"You cant use a controller for a show it looks bad"

**CLiMAX Dubstep** · 06-27-2012

Why do I keep hearing this?

As if using a software controller is looked down upon...

Does anyone actually have any experience with getting shit for using a controller for a gig? Ive never seen it

Use whatever the hell you want so far as im concerned, if you are good and the crown likes it who cares?

**P. Casso** · 06-27-2012

People are just like that sometimes. In truth the audience rarely cares one way or another.

**R. Villain** · 06-27-2012

I find it quite retarded to say something like that. Can't understand WHAT you are using would matter. As long as you delivers, who cares...

**P. Casso** · 06-27-2012

Exactly

**DJ.Oblivion** · 06-27-2012

ive heard of people just using ipads and totally rocking a crowd...they dont care....

**CLiMAX Dubstep** · 06-28-2012

Yeah its not rly on this board, but others they say it all the time

**Neokinetik** · 06-28-2012

It's looked down upon because there's a lot of bad DJs who use them, more than DJs who use turntables, because they're cheaper and easier for people to get who are less serious about the artform.

It's more experienced DJs who look down upon it, because there's so many people jumping in and saying they're DJs after 2 months and taking gigs from people who have been honing their skills for years. It's not because the controller DJs are better, it's because they will do gigs for $50 a night, or do gigs for exposure. There's also a lot more people who call themselves DJs that really could care less about DJing, and don't know anything about the history, culture, art, etc... it should be pretty understandable why there's a stigma attached to it.

It's not that you can't be a good DJ with a controller under any circumstances. There are lots of people who use them who are good, and do innovative things with them, it's just rare. There are many cases when using a controller is completely sufficient and the best choice for you, but there are a lot of times when it's not sufficient at all, yet people use them because they're cheap and they don't care about being good at DJing. I'd say if you're playing house, electro, techno, trance, etc, a controller might be completely fine. If you're playing dubstep, or DnB, it depends what you're doing and what your style is, you might benefit from using something with more control. If you're spinning hip-hop, funk, breaks a controller won't suffice to be considered a good DJ. It all depends on your goals, and where you wanna go with it.

**Dee Chamberz** · 07-19-2012

It depends where and what you are DJ'ing you have allot of turntable only. And the software makes it cheaper and allot easier for not great DJ's involved

**YoBanyon** · 07-19-2012

Some great dj's and producers use controllers, i.e. Porter Robinson uses a Traktor Kontrol S4 for his live sets. Its probably from DJ's who are pissed they spent $1,000's on their equipment back in the day and now they have technology to run all that from a laptop. I'm sure vinyl DJ's said the same thing when CDJ units came onto the market and so on. I say use whatever suites you best and screw all this equipment bashing, in the end its about the music you produce.

**DJ.Oblivion** · 07-19-2012

im a dubstep producer and i call myself a dj...not because i actually get out and do that but because im a turntablist...dj = disc jockey, someone who operates disc machines, so someone that only scratches is qualified to be called a dj..idk thats my opinion...and my turntables are cdjs with an ipod dock, they also work as a controller, or can usb in music from a usb drive or laptops....doent matter what type of media you use