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DJ Yaka

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  • January 3, 2013 at 1:06 pm in reply to: How much of your music do you actually like? #34419
    DJ Yaka
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    Up until 6 months ago, I was part of a DJ CD pool. This involved me receiving CD’s every month and ripping them to my hard drive. It hit me one day that I was only actually using approximately 30-40% of the music I was paying for.

    Since then I have switched to a digital record pool, and I am not only saving money on the subscription fees, but I am now playing 90%+ of the music I download.

    December 11, 2012 at 12:22 pm in reply to: WIP bans Traktor from future events… Thoughts? #33449
    DJ Yaka
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    I agree with you on that Si, just think it’s a bit weird how they have targeted Traktor and no other software

    December 11, 2012 at 11:14 am in reply to: WIP bans Traktor from future events… Thoughts? #33447
    DJ Yaka
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    Just read the article….. hahah, I can’t believe they have actually came out and said this!

    I DJ with Traktor and I also DJ with a Pioneer CDJ setup. Sometimes I even combine the both via Traktor scratch.

    This just makes no sense to me at all, it has to be a publicity stunt, and if it is, then it is working…..as they say “no publicity is bad publicity”. I mean some of the biggest names in the industry use Traktor.

    December 11, 2012 at 10:56 am in reply to: I just landed my first gig! #33445
    DJ Yaka
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    Congrats man… sounds like you couldn’t have asked for much more out of a first gig

    November 30, 2012 at 12:31 pm in reply to: How did you get your first set in a bar/club? #32941
    DJ Yaka
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    if you don’t ask…. you don’t get

    November 29, 2012 at 3:47 pm in reply to: Mixing different house genres , feedback? #32877
    DJ Yaka
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    I personally think mixing it up is a good idea, but it does depend on the venue and the gig that you are doing. Just remember to keep reading the crowd and don’t get sucked in to playing a 100% pre planned set list.

    As long as the crowd loves it … that’s the main thing 🙂

    November 27, 2012 at 4:45 pm in reply to: Post a pic of your set-up! #32694
    DJ Yaka
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    Coltrane09 ye i love them, i did look at the 8″ version when i purchased them, but for the space i had to play with, the 8″ would have been pushing it.

    the 5″ are brilliant for what i need, the sound quality is crisp and they pack a fair punch. the only downside is the price, they are not the cheapest monitors on the market.

    November 27, 2012 at 4:37 pm in reply to: Mixing in Headphones, Monitor, or Speakers? #32692
    DJ Yaka
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    Dj R. driver I totally agree, it can’t do any harm

    November 26, 2012 at 5:24 pm in reply to: Post a pic of your set-up! #32587
    DJ Yaka
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    Loving the set up’s people, here’s my home set up:-

    2x Pioneer CDJ 1000’s MK3
    Pioneer DJM 700
    Pioneer S-DJ05 Monitor Speakers
    Traktor Scratch Pro 2
    Traktor Scratch A6 Audio Interface
    Beats (Studio) Headphones

    November 7, 2012 at 8:47 am in reply to: Mixing in Headphones, Monitor, or Speakers? #31507
    DJ Yaka
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    Terry 42 is right. In small bar venues the sound system should be more than sufficient for mixing.

    As for mixing in headphones, I recently DJ’ed a dance set at a silent disco. This meant that all of my mixing had to be done in/via my headphones. I can honestly say, mixing with nothing but your headphones for 5 hours straight is a “different” experience. It wasn’t until that night that I realized how much I actually use the club sound system when mixing.

    IMO it’s all down to what suits you and what you feel most comfortable with. As Long as it sounds great…then who cares? 🙂

    October 22, 2012 at 9:58 am in reply to: Owner vs customer vs DJ preferences #1014185
    DJ Yaka
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    Totally agree with ya Terry. It’s impossible to please everyone….. As much as you want to

    October 5, 2012 at 9:51 am in reply to: Worse case of Redlining I've seen #1013097
    DJ Yaka
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    Am cringing looking at them VU levels, that’s unreal, wouldn’t even want to think how that actually sounded!
    …….Saying that, the spot looks like it was bouncing

    October 5, 2012 at 9:37 am in reply to: Best Night of my DJing "Career" #1013096
    DJ Yaka
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    Congrats, awesome story

    September 26, 2012 at 10:40 am in reply to: First gig a success :) #1012611
    DJ Yaka
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    Congrats….Nothing better than nailing your first gig!

    September 7, 2012 at 1:29 pm in reply to: Mixify Multi DJ Event…. DJ's wanted #1011784
    DJ Yaka
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    just been on mixify and watched the tutorial on how to stream my set, looks easy…… i am definatly up for it 🙂

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