Serato + Virtual DJ = ??

Does it freeze often or have temperamental pauses, was thinking about using them together but was warned against it!!

 

Feedback please gents

 

 

Damn right!

Me neither.

If anyone turns up at my club with Serato, they get politely told that it's not gonna happen.

Serato only works with Analogue in/ouputs, so it needs to have 4 D/A convertors inside the box. (2 for each deck - One to convert the PC output from digital to analogue, one to convert the Analogue timecode to digital) 
Because of the cost of the Serato package (peanuts) the D/A interface really isn't good.

My DJ Box has the CDJs connected digitally into the Mixer, which is then Digitally connected to a Soundweb. It is very awkward to rip all that apart to go Analogue for Serato. As soon as you have to change it back to Analogue with Serato, the quality goes out of the window. Partly due the the poor quality of Serato, partly due to the use of MP3. Why anyone would consider playing MP3s is beyond me - You are short-changing the people you play to.

 

With something that embraces full audio (WAV) such as Ableton, it's a different story, however I still feel a DJ flicking through his CD wallet (Or Record Box) and loading the tune, is a lot more involving than watching a DJ bent over, squinting at his laptop, trying to work out what to play next.

Sure, there are mountains of people that are using Serato, and beg to differ, but where I come from, Serato and other mediums are very much frowned upon.

It certainly has a place within facets of the industry, (A wedding DJ for example) but the more we embrace MP3 technology, the more we are going backwards in terms of quality, rather than striving forwards to provide audiences with the best audio experience (and ensuing atmosphere) they deserve.

 

Hankinson is still around - On the door of Es Paradis for Pepe, looking after the Tour Ops.

Summun has fallen on hard times - Barty has resorted to trying to rent it out.
Last time I had anything to do with Summum was United Dance and Charly's Angelz (2002) After the days of Rob Seaman.  A lot has changed in the past few years! Did you work alongside Raffa?

Star Club in now Eden, owned by Salvador. (Play 2, Koppas)

 

My place is Hush, the ex-Rumours (ex-ex- 'Chicas')
For a laugh, my DJ box is here:

http://forums.pioneerdj.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9291012904/m/7901087014

That's old now, Allen & Heath has gone, replaced by 2 DJM800s, the CDJs are all MK3 on sliding rails, backed up by EFX1000s - Dunno where I am, probably working out where I put my Vodka bottle at the bar.....

 

Minni? As in Mini Xavi @ Savannah? or Not?

 

Star (Eden) looks like you wouldn't believe - Were you there in the Ray Davis era??

 

Don't remember Mini on the door.. I still just say 'Que Pasa, Hombre'  to them all, no idea who they are!
You in Sgt. Peppers for Ryan? Old Skool!

Yes, Stu B is still around, was away for a while after doing some naughty stuff (A very prominent London Airport robbery)  but he's been back this year. Many years back we did a track in his studio, a bootleg of a Jon Ulysees track. Jon Ulysees is still here - Resident of Space no less. I started in Simples after Jon left.

Stu B has been out the last 2 years, and now has a sucessful company looking after VIPs on the Island, driving them about, getting them in places, keeping people off their backs, if you know what I mean..... I've got his number - PM me if you want to give him a shout.

 

Edit:.... Sorry, gone waaaay off-topic.... oops.

 I would be the same, CD's and Vinal are still the industry standard.