Media! Where Are You Right Now?

[Cap]

Thank you Jim for allowing me access to your forum. Spending hours reviewing past postings has provided a much clearer picture of your membership, their styles and attitudes, and the eagerness levels with which all approach their businesses.

As Digital application continues its technological drive into the root future of our industry, more questions of the nature we are currently seeing regarding DJ computerization are inevitable, from "What's a computer?" to "Why Linux?".

This leads to another "Where are you now?" question. Perhaps responder's answers will help DJ Source members quickly ascertain who might best help with a specific issue, ask a question to overcome a fear, or just shoot the technical bull.

1) Are you using digital music technology in your performances?
2) Music? Karaoke? Video? Other?
3) Are your exclusively digital?
4) For how long?
5) Do you bring other media forms for backup such as records, tapes, CDs?
6) If not exclusive, what estimated percentage of digital music do you play during an event as compared to your other on-site available media formats?

Feel free to add your own individual concerns and/or attributes that directly point to the digital DJ world.

"Good" or "bad" are opinions, which is not being requested.

[Professor Jam]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>1) Are you using digital music technology in your performances?[/b][/quote]
YES!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>2) Music? Karaoke? Video? Other?[/b][/quote]
Music - Video - Other
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>3) Are your exclusively digital?[/b][/quote]
No - I'm not exclusively anything... I look at each method of mixing as a tool in the mix - vinyl-CD-tape-Mpeg-Flac I have days I go out and only use computer others only CD on rare occassions vinyl and its been many years since I atempted a tape event lol... It's all about a creative and unique mix and utilizing the tools available.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>4) For how long?[/b][/quote]
Since Black & White Laptop not notebook days
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>5) Do you bring other media forms for backup such as records, tapes, CDs?[/b][/quote]
When I was deep into CD mixing my systems always had two-dual DENON CD players - When vinyl was my method of choice I always had three or four 1200s at the event - back-up is a good thing no matter the format
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>6) If not exclusive, what estimated percentage of digital music do you play during an event as compared to your other on-site available media formats?[/b][/quote]
Depends on the event...

[Cap]

I'll try to be as specific as possible.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>1) Are you using digital music technology in your performances?[/b][/quote]
Yes.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>2) Music? Karaoke? Video? Other?[/b][/quote]
Music. Yes. Karaoke. Yes, but don't use or offer it. Video. No, but Rick is going to help, aren't you!! Other? Yes, I have my Game Show trivia questions automated.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>3) Are your exclusively digital?[/b][/quote]
Yes.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>4) For how long?[/b][/quote]
Since 2000.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>5) Do you bring other media forms for backup such as records, tapes, CDs?[/b][/quote]
No, no other media forms (records, tapes, or CDs) available on-site nor the needed equipment to play them (or so I'll tell people [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif[/img] .)

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>6) If not exclusive, what estimated percentage of digital music do you play during an event as compared to your other on-site available media formats?[/b][/quote]
100% (See #5).

[Bill Hollick]

1) Are you using digital music technology in your performances?

Yes, since February 2004


2) Music? Karaoke? Video? Other?

Music for now. Would add Karaoke if I could figure it out. No video but I'm open to it.


3) Are your exclusively digital?

Not yet.


4) How Long?

6' 4"


5) Do you bring other media forms for backup such as records, tapes, CDs?

Oh Yes! Even though I haven't had any computer problems I still need that safety net.


6) If not exclusive, what estimated percentage of digital music do you play during an event as compared to your other on-site available media formats?

I have maybe 30 to 40% of the tracks I need ripped to the HD. I work on it almost every day.

[mp3jrick]

1) Yes
2) Audio/Video/Karaoke
3) Yes
4) Ask my wife
5) IPOD
6) N/A

I hope you are ripping on more than one machine Bill, it cuts the time in 1/2.
If you think audio is fun to rip, try video and tag it yourself track by track.

[Bill Hollick]

Originally posted by mp3jrick@Feb 2 2005, 02:27 PM

I hope you are ripping on more than one machine Bill, it cuts the time in 1/2.
If you think audio is fun to rip, try video and tag it yourself track by track.

Hey Rick,
I'm only ripping music on one machine.
I'm hoping you'll give me the 411 on computer based Karaoke some day.
Video is too far in my future to think about right now.

[HeadlineDJ]

1) Yes
2) Music
3) Yes
4) since October 1997
5) CD/MP3 19" rack unit as backup. never needed it, yet.
6) see above.


Tag & Rename is your friend.... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

[Jim Casey]

Originally posted by Cap@Feb 2 2005, 11:03 AM
Thank you Jim for allowing me access to your forum. Spending hours reviewing past postings has provided a much clearer picture of your membership, their styles and attitudes, and the eagerness levels with which all approach their businesses.
requested.

No...Thank you Cap for making some thought provoking posts including this one...


1) Are you using digital music technology in your performances? Not atthe present but hope to be by March 2005

2) Music? Karaoke? Video? Other? It will be strictly music

3) Are your exclusively digital? I will be

4) For how long? N/A

5) Do you bring other media forms for backup such as records, tapes, CDs? I will bring CDs as a backup as well as an extra hard drive

6) If not exclusive, what estimated percentage of digital music do you play during an event as compared to your other on-site available media formats?N/A

[SirWolfy]

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1) Are you using digital music technology in your performances?
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Yes

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2) Music? Karaoke? Video? Other?
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Music & Karaoke Formats

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3) Are your exclusively digital?
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100% Digital CPS And Loving It! With backup CPS & HDDs of course.

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4) For how long?
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Started experimenting in '96, 100% by 1999.

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5) Do you bring other media forms for backup such as records, tapes, CDs?
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Rarely, unless situation warrants it and / or specifically requested.

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6) If not exclusive, what estimated percentage of digital music do you play during an event as compared to your other on-site available media formats?
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N/A