Jarrah Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Hey,Mixing with CDJ2000's and a DJM2000's, I haven't really used Serato or Traktor all that much but I have some spare cash at the moment and am looking into purchasing Serato. (I like the layout of Serato more and have used it a little bit).Firstly, which Serato Live should I get? SL2 or SL3 and what are the benefits of using Serato live?Thanks guys!Jarrah Quote
andyman Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Bro why on earth would you want Serato?If you feel the need to use a computer and software I'd suggest simply hooking up rekordbox... Quote
Mitch Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Yer there is no need to go spend money on software with a setup like that man!However if you feel the need to use a computer, you can hook your cdjs and djm up to your laptop using ethernet cables and an ethernet hub. Then you can load tracks onto the cdjs straight from the computer, and also preview tracks in your headphones through having the mixer hooked up.You use ethernet cable to hook the cdjs, mixer and your computer up to a hub like this:Your setup would then look like this (note you can also plug your mixer into the hub)Then all you need to do is install recordbox, which can be found at - http://www.prodjnet.com/rekordbox/suppo ... ap_lang=enYou can preset cues, hotcues, loops etc for tracks on there.Just an idea instead of using serato/traktor when you already have access to this! Quote
SolDios Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 ^ The 2000 mixer has a hub inbuiltBut seriously, record box is the way to go, or just hook the cdj's up to traktor via USB . Quote
Jarrah Posted January 31, 2012 Author Posted January 31, 2012 Thanks a lot guys,Have been using record box since I got the setup Found it really good for organising my music, just was looking into serato as getting a new Macbook pro and have seen a few floating around really cheap second hand. I think I will just stay with the record box laptop setup I'll put money into a huge roadcase!Jarrah Quote
Robsta Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 You're better off getting separate cases for you CDJs and mixer.A huge roadcase that holds everything is a real hassle. Quote
Mitch Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Robsta said: You're better off getting separate cases for you CDJs and mixer.A huge roadcase that holds everything is a real hassle.Why do you say this?I have my cdjs and mixer all in the one roadcase, now all I have to do is plug in to power and speakers and I'm right to go, saves unplugging and replugging every time I set up/pack up, and I can carry it all at once (case is on wheels as well). I do admit turntables would be better separate due to the weight though Quote
Robsta Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Yeah I guess it would be ok for CDJs (I have no idea how much they weigh) but imagine having two 150s and a mixerThat would easily be over 50kgs Quote
Jarrah Posted February 1, 2012 Author Posted February 1, 2012 The CDJ2000 are fairly light, the problem is the size of the setup! Quote
Mitch Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 Yer I use to only just fit my case in old car, no problem with ute obviously. Your setup would be bigger again with the djm 2000 though Quote
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