The Future of DJ Equipment
Posted by DJ Equipment Informer
Technology moves fast - fact. Buying our music is done like never before where we can have any tune we want at the touch of a button on iTunes! This means that the way DJs play their music is changing.
Digital DJ Equipment
The age of the digital DJ is upon us. More and more DJs are using digital DJ equipment. Some DJs are using their laptop with software, some are using hardware based digital DJ equipment, and others are using a combination of both.
DJ Software
The
use of DJ software has been
steadily increasing over the last 10 years. Starting
with DJ software packages such as PCDJ the DJ software
market now offers an array of DJ software
like never before! The software only packages are
all reasonably easy to install and use on your home
laptop. DJing has never been so easy to get started.
Digital DJ Hardware
Almost all major DJ
equipment brands have a selection of digital DJ
hardware. Digital DJ hardware
usually consists of a physical controller and a
piece of software that is either supplied with it or
is compatible with other independent DJ software,
like Ableton.
The best thing about using hardware based digital DJ
hardware is that you have something tangable to work
with giving the DJ a feel of genuinely mixing their
music.
USB & Mass Storage DJ Players
As most music is available
to buy online via either a service like iTunes or a
direct mp3 download service, DJs are wanting to play
these digital downloads without having to first burn
them on to a CD. The mass-storage DJ players
solve this problem allowing a DJ to simply plug-in
their usb hard-drive or usb-pen drive and start
playing music within seconds.
Even Further in the Future
So what we've discussed is
what is happening now, but what next? There has been
speculation that even further in the future,
consumers of music including DJs
will download music at will. This convenience is
likely to be built into DJ software.
DJs will no longer horde massive record collections
- they will simply pay a subscription service which
will allow them to select a track at will, download
it and have it ready to play in seconds. This
technology is likely to evolve as the new
4G cellular network rolls out across the UK
over the next decade.
Comments
Comment by Mark Bowlfield
How exciting is the prospect of music on-demand! I know a DJ who has mobile internet and does download anything he doesn't have when it is requested. But to have it built into the software would be great!