This is the same paradigm as we see with things like, using a pencil to draw as opposed to using a graphics program. Taking a photo then developing it in a dark room to produce the desired effect as opposed to using a digital camera with photoshop. All of these instances and their opposites produce great results. What it ultimately boils down to is: Tradition. I’ve used vinyl to spin gigs for 10 years now, and I love nothing more than getting a new plate and throwing it on and listening to what I have to work with. However, vinyl is extremely hard to find and expensive at times. As well as other things like longevity and availability in finding that hot new song on wax.

We saw the emmergence of CD players which alleviated the fear of losing your beloved vinyl collection. But we still see you can encounter problems such as having CDs skip, and still hauling around bulky gear. Technology is the application of information to create something that relieves us of a certain task so that we can focus on doing other more important things. I see digital mixing as the only way to go. And by digital I mean with a computer. I use an $800 laptop with 3gb of ram, with the Numark Total Control and Dj I/O along with an external hard-drive of hundreds of gigs of music to choose from with the click of a button and not selecting through pages of cds and cleaning it off then loading it up. Most Dj softwares can detect the BPM and even the root key of the song! I can then group these by Artist, Genre, BPM, or Key in a database on screen in the program. Anyone who is against this is just pure ignorant and stubborn.

This is no different than someone saying calculators are stupid and take all the work out of it. Well all know how inefficient things would be without the aid of calculators. Do we rely on them heavily? Yes. Do we still know how to do basic math without the use of calculators? Of course (at least I hope most people do). So when you look at it this way, you can see the obvious progression to a more efficient and creative way of mixing. Do you want to look cool doing the “wicka-wicka” on turntables or do you want to have a flawless and improvised set?

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Thanks for the info, I’ve been eyeballing one of these at my local pawn shop, and i really need a soundcard for this gig I’ve been offered bc my digital output shorts out.  My only question is are 2 outputs going to be enough when DJing in a club with 6 amps?  I sure hope so.

As for your 700 CDs, not sure what to tell you except perhaps it’s time you start ripping them.  You can use Windows Media Player to do it, and the audio files come out in 320kbps wma files, you can also use Virtual DJ, which takes longer but your end result is a damn near lossless mp3.  I’ve been a digital DJ for almost 3 years and have a 500gb hard drive with almost 200,000 songs on it, all genres from hip-hop to rnb to rock to techno to classic rock to dubstep to country and classical, ranging from the year 1950 to 2011, but I was lucky to have met with a number of people in my local dj community who happened to have access to just about all the recorded music in the known history of the world.  My advice, track down someone who already has a lot on digital, and get them to make you a copy, then find more people with more music, get them to make you a copy, and so on.  You’ll need to pick up an external hard drive, i would recommend a 500gb or a 1tb.  hope that’s helpful.