Alex.

Hi folks, I know this has probably been discussed ad nauseam, but what's
the best current DJ software to be using? The guy I was talking to last
Sat int he club showed me "Virtual DJ", but I've never used any DJing
software before. I want to buy something, with a paper manual, so I can
read it all, and really make the most of it, in the true sense of the
word cracker...

I've a lot of experience using a Pioneer DJM500, and a pair of Pioneer
CDJ 700s (the little ones that replace the CDJ 500II's, and apparently
Virtual DJ has Pioneer skins, but does it have the effects as well?

What do you guys use? I have a demo version of Ableton live version 5,
that is complete, and not time limited, but will not save... I've a
feeling this may totally blow my mind though, and is like using a
sledgehammer to de-shell a peanut! What do you guys recommend?

And what machine specs would I need? I have 512 Mb of RAM at the mo, and
just the onboard sound and graphics. Would I need to buy a pair of sound
cards? Apparently, if I ad another sound or graphics card, then it
switches off the on board!

Thanks, Alex.
DJ 'Thatis' {pronounced "Tha teeeece"} pka DJ LX.
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