Mastodawn

Jan 22, 2023

Doing this early so I don’t forget. And now we should starting getting some pictures that I own! Post the traktor experience, I started looking into some more ‘industry standard’ - a term which I now hate. The XDJ-RX was my first dive - and my introduction into the world of Rekordbox

I was also a relatively new father, so we were both learning…

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Newton

Jan 29, 2023

#SetupSunday
Now - this is where my memory starts to get a bit wonky. The #GearPorn addiction was starting to unfold and I went through a process of wanting EVERYTHING. Enter the #DDJ-RZ (I think that was the model….). And absolute beast of a controller, only downside was the layout was quite unique. I also bought some turntables to add to the mix. I possess a very unpopular opinion with this by stating that capacitive jog wheel are far superior to mechanical….

Being a relatively new ‘digital’ DJ, the internet convinced me that software was cheating. My ego took a blow, and determined to prove myself I bagged some XDJ-1000s and a DJM-750 Mk1 (which had the absolute worst filter set up).

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Newton

#SetupSunday

Pretty sure I’ve missed a few set ups to this point. The CDJs got sold after what I can only describe as a ‘never to be spoke of again’ stag do. I copped myself a DDJ-1000 on release day to console myself. This was also the evolution of the sunken desk