A post for the loners out there!

[CRAZY K]

OK,

I do allot of first dances etc. and they always follow a speech in which i am away from the booth. Being a loan DJ how can I remotely play the first dance or any other tracks (ie happy birthday) wirelessly

In some situations it would bebetter not to have to go back until half way through the first dance etc. Or when I am in the crod and need to play a certain track (ie embarrassing a birthday girl or something, best man speech audio etc.)

I have some wireless tranmitters but they are cheap ones.
I run a vestax VCI and a macbook.

I was thinking of an ipod type afair?
It needs to be discreet.

I can stick this on the booth and just use the remote



Any other ideas

You dont want to be at the DJ stand when the First Dance is played or theres a speech because its embarrassing.

And anyway the DJ only mumbles through a muffled pa system.

Your suggestion appears to be you want to start the first Dance but not be at the decks.

My suggestions--

Get a remote and possibly use a mini disc player.

Get a Peavey 4 speaker system like mine and you WILL be heard.

This may have missed the point--

Why would you be in the crowd

Oh I see people only get going when your in the crowd--nothing to do with the music then???

[Rowleys]

Toby do you have a iphone / ipad .. as VirtualDJ have a iphone remote app coming soon when apple approve it. Uses wifi to your laptop

[yourdj]

This may have missed the point--

Why would you be in the crowd

To introduce the first dance or me at a dinner function.
Have a look here this may explain it.

I often introduce the bride and groom into the room which means I am a distance from the decks.
It would be handy to press play on a remote rather than having to turn my back to a crowd and leg it to the decks.

Not on this occasion obviously as my bedroom is bigger than this venue not a very long speech either.

YouTube - Your DJ - East Close Wedding...

[Vectis]

Toby do you have a iphone / ipad .. as VirtualDJ have a iphone remote app coming soon when apple approve it. Uses wifi to your laptop

Which would require

a) WiFi
b) Putting your laptop onto an open public network

OR

c) Setting up your own WiFi network (more $ and time)

I am not with you

So you line up the mouse over the track? What if it moves when its in your pocket and puts on the wrong track?
Would it work through an itunes playlist?

Looks cool though:

The one I had was had three buttons; one for clicking the mouse and one on each side for forward/back. I obviously mapped these in the software so that they wouldn't affect my playout software.

They are designed for powerpoint, but with a bit of research I'm sure you can turn up one that will do the trick.

[yourdj]

Toby do you have a iphone / ipad .. as VirtualDJ have a iphone remote app coming soon when apple approve it. Uses wifi to your laptop

Great idea, but I do not think I would want a phone in my hand as it may look
like i am checking my texts whilst introducing the bride and groom

That would not be the case but it would not look professional.

Mapping

How do you do that then, sounds complicated.

[Rowleys]

Which would require

a) WiFi
b) Putting your laptop onto an open public network

OR

c) Setting up your own WiFi network (more $ and time).

No.

Most laptop have wireless in. I have used the iphone wireless touch mouse and it connects to the wifi with out a router.

[yourdj]

Ohhh look at this:





http://www.macworld.com/article/4102...essremote.html

[Vectis]

How do you do that then, sounds complicated.

What, running up the software and in the box where it says 'left button' choose 'do nothing' instead of the default 'previous slide' etc.?


Rowley - you're right - but it involves building an adhoc wireless network. If Toby's going to struggle with a simple control panel type app then imagine the horrors that could unfold...

[yourdj]

. If Toby's going to struggle with a simple control panel type app then imagine the horrors that could unfold...

I'm not a simpleton you know. and i am in the room too

You have a point it needs to be concrete. I press play it plays, I press stop it stops etc. I will go without if not.

[DJ James Lake]

Which would require

a) WiFi
b) Putting your laptop onto an open public network

OR

c) Setting up your own WiFi network (more $ and time)



.

The virtual dj iremote uses an adhoc wirless network. Your laptop acts as the wireless network for the ipod or iphone and is totally secure and involves no cost as long as you already have an iphone or ipod touch.

You do not need to have a wireless internet connection at all just wirless capability on your laptop.




Its awaiting approval from apple at the moment but details are here.



http://www.virtualdj.com/forums/1356...ak.html?page=1