This goes a long way in making the beat matching process with cdj 1000 similar to vinyl.
Difference between vinyl and cdj mode.
For instance spinning the dial backward in this mode simply slows down the music rather than performing a vinyl like.
Most controllers with jogwheels on the market today have two modes.
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I use vinyl mode because i used vinyl before and in some way feel more connected with the record or the music this way when cueing the tracks up that old school feeling to work on the decks but i see some of the big name djs like fedde le grand is skipping the vinyl mode this days after he got into the 2000s with rekordbox prepared usb sticks and all the cues ready to go.
Perhaps this was due to technical issues or simply because it was a new type of technology which certain djs simply couldn t trust.
However more and more expert djs are now beginning to use controller setups.
In the past cdj and vinyl users disapproved of controller djs.
They don t seem that different at first but there are obvious reasons why you will want to choose one over the other.
What are most djs using.
A top panel button switches from vinyl mode to cdj mode in which the jog dial behaves more like a traditional cd player.
Please let me know what you guys like to use.
Should i use vinyl mode or cdj mode.
Cdj mode allows you to use the whole jogwheel to pitch bend temporarily show down or speed up the track.
Vinyl mode works more like an old school turntable letting you pitch bend using the sides of the jogwheel while continued.
I cant get to grips with vinyl mode but if this is what the majority of d b djs are using i will use my decks in this setting and get used to it.