What up???

[seeser]

Hi to all, I'm SeeseOnE and I just came up on an old dm2 3 days ago and have gotten it to work with VDJ so far. I've fumbled with Mixxx a bit now, but still not even close to figuring out how to assign things thus far. I'm a house (any type as long as it's good) dj, but grew up on hip-hop & underground rap (west coast) so everything I dig is usually bass heavy and funky. Trying to save up for my third and last dj setup, but for the meantime I'll tinker with this to feel like I'm not completely dormant. Sold Technics and my Rane last year out of necessity and will try to transition towards pioneer cdj's eventually. Got my 1st Technic now, will get 2nd eventually. Archive my vinyl collection and purchase cdj 400 first since it doubles as a midi controller as well. eventually I'll get the PROPER cdj and swap out the 400 when I can afford it. I don't like vinyl control records and the whole shebang just because I like mixing vinyl if I feel like it, and I like being familiar with the what's in most clubs (cdj's) as well, so I'll have my cake and will eventually eat it too. As for the dm2. if I can figure out how to configure the Pioneer PC dj'ing software with the dm2 and my midi keyboard (e-mu) and a third party midi mapping utility, I would be as near to natural as possible IMO since that programs jog wheels, effects, layout, and familiarity (duh, it's pretty much like all the pioneer hardware) but it's engine, and beat locking is superb to all. I've tried vdj dj traktor ableton live both on mac and pc and feel like the pioneer software is sh**ing on all of them. I first played with a dm2 on my mac years ago, but now on a pc finally am freaking it (just a bit). Thanks to DJ Ah Yea! and his dm2 vdj template he shared I've gotten a taste of the possibilities. I'm so used to programing midi controls with right click and hitting a key like in Reason that this whole endeavor feels like a trip to wally world, and I'm clark w... but, you gotta have a hobby right???

[LastDM2adminDJP]

Well lets start from the beginning. If you have the dm2 setup correctly it doesnt matter what program you use cause it will act as a midi controller and you will only need to press the key like in reason. If you are unsure if you have it setup correctly. Follow my guide for virtual dj and just skip the part of setting up virtual dj

pioneers djs sucks in my opinion between torq or even serato or even traktor. It doesnt support half the features. Multi decks 1000s of vst fx plugins. Pioneer CDJ is the proprietary version that they want you to buy so you will have the look and feel of pioneer. ITs really going off what you know. If you can make it work its all that matters. Also i know it has latency issues but lots of programs do.

and last but not least i love the feel of vinyl thats why i switched to timecode vinyl. Why play out my record collection of almost 20k records. most are white labels small runs of some of the hottest tracks that could be bought since 96. As you play one record over the quality turns to crap. Thats why cdjing was so awesome and then timecode came in and most djs threw the cdj's out the window. But so many djs like to cue loop and all these things that they think makes em great but are really there cause your not great. I love to go out and see people spin sets just some solo dolo vinyl I think i might do that tonight.

kind of reminds me of the numark total control showing off at the dmc. Like thats not cool scratching it was just half a scratch and hit the cue button. Im not gonna say names but someone used to do that with the dm2.

[LastDM2adminDJP]

Heres a great example of someone who gets his digital files pressed for DMC

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RmVECh3_YQ

he practices on traktor with nothing special or features then gets his own vinyl lathed and does the same thing for the dmc and makes champ. But i do remember the day when people had fresh crisp vinyl when we bought 3 copies cause you needed em