Thank you for the tips. I use both modes, depending on what I'm trying to attempt. I enjoy using slip mode, to get that "Vinyl Stopping" sound (I forget what it's called), and to practice my baby scratches, not to complicate myself and mix.
Just got a Hercules dj controller to see how it feels. I grew up on technic 1200 tables. So this is new for me. I like the digital format so I'm not dragging crates around but it feels so small and alien. Good video man.
Excellent Teacher !! please more tutorials like this ,, Perfect spoked short and clear,,,i understand everything ,, i not speak english ,, greeting from Argentina !
I have a Pioneer DDJ-SR and never touched the slip mode. But it sounds interesting and maybe i can hold the combo FX then slide the cross fader to mix out also.
Vinyl mode is not working in my zDJXZ all-in-one.one the left side. It works when I shut vinyl mode off. What do you think I need to replace to fix that
Hello Marc. Nice video, really cool and useful little tricks) BTW how do you like Primo? Do you use it only in studio environment, or at live gigs too? If you use it for live gigs- you didn't have any problems with gounding an jogwheel response in vinyl mode?
@@digitaldjtips No no no, that's not the big one at all, or do you only refer to the so called vinyl mode that acts like vinyl mode anyway when you pause? If you really don't know maybe you should let someone with real experience do the answering.
Wow, a year goes fast, and I see you never got a real answer, so I'll provide one for you and anyone else who read this. One benefit of using the CDJ mode is of course that the whole platter will act as a pith bend device, and stops in the music because of accidental touching of the platter are avoided. But, the biggest benefit of using the CDJ mode is the ability to set absolute accurate cue points on the fly. The stutter sound you can hear when pausing is actually the enhanced sound on the exact frame you have paused on. By rotating the platter in one or the other way, or using the search arrow buttons, you can go frame by frame until you find the exact frame where you want to start the track. Because of the enhanced sound of every frame you pass, it's possible to set new cue points even on vocals surrounded by other sounds, and in loud environments. Very useful when your set cue point don't match the beat grid, as vocals tend to come in just before or after. This is next to impossible to achieve in vinyl mode as the scratching sound you hear when moving the platter back and forth won't define the different elements of the sound you hear. Only defined kicks and snares are possible to set rather accurate, but never as exact and the same every time as CDJ mode will give you. This is the main reason DJ's who are using vinyl mode are so very dependent on setting a lot of cue points, or hot cues, depending on the software they are using. When you're live and pick the tracks best for each moment, those cue points may end up being useless, and all those prep hours to set them in advance may be wasted time. At least if you like me play open format and never know which tracks will play together. Now, there it is. I hope this will help DJ's understand the CDJ mode, and at least dare to try it out to get less dependent on preparing and more flexible to do stuff on the fly. But, it will take some practice to train your ear to hear what's going on, and this is why you need to understand the possibilities, or it's easy to understand the ''what the f***'' reaction first time they press pause in CDJ mode, and get a loud stutter instead of complete silence.
@@dj-peterofficial2753 That's actually pretty interesting lol. I spin on vinyl but I've never really had problems with setting accurate cue points though, I feel like song knowledge and practicing control really help in things like that. Shoutout to you for sharing that CDJ knowledge! Thats super convenient
@@kevroc31 You're welcome. Soon forgotten knowledge it seems. At least for those who are not using Pioneer hardware players. I used vinyl for the first 10 years, but in the early 90's I was away abroad for a couple of years, and when I got back home in 1994 vinyl and all the turntables were just gone from everywhere. Starting all over using CD's was the only option, and for me it was the new Pioneer CDJ-500/DJM-500 that was my choice. The dominant player for a decade was the Denon dual-players, but they worked the same and all had the CDJ mode as the only choice. Vinyl mode didn't became a choice until Pioneer released the CDJ-1000 in 2001 but int took a few more years until the Pioneer players became common and available for most DJ's. By then I had been using CDJ mode as the only option for 10 years, and when I got the chance to test the vinyl mode for real with my CDJ-800's back in 2004 I saw no benefit to go back to something I left with the vinyl and turntables. I'm no turntablist and just can't stand the sound of scratching. When I started it was a sign of a bad release of the platter if the backscratch could be heard before dropping it on the beat. I still use vinyl on nostalgic occasion and I actually did 8 gigs with vinyl in October last year as the last gigs before the restriction completely closed down everything for us. I can still play with vinyl fairly well, but it's far from the tempo I do things when using digital gear, but it's OK. No one expects quick mixing when playing original 12'' from the 70's to the early 90's :) . I do set pride in being able to use just about any gear from the past, all the way to the latest. On my channel you can find several recordings with older gear I've made the last year. Gear so old that vinyl mode was not even on the drawing board yet, but it still works and is fun to use :) .
Am I mistaken or do modern CDJs respond like "vinyl mode" by default? I'd never actually acknowledged "cdj mode" functionality to exist, though I just learned what the toggle actually does. 😂 If memory serves everything I've ever played on (a whole slew of controllers back to the Vestax Typhoon, and a handful of different CDJs) has reacted in vinyl mode. Am I confused about this or does the terminology refer to older CDJs? One exception, I think a low end Gemini board circa 2010 didn't have separate top/edge functions that I remember. Thought it was real weird. 😂
Please i want to know if primo mixer is plug and play controller because I want to use it on vitual dj. Do i need sound card for that. I used ddj rb. I just need to Upgrade to primo mixer. Ist plug and play controller?
First of all you need to make a video explaining the two modes. Many software DJ have never encountered CDJ mode, and with Denons new hardware and Rekordbox DJ, there's no CDJ mode, just two variations of vinyl mode, but you know that I guess. Personally I always use the classic CDJ mode and i reject all software and hardware that doesn't have it instantly. The benefit of classic CDJ mode can not be replaced with anything when you play intuitively and set cue points on the fly.
@@digitaldjtips I've been thinking of purchasing the primo. i heard has jogwheel problems...when in vinyl mode, they stay in cdj mode, one side completely stops working, and the crossfader having a huge cut-in distance. have you encountered any of these issues???
Tx for the video, but that backspin with the reverb sounded kinda spooky to me.
Thank you for the tips. I use both modes, depending on what I'm trying to attempt. I enjoy using slip mode, to get that "Vinyl Stopping" sound (I forget what it's called), and to practice my baby scratches, not to complicate myself and mix.
BRAKE
Nice one Tony :)
Just got a Hercules dj controller to see how it feels. I grew up on technic 1200 tables. So this is new for me. I like the digital format so I'm not dragging crates around but it feels so small and alien. Good video man.
Welcome aboard!
Excellent Teacher !! please more tutorials like this ,, Perfect spoked short and clear,,,i understand everything ,, i not speak english ,, greeting from Argentina !
Glad you liked it!
Vinyl mode always, I'm old school don't know any other way and don't want to.
Same here bro. I don't know any other way.
Same. It's better this way
Yup! Same here
Will practice. Thanks great tutorial.
No problem!
I have a Pioneer DDJ-SR and never touched the slip mode. But it sounds interesting and maybe i can hold the combo FX then slide the cross fader to mix out also.
Definitely have a play with it!
Thank you sooo much for sharing 💜🙏💜
No problem!
Wow Thank You that was awesome video
No problem, thanks for watching!
Vinyl mode is not working in my zDJXZ all-in-one.one the left side. It works when I shut vinyl mode off. What do you think I need to replace to fix that
Vinyl mode always.
Would you recommend the Mixars Primo? I've read a lot of bad reviews about jog wheel, pitch, etc. also after firmware updates.
Just realized my DDJ 400 has just been in vinyl mode since I got it lmao and I can't imagine life without ut
Agreed, most people DJ this way.
Hello Marc. Nice video, really cool and useful little tricks) BTW how do you like Primo? Do you use it only in studio environment, or at live gigs too? If you use it for live gigs- you didn't have any problems with gounding an jogwheel response in vinyl mode?
Maaaddd!
Awesome tutorial!
Glad you liked it :)
I’ve never not used vinyl mode... are there any other benefits to using cdj mode besides not stopping the track if you touch the platter?
That's the big one, another thing is just feel - whatever you're used to
@@digitaldjtips No no no, that's not the big one at all, or do you only refer to the so called vinyl mode that acts like vinyl mode anyway when you pause? If you really don't know maybe you should let someone with real experience do the answering.
Wow, a year goes fast, and I see you never got a real answer, so I'll provide one for you and anyone else who read this.
One benefit of using the CDJ mode is of course that the whole platter will act as a pith bend device, and stops in the music because of accidental touching of the platter are avoided. But, the biggest benefit of using the CDJ mode is the ability to set absolute accurate cue points on the fly. The stutter sound you can hear when pausing is actually the enhanced sound on the exact frame you have paused on. By rotating the platter in one or the other way, or using the search arrow buttons, you can go frame by frame until you find the exact frame where you want to start the track. Because of the enhanced sound of every frame you pass, it's possible to set new cue points even on vocals surrounded by other sounds, and in loud environments. Very useful when your set cue point don't match the beat grid, as vocals tend to come in just before or after.
This is next to impossible to achieve in vinyl mode as the scratching sound you hear when moving the platter back and forth won't define the different elements of the sound you hear. Only defined kicks and snares are possible to set rather accurate, but never as exact and the same every time as CDJ mode will give you. This is the main reason DJ's who are using vinyl mode are so very dependent on setting a lot of cue points, or hot cues, depending on the software they are using. When you're live and pick the tracks best for each moment, those cue points may end up being useless, and all those prep hours to set them in advance may be wasted time. At least if you like me play open format and never know which tracks will play together.
Now, there it is. I hope this will help DJ's understand the CDJ mode, and at least dare to try it out to get less dependent on preparing and more flexible to do stuff on the fly. But, it will take some practice to train your ear to hear what's going on, and this is why you need to understand the possibilities, or it's easy to understand the ''what the f***'' reaction first time they press pause in CDJ mode, and get a loud stutter instead of complete silence.
@@dj-peterofficial2753 That's actually pretty interesting lol. I spin on vinyl but I've never really had problems with setting accurate cue points though, I feel like song knowledge and practicing control really help in things like that. Shoutout to you for sharing that CDJ knowledge! Thats super convenient
@@kevroc31 You're welcome. Soon forgotten knowledge it seems. At least for those who are not using Pioneer hardware players. I used vinyl for the first 10 years, but in the early 90's I was away abroad for a couple of years, and when I got back home in 1994 vinyl and all the turntables were just gone from everywhere. Starting all over using CD's was the only option, and for me it was the new Pioneer CDJ-500/DJM-500 that was my choice. The dominant player for a decade was the Denon dual-players, but they worked the same and all had the CDJ mode as the only choice. Vinyl mode didn't became a choice until Pioneer released the CDJ-1000 in 2001 but int took a few more years until the Pioneer players became common and available for most DJ's. By then I had been using CDJ mode as the only option for 10 years, and when I got the chance to test the vinyl mode for real with my CDJ-800's back in 2004 I saw no benefit to go back to something I left with the vinyl and turntables. I'm no turntablist and just can't stand the sound of scratching. When I started it was a sign of a bad release of the platter if the backscratch could be heard before dropping it on the beat.
I still use vinyl on nostalgic occasion and I actually did 8 gigs with vinyl in October last year as the last gigs before the restriction completely closed down everything for us. I can still play with vinyl fairly well, but it's far from the tempo I do things when using digital gear, but it's OK. No one expects quick mixing when playing original 12'' from the 70's to the early 90's :) . I do set pride in being able to use just about any gear from the past, all the way to the latest. On my channel you can find several recordings with older gear I've made the last year. Gear so old that vinyl mode was not even on the drawing board yet, but it still works and is fun to use :) .
How do you toggle vinyl mode in Serato DJ? I'm on a Pioneer DDJ-FLX4 and i can't find this information anywhere. I want to turn it off
Not sure you can on the FLX4
Am I mistaken or do modern CDJs respond like "vinyl mode" by default? I'd never actually acknowledged "cdj mode" functionality to exist, though I just learned what the toggle actually does. 😂 If memory serves everything I've ever played on (a whole slew of controllers back to the Vestax Typhoon, and a handful of different CDJs) has reacted in vinyl mode. Am I confused about this or does the terminology refer to older CDJs?
One exception, I think a low end Gemini board circa 2010 didn't have separate top/edge functions that I remember. Thought it was real weird. 😂
There's a button to switch behaviours on modern CDJs, so you can choose.
Am I correct by saying slip mode only works & stay on beat only if your grids are perfect..?
Yes, using sync and having perfect beatgrids will allow you to go crazy in slip mode without worrying that things are drifting out underneath :)
Please i want to know if primo mixer is plug and play controller because I want to use it on vitual dj. Do i need sound card for that. I used ddj rb. I just need to Upgrade to primo mixer. Ist plug and play controller?
It has a built in sound card
@@digitaldjtips thanks
First of all you need to make a video explaining the two modes. Many software DJ have never encountered CDJ mode, and with Denons new hardware and Rekordbox DJ, there's no CDJ mode, just two variations of vinyl mode, but you know that I guess. Personally I always use the classic CDJ mode and i reject all software and hardware that doesn't have it instantly. The benefit of classic CDJ mode can not be replaced with anything when you play intuitively and set cue points on the fly.
Thanks :)
Do a video on slip mode.
Marc has actually done one on his other channel: th-cam.com/video/d_0oB3QZO_o/w-d-xo.html :)
Do scratch tutorials please
We've already got a few up if you search our page :)
what controller is that?
Mixars Primo
@@digitaldjtips I've been thinking of purchasing the primo. i heard has jogwheel problems...when in vinyl mode, they stay in cdj mode, one side completely stops working, and the crossfader having a huge cut-in distance.
have you encountered any of these issues???
What’s the name of the song 🔥🔥
You can see the names of the tracks within the DJ software :)
Digital DJ Tips great video by the way
I've always used vinyl mode, hate playing b2b with people who use cdj mode it's the worst
Yeah having to remember to check!
@@digitaldjtips That goes both ways, and it's plenty worse for us who use CDJ mode. Don't complain.
I just use it for wheel ups lol