Deadly Viper Recordings is collaboration between lots of
people in different areas. The Deadly Vipers come from all over the world with
the help of social media and the Internet. With this blog, I am going to talk
about DJing, producing, music, and running a record label. For today’s post I
am going to talk about modern DJing. When I first got started back in 1999 most
DJs were using Technics turntables with a mixer. Eventually DJs added cd
players as well to mix back and forth from. Most if not all the equipment was
run as analog. Today I go to
DJ Tech Tools to stay up to date in the digital DJ
world. Performers use everything from turntables, a DJ controller, Pioneer
CDJs, iPads, and laptops to spin their sets. Laptop Djing was introduced when
Serato Scratch Live came out with an analog to digital converter box to be able
to hook up turntables and a mixer to your laptop filled with mp3s. This meant
that vinyl Djs didn’t have to carry around all the records because all their
music was in a folder on the laptop somewhere. Native Instrument’s Traktor
Scratch Pro can do the same as Serato but the answer is usually different on
the opinion of every user. The reason that I switched from turntables to a DJ controller
was because of a mishap at a show. As the bass from the subwoofer got louder,
the higher my record needle would jump off the record. This created a gap in
sound and eventually ruined the vibe of the set I was creating. Stopping sound
at a show is a big turn off to the audience. Pioneer CDJs can let you bring
your entire music collection on a USB stick. You can plug the USB stick into
the CDJs and link them together to have two players. Even a decade ago this
would seem unimaginable until digital DJ platforms were created. It all depends
on what you like to use as a performer. To me it doesn’t matter what you use,
as long as the end result comes out how you want it to sound and come across. Watch this
video on different DJ formats to see what kind of equipment you'd like to use.
