haha ouch.

agreed

Because it makes the average DJ such as Djshawnrob think "Shit, I should purchase Serato and maybe someday I'll be as good as [insert name here] and Serato will give me cool shit".

And yes, it probably was a headliner who sold the product ultimately. How did you hear about Serato? Probably from a DJ who you look up to, think about where they heard it from...

We get about 6 threads like this a year, since 2005.

marketing... blowin' minds since 2005.

Beamer, Benz and Bentley's

my cheese is never empty. LOL

i have white vinyl and im not famous

dick riders

Same here, Fake white vinyl, Fake Pearl white vinyl and real Serato white vinyl.

Why does Nike keep making endorsement deals with all of those world class athletes? Assholes!

nike also pays 10 year olds 5 cents a day to make there product good come back!

and anybody with some cash can buy the same pair of jordans...

That only reinforces the point I was trying to make: it's about the bottom line.

are white cv readily available to anyone with some cash?

i got me some white doubles of DJ Rectangle - Scratchmaster's Revenge
(lol)

Everybody realizes we live in a capitalist country right? If you want to be treated equally become a communist.

Not many of those nations left. even the Russians figured that out.

Where is Serato from again? lol

You should see what Traktor does for it's A List DJs....

Serato makes up for catering to all of the great djs by sponsoring pauly d. It evens out.

Serato are in the business of selling containerloads of tech to people and use all possible methods to do so, including making globally respected superstar DJs feel special and happy enough to pimp Scratch Live to the masses.

It's nothing personal - it's called marketing, and is the same across all manner of industries all over the world.

Got a set on eBay a while ago

who cares..........

ive got a few colours bth i prefer the back vinyl

LOL

lol

What features are only avaliable to headliners?? If yor referring to the 2.3 easter egg its avaliable to all beta testers



Your money is as good as theirs, this is gonna blow your mind but.....those headliners didnt even pay for those white vinyl lol

Anyone notice its always threads like this around christmas time??

Its called "Marketing"

LOL i hope this kid hasnt been to this page yet hes gonna flip his fucking wig

serato.com

NOW WHY THE FUCK CANT ALL OF US BE ON THAT PAGE!!!!!

2.3?

Why treat them all equallly when they all cant perform equally, 4 words...their better than you...read it learn it live it

oops...ive said to much..lets just say NAMM will be a treat!

nice looking forward to it i didnt realise the next private beta was released before the stabile release of the previous release candidate

That list includes:

Carl Craig
Speedy J & Chris Liebing
Richie Hawtin
Grandmaster Flash
Dubfire (Deep Dish)
DJ Craze (3x DMC Champ)
Stacey Pullen
David Morales
Josh Wink
Carl Cox
DJ Shiftee (DMC World Champ)
DJ Rafik (DMC Champ)
James Zabiela
UMEK
Cedric Gervais
Black Chiney

Pretty good variety of DJ's who get "special treatment" from Traktor.

Seriously, Some of you make a mockery of DJing. Fuck the special treatment bullshit. Why dont you just learn the fucking software and continue to master your own DJ Craft, instead about worrying about the next man having white vinyls? Is DJing really that superficial? White vinyls dont make anyone special.

Spot on!

can we get over this white vinyl thing. I know it looks cool that why people rock the clears with white slipmats you cant even really tell the difference in club lighting

Seriously? you're ranting because you can't get the color of vinyl you saw in some youetube videos? stop. use a different color vinyl. stop bitching. of stfu and buy some whites on ebay like half of the people you think got special treatment.

Im suprised hes not bitching about certian forum members being able to use sigs



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DJ -MBEZZLE
SERATO PERFERRED SINCE 2008

what the gay is going on in here?

wrong forum

+1,000,000 x infinity

This thread should end on that statement right there

Its in 2.0 also.

I only read the thread title, but you definitely fail at business/marketing 101.

lol

They provide you a escort at all your gigs. Female ;)

Surely they can do better than that...

They fluff them before they go on to do their set, nothing special.

You aint fuckin special, the whole world doesnt know your name. Thats why you didnt get any...dick.

Nothing like WHITE vinyl!

wow i just lost all urge to become famous lol

that was the laziest misquote ever.

its not my fault it didnt need much work

I'm glad I'm nameless.

I wonder if all u DJ internet "thugs" would be calling people out of their name if they were standing right there in front of u. Nobodys tough on the internet!!!

the irony being that your post is the most "thuggy" of the thread LOL

#QuoteFail

Who's thuggin?

Yeah, we thuggin, rollin on dubs and,
Off up in the club, whylin like what
Got Cris' on pop, Henny wit no chaser, mami don't stop
Throwin up six o'clock, plus I got four hun-nies in the drop
And my man Joe's got the keys to the spot
And it's full with hunnies, panties with no tops
We take a puff of 'dro be-atch

One day when you own your own company and have everyone knocking on your door for freebies, you'll understand.

Don't take YOUR lack of 'love' as a lack of appreciation.

you saying white is better than black or something? =P

I think bottom line is, if your pissy about people with bigger names than you getting preferential treatment, dont bitch and try to get the bar lowered, start putting more work inot it and make your name big enough to get in on some of that preferential treatment, these cats gettin the sponorship love have put in WORK!!

dam bro must be a "HARD" job lol

apparently Numark is in the 'catering' business also...

i159.photobucket.com

Clear vinyl + white slipmats. Done.

I prefer black vinyl cause it makes it less obvious that I'm using the same records all night.

But my point was...who was even "thugging"?

Sorry if you don't understand...moving on!!

what I will say about clear and white vinyl....
its 10x harder to see the dust build up.
Ive got caught a few times since switching to clears...now have to pay more
attention to dust build.

(i do the clears plus tar-heel blue slip mats...look like light blue records )


people always want, what they cant have...and then when they find out they are NOT a special, original little snowflake they get pissy.

Yeah, we thuggin, rollin on dubs and,
Off up in the club, whylin like what

I understand dude, it's easy to act tough when you don't have to do it face to face.... we've established that.

You quote me for saying I'm glad I'm nameless as a joke to CMOS's unintentional comment about those with names getting dick... and you go on some irrelevant rant about internet thugging. Who did you see thugging in this thread? It's not that difficult a question.

survey says.......................mikenyce

You calling me a vinyl racist?!?!

White is FAR superior to any other type of vinyl cause when you spin it all the girls go "OMG, he has white vinyl he must be sponsored by Serato or something since I know what the fuck that is"

I never really understood why DJ's make a big deal with the different colors of vinyl anyway. It doesn't sound or make you DJ any better. I've always rocked the basic black vinyl. Jus reminds me of the good ol days.

Only reason why I disagree is cause not all cv's are pressed the same so for me it does make you sound better and have more control, some are very light & slick, some are kinda heavy & not slick at all. I like using the clear vinyl the most.

Warped vinyl makes me sound the best. :P

woops..i meant "aren't" pressed the same. There is a huge difference from the blacks compared to the coloreds or clears.

But that is mainly directed towards scratch dj's or any dj that does some sort of scratching. Go ahead and test different cv's and you'll know what i mean.

my shibuyas and my king breaks they are the best records I have to spin on.

All you really need is get a better slipmat.

Thanks to all that replied. I do understand marketing and good marketing is give the headliners the product, then sell the product. Example, Nike gives an athlete a shoe to wear, people see the shoe, Nike sells the same shoe, people buy it. That's brillant marketing. Now lets look at Serato. They give this A-list Dj a colored vinyl and never sell. That equals loss of profit. People always want what the celebrities have. So put a price tag on it and give it to them. Like DJ Kahar aka DJ Skyscraper, I prefer the black vinyl. Someone asked, "How did I learn about serato?" I learned It from a D.J. mag with no celebrity endorsement. I read it, I liked it and I bought it. So here's my new question. How many Serato units have you sold? I have sold many to friends and too many other Dj's that I've came in contact with. I think the majority sell a hell a lot more units then the A-list DJ's there are more of us than them. Let me be clear, I'm glad that companies sponsors DJ like serato. I'm just asking if it's available to them, make it available to us.

Is it just me, or is this a ridiculously petty discussion?

It's just you; white vinyl is important.

Important? hmmmm, I think that's a stretch.

BUT.... if it IS actually important... that would explain and justify why they cater to DJ's who are more important ie in the public eye more and/or more influential than others.
Which would also render this thread and further discussion null, void and pointless.

Therefore, it's either not important OR the fact that it is, explains and justifies their actions. Either way... problem solved.

Why can't we buy gold Technics? Why isn't my serato box made of glass? Why why why?
Why doesn't china have Facebook? Why doesn't my bank account end with 110 zero''s?

it's just the way the it is.

haha... yea, the China/Facebook thing is weird... I was just out there and that was crazy.

And we think Big Brother is bad in the states. HA! They got it bad.

untracking...

Heh... I should mention I quit vinyl in favor of MIDI controllers a couple of years ago ;).

cookie?

Sure; got organic oatmeal-raisin?

didn't get the memo ;o)

shud see my vinyl.

black wax and a plain white sticker on top of serato label with a black pen line in it...........LOVE THEM ;)

made me laugh. lol

you just don't get it.

serato doesn't hook up headliners to sell records. they hook them up to sell SL1/Sl3/57s/68s. the records are the freaking shoelaces in the Air Jordans. get over it and work on your skills.

i'm going thru the 4 stages of stupidity and pettiness of this OP. step one: rage. step two: reason. step three: listing the steps. step four: ignoring and going on with my life.

and somehow your moving those units without the help of white records

why not spray paint them whatever colour you like

It's funny how people cry about those white vinyls. Noone talks about the free sl units that those famous dj gets

well in the context of this thread its different as the SL units are avaliable for purchase where as white vinyl isnt

I also don't think people how limited the white vinyl is.... it's not like they can make as many as they want... like an SL-! box.

This is why I call half of these cats around here fashionistas, they're too concerned with their accesories.

ummm....why couldnt they

+1, it's not all about apperance.

but they'll match my white bedazzled beats by dre...

i cant spin without my shibuyas regular vinyl just feels to heavy. Especially when I spin old vinyl....that crap is heavy and Im spoiled by those super thin stokyo records. Im telling when u spin on with some good slip mats its like heaven

I acutualll perfer the heavier vinyl like the eric orrs

Nike does the same thing as Serato. Nike makes special colorways for players that the general public will never have a chance to buy. Unless the players themselves sell or give away their shoes. If Player Edition shoes do end up on eBay they sell for crazy amounts just like White CV's

+1 i dare you to try and find this for sale

sports.yahoo.com

^^Exactly my point. EVERY collectible brand has a few rarities that will never be mass produced for the general public. The hope of one day being able to buy one of those rarities keeps collectors hungry to find any way to get them. Rane has done a great job creating passionate following through limited CV's.

those trainers are bananas

@ Djshawnrob - Just so you know... the DJs that got the white vinyl got alot more than just that. This is actually what they received from Serato.
www.individualsole.com

It's a limited edition prmotional only set. But it's obvious that you are new to the whole DJ thing because when everything was on vinyl the record labels used to make "limited edition" colored vinyl and vinyl with different labels just for certain big name DJs. It's nothing new and it will never end. If you want to be catered to by the big companies then work hard and make yourself a big name DJ

^ I dig those shoes, plain white $100 sneakers is much more my style than neon pea soup puke green $300 fancy mo'fo's like the other ones posted in here. No diss to the guys who get all hyped over the crazy colored dunks etc.. just not my thing

I just wish I could have everything everybody else has. Life is so unfair. :(

because the pressing plants usually only have limited runs on colored vinyl

^^ good luck dude.

Ah, at least now the thread will get locked.

Hey guys,
Thought I'd chime in on this one. Yep, we run an Artist Endorsement program - this isn't unusual in the DJ industry, most companies run a similar scheme.

I'm not going to lie, there will always be some "Endorsed Artist Only" swag - our artists do heaps of stuff for us, so it's nice to be able to reward them with some special swag.

One thing we do work hard to do for everyone is provide free technical support and free software updates. This costs us quite a bit more than one run of exclusive vinyl, but it's something we feel very strongly about.

Also, a little known fact, we have a special colour set aside specifically for the forum. So it's not just artists who get limited edition stuff ;)

We appreciate everyone's support!

LOL @ Niro... why you stealing DJ Funky Frank's scam beggin for money? LMAO

speaking of which.... I need some more of those ;)
LOL

Also, Niro, Rule #3 of the Forum is no advertising.

This is your last warning (yep you only get one), please don't use the forum to drum up financial gains.

Lol I didn't get to see niros post

brigid brought the whip out and she whipped that whip good LOL

Watchwww.youtube.com

now I'm really curious... lime green? magenta? brown?

Brigid just opened a big can of worms. OH BOY!!

i may be incorrect but i would assume those limited runs are determined more by the willingness to pay to have them pressed vs the pressing plant putting a limit on it, money talks, thats where theres a huge number of red and blue, white traktor vinyl ect

ive never had to use tech support, can i trade those man hours in for white vinyl??




damnit brigid let the cat out of the bag, serato is planning a new dj mbezzle artist release, its is serato control tone on both sides....only it dosent control the software, its just an annoying ass beeeeeeeep playing through your speakers and its an adhesive record so once its on deck its hard as fuck to make stop once it starts

LOL!!!!

Brigid telling everyone about the forum CV's = Exposing the real Identity to Safsdre LOL

LOL we know the "forum vinyl" is just all those special colors that the forum members buy in 2.5 seconds after being announced so that there sold out before the general DJ world even knows about em

the ones kryptonite and dub owboy buy 100 each of? LOL

Brigid, I'm sorry you're going to try and stop my passion to become a DJ. I wasn't advertising, I was merely posting passion to become a DJ. Please visit my website and you can see what I'm talking about

djfunkyfrank.webstarts.com

If anyone wants to help me become a cool DJ, please make your donations at the above website.

thanks

I donated Niro. I wholeheartedly support your quest to be a superstar DJ. I have a question though. I donated $100 which includes the IOU for a party. My party is going to be from 6pm to 3pm. Do you have enough music to cover 9hrs?

What's that color?

nah nah nah nah...... nah nah nah nah.... HEY HEY HEY GOODBYE!!!!!!

now I finally get that Simpsons moment when Smithers is dressed up as a cowboy and has this candy whip *lol*

I agree 100% with Brigid: The technical support and constant updates are worth much more than any colored vinyl. Just look at the amount of new messages in these forums every day, and there is always someone from tech support to reply here and there, even in the chit-chat threads. Now that's where you can see that these guys n gals are part of the community.

and another thing no one has brought to attention yet:

WHITE IS NOT A COLOR! :D

Buzzle, Niro is a long time forum member. If you know him, you should know that he is just making jokes. You know how it is to make jokes, Buzzle, right? You know.. jokes....the things which are funny.

you lost me there, you claim he was making jokes and explain them as things that are funney but what he said......wasnt funney?? Get your shit together and make an inteligent post before flashin your badge at me

See that? I knew you're the master of funny things not being funny :) Glad you got it.

Wild guess - to match the forum puss yellow?

Im not even gonna take offense to ya nik im sure that hormone treatments got ya all emotional and shit

I got white tittsworth vinyl and they make me spin better all the time.

Viva la safdsre

+1 new year countdown is awesome!

wait a minute.... Nik... have you always worked for Rane? I swear I talked to you under a non moderator Nik tag name.....

DJ Frank Funk is taking back his "Like" for this thread.

Current status "Unlike"

LMFAO!

I wander how much money we have to donate to get that like back

Hey DJ Pullout, I am not a Rane or Serato employee!

And for the record, Niro is funny, he just has a dry humor.

the white control record?

how would you know?

Because.

(c) Serato, 2004:

serato.com

^^LOL

hahaha.... Tech and Mate

Meh....

2nd try...

Indeed. ;)

would like to say thanks to the serato family for making such a great porduct, if they didnt i would still be on CD's trust me. this forum has been great at times jokes, bans, and ibtls.

that being said how do we proceed to get some of these promos dub and HEYsus (jesus) gets i know if everyone has the same color demand will go down? (i doubt it)
yeah how do we participate in making this company better for the djs and the business?