DJ Craze is speaking up, urging DJs to utilize the sync button during their sets. Certainly, there’s a stigma attached to the use of the sync button — many DJs refuse to touch it. But, this is coming from a three time DMC World champion here.
Craze speaks out in a recent tweet:
“I STILL don’t understand why djs don’t use sync … it’s 2019!!!! …. I’m talking about my boys too so no shade …. again … it’s 2019!!!! Please …. Sync is your friend … embrace him”
He adds:
“Gives you freedom to do more creative stuff …. or i just read the bpms … or read the wavs …. i just don’t get the headphones and moving the pitch thing … and of course I’m an older Dj so I did all of that just seems like an obstacle now …. embrace technology.”
DJs including Anna Lunoe, Wuki, JOYRYDE and more have chimed in, sharing whether they opt for sync or not in certain situations. The consensus is — if you want to use it, use it. If any “butthurt” DJ throws shade about it, Jauz will throw that person into the ocean.
DJs Talk Sync
I STILL don’t understand why djs don’t use sync 😂 … it’s 2019!!!! …. I’m talking about my boys too so no shade …. again … it’s 2019!!!! Please …. Sync is your friend … embrace him 🙏🏽
— ČƦᗛƵℨ —- El Cabrito (@CRAZEARONI) April 6, 2019
If Craze (one of the best REAL DJ’s by far) gonna come out here and tell y’all to hit the sync button than the next butthurt DJ I see throwing shade on someone else for “not knowing how to use a tempo fader” is getting thrown in the ocean. Just sayin https://t.co/Foduoca8t4
— JAUZ (@Jauzofficial) April 6, 2019
We turn it off and on for hot cues and certain mixes for loops etc and sometimes forget to switch it back on lol -_-
— GoodTimesAhead™️👌🏽 (@weareGTA) April 6, 2019
free up the brain for moves
— joyryde (@enJOYRYDE) April 6, 2019
Quantize* not Sync
— GoodTimesAhead™️👌🏽 (@weareGTA) April 6, 2019
neither! i dont not use it on purpose i just dont think to? might go try it
— Anna Lunoe (@annalunoe) April 6, 2019
I actually started using it recently, you can do live bpm transitions really easily instead of making a tempo change edit
— wuki (@Wuki) April 6, 2019
free up the brain for moves
— joyryde (@enJOYRYDE) April 6, 2019
I think the only reason I don’t use it is cuz I’m too lazy to set up grids in serato lmao but I been really thinking about it. Can focus on other aspects of the mix and go even faster
— JSTJR (@JSTJR) April 6, 2019