Jonny Boy
10-09-2009, 02:20 PM
Finally got round to installing VDJ on my (vista) laptop, and played around for a few hours…. I still can’t find the one-click button that automatically beat-matches and mixes everything, chooses your set-list, sets up the booth and lights and talks to the audience for you. Frankly disappointed - have I been over-sold? I ought to read the manual I guess. :p
To be serious, I’ve clearly got A LOT to learn about this package. I never though it’d be out of the box and on to a gig, but DEAR GOD I feel inept and stupid: and that was just playing for myself!
Still awaiting stock on the Maya USB soundcard package I have my eye on, so I’m imagining things will become easier when I can config. the soundcard for PFL. Still getting used to synching beats, tricky without PFL, even with the beatlock/synch. I ought to read the manual I guess.
Also, not having a plethora of CD cases is (as I always suspected) a culture shock, and well outside my comfort zone. Play-lists may be the answer – once I learn how to create the darn things. I ought to read the manual I guess.
To be even more serious, I did read some of the manual and learned more from my 3 hours messing around. Cue (excuse the pun) many many more hours of the latter.
But for you old pros and boffins out there:
What are the 3 best pieces of advice/things you learned to help you use VDJ better?
(I know this has been covered various places, but trying to draw together into ‘quick-start’ idiot tips here. OR I ought to read the manual, I guess.) :bang:
To be serious, I’ve clearly got A LOT to learn about this package. I never though it’d be out of the box and on to a gig, but DEAR GOD I feel inept and stupid: and that was just playing for myself!
Still awaiting stock on the Maya USB soundcard package I have my eye on, so I’m imagining things will become easier when I can config. the soundcard for PFL. Still getting used to synching beats, tricky without PFL, even with the beatlock/synch. I ought to read the manual I guess.
Also, not having a plethora of CD cases is (as I always suspected) a culture shock, and well outside my comfort zone. Play-lists may be the answer – once I learn how to create the darn things. I ought to read the manual I guess.
To be even more serious, I did read some of the manual and learned more from my 3 hours messing around. Cue (excuse the pun) many many more hours of the latter.
But for you old pros and boffins out there:
What are the 3 best pieces of advice/things you learned to help you use VDJ better?
(I know this has been covered various places, but trying to draw together into ‘quick-start’ idiot tips here. OR I ought to read the manual, I guess.) :bang: