
2. Macbook Pro
3. Real Vinyl
4. Dope sound system
5. Technics RPDJ2000A

Here's mine:

1. Macbook Pro (PC's running great, but I just want one)
2. Technic decks (M5Gs used or new)
3. Another Pioneer mixer (already have DJM 400 limited)
4. a better car, lol (BMW X5)
5. actually home studio, so I can spin whenever

I have realized that one can NEVER EVER be done gear shopping!
Not in any particular order:
1) Road Ready Cases (I have a coffin, and some older f cases, but I need some professional looking cases)
2) A Powered Sub (to stop having to rent one)
3) Studio Monitors for the home studio
4) A table skirt with my logo on it
5) A 3rd 12" PA speaker for monitoring @ mobile gigs

next for me right now is

1.6X10 foot trailer to haul my set up cause its too big for my truck now. (on order)
2.Yorkville tops and subs (Powered )
3.SL3
4.another MBP
5. 2- 50 inch LCD flat screens

OK So i got the Trailer and i got one of the Subs and let me just tell you that thing KICKS like no body's business!!!!! P.S. i didn't get the cheesy Carpet one i got the hard material so it looks that much better.

ls801pb?

LS801P

New MIDI controller (nanopad is dying)
Empath
Some monitors for the turntables...most likely KRKs.
Another set of whitelabels.
Case for my laptop.

I have since gotten:

1. J Dilla CV's
2. New tonearm,s, pitch faders , and cables for my tables that were $Free.99 from an abusive club.

Next up on the list is
1. Dicer
2. DJM700 or DNX1600 (still debating)
3. Pair of shure m44's
4. Separate cases, want to get away from the coffin.
5. Eric Orr CV's

you should snag those Eric Orr CVs before they become the most expensive thing on your list

dicer, pair of technics, rane 68, mbp, krks

1. Rane 56
2. midi controller
3. logic
4. ableton live
5. apogee duet

dicer
s-120
better mixer (what ever that is)
larger X-hard drive

" 4. Separate cases, want to get away from the coffin. "

I was thinkin bout that to... but I REALLY like my coffin... in a way its convenient but inconvenient at the same time... nah mean..?

clip on laptop stand
technics
back up hard drive

you lookin to go grand master or something like MK5's?
and you can't go wrong with the back up HD its like the best thing you could do.

no i bought stupid geminis and need to upgrade, any 1200s will do

Oh yeah you do lol. actually i have MK5's but i was messin with grans masters and they are nice as hell!! they are lot more stable when it comes to scratching and just an all around great look and feel.

lucky

So i just completed my sub set up for a while got 2 Yorkville LS801P's plugged them in and shit was fire they kick like a F#(%!N Horse. couldnt be happier. So now i am rockin with 2 Mackie 450 tops 2 Mackie 1501's and 2 Yorkville LS801P's. I turn the low end on the Mackie tops off when using the yorkville subbies and it sounds AMAZING!!!!

So now the Next 5 things on my list are.
1. Yorkville tops
2. 2 50 inch LED TV's
3. 15 foot Global Truss
4. New MBP unibody
5 another back up 2TB External WD HD.

I heard a powered one and the sound quality is awesome, wish i could of kept the one I had by my house for a couple days

1. 15 in macbook pro
2. maschine
3. Kontrol x1
4. mixer ( still debating which)
laptop bag

ok so i just made a wish list of what i want to get in about the next year,
1. Another MBP
2. Yorkville EF500p's X2
3. 6 LED parcans for up lighting
4. Box global truss 15 foot, 5 foot sections
5. Serato SL3
6. 50 inch TV's X2
7. Moving heads, dont know which ones yet?
8. Studio Monitors
9.Tech grand masters
10.Rane 68
All in all i think thats about 15 - 25 grand right there give or take on some of the choices.

Hey ya'll on StyleFlip's FB they said that they are havin a 30% off sale on all styleflips until AUG 28TH. All you gotta do is type in " August 28th " at checkout it says. Their website is www.styleflip.com

-- I dont use this VCI 300 anymore
6. Just Purchased Vestax PMC 05 PRO IV Black Edition lol

1. djm 800/ 68
2. EFX 500
3. (when mac releases lik an 8 core laptop or something ridic better) a new 17" macbook pro maxed out specs
4. another 2 4tb hds to backup my ishh
5. ortofon cartridges.. black head shell with red cartridge
6. get my 2 old mk2s serviced n customized
7. slipmats
8. red records
9. set up one cd player to be running drum loops 4 3 deck mixing

I think I'm going to try to build my own midi controller.

1. TTM 56 (No other 2 Channel mixer even seems worthy)
2. K Sub
3. Pioneer 850-K
4. MBP
5. Beats Pro

Pretty much wants to upgrade my set. Had this one since 2008.

1. EV ZXA1 speakers Sub and tops
2. chauvet Intimadator 205s (2ea)
3. 20 more uplights
4. Truss to mount my 2ea 32" LCDs
5. Trailor to carry everything

At this point in time, I'd AT LEAST get the 56S, or the 61.

TWUST me...

1. condoms
2. hookers
3. aids test
4. condoms
5. private party in vegas (i was negative for the aids test, so im gonna party)


lol

ditch the condoms & double up on the aids tests

rane ttm-62
2 qsc QSC KW153
ortofon needles

Denon 3900
Rane 61
QSC k series 12 top & buttoms

APC40 or MPD32
Ableton Live 8
Actual monitors and not my computer speakers lol

A MAC... maybe. I'm stuck with Video -SL for now on a crappy Dell with XP and Intel video drivers. Want to upgrade to Serato Video.

im gonna double up on the hookers :)

honestly the next 5 things for me are...

1. skrim kings
2. ultimate stands
3. chauvet show xpress
4. 10 - 3 or higher watt led fixtures
5. 2 qsc kw-181s (i have the qsc kw-122s)

Diggin the QSC kw-181's. I got two of the older versions and they rock! Good luck with the new bass!

Beware windows 8 you know how windows does alternating between a great version and shitty one every few years

12-16 battery powered up-lights (blizzard)
2 more SRX 718s
2 moving head fixtures (blizzard)
1 liquid sky laser

12-16 battery powered up-lights (blizzard)
2 more SRX 718s
2 moving head fixtures (blizzard)
1 liquid sky laser

dj ace. check out eternallighting.com they have some nice stuff thats battery powered as well as wireless

i bought some blizzard stuff and sent it right back... didn't like the colors at all.

1. Rane 62
2. Vestax VCI-380
3. Pair of QSC K8s or K10s
4. Couple more lights (unsure of what kind)
5. Logic Pro (depends on what the next iteration of Ableton is like)

1. EV CP3000s amp to drive my 3rd Danley TH-118. Can't afford the Crown MA12000i right now.
2. A pair of Global Truss 6'5" and perhaps base plates to convert to totem mode.
3. Blizzard Torrent 90s or Chauvet Intimidator 350 moving heads (a pair)
4. Denon 3900 pair (a want, not a need)
5. New Macbook Pro 15"
5.

1. Updated Macbook Pro 15" (depending on the new body style I might buy the last refresh)

Thanks Herny will do...I am interested in the puck 3 unplugged tho, they also have wireless dmx add on (called wicicle's)

i think eternal has the best stuff right now..

macbook.
powered speakers n sub (looking at the jbl's) recomendations accepted.
coffin stand "also known as keyboard stand" (wich one u guys recomend).
set of 4 lights n 1 laser (recomendation taken too).
black and red skin for my TTM57SL n my 800MK2.

Loving my JBL PRXs! Rocking the 612s and the prx sub. Would like to get my hands on another prx sub, other than sound equipment, don't have a need for anything else. Basement looking like Guitar Center now, lol!

those PRXs r no jokes, my boy hav those, but been tight on $$$ i might go wit sum EON.

They are nice. Coming from them BS Harbingers they are greatly appreciated, the 612s are lighter as well, making transporting a breeze, that 618 sub is a BEAST! Usually that's all I need for midsize events, more than enough sound! Peace!

my boy only has the 2 spkrs, i think they like 15" or 12". i carry them my self n they r light as h.....

Dj AR1 - If you are going to get keyboard stands, I would recommend getting a pair of them for a large coffin. Also, get the double pole versions. The single stands are way too flimsy and unstable for DJ gear. One thing, however, they are adjustable, but you have to open them pretty wide to get them at a low enough height for DJ use. I had to cut the legs off and re-weld them about 6 inches lower than normal.

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1. Powered Subs
2. TT flight cases
3. LED uplighting
4. Mac Book Pro

1. smaller powered subs (2)
2. heavy duty truss
3. 2 more powered subs
4. 2 yamaha dxr 15's

1. Soft Case for the DDJ-SZ
2. Evox8
3. Moving Head LED Scanners
4. Moving Head LED Wash (with UV)
5. Facade
6. Truss
7. Video Monitors/Projectors
8. Ableton/Maschine
9. New MBP in 2016
10. Second ZXa1 Sub & either second Yorkville LS801 or ETX18 subs.

It just doesn't end.

0. Get back on advertising Grind.
1. Trade my son his Alto Sax - For my NS7
2. Get a new system (1200's with a serato mixer is ideal)
3. Get a new laptop current mac overheats ( 4yrs old)
4. Now that i have a house - I want a passive speaker system. (sell both B52 100's)

1. Show Xpress Software
2. MSI Ghost Laptop for Djing (retiring the 09 MBP from DJing and using it for controlling lights)
3. Cargo Trailer
4. Road Cases for my speakers, subs and lights (might just build myself)
5. TVs

One thing I need to buy is car insurance. I recently had my 25th birthday and my father gave me a car and told me to get insurance on it but I still haven't started doing it. My friend recently advised me to read the reviews on unique-insurance-company.pissedconsumer.com because he also did insurance there. I saw a lot of positive reviews and I think very soon I will also insure my car.

I think eternal has the best stuff right now..

Also i like www.genexlogistics.in

LOL, just stumbled upon this.
I've been a bit busier than that
4 Danley TH-118 subs
2 Danley SH-69 Tops
2 JTR Noesis 3TX tops
2 JTR Orbit Shifter subs
4 Yorkville LS801 subs
2 Yamaha DSR-112 Tops
4 EV ZLX15 Tops
2 Yamaha DXR15 Tops
80 ft of F34 Global Truss
1 Truss Facade
1 Dragon Board Facade
1 custom designed Video Facade
Numerous Moving heads, Bee Eyes, Wash& Strobes
1 Chamsys MQ-40N Lighting console
2 CDJ 3000, 900 NXSII
2 1210 MK2 & Rane MP2015
1 DDJ-SZ
1 XDJ-RX3
1 Toraiz 16
1 RMX-1000
and on, and on, and on......lol

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I have a spreadsheet of things I want to buy but let me tell you I have reached the point where the very next thing I need is an ASSISTANT! Doing all this by myself is getting gruesome. But

1. Transit Van (been using Uhaul to avoid maintenance and extra insurance since I'm still pretty seasonal.
2. New Macbook. This 2014 is on its last leg. Going to retire it from DJing and use it to run my visuals
3. Toadmatic Booth
4. Haze machine.
5. SUITS! I only have one suit and that just isn't enough.

have you considered a smallish/medium sized trailer? you get the best of both worlds... no insurance and very minimal maintenance.

I’ve went back and forth in a trailer and I’m still not all the way convinced either way. Benefits are definitely less maintenance costs, less insurance costs and A LOT cheaper. Disadvantages are I don’t really have any where I can park it (my driveway might not work) and it’s not as convenient as a van when dealing with some of these venue parking spaces.

thats true... storage in the short term can be different. I like it because I can store everything i use in the trailer, ready for the next gig. you may be able to rent a parking spot cheap at a storage place, boat yard or warehouse.

I bought a used Ford E250 cargo van a few years back. Best investment ever! I'm not sure what area you're from, but cold winters can mess with gear left out in a trailer. At least the van is heated during travel and gets the condensation off well before the gig. Either way, good luck!

Also, take a look at the Antari Z350 haze machine. I use mine almost every gig and it puts out! (More than my ex!) Small, light, low power, and doesn't leak.

Nice! Yea a van is more ideal for me. It’s not too cold where I’m at but I would NEVER leave my gear in a van orc trailer. Gotta make it a little harder for thieves to get to. And yes I just rented that same Antari hazer last week and the output is crazy!

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