It isn't at all that simple; from the beginning turntablists have used whatever new tech was available to them.

Sure, you could say that compared to DMC in the late 80s-early 90s, these guys may as well be playing an MP3 while they dance behind their turntables. You can even complain that there is little to no improvisation going on here.

But then you'd kinda just sound like you're telling these newfangled-DJs to get off your lawn. Of course it's going to be very pre-produced, choreographed, and refined. It's the world championship. Anyone who isn't going that route is just plain going to lose. But if anyone is really arguing that this guy and his crew don't have some serious skills then they're either ignorant or just plain jelly.

I'm shamefully unlearned of dj technology. Does all of the sound come off of those turn tables? I'm guessing there is music coming off of the computer too, but he never touches it.

Do DJs normally press their own vinyl? What would one of those records sound like if you just played it straight through?

The DJ is using "Timecode vinyl". Instead of music, the records have a digital signal cut into them that the software can interpret as the location of the needle on the plate, in order to control the digital music files on his computer. The mixer has digital controls also, so he can change songs and trigger samples on the fly, without looking at the computer.

that is, assuming that he isn't just cheating and pretending to scratch, while a premade mix plays in the background.

That's what bart simpson said when he blew off a yogi in a halloween episode. You have the same level of maturity as bart simpson in the 90s.

Ooooooh!!! MAN THAT REALLY HIT ME WHERE IT HURT. RIGHT IN MY DJ.

Hey, TSR. Don't have a cow, man!

If I'm feeling down sometimes I'll come back to this exchange and it Cheers me right up

I wouldn't try it because I hate DJs and everyone who expects me to learn about them.

you burn your way and I'll burn mine.

badass last comment TSR

I don't know how to work the robot nipples.

From scratch, start with a nice thick or distorted bass sound, hook a bpm synced lfo to the cutoff frequency, get the lfo amount nice and wide enough to get a big sound change but not too wide to let it hang wide open too long, then work the resonance and lfo rate knobs to keep it interesting

A lot of the time they sync both the cutoff and the pitch of the note to the lfo. Actually the more shit you modulate with the LFO the better.

knowamsayin'? sayin'? s-sayin'?

I have done ecstasy twice. The first time was ridiculous. I went to a weird bar and felt mildly happy and drank beer. The second time I went to a popular bar on Capitol Hill in Seattle. I was really high. I went up to a DJ and hugged him. After reflecting on this the next day, I decided I was never going to take X again unless I was alone with a girl I liked.