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by Surreal
Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:18 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: MacBook Air
Replies: 9
Views: 9282

With something that thin I start worrying about overall structural strength.
by Surreal
Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:15 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Laptop DJing
Replies: 647
Views: 529625

tornredcarpet wrote:So how do circumaural headphones fit with head-mounted displays ?
The engineer in me wants to build a helmet with a HUD and headphones...

(although such things probably exist; likely in the military)
by Surreal
Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:47 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: DJing Software.
Replies: 113
Views: 97613

I've been reading a lot of positive things about jriver. When I found that they were then offering just the audio player as a standalone for free ( http://www.mediajukebox.com/ ), I decided to give it a try. So far I am very pleased with it. The playlist functionality is very similar to itunes and i...
by Surreal
Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:03 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Laptop DJing
Replies: 647
Views: 529625

I've been reading some articles on those mini-laptops that are starting to come into the market. Here are two links about the ASUS Eee PC: http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3719776 http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/01/eee-pc-review-roundup/ I wonder if these kind of m...
by Surreal
Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:57 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Numark DJ I/O Audio interface
Replies: 7
Views: 8885

I agree if you mean the physical convenience of a small card; I use the tiny Turtle Beach USB card that is the size of a flash drive mostly because it is so damn convenient. Do you have the micro or the amigo? I'm guessing the Amigo is the newer one since it's more expensive, but I can't really fin...
by Surreal
Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:37 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Swing songs with Tango influences ( or vice versa)
Replies: 14
Views: 11676

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Jennie Luvv (The Mood I'm In)
by Surreal
Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:33 am
Forum: Other Music
Topic: Christine Aguilera - Candyman
Replies: 14
Views: 42825

It gets people on the floor and that's all that matters to me.
by Surreal
Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:48 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Laptop DJing
Replies: 647
Views: 529625

In general... - 512GB of ram is enough (spend the extra $$ on an external sound card) - external hard drives offer better space/$ than internal (spend the extra $$ on an external sound card) - internal sound cards suck - Firewire400 offers some benefit over USB2 (If you have a choice get a laptop t...
by Surreal
Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:45 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Favourite recording of ... 'Digga Digga Do'?
Replies: 16
Views: 14575

Didn't Campus Five do a recording? I don't remember if it's particularly danceable though.
by Surreal
Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:34 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: songs that are suitable for East Coast Swing (6-count swing)
Replies: 6
Views: 30956

I find music that has a strong 12 rhythm (or can be interpreted as such) rather than 1234 is good for ECS.
by Surreal
Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:27 am
Forum: DJ Skillz
Topic: Syllabus for Swing DJ Training
Replies: 61
Views: 54154

Nate Dogg wrote:2. Pay attention to the crowd throughout your assigned set. Pleasing them is more important than educating them. Deejays are advised to not get too lost on the headphones and to not be dependent upon a pre-arranged set list.
QFT
by Surreal
Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:31 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Favourite recording of ... 'Hit The Road Jack'
Replies: 11
Views: 8991

Other than Ray Charles, the only version I have is from Barbara Morrison.
by Surreal
Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:57 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: External Sound Cards for Laptop DJing
Replies: 152
Views: 245479

Is that the same card that people were talking about a few posts above?
by Surreal
Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:07 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: External Sound Cards for Laptop DJing
Replies: 152
Views: 245479

Has anyone had any experience with the Creative Xmod? Cnet review below:
http://reviews.cnet.com/external-audio- ... 05686.html
by Surreal
Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:38 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: The magic of iTunes Smart Playlists
Replies: 16
Views: 18085

I've read that MusikCube and foobar2000 are good media players and have very strong database capabilities. Anyone have experience with either of these?