Branden
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ParticipantRemember, always count your beats before you mix them together. Slam the first beat of “Song A” right on the first beat of “Song B” when the proper timing permits. Use your ear. Also, the EQ’s are the ultimate mixing tool, next comes the sound effects. It is always important to remove the bass on “Song A” before bringing in “Song B”, and as “Song B” begins to rise, lower the bass on “Song A” then bring up the bass on “Song B”. This will provide for a smooth transition.
Though difficult to read and understand, follow these steps with your mixing tool. You’ll find it to help, especially with bass-y songs like dupstep.
Also, don’t forget to make sure they are the same BPM!
ParticipantGreat question.
I am in a similar boat. I use a DJ record pool that satisfies all (or most) of my Top-40/EDM needs, but I also have a strong need for hip-hop, and the pool only caters to about 30% of my hip-hop needs.
I use iTunes to purchase songs I absolutely can’t find elsewhere. I prefer intro/outro edits but unfortunately this isn’t always available.
January 8, 2014 at 6:12 pm in reply to: Questions for tech-house/deep house DJ's, please answer! #1024468ParticipantThank you all for your answers. I’ll download some deep-house/tech-house music and play with it. After-all, it is good to explore new music and practice.
January 8, 2014 at 6:07 pm in reply to: Expanding myself as a young, mobile DJ at the university? #1024467ParticipantThank you all for your replies.
I would love to do a wedding, but I haven’t done one, yet. Perhaps I should shadow somebody at one of their wedding gigs before I do my own?
Participant@nbotte22@yahoo.com
It’s called Digital Music Pool, it’s a growing DJ pool with unlimited amounts of fantastic Top-40 songs, some more recent than others, with plenty of great remixes.
ParticipantI only use headphones really if I’m preparing a song that I am unsure whether or not it will mix in well with the currently playing track. Booth speakers are a huge help. Honestly, I hardly use my headphones. Again, I use them mainly for preparing a song I’m not sure whether or not it will mix in well, or blocking out annoying requesters.
ParticipantI agree with DJ Vintage, look up the articles on this website for some very helpful information.
But I will still put in my $0.02. I am currently a subscriber to one DJ pool, which, of course, I pay a monthly fee and get unlimited downloads from this website. This website is more Top-40/EDM orientated, with countless amounts of remixes and acapellas to offer, with an okay amount of trap/twerk remixes of some songs.
However, I choose this website because it’s only $15.00 a month, and it caters to and takes care of 99% of my EDM and Top-40 original/remix sets (seriously, I probably download up to 30 – 40 songs a month from this website at least).
Hip-hop on the other hand, I find myself buying them individually from iTunes, being as how I’ve yet to find a record pool worth paying the monthly fee that is hip-hop orientated. I have found hip-hop/R&B remixes on these other DJ pools but not enough of them to make me want to pay the monthly fee.
So re-cap:
1. I use one DJ pool that caters to all of my EDM/Top-40/Top-40 remix needs.
2. I use iTunes to buy 90% of my hip-hop.
NOTE: I do <i>not</i> recommend using BeatPort. The problem with BeatPort is that all of their songs sound the same. It’s annoying. And they are also over-priced. They have $1.49 for a song you can get for $0.99 on iTunes or get it on most DJ pools. BeatPort is not worth your money.
December 27, 2013 at 8:00 pm in reply to: I'm deleting my entire music library, and here's why it's a good thing #1022494ParticipantI have always believed in buying your own music, because even though the chances of me becoming rich and famous in the music world is very slim, if I were to create a song or remix I would want the credit for it, because after-all, that’s my material!
And I agree. I have seen other DJ’s laptops where 60% of their songs aren’t even cued and don’t even have artists’ names in the “Artist” slot on Serato. How do they DJ this way?
Each and every single song of mine has been purchased or legally downloaded from a DJ pool or official SoundCloud profile, so there’s not one song with any quality less than 320 kbps in my library.
ParticipantDJ’ing is not a reliable career or reliable field for a good, comfortable life-style for most people. Those who DJ professionally and make a comfortable living usually craft their own tracks and remixes and get their names out there.
The few DJ “mentors” I talk to are either in college studying for a degree in something (i.e., engineering, medical) or they are already out of college and just DJ on the side for the passion.
December 25, 2013 at 7:00 pm in reply to: Should I know the BPM of the Songs when I'm beat matching? #1022123ParticipantOf course! You have to know the BPM either by ear or by heart to make sure they are on beat. Otherwise, it will sound like a complete and total train-wreck. However, this does not mean you shouldn’t learn beat-matching by ear, but as you keep practicing you will literally get to the point where you don’t even need to look at your screen to beat-match.
ParticipantLamborghini.
ParticipantI’ve never DJ’d a high school party but I will give you my two cents.
People typically like songs they can sing along with, especially the girls, so make sure you include some cool remixes of popular Top-40 songs they can sing along with. Too much straight EDM/trap may work for an exclusively EDM-orientated crowd, but make sure you include Top-40, as well.
ParticipantI have come to the conclusion that segway tracks are, in fact, cheating.
ParticipantI would never do this only because the one time I DJ’d with another guy he clipped my speakers like crazy all night, which really frustrated me.
I just can’t trust anybody else with my precious equipment.
ParticipantCurrently, I just use a Chauvet Colorstrip ($199.00) and the Mini Galaxian ($99.00). Can’t forget the light stand, though ($89.00). Currently saving for some new lights though, as my lights are fairly simple. Personally, I’m not a fan of the derby lights (the ones that shoot the dots around like a disco ball) because to me, that’s not modern.
I say stick with slim LED par cans and maybe a laser. Fog machines are cool, too.
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