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Industry Standard Sennheiser Headphones

dam0 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:33:35 +0000

The Sennheiser HD25’s are pretty much industry standard, although I am a Sennheiser HD280 man myself, most people go for the HD25’s. I prefer a much more closed back headphone because clubs are often noisy and the sound levels from your laptop might not be loud enough to hear over everything that is going on. Its all down to personal preference though, the HD280’s have lasted me for over 2 years with only the cord breaking once (replacement is free under warranty). They lool a little warn now, but still more than do the job.

They are also great for monitoring late at night when producing music. They are not overly bass heavy and are very comfortable to wear for long periods of time.

Buy Sennheiser HD280 Silver £65.99

Buy Sennheiser HD25-13 £132.00

A couple of Laptop DJ Stands

dam0 — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:41:25 +0000

Stanton Uberstand Laptop DJ Stand

The Uberstand laptop stand is an essential tool for the traveling laptop DJ / Musician. Most DJ booths and performance venues were not designed to accommodate a laptop, which creates a hassle for the DJ in many spaces. The Uberstand alleviates this issue. Folded, the Uberstand is the perfect travel companion to your laptop. Unfolded, its striking industrial design comes to life and safely elevates your laptop above your work space while providing a specially crafted shelf for your ScratchAmp or external hard-drive.

Buy it from here for £69

Road Ready Laptop DJ Stand

A revolutionary solution for today’s digital DJ, the RRLAPT is the latest innovative solution from Road Ready.Now there’s finally a portable, compact way to integrate your laptop/Serato system into your mobile or semi-mobile dj rig. The RRLAPT features a sturdy laptop tray with our non-slip Compu-Grip surface that rotates to the angle just right for you and locks into place. Also included is a convenient mouse tray as well as a removable platform to hold your Serato hardware. A sturdy clamp fits over the wall of your DJ coffin, slant-rack or mixer case and is secured by large thumbscrews designed not to hurt your case. Finally, your gear is where you need it! Smart, Simple and 100% Road Ready!

Features

Sturdy, yet lightweight metal construction
Black Powdercoat Finish
Adjustable laptop tray pivots and locks into the perfect postion
Non-slip, Compu-Grip laptop tray surface
Vented platform aids in heat dissipation
Removable mousetray with Road Ready mousepad
Serato/Utiity tray mounts in front or back

Road Ready Laptop/Serato Stand

Using Traktor with Decks

dam0 — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:45:17 +0000

Traktor is the most widely used piece of software for digital DJs. When used in conjunction with a midi controller and soundcard that supports monitoring it is very powerful indeed. It is reliable enough to use in a club as long as cooling is taken into consideration. Its relatively easy to learn, but like everything else, takes a few months of practice to really master.

It has a number built in effects and enables a DJ to concentrate on tune selection, rather than the ancient art-form if mixing two pieces of vinyl together. Here us a video of someone using Traktor with decks.

Laptop DJ Reviews

dam0 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:53:37 +0000

Stand by for some reviews of the latest midi controllers and we look at the best laptops for music.

Welcome to Laptop DJ

dam0 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:10:37 +0000

Welcome to laptopdj.org. We are going to be covering a range of topics from laptop djing to digital / mp3 djing. We will find out what the best mp3 sites are for downloading music and covering all of the latest kit from CDJ’s to usb / firewire kit for your laptop. Please bear with us whilst we add more content to the site.