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DJ JAZZY JEFF USES SERATO.

DJ MUSIC ROCKA 10:11 PM - 2 February, 2005
I SAW JAZZY JEFF GET BUSY WITH SERATO LAST WEEK AT A CLUB. HE MADE IT LOOK REAL EASY.
Revolutionary 10:20 PM - 2 February, 2005
It is easy ;)
skutch 10:47 PM - 2 February, 2005
i make it sleazy
skutch 10:47 PM - 2 February, 2005
real sleazy
skutch 10:47 PM - 2 February, 2005
cause i am
nik39 11:11 PM - 2 February, 2005
Get off your UPPERCASE key.
dj synystr 2:12 AM - 3 February, 2005
thats no secret hes been using it since it was sent out to beta test.
Zion-Prayz 3:02 AM - 3 February, 2005
Here is a site that has some video of JJ spinning using SSL
www.scion.com
Brandon Fisher (BLF DJ Supply) 5:16 AM - 3 February, 2005
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Here is a site that has some video of JJ spinning using SSL
www.scion.com

That was sweet.
DJ Dynamight 9:25 AM - 3 February, 2005
nice use of the 909! my favorite part was the "White Lines" transforming...Jeff is the master!!
skutch 1:42 PM - 3 February, 2005
LOL Did you catch the dancing camerman half-way through the first Jeff video?.....Thats a hot dance!
skutch 1:46 PM - 3 February, 2005
Also did you notice his jersey? Fuck Yeah!
Subconscious 3:34 PM - 3 February, 2005
sweet video.... jeff is the man. makes me even more impatient about having to wait 2 more weeks to get my hands on SSL.
tashafa 4:12 PM - 3 February, 2005
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Also did you notice his jersey? Fuck Yeah!
booo! dawkins :P PATS is where its at! GO PATS
CS-80 5:13 PM - 3 February, 2005
whats the best pedal/efx unit to get so i can do tempo matched delays/echos with my ttm56 similar to whats hes doing with the 909 efx?
VaBadBoy 5:47 PM - 3 February, 2005
Even his hype man Mad Skillz the rapper was convinced to buy SSL.
Rane, Support
Shaun W 6:25 PM - 3 February, 2005
Awesome video!!! Thanks for the link Zion :-D
DJ Dynamight 6:27 PM - 3 February, 2005
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LOL Did you catch the dancing camerman half-way through the first Jeff video?.....Thats a hot dance!


yea, i was laughing at that too...lol
DJ Silk 8:17 PM - 3 February, 2005
I'm listening to the full mix....damn I wish that I did events where I could take it back like that. Usually I'm in joints where I'm pretty much restricted to the current radio stuff. :-(
Revolutionary 9:01 PM - 3 February, 2005
Nice stuff indeed!
m0rph! 9:39 PM - 3 February, 2005
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LOL Did you catch the dancing camerman half-way through the first Jeff video?.....Thats a hot dance!


yea, i was laughing at that too...lol


ROFLMAO!!! LOL!!!! :-P


Dangit Jazzy... I gotta go practice now... like, A LOT....
s42000 10:13 PM - 3 February, 2005
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Dangit Jazzy... I gotta go practice now... like, A LOT....



me too ...... me too godamnit !!
Supagee 11:47 PM - 3 February, 2005
he is the king of party rocking
JD 12:43 AM - 4 February, 2005
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nice use of the 909! my favorite part was the "White Lines" transforming...Jeff is the master!!


correction: It was "Cavern" by Liquid Liquid... thats what "White Lines" sampled... big breakdancing anthem from back in the day...
JD 12:45 AM - 4 February, 2005
youre right- nice use of the 909... does anyone have that mixer here?.. hows it hold up?
DJ Dynamight 5:22 AM - 4 February, 2005
cool, thanks for the correction...learn somethin' new everyday.

i've got a 909, it holds up pretty well...me likes.
JD 2:24 PM - 4 February, 2005
Have you tried the rane 56... does it function the same?...

I lug around a 56 and a Pioneer efx 500... this could be a better solution... does the 909's effects work as good as the efx 500 ?
DJ Dynamight 2:47 PM - 4 February, 2005
sadly, I've never had an opportunity to spend much time on a 56, so I can't say how it compares to the 909.

what effects do you use on the efx 500? I tend to use Hold Echo 99% of the time on the 909...
DJ Dynamight 4:01 PM - 4 February, 2005
damn, has anyone listened to the entire JAZZY-tastic set at the bottom of that page? it's off the hook...shit, at the 24 minute mark, he went transform crazy!!
DJ Silk 4:31 PM - 4 February, 2005
I listened...it was crazy.
He is a beast.

I've never been one to use efx. The only mixer that I ever had was the Gemini 2402 which had the 12 second sampler on it. I'll admit that Jazzy does have me curious about the 909...although it would come second to my 56.
I think trying to compare the 56 against the 909 is like trying to compare apples and oranges.
SpinThis! 5:08 PM - 4 February, 2005
btw: i think pioneer is paying him to use it...
DJ Silk 5:12 PM - 4 February, 2005
I know that they do sponsor him.
I was thinking about instead of getting another 56 for home I would get a 909. But I'll have to test it out first before I drop that kind of cash.
I do love my 56 though, and I think the one that I have gets lonely sometimes. :-)
djkenace 9:15 PM - 4 February, 2005
looks like Jeff using the 17" Powerbook too what a monster laptop. I saw the A-trak demo video too and he too has switched to a Powerbook. Awsome Mac Laptops rock. :-)
CS-80 1:09 AM - 5 February, 2005
re: effects - someone recommended a digitech digidelay pedal to me, does anyone have any experience with this?
Brandon Fisher (BLF DJ Supply) 8:11 AM - 5 February, 2005
Sweet videos it really shows what SSL will do.
DJ Revenge! 11:39 PM - 10 February, 2005
Just wondering if anyone knows who the original Break is of Zhane "Hey Mr. DJ" that jeff was playing. Wish Jeff had a play list... lol I've been looking everywhere for it.
DJ Revenge! 3:53 AM - 12 February, 2005
nevermind got it!!
DJ Silk 5:52 PM - 14 February, 2005
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nevermind got it!!

Well why don't you share man?
gzentertainment 6:18 PM - 14 February, 2005
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nevermind got it!!

Well why don't you share man?

Yes, please do.
AirFoil 8:19 PM - 14 February, 2005
Michael Wycoff - Looking Up To You

www.the-breaks.com
DJ Revenge! 3:02 AM - 15 February, 2005
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Michael Wycoff - Looking Up To You

www.the-breaks.com

Yep I guess i'm late...
The-Breaks.com has it all....!!
Lord Kaseem 11:59 AM - 15 February, 2005
THanx 4 the link.....this could prove to be helpful.
DJ Revenge! 11:09 PM - 24 February, 2005
Jazzy Jeff killed it again at the Conga Room in L.A. He makes djin' look soooo easy!
DJ Shady 10:14 AM - 11 March, 2005
A lot of old school DJ's now have gone to waste or are just shit. Jeff still rocks it. Speaking of old school DJ's, I met Afrika Islam recently of IceT/Rhyme Syndicate fame. Funny guy.
echey 11:24 PM - 11 March, 2005
COOOOOL!! Maaan SSL is the BEST!
Prime-X 9:37 AM - 12 March, 2005
Hey do you guys know how to record realtime video to pc?
SpinThis! 1:13 AM - 13 March, 2005
Prime: that's kind of beyond the scope of this forum...
Prime-X 8:32 AM - 13 March, 2005
i just like that video
djsuperix 6:15 PM - 13 March, 2005
To be honest, Jazzy jeff in these video clips looks a shadow of his former self. Most of the stuff he's doing here doesnt really show SSL to be that amazing to be honest. Perhaps its because he's using it in Absolute mode? surely these cats should be using it in relative, its much better and brings the DJ a whole new range of things he can do!
Detroitbootybass 6:22 PM - 13 March, 2005
I never use Relative Mode... Absolute all the way.
Thebasement 6:24 PM - 13 March, 2005
What can you do in relative that u cant do in absolute mode? How does the responce differ from the two?
Detroitbootybass 6:26 PM - 13 March, 2005
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What can you do in relative that u cant do in absolute mode?


Scratch without skipping - seems like 'training wheels' to me...
Thebasement 6:54 PM - 13 March, 2005
Hey detroit

whats going on. Hmmm i think i will experiment with it. He did u have any usb drops out with your ssl. I had 2 when i did my radio gigs but for a split second. U think it kind be a power spike that happened at the stations?
Detroitbootybass 7:21 PM - 13 March, 2005
Good to see you again, Thebasement. Things are going well for me - how about you?

It could be a power surge that caused an audio dropout, but I can't say for sure. Sorry...
djsuperix 9:32 PM - 13 March, 2005
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What can you do in relative that u cant do in absolute mode?


Scratch without skipping - seems like 'training wheels' to me...


basically, its alot better, the thing is, you mention training wheels, but surely by using serato anyway, you are not conforming to the traditional way of djing! so you may as well take advantage of what it can do! you dont need to keep putting the needle at the start of each track! anyone else know where i'm coming from!?!?
Zion-Prayz 9:58 PM - 13 March, 2005
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To be honest, Jazzy jeff in these video clips looks a shadow of his former self. Most of the stuff he's doing here doesnt really show SSL to be that amazing to be honest. Perhaps its because he's using it in Absolute mode? surely these cats should be using it in relative, its much better and brings the DJ a whole new range of things he can do!


He's no shadow, he just didn't show a lot of his stuff in those videos...wasn't really the environment for it.
djsuperix 10:36 PM - 13 March, 2005
yes i know, thats why i said, "Jazzy jeff in these video clips looks a shadow of his former self". You will notice i said "in these video clips". Jazzy jeff is actually my favourite dj, and has been for nearly 20 years!
CS-80a 12:58 AM - 14 March, 2005
rix is right, why not be creative and use relative mode and actually do something new that really harnesses the technology? there is no point in cueing up the old way if you can jump to markers, and if you can cut well, you can cut well, there is no 'cheating'.
Zion-Prayz 2:06 AM - 14 March, 2005
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yes i know, thats why i said, "Jazzy jeff in these video clips looks a shadow of his former self". You will notice i said "in these video clips". Jazzy jeff is actually my favourite dj, and has been for nearly 20 years!


My bad. Didn't understand you meant that in these videos it makes it look like he lost a step because he isn't doing what I know he's capable of doing on the 1 and 2's.
djsuperix 8:17 PM - 16 March, 2005
live at union square still sounds amazing to me, even today!