How do you burn your CD's for use with CDJ's?

[hayze99]

because cdjs and serato can't utilise the cue button therefore making cdjs and serato SHIT.

What do you mean CDJs can't utilize the cue button?

i think he means serato can't work with the cdj's cue button.

...Unless they're USB/MIDI capable (Pioneer cdj400, cdj800, cdj1000; and I'm sure any others being made these days); in which case plug em up, and everything works like a charm. You can even map the less useful buttons to specific cue points/samples/effects.

And when I do use CDs, which isn't often, I put 12 tracks on a CD, burn doubles, and write the names of the tracks in permanent marker on the disks. Don't do that unless your cdjs can list ID3 info....

[gwa]

cdj800s most deffo do not work with serato and the cue.

fuck cdjs, blagging pieces of shit. 1200 + control vinyl = PARTY TIME WOOOO

[gwa]

i don't think the 1000s have midi either, i'm pretty sure it's just the cdj400s. which is why they are so popular..

[ahier]

i'd prefer cdjs over serato because i really dont like the idea of using a laptop whilst djing, im not sure why, maybe because my laptop is shit, but cdjs seem more universal than serato and is less annoying to set up.

[hayze99]

i don't think the 1000s have midi either, i'm pretty sure it's just the cdj400s. which is why they are so popular..

Yeh, I think you're right. And yeh - vinyl timecodes are infinitely better. Cdj's just feel like toys...

[gwa]

i'd prefer cdjs over serato because i really dont like the idea of using a laptop whilst djing, im not sure why, maybe because my laptop is shit, but cdjs seem more universal than serato and is less annoying to set up.

sl3 and traktor scratch is relatively basic to set up but you are right, serato is frustrating