
Someone wants to venture into DJing, what’s the best software or app you’d recommend?
To be quite honest there is no “best software” out there. I know there’s been this Traktor vs Serato rivalry that’s been going on for a bit but ultimately everyone’s got what they prefer based on what they do. You could use Virtual DJ, Serato, Traktor, Rekordbox or even Ableton. You just need to figure out what would suit your needs based on what kind of DJ or performer you want to be.
These companies all have their priorities with regards to the kinds of DJs they want to cater to and I figured out quite early that Native Instruments, which makes Traktor, was making both software and hardware that catered to people like me who are heavy on sampling and live remixing, basically the cross between a DJ and a Producer so I sort of just gravitated towards Traktor and I haven’t looked back (yet). But I think one of the most important things after you’ve settled on software is to get hardware (within your budget) that is either made by the same company or by a third party but is really tightly integrated with the software because that makes a world of difference in terms of user experience.
Hidden Figures because who doesn’t want to see 3 Black Girls kick ass at NASA? Even if it was way back in 1962. Shoutout to Taraji man! She killed that role!