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  • December 4, 2011 at 8:26 am in reply to: Big tunes for summer (Aus) or winter (US)? #10842
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    J-Duffin, post: 10832 wrote:
    I’ll start off by saying Avicii – levels, its already a really popular tune and i dont see it running out of steam anytime soon.

    Good song, my issue is it that it’s all buildup but no hard drop. I find that its a great song to set the mood, and then you can just go straight into a nice huge drop from something like the Mikkas Remix of Unison.

    December 3, 2011 at 1:15 pm in reply to: Is scratching on midi controllers "acceptable" for DJing? #10805
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    SmiTTTen, post: 10749 wrote: Ben’s just sharing his years old club experience with the group 😀

    Clearly. I love keylock, fantastic for a serial nudger like me when winging the mix. Unless he meant just turning it off when scratching. That makes more sense.

    December 2, 2011 at 12:49 pm in reply to: Is scratching on midi controllers "acceptable" for DJing? #1002281
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    Benny Mackney, post: 10727 wrote: turn that goddamn keylock off (if you have it).

    Really? Why?

    November 30, 2011 at 12:45 am in reply to: Why use a "traditional" controller? #10652
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    Novation Twitch
    Vestax VCI400
    Kontrol S2/S4

    November 29, 2011 at 3:49 pm in reply to: Is It Sometimes Better To Have A DJ Versus A Live Band? #1002257
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    Depends on the band. My university bar will regularly host DJ’s and bands, just depends on the event. Bands where more widely advertised, but the DJ’s were a standard on specific nights.

    It’s nice having a bar that allowed me to see Karnivool one night, and then rock out to some tech house another.

    November 29, 2011 at 3:40 pm in reply to: DJ FASHION – whats ur style? #10630
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    I don’t wear anything in particular. I sometimes ride my motorbike to gigs, does that count? I also have a giant sticker of Vinyl Scratch on my laptop for everyone to appreciate.

    November 28, 2011 at 3:09 pm in reply to: DJ Snobbery #10553
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    DJ Hessler, post: 10538 wrote: And to compete with a kid that has not payed for his music/sw and that does play for nothing is not the easiest, because most club/barowners I know has no knowlage about music/gear or how a good or bad DJ sounds like.

    Then he’s just going to lose money. People may not know a really good DJ when they hear one, but they certainly know a bad one.

    As Jose said, it’s not your gear, its how you use it. If you rock an entire floor using nothing but your keyboard and a DJ2GO, good on you. All these new DJ’s make more competition, so it forces them to work harder. The weak ones quit, and the ones who come out the other end are better DJ’s for it.

    November 28, 2011 at 2:55 pm in reply to: Where do I buy/download mp3 for sets? #10552
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    Beatport and Monstercat are the two I use mostly.

    Also soundcloud for free music by up and coming artists.

    November 28, 2011 at 2:52 pm in reply to: David Guetta..Your Opinion! #10551
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    José Reach, post: 10534 wrote: No feeling, no emotion, except of partying.

    So much this. So sick of songs about drinking and bitches and ho’s and dancing and champagne showers and shuffling.

    Just because it’s EDM, doesn’t mean it can’t be as moving as any other form of music.

    Deadmau5’s Strobe and Triumph by Ivan Carsten come to mind.

    November 27, 2011 at 12:21 pm in reply to: What else do you do for a living? #10499
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    Dj iceman, post: 10467 wrote: i am a recently retired mma fighter

    Now thats just plain awesome.

    November 27, 2011 at 12:19 pm in reply to: What else do you do for a living? #10498
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    Tech salesman. I actually like it, and one of my coworkers is a DJ as well.

    November 26, 2011 at 1:29 am in reply to: DJ Headphones #10417
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    Kranic, post: 10364 wrote: This might sound weird, but go to your local media&entertainment shop/outlet and check for gaming headsets!

    So much no on this. Sorry, but that is a bad idea.

    November 24, 2011 at 11:37 pm in reply to: Is scratching on midi controllers "acceptable" for DJing? #10361
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    Lew, post: 10341 wrote: DJ Sy?

    Ravine actually.

    November 22, 2011 at 10:34 pm in reply to: Is scratching on midi controllers "acceptable" for DJing? #10269
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    Sure, it’s not something that you would use in a set in a club, unless you were specifically there to perform rather than just play. But just because certain genre’s don’t lend themselves to scratching, it doesn’t mean that its not possible to do well.

    I’ve even seen someone scratch happy hardcore reasonably well.

    November 22, 2011 at 1:31 pm in reply to: Is scratching on midi controllers "acceptable" for DJing? #10222
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    D-Jam, post: 10183 wrote: I agree on time and place. I see some scratchers lament on how a lot of the new house and such isn’t “scratch friendly”, but I tell them times change. They should get into broken beats, dubstep, etc…but unfortunately those guys want to live in the past.

    Any music is “scratch worthy” to a good DJ. You just have to think outside the box a bit with the way you choose to manipulate it.

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