selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

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selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

Post by the_antagonist » Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:31 pm

thinking of selling the cd players before the new model comes out and they are worth he haw. thinking with the money I could get all sorts of buttons and knobs.

apc40 perhaps.


any thoughts?

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Re: selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

Post by beats me » Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:57 pm

Don't do it. 100 out of 100 people agree that you look like a total douche on stage with anything less than a full deck under each hand, 4 decks is preferable.

The APC40 looks like you're withdrawling your lunch money from the ATM.

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Re: selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

Post by the_antagonist » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:06 pm

what if i spent the rest of the money on a daft punk helmet?

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Re: selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

Post by beats me » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:14 pm

A Daft Punk helmet and a dozen empty Marshall stack cabinets would have you covered. Anything less would just look stupid.

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Re: selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

Post by the_antagonist » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:15 pm

i cant afford all that. what if i just wear sunglasses?

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Re: selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

Post by gunforhire » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:17 pm

just get a t-shirt saying "tiesto" and you're good to go!

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Re: selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

Post by Hidden Driveways » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:28 pm

On a serious note... do you currently DJ with Live? It's a different animal. I like to be hands-on so I use Serato Scratch Live, vinyl turntables, and timecode vinyl + real vinyl.

I don't have as much fun just DJing with Live and a controller. I'm waiting on the Serabletono collab to change that...

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Re: selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

Post by the_antagonist » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:39 pm

i used to use vinyl then moved to cdj's but now i use ableton and havnt looked back. i was thinking of selling just one and waiting for the abletonserato.

but that would just mean that I have 1 really really exspensive midi controller that has 3 hot cues, a loop function and the ability to slow down to 1%.

i just dont see the point..


triggering 8 decks at once. now that I get!

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Re: selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

Post by McQ714 » Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:14 pm

Hidden Driveways wrote:On a serious note... do you currently DJ with Live? It's a different animal. I like to be hands-on so I use Serato Scratch Live, vinyl turntables, and timecode vinyl + real vinyl.

I don't have as much fun just DJing with Live and a controller. I'm waiting on the Serabletono collab to change that...

I believe it's... "Ablerato", why don't you come to your senses?

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Re: selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

Post by Radio Arcade » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:00 pm

I wouldnt worry - your cdjs will hold their price - i sold a set of old mk2's bacl in march for £1050 8)
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Re: selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

Post by the_antagonist » Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:21 pm

"i know its a mac. its got a great big apple on it!"

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Re: selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

Post by disco judas » Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:23 pm

Hidden Driveways wrote:On a serious note... do you currently DJ with Live? It's a different animal. I like to be hands-on so I use Serato Scratch Live, vinyl turntables, and timecode vinyl + real vinyl.

I don't have as much fun just DJing with Live and a controller. I'm waiting on the Serabletono collab to change that...

Is it possible to use a 3 turntable set up with serato yet?

Any news on ableton serato?


I dont want to buy traktor. Thanks

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Re: selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

Post by whiteballoonsin1978 » Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:38 pm

To answer the question about three decks, you can't use three decks but the newest version adds six MIDI-pitchable, MIDI-nudgeable "sampler decks". I'm not 100% confident of this release's stability though, so I think I'd wait a month or two.

I used to DJ with Live and now I'm a Serato person. It was a journey that took several years, starting around the time Ableton v1 came out. If I were to summarize my experience it's that Ableton is better "in theory" and something much, much more direct is better "in practice". Put another way, nerdy guys hung around over my shoulder before, and girls dance now.

My setup, which plays out a few times a month: http://whiteballoonsin1978.org/pics/rs2016setup.png

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Re: selling cdj 1000mk3's in favor of apc 40

Post by disco judas » Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:57 pm

Great, thank you



I really dont understand why they doesnt make an interface that supports 3 turntables.

I hope to hear from ableton and serato soon ( or I buy traktor )

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