SwingDJs

Lately, I've been having some trouble with MusicMatch, which I use at home. I'm running it on a good system (a Dell, unfortunately with WinMe), but once in a while the music will "hiccup." As it's playing it will skip forward a couple of seconds, and then continue playing normally. This h...

I don't find setting up a laptop dj kit at any venue a problem. I have 1/8" outputs, so I have all manner of output options based on these plugs. Normally I start with a 1/8" KOSS extension cable (8m or so) that can get me anywhere in a dj booth. Almost all boards have at least two channe...

Wow, I almost joined yesterday. Glad I didn't because this new deal is pretty lame.

Toon Town Dave wrote:it could easily search your system for mp3's and phone home if they wanted it to.

*shrugs* It's not illegal to have MP3s on your computer system. If they want to call home let 'em, spyware is just going to piss off the consumer more.

I use both my CDs and my computer. Depends on my mood and the venue's system. Lately, I've been all about spinning from my CDs, it just makes things more interesting.

What about "Down Home Blues" by Gene Harris and Ernestine Anderson. It's on the Concord Best of Gene Harris 2 CD set, and other Ernestine Anderson albums I'm sure. I have it on Ernestine Anderson's "I Love Being Here With You" album. It's a great song and went over really well i...

I've been diggen'

"Fallin'" by Alicia Keys (yeah I know it's overplayed but people love it)
"Sweat" by Poppa Chubby
"Bring it on Home To Me" by Sam Cooke

Actualy my car insurance covers anything stolen from my car, bolted down or not. Makes me feel safe about leaving my stuff in my truck.

At the risk of sounding stupid, how does a battle of the bands work? I've seen a few formats for DJs (in the HipHop world) and the cheesey college battle of the bands, but never one for a swing event. So do tell.

Technically, music CD-Rs may have a special code that allows them to be used in stand-alone music recording devices. These stand-alone devices check for the code. If the CD-R doesn't contain the code, then the media can't be used in the device. This ensures you won't be able to use a data CD-R in d...