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Hello DJs out there!
My question is directed more towards the professional DJs out there. I am a newbie to DJing. And my questions are –
1) What are professional DJs out there using and what do they prefer? – The new macbook or macbook pro or macbook air?
2) Reasons for doing so?
3) Are there professional DJs out there using the new macbook and is it easy to use? Are all these concerns over 1 port really something to panic about or can you make do without issues? (usability of just 1 port for charging and USB….which means I have to use an adapter and then a USB hub – to be able to charge, connect controller and what have you a the same time)
4) If I replace my new macbook for another – should I replace it with macbook pro or macbook air? What would you recommend?
Your advice is greatly appreciated. I actually already bought the new macbook and set it up. When I was transferring all my data (serato crates, music, etc.) from my friends mac to new macbook to my horror it dawned on me for the first time the issue with having only 1 port! My gut is telling me I made a big mistake. I am scared of only 1 port….if that 1 port ever fails no matter what adapter and usb hub I connect – I am dead. I have another 5 days to exchange the new macbook for a macbook pro or macbook air. But before I do that I need some advice from a professional usability standpoint. Macs are not cheap and since I am going to keep it for years I might as well buy the right one for DJing.
Thank you!
DJ XTant 🙂
I looked in to the new Macbook to replace my recently sold 17″mbp but I really struggled to see its attraction.
its £1049 in its most basic guise with 128gb of flash storage, a 12″ retina display and an intel core M 1.1ghz processor and that one USB-c port (factor in another 80 quid to get ONE more usb slot if you buy apples crap-adapter)
for £50 less , you get a pro, same flash storage (or £150 more for 256gb flash) larger 13″ retina display and an intel i5 2.7ghz processor – bung in an extre 2 USB3 slots and 2 Thunderbolt ports…..
its a no brainer!
the macbook is just apple being flashy with ultra thin casing and some clever marketing to make it look like its sh!t doesn’t stink
get it swapped lad 🙂
1) What are professional DJs out there using and what do they prefer? – The new macbook or macbook pro or macbook air?
Most DJs I see use either a 15” Macbook Pro or a 13” Macbook Air.
Both should have a 256G SSD at least.
I think it totally depends how much screen real-estate you want vs. how portable you want to be.
Phil loves his Air, I love my 15” Pro.
The difference is not much, you should however opt for the better Processor and 8G option on the Air.2) Reasons for doing so?
Both have 2 USB slots which usually is enough or you have a hub anyways.
Both are active cooled, which is important in some very hot environments that you will work in.
The air is lighter, does not cover you up as much and is easy to store and place anywhere.
The 15” Pro has more screen size (obviously) and even more power, so running multiple apps (Serato + Ableton,…) is much easier on the processor.
Now of course you can say both can run that: Again hot environments, the less your processor has to do, the better.3) Are there professional DJs out there using the new macbook and is it easy to use? Are all these concerns over 1 port really something to panic about or can you make do without issues? (usability of just 1 port for charging and USB….which means I have to use an adapter and then a USB hub – to be able to charge, connect controller and what have you a the same time)
I have not seen any. I personally would not use it as it has 1 more thing that can go wrong. If on my book a USB dies I have another, if the one on the MB dies you cannot even charge it. Too many things that can go wrong.
Also it has no active cooling, same problem that I saw with iPads. Direct sunlight during a gig or a really hot light -> you are dead.4) If I replace my new macbook for another – should I replace it with macbook pro or macbook air? What would you recommend?
Totally depends how much screen you want and for what else (production?) you want to use it.
As far as I have been able to find out, as a DJ you want to stay away from the new MacBook. The Pro and Air are still feasible options (see Terry’s comments).
I think the old model 13″ MacBook Pro is a great deal. It doesn’t have the Retina display, but it’s perfect for DJing. It has a 500 GB hard drive and a CD/DVD drive and costs £900 in the UK, $1100 in the US. Even less if you can get an education discount.
I personally think 13″ is too small (but I am old and my eyes need glasses). Retina you can live without – but get it if your budget allows, because it REALLY looks good 🙂 . Getting an SSD upgrade (you can DIY it easily) is really the only thing you need to do to whatever MBP you are getting. And clearly go for 4 or 8GB RAM memory.
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First Season (2001)[edit]
- Greek Buck – 'Spunk (Synth-Version)' – 0:29
- Barry Harris – 'Dive In the Pool (feat. Pepper Mashay)' – 3:55
- Full Frontal – 'You Think You're a Man (7' Radio Edit)' – 4:00
- Heather Small – 'Proud' – 4:27
- Kristine W – 'Lovin' You' – 3:30
- Alcazar – 'Crying at the Discoteque (Radio Edit)' – 3:50
- Jay-Jay Johanson – 'Suffering' – 4:46
- Mint Royale – 'Shake Me (Vocal Edit)' – 4:05
- B-U – 'Summerfire (Radio Edit)' – 3:25
- Antiloop – 'Start Rockin' (Radio Edit)' – 3:26
- Love Inc. – 'Do Ya (Feel the Love)' – 3:49
- Katty B. – 'Let's Hear It for the Boy (Factory Main Mix)' – 5:31
- Carole Pope – 'High School Confidential' – 3:14
- Touch and Go – 'Straight To...Number One (Dreamcatcher's Mix)' – 3:37
- Greek Buck – 'Spunk (Thank You Version)' – 0:29
Second Season (2002)[edit]
- Kosheen – 'Hide U (John Creamer & Stephane K. Remix)' – 5:07
- Deborah Cox – 'Absolutely Not (Chanel Club Mix)' – 4:46
- Kim English – 'Everyday (Hex Hector & Mac Quayle Club Mix)' – 4:38
- DJ Disciple – 'Caught Up (feat. Mia Cox) [Guido Osario Vocal Mix]' – 4:24
- Elle Patrice – 'Rising' – 4:23
- Satoshi Tomiie – 'Sneaky One (feat. Deanna)' – 4:14
- Daft Punk – 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Peter Heller's Stylus Remix)' – 4:59
- The Chemical Brothers – 'Star Guitar (Peter Heller's Expanded Mix)' – 5:00
- Etta James – 'Miss You (Illicit Remix Edit)' – 5:02
- Sarah McLachlan – 'Plenty (Fade Mix)' – 5:04
- Delerium – 'Underwater (feat. Rani) [Mauve's Dark Vocal Mix]' – 4:59
- Mandalay – 'Beautiful (Calderone After Hour Mix)' – 5:07
Third Season (2003)[edit]
Disc one[edit]
- Murk vs. Kristine W – 'Some Lovin' (Peter Rauhofer Mix)' – 10:41
- iiO – 'At the End (The Scumfrog Remix)' – 4:47
- The Roc Project – 'Never (Past Tense) [feat. Tina Arena] {Tiësto Mix}' – 6:36
- Gioia – 'From the Inside (Junior Vasquez Mix)' – 8:15
- Yoko Ono – 'Walking On Thin Ice (Danny Tenaglia Club Mix)' – 4:58
- Divine – 'Native Love (Step By Step)' – 4:23
- Namtrak vs. Chris Zippel – 'Viva Colombia (Cha Cha) [NamZip Club Mix]' – 4:21
- Cassius – 'The Sound of Violence (Dancefloor Killa Mix)' – 5:00
Disc two[edit]
- Sneaker Pimps – 'Loretta Young Silks' – 6:00
- Matthew Good – 'Weapon' – 4:56
- The Soundtrack of Our Lives – 'Infra Riot' – 4:47
- Pete Townshend – 'Rough Boys' – 4:02
- Underworld – 'Sola Sistim' – 6:28
- Broken Social Scene – 'Lover's Spit' – 6:07
Fourth Season (2004)[edit]
- Burnside Project – 'Cue the Pulse to Begin' – 4:02
- Suede – 'Attitude' – 3:05
- Jason Nevins – 'I'm the Main Man' – 2:58
- Goldfrapp – 'Train' – 4:05
- Eels – 'Love of the Loveless' – 3:31
- Ima Robot – 'Scream' – 3:51
- The Reindeer Section – 'You Are My Joy' – 3:44
- The Uncut – 'Understanding the New Violence' – 4:05
- TV On the Radio – 'Satellite' – 4:31
- Andrea Menard – 'If I Were a Man' – 3:22
- Circlesquare – '7 Minutes' – 4:21
- Origene – 'Sanctuary' – 3:25
- Kodo – 'Strobe's Nanafushi (Satori Mix)' – 4:59
- Black – 'Wonderful Life' – 4:45
Fifth Season (2005)[edit]
- Scissor Sisters – 'The Skins' – 2:52
- Geri Halliwell – 'Ride It (Hex Hector 12' Mix)' – 5:07
- DV Roxx – 'Hardcore Mutha Fucka' – 4:57
- Fatboy Slim – 'Jin Go Lo Ba' – 4:42
- Ultra Naté – 'Free (Jason Nevins Mix)' – 4:39
- Madeleine Peyroux – 'Dance Me to the End of Love' – 3:57
- The Charlatans – 'My Beautiful Friend (Lionrock Mix)' – 5:03
- Superpitcher – 'Fever' – 4:59
- PJ Harvey – 'This Mess We're In' – 3:55
- Marilyn Manson – 'Personal Jesus' – 4:08
- DJ Rhythm – 'Drama (Warren Clark Club Mix)' – 5:37
- Africanism All Stars – 'Summer Moon' – 4:51
- Cyndi Lauper – 'Shine (Babylon Mix)' – 4:24
- Heather Small – 'Proud (Peter Presta QAF V Mix)' – 5:01
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Queer As Folk - Club Babylon (2005)[edit]
Disc one: Babylon[edit]
- Book of Love – 'Boy (Original Mix)' – 3:16
- Ultra Naté – 'Free (Oscar G Space Anthem))' – 4:49
- Bronski Beat – 'Smalltown Boy (Original Mix))' – 4:56
- Morel – 'True (The Faggot Is You) (Deep Dish Mix)' – 4:41
- Sneaker Pimps – 'Spin Spin Sugar (Armand Van Helden Mix)' – 6:11
- Kristine W – 'Fly Again (Scumfrog Club Mix)' – 6:38
- Amuka – 'Appreciate Me (Trip To Paradise Mix)' – 4:54
- Narcotic Thrust – 'Safe From Harm (Peter Rauhofer Mix)' – 5:27
- Peter Rauhofer + Pet Shop Boys = The Collaboration – 'Break 4 Love (Friburn + Urik Tribal Mix)' – 6:33
- Barry Harris featuring Pepper Mashay – 'Dive In The Pool (X-Union Mix)' – 5:43
Disc two: Behind Babylon[edit]
Deep Dish Gig Book Vs On Song For Macbook
- Suzanne Palmer – 'Home (Offer Nissim Remix)' – 7:19
- Kristine W – 'The Wonder Of It All (Offer Nissim Remix)' – 6:55
- Friburn + Urik – 'I Need You' – 5:55
- Murk – 'Doesn't Really Matter (Friscia & Lamboy Remix)' – 6:38
- Carl Cox featuring Hannah Robinson – 'Give Me Your Love (Valentino Kanzyani Remix)' – 6:35
- Loleatta Holloway – 'Stand Up (Hott 22 Remix)' – 5:05
- Inaya Day – 'Lift It Up (DJ Paulo & Jamie J. Sanchez Mix)' – 6:01
- Afrika Bambaataa & The Millennium Of The Gods – 'B More Shake (FC Nond Remix)' – 2:42
- Rachel Panay – 'Back To Love (Friscia & Lamboy Vocal Anthem Mix)' – 5:24
- Gadjo – 'So Many Times (Antoine Clamaran Remix)' – 5:03