DJ Loso
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MemberTerry_42, post: 37145, member: 1843 wrote: Simple: Buy from a major brand.
Indoor: Per Person you want 10W
Example: 50 Persons = 500W, 100 Person = 1000 W, 300 Persons = 3000W
(This is a rule of thumb for the absolute MINIMUM of wattage you need for a perfectly rectangular room without anything that takes away too much volume, like carpets,…)
If you have a more complicated room structure: Above rule + 20% to 50%
If you plan on playing outdoors aka open-air: Above rule + 100% (aka double it)Invest in good speaker mounts, as you need to get your speakers high into the air for them to be effective.
As a DJ: Get a good subwoofer.All the above is the reason I sold all my PAs and am renting again…
Thanks I appreciate it
MemberDJ Menno, post: 32473, member: 3768 wrote: Hi all,
Was wondering, did you ever loose a potential residency because of a terrible night ? I’ve had one of those, it all went wrong :
– The saxophonist I was playing with arrives unprepared at 10:30 pm when we should have started at 09.
– I can’t find his “vibe”, and since he didn’t reply to requests for having a training session, it was all live unprepared.
– I had 30 people in the bar, out of which 5 where requesting reggaeton only, which is not my style, at least not for a whole evening… and the rest where smoking outside.
– Once the sax sees it’s not working he blames me, grabs the mic, says “The DJ is not in the mood tonight, I stop playing” and goes…
– friends and invitees didn’t show up in the numbers we’d expected.It just removes the fun, you’re there in front of an almost empty bar, nobody’s dancing, you can hardly follow the crowd since there’s none, and you just try to play the best songs you can think of. But when the sax guy ditched me in front of the whole bar I was about to pack my things and go…I just couldn’t fight my own despair of being in such a situation.
I still managed to get the barmaids to dance on the bar, and everybody told me the night was okay (not exceptional, but okay… no technical errors, good vibe, nice music).
But since the owner is a friend of the sax guy, he blamed me for all that went wrong and cancelled the next gig.
My friends tell me there’s other bars, other clubs, other opportunities… But in a small city all the bar owners know each other and it’s just bad for the reputation…
Did such a night ever happen to you ? How did you get back on your feet ? Is there anything I could have done to change the situation ?
Thxs for the advices 🙂
I myself had some downs as well as ups Djing. You just have to get back on your feet, and dont let what happened here affect future gigs
MemberDJ Menno, post: 32473, member: 3768 wrote: Hi all,
Was wondering, did you ever loose a potential residency because of a terrible night ? I’ve had one of those, it all went wrong :
– The saxophonist I was playing with arrives unprepared at 10:30 pm when we should have started at 09.
– I can’t find his “vibe”, and since he didn’t reply to requests for having a training session, it was all live unprepared.
– I had 30 people in the bar, out of which 5 where requesting reggaeton only, which is not my style, at least not for a whole evening… and the rest where smoking outside.
– Once the sax sees it’s not working he blames me, grabs the mic, says “The DJ is not in the mood tonight, I stop playing” and goes…
– friends and invitees didn’t show up in the numbers we’d expected.It just removes the fun, you’re there in front of an almost empty bar, nobody’s dancing, you can hardly follow the crowd since there’s none, and you just try to play the best songs you can think of. But when the sax guy ditched me in front of the whole bar I was about to pack my things and go…I just couldn’t fight my own despair of being in such a situation.
I still managed to get the barmaids to dance on the bar, and everybody told me the night was okay (not exceptional, but okay… no technical errors, good vibe, nice music).
But since the owner is a friend of the sax guy, he blamed me for all that went wrong and cancelled the next gig.
My friends tell me there’s other bars, other clubs, other opportunities… But in a small city all the bar owners know each other and it’s just bad for the reputation…
Did such a night ever happen to you ? How did you get back on your feet ? Is there anything I could have done to change the situation ?
Thxs for the advices 🙂
Go back and talk to the owner. The sax player only gave his side of the story, which you should give yours. Just talk about the positives of that night, and why they should let you return; dont even mention the sax player.
Memberrfb, post: 31714, member: 2662 wrote: Denon MC3000 and Twitch are both really good controllers, depends more on your workflow and software choice. If you want to be able to use (and decide between) both Traktor and Serato Itch/DJ, and maybe want to get a bit into controllerism in the future then the Twitch is for you (if you can do without jogs). If you need jogs and want to use Traktor or VDJ, then the Denon is a very solid choice.
Yea right now Im using Virtual Dj, but I started out using Serato
Memberrfb, post: 31714, member: 2662 wrote: Denon MC3000 and Twitch are both really good controllers, depends more on your workflow and software choice. If you want to be able to use (and decide between) both Traktor and Serato Itch/DJ, and maybe want to get a bit into controllerism in the future then the Twitch is for you (if you can do without jogs). If you need jogs and want to use Traktor or VDJ, then the Denon is a very solid choice.
Yes I tend to do a little scratching so jogs are very important. I will check out the Denon. I appreciate it
MemberDJAckatz, post: 31651, member: 4135 wrote: I think denon just dropped one down to 399…name slipping my mind right now. also the twitch is 399. i dont know about hooking a serious controller for 250-300
Thanks yall for the suggestions. Which controller would be the best bet?
MemberTerry_42, post: 31526, member: 1843 wrote: Well tell us first what your price range would be, then we could help you.
If you want to get into more serious controllers you should be aware that they prolly wont come below 400 to 500 bucks.I do want a more serious controller, but my price range is $250-$300
MemberDJ Fic, post: 31411, member: 4443 wrote: I’m a beginner DJ and I wanted to buy new pair of headphones but don’t
know which one to buy. I was looking for 2 budget pairs that I found on the
market.Behringer Headphones HPX2000 http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/HPX2000.aspx
vs
American Audio HP550 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/american-audio-hp550-professional-studio-headphones
Any advices?
behringer hpx2000 is a good choice. I own a pair, which I owned them for a year and havent really had any issues.
MemberNewportdj Drew, post: 28269, member: 244 wrote: I use audacity and a decent mic plugged into the S4 (use traktor to record and audacity to master).
Im using a gemini ctrl six, can i use audacity and a different program?
Membervestaxtyphool, post: 24504, member: 2711 wrote: Hi guys, i’m new to the forum and have been djing since around 1997. Started out on soundlab cdj’s, then soundlab belts, then technics for many years, then back to pioneer cdj’s. I have now moved on to midi controller djing and tbh i’m not near as much enjoying it as vinyl or cdj’s!
Matching beats with a sync button just does not appeal to me at all!
Anyway, i’ve bought a Vestax Typhoon and am using Traktor Pro 2. I was just wondering if it is at all possible to use these like cdj’s and beat match manually with a pitch accuracy of around 0.02% (+/- 6%) as the manual pitch adjust on traktor takes very large steps imo. I’m new to all this midi controller pruck and i’m old skool, is there any hope!??
Cheers!I have gemini ctrl six which i never use the sync buton.
July 10, 2012 at 5:59 am in reply to: How can you have a clean transition into another song with a different BPM? #1007437MemberJuWiz, post: 23142, member: 2596 wrote: I am brand new to DJing. I can cross fade into songs with similar BPM by beat matching and increasing/decreasing the pitch or syncing. Is there a trick to transition to a song with a much higher or lower BPM than the one playing?
Also, how can you transition from one song to the next while the lyrics are going. Is there some kind of effect. I know I can cut the medium out but if the songs have two different BPMs it’s hard to make them sound good.
Like here’s a good example. How could I transition from this song:
Boote Me Down by Kstylis (BPM 150)
to
Get It Drop by Jr Jarris (BPM 91)
Thanks!
Normally if the bpm is way off, i would do some minimal sctraching, or even drop in a brake effect, or even a back spin
July 10, 2012 at 5:57 am in reply to: Absolute beginner questions: Something silly you were afraid to ask… #1007436MemberPhil Morse, post: 21714, member: 2 wrote: I’m looking for the silliest, most obvious (with hindsight), most basic questions possible about DJing. Things that you struggled to work out (or are struggling to work out). No question too basic, no question too silly. It’s to help with an absolute, absolute beginner’s guide. Think back to when you were considering digital DJing or had just started (maybe you are one of these things right now) – what do you most want to know that you’ can’t find the answer to?
Dubstep and trance.Difference??
Memberrock music and hip hop at times can be the hard to beat match
Memberok thanks
MemberI recorded in wav format.I think I should convert it into an mp3. What I mean is that I dont want my set to be used
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