quick question gents, any thoughts on an virtual dj software i.e. traktor, or virtual turntables or bpm studio that would run on an old laptop. - w98 with 32Mb ram essentially want something that will enable pitch control change on mp3s played through the laptop. all the new software has requirements that far exceed this dear old laptop. cheers in advance t99
I don't mean to bring you down, but there's no way any DJ software, no matter how basic, is going to be able to run on 32 MB of ram. win98 isn't the problem, but the low ram is. Even bumping it up to 64MB would be helpful. you MIGHT be able to get an older version of winamp (2.x) to run okay, but thats about it. As far as DJ software, the best two out there are PCDJ Red, which is basic yet very strong and solid, and also has support for external hardware controllers. The second one would be BPM Studio Pro, as you mentioned already. Also, how fast/what type is the processor??
yeah, i hear what you're saying its an old toshiba 490 - pentium II 400 or something - a right old antique - was just going to take it to a party to bang out a few tunes. - got an old version of winamp which is fine, but has no pitch control. i mean, it only has 2GB hdd, so external usb dvd player would have to be used, but i think you're right, 32Mb just isn't enough juice. was dabbling with this "deejaysystem" which claims to not use too many resources, but the software is not all that. shame, but that's the price of progress i suppose cheers on another note - have you tried that final scratch from stanton? - any good? cheers
well a PII 400 is actually pretty decent, like I said if you could just bump up the ram a notch or two, you should be good to go. You can get old SDRAM from ebay for super cheap these days. I have not tried the stanton software, but have heard good things. I beleive thats the system that you can actually use real turntables running special records through the computer to control the mp3s...seems pretty cool. 2GB isn't bad, you should be able to store at least 1000 songs, depending on compression of course. But other than needed a bit more ram, you should have a decent jukebox. Oh and there are several pitch control plugins for winamp, checkout the plugin section of winamp.com.
Also just wanted to add that if you have not yet ripped your CDs to mp3 (provided you're getting them from CDs), you should definately use EAC (exact audio copy) to rip your CDs. It is free, and hands down the best ripper out there. When combined with the LAME mp3 plugin encoder with 192 kpbs VBR h=2 settings, you will create the best quality of mp3s possible. We have a guide for setting up and using EAC here: http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/mydeneaclame.cfm
cheers for the advice mate, been using that eac in the past - very good - as regards the laptop, not sure if its worth continuing with just 32mb ram - having enough trouble trying to sort out the w98 drivers for the extenal dvd drive. - what a nightmare! cheers once again
