mr_john
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MemberWhether you’re fading, cutting, dropping, or whatever, phrasing is key. You can have a perfectly beatmatched transition in key and everything, but if it comes at the wrong time it sounds awful.
So, in your first mix at the 3:00 mark when you drop the bass out and it’s just that little “danana___ danana” keep counting the beat. 1,2,3,4_ 2,2,3,4_ 3,2,3,4_ 4,2,3,4; 1,2,3,4 and so on. Easiest way to do it is to bring the next song in on the one: The 1st bar count 1.
You’ll notice that changes in the song come on the 1.
4, 8, 16, 32. Noticing a pattern there? Those are generally your “drop zones.” That is to say, 5, 9, 17, and 33 are. That’s the basic structure of the song. Dropping on 12 sounds odd. The song doesn’t flow correctly.
Once you get the timing down, you can work on other things. But that’s the most important part.
MemberDefinitely guilty of this. In production as well as DJing. I’ll sit down with something in mind, and totally get sidetracked. What I need to start doing is recording everything from the minute I open the program haha.
Trouble is my best inspiration usually comes when I’m just listening to music for fun. I’ll think “By god this would mix perfectly with this other song!” but I almost always forget it. I’ve taken to typing text messages to myself when I’m out and about and something comes to me haha. Even then it’s hard to recall exactly what I had in mind in the moment of inspiration.Membersounds like that’s the way to go to me. I always recommend try before you buy though.
January 31, 2012 at 12:14 pm in reply to: A 10 minute rant ALL DJs/Producers should listen to. [[Mature Content]] #13750Memberthis has been bouncing around a lot on facebook lately.
I like the commuter metaphor for the vinyl/digital argument.
I don’t like defending what guetta does/did though. Yeah we all want to be the guy playing to stadiums and thousands of people. That’s why it pisses us off to see a guy not even mixing who’s reached that goal. That’s why the “mainstream” DJ’s get a bad reputation, because of people like guetta. A lot of people don’t like deadmau5, they call him mainstream. He plays his shows live, he doesn’t let the fame go to his head, I have a lot of respect for the guy for those reasons. It’s unfortunate that mainstream is such a blanket term.“I play other peoples music better than you do.” Well that just undermines everything DJing is. If you’re just fading from track to track at the beginning and the end of each song that argument would make sense. But I really hope that’s not all you’re doing. The difference between a good DJ and a bad one is playing other peoples music better than someone else. So I don’t really get where he was going with that one.
Memberlaidback luke uses em. Swears by em too.
Memberoh also. Justin Biebers making dubstep
MemberIt’s not fair!!! It’s just not fair!!!! There was a market now, there was finally a market!!!
:sobs in corner rocking back and forth staring at mixer:
I blame afrojackMemberdeleted my account. Place is a ghost town. It might pick up with how hard facebook is trying to piss everyone off though.
MemberI like “jason duffin” the best… haha
but yeah the duffman one makes me think simpsons, I vote d-wizMemberso hard to pick. So incredibly hard. Can’t order them but here goes.
Eco- The light in your eyes went out
Above & Beyond- Only a few Things
Avicii- Drowning remix
Kaskade- Steppin out on Melancholy Hill
Zed’s Dead- Rude Boy (can’t remember if it’s 2010 or 2011)MemberIf I recall correctly there’s a demo version of traktor that gives you everything pro has except recording and it only lasts for 30 mins at a time. Look into that and see how you like it.
MemberI think it’s a good idea to get remembered actually. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve forgotten a DJs name that I’ve wanted to remember. Even the ones who have those custom made deep voice “this is DJ lahteedah in the mix” that they drop every so often. I remember the ones who wore masks though.
Memberwhat phil said.
At least get some people together and mix in front of them. Get a few friends and toss out a mix. Record some sets and listen/critique them. Get some haters! XD Then you’ll know what to work onMemberI like rob the DJ. Get it?! HA. okay maybe not.
Names are a bit like furniture. You get sick of them eventually and always think something else would look better. But I think if you already have something established, just stick with it. If you’re still messing about and not promoting yourself, change it if you really want. On a really grand scale avicii is an example of a guy who has way too many names. Avicii, Tim berg, Tom hangs, ashwin. Even on his level it’s quite annoying to keep track of his stuff, so especially when you’re just setting up a solid name is good to have. It’s a bit like releasing a track. 9/10 times you’ll still be somewhat unhappy with it and want to tweak this or that, but at some point you have to just live with it.
There are some pretty strange names out there, and it’s not the names that make the DJ but the other way around.MemberNothing I hate more than loud treble at a show. No one likes it, it’s sure to clear the floor, and I’ve even seen it clear an entire rave. I go to concerts every now and then and I’m starting to consider bringing earplugs as a precaution. I like it as loud as the next guy, but there’s a line that gets crossed all too often.
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