NorCal (Bay Area) OFF-TOPIC Chat Thread

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Much easier without having to worry about nicking my wheels. I did break one of the A clips on the amber markers tho



And the VLEDs HVA bulbs are insanely bright compared to stock:


Stock (decided to take a pic after I loosened the marker):

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Yep, how did you know? Since when do you keep up on DJ gear news? You're like a jack of all trades, you know about everything.

DJ friend keeps me up on things. I have been into turntablism since 94 or so. I do not dj. I am just the token white guy.

[Clipdat]

Did you see the DMC Online winning routine for this year?

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44F0d2CbjM0"]DJ Brace - 2016 DMC Online Finals (Winning Routine) - YouTube[/ame]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

DJ friend keeps me up on things. I have been into turntablism since 94 or so. I do not dj. I am just the token white guy.

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Did you see the DMC Online winning routine for this year?

Well, now I have.

I'm not a huge fan of where turntablism has gone. A huge part of the appeal for me came from vinyl and all the accompanying idiosyncrasies. Serato and all that has followed feel like somebody playing guitar on a synth keyboard. Sure, they can now play 10 notes at a time, but it's not the same as a real guitar. Digital is no substitute.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLajokq3nyc"]How to play steel fingered guitar on keyboard - YouTube[/ame]

Not guitar.

I did go to the DMC competition a couple months ago. It was here in Fremont. The US Finals is coming up soon in Oakland, but I'm not going, mainly because it's going to be a busy time for me.

[Clipdat]

Point taken. But some DJs can still do both:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo5u8KCScHs"]Message To DVS Hater Vinyl Purists - YouTube[/ame]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

Digital is no substitute.

I've always really liked this routine:

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Point taken. But some DJs can still do both

Oh yeah. Most turntablists can do both. It's still not the same. Needle skips matter!

I also don't mean to put down DJ Brace. He does a great job. It just ends up feeling and sounding more like a mix tape than live performance. Mix tapes are awesome. They're just not live performance.

[BigFatFlip]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Did you see the DMC Online winning routine for this year?

Originally Posted by Clipdat

I've always really liked this routine:

Damn, some good tunes for Tues today

As usual, I'm still stuck in the 90's?

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBXbXJrUyXg"]Tupac | Hail Mary | Bugs Bunny Mashup - YouTube[/ame]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

Not guitar.

Damn, that is trippy and awesome at the same time. I never made the connection even though I grew playing both instruments.

[Pwolf]

dat 86

[Clipdat]

Even brown bears like Subaru wagons:

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/na...e89368367.html

[PMok]

Originally Posted by Clipdat

Did you see the DMC Online winning routine for this year?

that was really cool... but I know virtually nothing about DJing so I don't even know how much effort goes into doing something like that. Like how much of that was essentially playing a pre-made record that has the samples he uses, and how much is it actually him doing something? Sure I see him moving his hands and feet around doing stuff but I have no clue what's going on.

[BigFatFlip]

<-- Bastion player

Originally Posted by Pwolf

dat 86

[Pwolf]

hahaha nice

[finch1750]

I dont know a ton about DJing but was always interested. Scratching has always been one of my favorite aspects so I never get tired of watching this

[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=laivfpJkdbc[/ame]

Qbert and Rob Swift are prob my favorites to listen to

[Clipdat]

Hell yeah, he is insane. I also really like Craze:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVx7VoCa2AA"]2000 - DJ Craze (USA) - DMC World DJ Final - YouTube[/ame]

Originally Posted by finch1750

Qbert