Do you dj in clubs or bars? No matter how cool or underground you may be, eventually your going to run into a common bar dwelling species formally known as:
“homus- bacheloreticus-drunk-as-hellitus”.
Yes, lets face it, they exist and they get wicked drunk. So next time a bachelorette leans over your dj booth, long island ice tea in hand, and tries to verbalize a request for that one “birthday song about 55 cents”. Dont freak out about your 2 thousand dollar laptop investment drowning in cheep alcohol. Get pro-active and protect that $#%@! Slap a plastic key guard on there so the liquid cant get into the keys (the one really vulnerable part) Here is one for the PC type laptops and here is one made for a Mac.
Want to kill two birds with one stone? Here is a plastic key guard with the Serato hot keys printed on it!
If you dont use Serato, bust out the permanent markers and make your own!
Waking up after a long gig you find a tiny mosquito has taken up residence in your ear. You can try to get it out, but no amount of prying will shake free this annoyance. The unfortunate fact is, you never will because the high-pitched hum doesn’t actually exist. It’s a very cruel trick your damaged ear hairs are playing on your mind. For most people who experience this disturbing reality, it dissipates after a day, but an unlucky few are left with it for life. For a dramatic and comedic version of this all-too-common tale, check out the movie It’s All Gone Pete Tong
(cheeky cockney slang for “it’s all gone wrong”). It’s what happens when a famous Ibiza club DJ gets tinnitus and eventually goes deaf from extreme noise levels. Hollywood exaggerations? Well, the average DJ booth is usually around 110 dB. According to industry standards, you should not be exposed to that level of noise for more than 30 minutes at a time before permanent damage can begin to take hold. Got your attention? Well, enough of the gloom and doom. Here is the good news: There is a simple way you can not only save your ears but also significantly clean up your mixes at the same time. All you need to do is let go of those clunky DJ headphones and try out in-ear monitoring.
Apparently, they have been working on this since 2002 but it looks like a really bad corporate super bowl ring to me. The Dj Jammer allows you to scratch in the air and jump to different points of the song using hand movements. Sick!! Some folks have also been working on this idea but using the Nintendo WII platform as a dj tool.
Here is video 1/2 on how to add some bad ass arcade buttons to your Vestax VCI-100. The other one should be up in a few days! Word of warning to Manufactures that send me gear to review. Yes, i may take your stuff apart and turn it into a Frankenstein dj controller. Long live controllerism!
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