SwingDJs

imarx wrote:but pretty much all of them use PCs which I assume have higher output levels.

What exactly makes you assume that? MacBook's use a Realtek sound chip... the same Realtek chip found in a multitude of Windows machines.

Haydn wrote:

Eyeball wrote:lots of text

Some decent stuff in there, worth getting the CD for. Thanks

Editing is your friend.

I'm starting to see some pretty nice Windows hardware lately as well.

I stream 256kbps MP3 files from my MBP 3,1 to my Xbox360 via Connect360. It's then sent as a 5.1 DD signal to my Onkyo TX-SR504 (which I need to upgrade) that drives Infinity FL, FR, RL & RR speakers, a JBL CC speaker and a JBL sub (though with most files it's only driving the FL, FR and sub.)

They are also now in 256 kbps AAC as well.

This may finally get me using the iTunes Store for music, assuming the new higher price point option doesn't become the norm.

Scott Yanow wrote:Here is to the 92nd year of jazz's golden age!

Weird... he mentions the REAL reason Jazz isn't more popular, yet it's not even in his list. haha

That is not what I said at all. I simply stated that ipods (and mp3 players in general) will pump out a better signal than your laptop's on board sound card, which is generally a cheap generic chip unless you have a gaming machine. Laptops also tend to produce a "dirty" signal, made worse...

There's a lot of discussion here about DJ hardware and software, but what about DJ controllers That's DJ hardware :lol: The other night I needed to actually DJ and discovered the real short fall of DJing purely with software... you can't lower one level while simultatiously raising another... thus ...

Shazam says Sam Price, Just Jivin' Around

Nevermind... attempting to do real work with Apple applications is a nightmare.

I used to put charts like these together to disprove the misconception that I played nothing put fast old music. I love playing with numbers, however I rarely have full night sets any more, which are the type of sets that can produce meaningful data. But, I do have a nice big set list from this year...

CountBasi wrote:I liked Benny Goodman's SwING, SwING, SwING.

It's SwINg, SwINg, SwINg, lower case g. Clearly you should be reading on this subject instead of posting about it.

SwInG is awesome. SwinG is okay. sWing sucks!

Eyeball wrote:

trev wrote:

Eyeball wrote:How much real Swing does your scene seem to use, percentage wise, vs other music?

73.8% real Swing

Haha. You're sure?

Well no one would be sure until you visited and made your personal assessment of the situation and self certified it of course.

JesseMiner wrote:"Hand Clappin'" was hugely popular for jam circles for a while, especially in Los Angeles.

Groan... must you remind me!!! haha