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Disagree. First off, we now have Controllerism ( see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controllerism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controllerism ). Controllerism
by _Marak_ 10y ago
Disagree.
First off, we now have Controllerism ( see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controllerism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controllerism ).
Controllerism can be vastly more complex than Turntablism, requiring custom software and several input controllers.
Second off, digging for digital tracks is just as hard ( if not harder ) then it use to be digging for vinyl tracks. There is so much new digital music available coming out everday, that being able to dig out a good not-very-well-known track is like finding a needle in the haystack.
Are some DJs simplying hit play on a Top 40 tracklist in Traktor? Sure. Does that mean the art form is dead or doesn't have room for vast improvement? Not at all.
- shams93 10y agoExactly right much harder than DJing every was. Effectively you're a one man band and knowing the skills of both a drummer and a pianist can help. You really need to have great music chops and knowledge to be a great controllerist. But here in Los Angeles there is no love for controllerism we need an outlet for this amazing art form, here people are still obsessed with vinyl but controllerism elevates the art form far past what is even possible with vinyl.
- shams93 10y agoExactly right much harder than DJing every was. Effectively you're a one man band and knowing the skills of both a drummer and a pianist can help. You really need to have great music chops and knowledge to be a great controllerist. But here in Los Angeles there is no love for controllerism we need an outlet for this amazing art form, here people are still obsessed with vinyl but controllerism elevates the art form far past what is even possible with vinyl.
- arximboldi 10y agoIn fact. Although on some genres, digital is still very disregarded. This happens a lot here in Berlin, specially on the techno scene. I can understand how for non-techies digital is somewhat alienating---vinyl is more sensorial and helps having a more intimate relationship with the music. However, I find that as a developer for me digital is less alienating. I play with Mixxx, a libre DJ software, and I have dug in the guts of its code... its digital wires feel intimate to me. I have also built a framework for scripting it [1] and tweak or rebuild the scripts for a specific event. Analog is for me more rigid and limiting. I expect that as coding becomes more common in the general population, digital will be perceived less and less alienating and the current elitism around vinyl will fade... [1] https://github.com/arximboldi/mixco https://github.com/arximboldi/mixco