Rob Francis
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Do you definitely need controllers with platters?
Rob FrancisMemberThanks very much!
Rob FrancisMemberHi Emma,
I don’t think any non-DJ listeners would notice anything wrong with it. Even amongst DJs I’d be surprised if that many did either!.Nothing wrong with being a perfectionist, it means you take pride in your work.
June 27, 2011 at 7:52 pm in reply to: What type of person is the most annoying during your set? #1000477Rob FrancisMemberD-Jam, post: 575 wrote: My answer are “trixies”
That’s a term I use for the typical girls who come into the club and think they’re so important or special because they have a vagina. They come up, ask for music that usually conflicts with the overall vibe of the night, but insist you play it for various excuses that all lead up to a sense of entitlement because they’re women.
They generally flirt around for free drinks from men, but keep insisting outside of the club that they pay for their own drinks, are going to school, and aren’t just a pair of tits.
Every time I speak of annoying people, requests, etc…it’s the trixies that come to mind.
This exactly! +100
Rob FrancisMemberI’ve got 12GB in iTunes (in Apple Lossless Format) and rising…!
Rob FrancisMemberAsk around all your friends to see if anyone is having a party. House parties are a great way to meet other people who you may get to play for in the future. Like Phil says you need to play as much as possible.
Rob FrancisMemberMy first gig went really well! I played the first hour in a bar where everyone had come from a boat party. So it was early but there was a ready made up for it crowd.
I got the through a friend of a friend that I basically begged to play for.
Rob FrancisMemberI do a bit of production and remixing too. DJing is the priority on the limited time I have available though.
I have my stuff up on soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/djrobfrancis
June 27, 2011 at 7:18 am in reply to: SmiTTTen Tip #87 – Collection backup and synchronization. #908Rob FrancisMemberI back up iTunes using time machine on my mac and windows backup on windows. Both seem to work ok although I haven’t yet had to restore anything.
Rob FrancisMemberFor good transitioning, listen to some of the top DJs like Sasha or Digweed. They do it so well it’s difficult to spot where on track ends and another begins.
Rob FrancisMemberIt’s refreshing to hear from a female DJ, I wish there were more! The closest my partner gets to DJing is putting together an iTunes play list for a BBQ. I would love nothing more than to be able to share my passion for it.
Rob FrancisMemberAbleton doesn’t “feel” quite right for DJing. There are simple things that you want to do but can’t like see album artwork, sort through tracks quickly, playlists, view multiple waveforms, etc.
With Ableton you have to put a lot more effort in before hand, less so with Traktor. I literally spent weeks configuring a live set so I had everything I wanted but even then wasn’t 100% happy.
Traktor feels easier to do things on the fly with. Like if you decide to loop part of a track you just do it! With Ableton you have to create your clips in preparation.
When I tried Traktor it just worked and felt really natural. It’s designed for DJing only whereas Ableton is designed for other stuff like production.
Rob FrancisMemberI started out playing techno (Jeff Mills, Dave Clarke,etc) then was inspired by Sasha’s method of long mixes (in key) and began to play more progressive and trance. Nowadays I play more melodic tech stuff like Michael Mayer or Superpitcher.
Rob FrancisMember@Jem wow, what a massive tw&t!
Rob FrancisMemberI’ve got a few things to check out on soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/djrobfrancis
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