cd nightmare

[Skank]

ok i had a problem burning cd's all the time it was just a pain in my ass so i got serato it was a great idea but every club ive played at in the city doesnt have the setup so im just back to burning cd's again

question how do you guys stay on top of your cd' collection eg how do you organise them for gigs by bpm, key, genre

[Tomy]

I'm a big fan of cd's. i dont really like using serato/laptop i think for a crowd it can be boring, no energy etc. i think serato if great though.

i burn 6 tracks a cd. i've numbered all my cds from 01 to 250 something whatever i'm up to. it helps commit to memory where abouts tracks are. I put all my acapella's on separte disc's for quick access.

dont really worry much about bpm or key but i keep my breaks in a different CD wallet.

[tubby]

in short, badly. I have a 320 disc wallet, front half is trance, back half progressive, but fpor a long time I'd burn discs that had some of each so finding tracks can be a bitch.

now when I play a disc it goes in the back, so it kind of sorts itself a little into what I'm currently playing. Every now and then close up the gaps and move the empty pages to the back.

using a dvs does make you lazy when it comes to burning discs, but still cd is so much simpler than setting up computer, soundcard, every time.

[Tomy]

yeh much quicker, i've done some opening sets and about 15 mins before the end the next guy will come in a walk around the decks/mixer pluging shit in and setting up his laptop stand etc... most annoying fucking thing ever. if you do use serato make it so all you have to do is plug in and play.

[Skank]

nice advice guys i wouldnt use serato untill i blew up and have my own stage blabla but i do like it. im just gunna have to start burning my music again

i fear this is a pain that never goes away

[Tomy]

i reckon new pioneer cdj's will more than likely have a usb port. i think the new 400 does?

something to look forward to? i think i'll still used CD's though.

[Skank]

yer the 400 does cd's all thee way thats untill they bring in like a minority report sort of computer system to mix with

[DJ-Day]

Yeah i use the 400's with midi and usb. Sick of burning disks. I know what you mean Tomy, i felt so bad for the dj before me at my last gig cause i had to setup my computer, take cables out and mess around to plug the power in.

[Tomy]

yeh its abit of a pain, i'm pretty accepting with it though like if they say they have to setup i'll building my setup and finish 10mins early then just play something a little bit more relaxed so they know its a change of dj that one way i tackel it at the moment

[Blodders]

haha i've been going back to vinyl as of late

[Andrez]

I'm digging cassette tapes again - gotta love the hiss!!

[tubby]

I saw a tv article recently about tapes, said it's kind of ironic that they got superceded just as they made some huge improvement in the quality, but there's still bands that do releases on tape

[Cupe]

keepin it oldschoooooooooL

[Genetic]

there was a clip of a really early dj using tapes... can't find it now

not quite the one i was looking for but

[Tomy]

yeh when they used tapes in recording studios.... CRAZY, when the have to go back and do a retake means cuting the tape stick the new tape in etc...