
Back in business! Needless to say, I threw that cable in the bin, thinking it was just a lead that had been on way past its time. I had brought an extra USB cable with me (always keep that DJ emergency pack handy!), so I did a quick cable swap while the MC did a bit of freestyling. With only 45 seconds left before I had to make my transition in Serato DJ, I was sweating bullets. In the middle of my set, my DDJ-SR controller froze. In all the years I’ve been DJing with a Mac using Traktor, Serato, and Virtual DJ, I’ve never had a hiccup, not even once. I’ve done many such shows both large and small in city settings, by the beach, and even at an abandoned lodge resembling a ghost town chalet.


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