Everything crashes eventually. It doesnt matter how kick ass you think your set-up is. There are so many fucking things to go wrong you couldnt even imagine. It will happen eventually. BT and Sasha crash all the time. And im sure they have spent alot of money to make sure it happens as little as possible.sonorous3 wrote:Why will eventually crash?? Im still sticking to live3...it is the most stable out there trust me...i have a kick ass computer..l4 crashed twice...l5...well lets not go there...l3...absolutley nothing so far...even after 4 hours of djing...l3 ruleskabuki wrote:Also, keep in ming the DJ booth itself: Where are you going to set up all this gear? Usually a venue won't let you remove their hardware to make room for yours, so find a table/platform/riser etc that can be placed on a turntable platter to hold the laptop/mousepad/controller etc.
Also, a FAN is a good idea, a small one that can fit in the corner to keep all that expensive hardware cool (clubs get hot if you are doing a good job).
An umbrella if you are playing outside.
MOST IMPROTANT PIECE OF GEAR: Backup music (CD Player/iPod/etc) to use when the whole set crashes. Because eventually it will.
Crashes can also be random non computer related stuff. Like some jackass trips over a power cable or your RCA's. Or some fan sticks his hand over the DJ booth and accidentily pulls your laptop into the crowd. Ive seen it all.