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ParticipantI think you should do it this time but express how it makes you feel.
And try to use your experience as leverage; try to get the best spot you can, get them to sponsor you to play at other Events, etc.
Hope that helps.
DJ Shoni
http://www.soundcloud.com/rhapzParticipantSorry the above info couldn’t help….good luck though!
ParticipantI understand where he is coming from – of course music has no rules but I’m sure it would be helpful to list at least a few ways people traditionally use it so he can experiment no?
Reverb’s original purpose is to make a sound reflect the atmosphere in which it was recorded in – a church, drum room, bathroom, etc. Basically, what it mainly does is add space to your sound but can also make it sound ‘far away’.
I had the same question too and here is what I have found some DJs use it along with some general use:
1) As with Echo/Delay, its usually a good idea to cut the bass by a) using the low-kill button if you have one, b) manually turning the low EQ down, or 3) use a high-pass filter (usually turning your filter to the right) – just be careful of the resonance making your music clip when doing this.
2) Works well with a breakdown where its predominately vocals/atmospheric instruments, etc. – since it gives it that far away feeling, use some reverb and a touch of delay on the vocals in combination with suggestion #1. When you bring in the next track without reverb, it will cut through and blend better, hence usually providing a better mix.
3) Same as suggestion #2, but have reverb on the other track as well and bring them both in for an atmospheric mix – then bring in the track that you want by gradually releasing the reverb (good to experiment with loops and other FXs as well while doing it)
4) (assuming you use Tracktor) Ice Reverb is good to throw on some tracks since adjusting its parameters gives the sound an almost note quality to it. Try sweeping the ‘verb to create tension in a track or leaving the parameter knob at a position and just turning it on and off to get bursts or spurts of reverb to your track.
……and that’s all I can think of for now. If you use Traktor, then you have Tape Reverb, Reverb, and Ice Reverb – experiment with those and understand how they separately make each track sound.
I hope that helped some and if your question was answered by the previous advice, then I hope it helps someone else haha (good review for me as well I suppose)
ParticipantReally appreciate the feedback guys. I love DJing house music, but I have only been really familiar with it since 2010 (went to my first rave). I’d prefer to be a House DJ all the way, but Hip-Hop is what I am knowledgeable in since that I have only heard my whole life growing up. Hip-Hop DJs here in Japan are like….a revival of late 80s-early 90’s Hip-Hop (back when Hip-Hop meant DJs, Breaking, MCing, and Graffiti) and being African American…they sort of expect me to be a ‘senpai’ or ‘leader’ of sorts in the genre.
So basically, they expect me to play Hip-Hop and will hire me for those gigs rather than playing only House music. (If you have been to Japan, you will understand haha). I still have some House gigs from time to time and my goal is to play at Club Womb (in the top 50 clubs in the world) and they for sure play House.
As long as it scratches better than a Mixtrack and can decently backspin while controlling Traktor well (and not break bank!), then it should be fine.
If you guys have any other suggestions on controllers that fit my needs, then please let me know what’s good!
ParticipantNah, not that big yet but these Japanese DJs have been showing me some love and are showing me around the workflow of their booths (pretty crazy and busy when everyone else are MCs and Scratch DJs, along with club announcers, drunk people, etc.).
But look forward to hearing your stuff bro – got a new house track coming up sometime this week so check that out if you follow my soundcloud please. 🙂
ParticipantNice to meet you as well DJ Freshboi, have any links to your material? If we have crossed paths before, then nice to meet you again haha
November 8, 2012 at 12:57 am in reply to: LPs vs. DJs – Is it Time for Us to Finally Distinguish Between Them? #31538ParticipantI understand perfectly what you mean Lukynumba7 – what would say about the ones that use keyboards or midi guitars to play their music rather than MPCs/Maschine/etc. to trigger/play/perform their music? I guess what I’m trying to say here is that if they want to be seen as different as DJs, should more emphasis be placed on their visual impression as an LP vs a DJ (even if the D means Digital rather than Disc, I feel that live performers may still not want to be associated so closely with the acronym)
ParticipantI’d like to meet other DDT members here in Japan – whether its business or pleasure (or mistake…not sure how that one happens though)
Participant@reason808 – Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. At least where Hip Hop is concerned, all the anthems and songs that I knew growing up and with hip hop/rap lovers in America that I play here are just considered regular songs that some/ a few know. But when a Japanese DJ plays an obscure Biggie/Tupac track that people sorta know in America, everyone goes nuts.
@Maiximlee – Unfortunately, I cannot move to a big city like Tokyo due to my job being here in the sticks of Japan. However, I have been meeting some DJs here with connections to bigger cities and they have been throwing my name out as consideration for bigger gigs in places (hopefully before summertime I can solidify a gig at Womb Lounge (Club Womb) from all this ‘consideration’). But you are right in many regards – there are not many feelings worse than doing something you don’t like; but I will say it’s better than not being behind the decks at all or playing only what the club tells you to play.
No music is ‘trash’ per se, but at least I get to pick my own treasure from it.
November 5, 2012 at 11:48 pm in reply to: LPs vs. DJs – Is it Time for Us to Finally Distinguish Between Them? #31420ParticipantDigital Jockey – that sounds a lot more appropriate. Sucks that they would still have to explain what all that entails if they were up and coming, but I am happy that there at least has been discourse on the subject.
Preciate the feedback homies.
ParticipantFor sure, thanks for the feedback guys. I found some nice Downtempo stuff that should flow well as an opening act for all the mainstream hip hop acts and some good house that will lead them into their mainstream pop house so I will keep you all posted on my progress.
If you ever make it to Japan, drop by and say hello. (And my apologizes for missing the main post D-Jam)
ParticipantSurprisingly…there are no secrets haha. I went to a school that required me to study abroad my Junior year (out of Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish I chose…well, the obvious) and during that time I did not have access to much/any way of making music during the 4 months abroad.
I have played saxophone since I was 12, so music is important to me, but of course I was not able to bring it to Japan. Tried to play on another sax, but that’s like DJing on someone else’s equipment all the time….Luckily, before I left my homie gave me a ‘version’ of FL Studio 9; so one day while cleaning my desktop I said ‘hmm….why not give it a try?’
Needless to say the initial results will not be posted to soundcloud haha, however that is what sparked my interest in making music. When I got back into the states, I got into DJing, graduated college, got a job teaching English in Japan between me going to graduate school, and here I am hustling to get some credit here in Japan land.
2011 April is when it all started – and I hope it doesn’t end until I retire. 🙂
November 5, 2012 at 7:08 am in reply to: LPs vs. DJs – Is it Time for Us to Finally Distinguish Between Them? #31360ParticipantAssuming you mean pre-recorded as in their set lists (rather than their songs pre-recorded as in .mp3/etc. recorded rather than played live via real instruments), what about the artists that aren’t famous enough to play sets where they ‘need’ their sets recorded?
And I appreciate the feedback fam, on the real
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