Benny Mackney
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Benny Mackney
MemberI wouldn’t mind an X1. I’ve got my nanoPAD that I bought for production pulling double duty as an FX controller, so I don’t need an X1 but I certainly wouldn’t turn the X1 down.
September 11, 2011 at 6:19 am in reply to: I can almost beatmatch by ear, but I'm not feeling great about it. I need a few tips. #7248MemberI wouldn’t change it if I was playing out, it’s just so that I wasn’t always matching to the same 127 or 128 BPM. It’s just a practice thing.
Thanks for the advice 🙂
MemberJem, post: 7223 wrote: do it the cool way by giving the edge a quick swipe back and forth on your thigh – the friction opens the end nice and neat allowing you to slip the record out. 😎
So you run the edge of the record along your jeans and that rips a neat hole in it? Cool.
September 10, 2011 at 4:27 pm in reply to: I CAN'T DO A SMART PLAY LIST WITH .WAV FILES IN ITCH AND ITUNES ? #7224MemberI’d also like to add that if I could smack you for typing the thread name in all caps, I would.
September 10, 2011 at 3:20 pm in reply to: Are certain controllers better suited for certain styles of DJing? #7221MemberI’d say that it depends more on what you want to do and how you like to do it than the style of DJing or music. I wouldn’t quite feel comfortable without jog wheels, for example. With these sorts of decisions, I’d advise making a list (at least mentally) of what features are required and then looks at some options and see what ticks the most boxes.
MemberI’d say it takes a long time to lose it. I’ve been so buried in homework and concentrating more on production recently, so I hadn’t DJ’d for 1-3 months until this weekend and most of it was still there, although I’d forgotten how to remember tracks as a DJ (remembering what goes with what and such other DJly things).
MemberNope. Either edit in Audacity (not recommended for MP3s, what with compression lossiness) or just mix out by then.
September 10, 2011 at 3:14 pm in reply to: How Do You 'Actually' Feel When Your Work Is Criticised ? #7218MemberMichael M. Hughes, post: 7165 wrote: However, “This music sucks, can you play something good?” makes me want to pull out an Uzi.
Not so much an uzi, more a “stabby” feeling.
When I get criticised for my musical work, usually one of the following happens:
– They’re just a hater (i.e. a prick from school) or just don’t “get” the music (like people who can’t find the beat in dubstep). People who just have no idea are included in this category. Criticism ignored.
– They have legitimate musical advice. I usually show my half-done tracks to BB and Haunter because they can always tell me if the track is missing something or if a particular sound is too loud or something like that. This is MUCH appreciated.
– Well sh*t, I just stuffed that up, didn’t I? Thanks for reminding me, I’ll take note of whatever I just did and try to fix it/never do it again.MemberJem, post: 7113 wrote: opening the shrinkwrap by quickly swiping the edge of the sleeve along my jeans.
… I’m not understanding how this works 0.o
Member320 or bust for me. I usually don’t notice but if I listen I can spot some dullness in the highs sometimes when the bitrate goes any lower (192ish, 128 sound almost rubbish now).
MemberRobert Tacey, post: 6316 wrote: Shite requests? Really? It’ll be your collection of tunes, my friend. Each DJ has an “in rotation” list which folks can browse/search. When they find something they want to play they click a button. So the short version is that you’re only going to get requests for tunes that you’ve opted to make available TO be requested. Pretty slick, eh?
😮 mindblown. Didn’t even think of that. I… wow. I like this.
MemberU31, post: 6274 wrote: Reminds me of a Festi tent where there were noise limits in place and everyone dancing had to wear wireless headphones
Silent party? That sounds… geekishly awesome.
I think this requests idea could do pretty well, it’s going to be flooded with shit requests though (like any request mechanism) and it’ll promote the “DJ is a breathing jukebox” idea.
August 20, 2011 at 5:52 pm in reply to: How to proceed to sell your own CD mixed compilation ? #1001456MemberEmma Partnow, post: 5984 wrote: And I wouldn’t For A moment Suggest Using a ‘Beyonce’ Remix; Who Would Want One Of Those Anyway 😮
Bahaha 🙂 Nicely said, Emma, made me laugh.
Kazes, I’d grab a hold of those artists you know and work with them to get all of you famous 😛 That’s sorta my plan at the moment. Make contacts, promote them, they promote me, everyone starts getting their name out a bit.
August 20, 2011 at 5:49 pm in reply to: How to proceed to sell your own CD mixed compilation ? #1001455MemberEmma Partnow, post: 5984 wrote: And I wouldn’t For A moment Suggest Using a ‘Beyonce’ Remix; Who Would Want One Of Those Anyway 😮
Bahaha 🙂 Nicely said, Emma, made me laugh.
Kazes, I’d grab a hold of those artists you know and work with them to get all of you famous 😛 That’s sorta my plan at the moment. Make contacts, promote them, they promote me, everyone starts getting their name out a bit.
MemberRob Francis, post: 6035 wrote: Yeah damn those cue buttons! Thats my (least) favourite screw up.
Never done it in public (mostly through lack of public playtime 🙁 ) but I definitely agree.
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