Since the 'original' Napster case, I've maintained that an application like Napster is fundamentally no different than an anonymous FTP server. Following that logic, and the logic presented above, FTP servers should all be illegal, as they can be used illegally.
Some lawyers are simply thieves.
Don't know of that product. In my opinion though, as cool and geeky as it may be, nobody responds to 'digital dj's' the same way they do to their throwback vinyl counterparts. I play 'Intelligent Dance Music' so I get a crowd who aren't as tied to the 'two turntables and a microphone' but I still use Technics every day, otherwise I would never get gigs. If you want to scratch, get turntables! If you want to push the envelope - get GDAM.
I do remember one 'scratch' app; http://www.analogx.com but I think it's for windows...
I have not patched my kernel with any additional realtime-related fixes if that's what you mean. I find that the bone stock "several versions ago" [I think 2.6 / 2.8?] kernel works very well, once compiled with only the things I need.
I have been using Linux to DJ for about a year now at parties and as a resident at a local club. Linux IMHO is vastly superior as a performance oriented tool, due to it's efficiency and stability. Unfortunately on the music creation and creativity side of things, Windows and even the Mac are still quite a bit easier to get into.
My linux Dj configuration is an IBM thinkpad pentium 2 366. It allows me to re-mix music on the fly and send multiple soundstreams out through some external USB Digital Analog Converters. I run the channels into a standard DJ mixer where I can get twiddly with the EQ's and crossfader and the built in Kaoss effects processor. The software is called GDAM, and is available on sourceforge. Props to the geniuses who wrote the app, they have been very helpful with various problems I have had with older versions when it came to compiling. They have even implemented some of my suggestions into their code over the last year. [song searching case insensitive for example]
The whole thing is running on top of X windows, I use Blackbox to keep resource usage low, and in turn I can re-loop and remix up to 4 soundstreams on the lowly Pentium 2 366 without noticeable latency. I keep notes on my set using VI.
Of course i'm available for certain types of events worldwide. Demonstration sets are available at my website, though I imagine it will get slashdotted pretty quick so be gentle with me.
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Since the 'original' Napster case, I've maintained that an application like Napster is fundamentally no different than an anonymous FTP server. Following that logic, and the logic presented above, FTP servers should all be illegal, as they can be used illegally. Some lawyers are simply thieves.
Don't know of that product. In my opinion though, as cool and geeky as it may be, nobody responds to 'digital dj's' the same way they do to their throwback vinyl counterparts. I play 'Intelligent Dance Music' so I get a crowd who aren't as tied to the 'two turntables and a microphone' but I still use Technics every day, otherwise I would never get gigs. If you want to scratch, get turntables! If you want to push the envelope - get GDAM. I do remember one 'scratch' app; http://www.analogx.com but I think it's for windows...
I have not patched my kernel with any additional realtime-related fixes if that's what you mean. I find that the bone stock "several versions ago" [I think 2.6 / 2.8?] kernel works very well, once compiled with only the things I need.
I have been using Linux to DJ for about a year now at parties and as a resident at a local club. Linux IMHO is vastly superior as a performance oriented tool, due to it's efficiency and stability. Unfortunately on the music creation and creativity side of things, Windows and even the Mac are still quite a bit easier to get into.
My linux Dj configuration is an IBM thinkpad pentium 2 366. It allows me to re-mix music on the fly and send multiple soundstreams out through some external USB Digital Analog Converters. I run the channels into a standard DJ mixer where I can get twiddly with the EQ's and crossfader and the built in Kaoss effects processor. The software is called GDAM, and is available on sourceforge. Props to the geniuses who wrote the app, they have been very helpful with various problems I have had with older versions when it came to compiling. They have even implemented some of my suggestions into their code over the last year. [song searching case insensitive for example]
The whole thing is running on top of X windows, I use Blackbox to keep resource usage low, and in turn I can re-loop and remix up to 4 soundstreams on the lowly Pentium 2 366 without noticeable latency. I keep notes on my set using VI.
Of course i'm available for certain types of events worldwide. Demonstration sets are available at my website, though I imagine it will get slashdotted pretty quick so be gentle with me.
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