believe it or not I've seen the place go even more mental that that for Magda. Place was like that for the hour before she even came on... Then it was just carnage for her set. Even better than when Villalobos played there and the hype around him playing in such a small venue was ridiculous.
Spotify has only just started here? fuck.... a small article about how spotify uses discogs data to build it's library. http://gigaom.com/2012/05/22/the-echo-n ... h-discogs/
ha... I just pointed that thi sout as you pointed out you already found it... I noticed the google thing last night before I went to bed. Pretty cool. Wish they'd keep it.
Not sure about Madrid but Barca certainly has a lot going on. If I was moving back to europe it's be Barcelona. Unless I could find a way to survive in Ibiza.
Rotary knobs provide greater control for smoother mixing imo. They definitely aren't for anything quick though. Good for mixing deep house and the like where the transitions are longer. That being said i still prefer using normal faders as it's what I'm used to and what most clubs use too.
This the reason you shouldn't just stick a sample straight into a track. Samples are good as the basis of something but should only be used as such. Slice them up, re-arrange them, alter the sound of them, anything to make them unique.
It'll handle traktor no problem. My pre-historic macbook (7 years old) was running traktor, ableton, pro tools plus all the other everyday bullshit that ends up on the laptop. Never had any problem with that and my current 15" Macbook Pro is running the same stuff even sweeter.