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Ronnie EmJay

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  • August 27, 2015 at 4:45 am in reply to: soundcloud – where does it go? #2245451
    Ronnie EmJay
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    This would require all existing artists to buy up full rights to their back catalogue and give permission freely…. the labels won’t give up this cash cow cheaply. The only solution I see is not to use their material on Soundcloud. Let the, see if a lack of exposure really hurts sales or not.

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    August 27, 2015 at 4:39 am in reply to: For D-Jam : Video Promos #2245441
    Ronnie EmJay
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    Thanks 🙂

    August 25, 2015 at 2:42 am in reply to: For D-Jam : Video Promos #2244621
    Ronnie EmJay
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    Thanks for the feedback. I keep everything backed up on a external drive just in case.

    I’ll work on a few more videos, I think I need more than just 2 videos… it’s a lot of work but at least you have a tangible achievement at the end.

    An aside, I actually fell back into DJing when I moved to Spain with the intention of writing and filming a couple of feature length movies… and one of them was going to be about music and DJing.. maybe I’ll actually film that sometime… the script is in developmental hell 😛

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    August 24, 2015 at 11:53 am in reply to: soundcloud – where does it go? #2244491
    Ronnie EmJay
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    How?
    Any suggestions in case anyone from Soundcloud is reading?

    August 23, 2015 at 5:40 pm in reply to: soundcloud – where does it go? #2244191
    Ronnie EmJay
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    I like the sentiment but Soundcloud should not be the target. They are not doing anything they want to do, but what they have to do… Why? Big labels and their lawyers. Take this out of the equation and Soundcloud would not have changed. Soundcloud could listen to you and persist with their previous model and then get sued into oblivion and shut down. The current model appears to be the only way for them to survive.

    Basically, if you want to make mixes with copyrighted music that you don’t own the rights to, post them on Mixcloud, that’s what it’s there for, and where they are legal. Soundcloud is now for original music. Mixes going off from Soundcloud is no loss to me, I like having a tracklist (like Mixcloud) and discovering new artists and being able to buy their music, no such luck on SC where there is no compunction to have a tracklist. (If you have lots of old mixes with lots of listens, AT LEAST remove the free download button – this is a big key to why mixes are being kicked off SC!)

    What WILL be a loss will be unofficial bootleg remixes and mashups… sometimes these are better than the original! Obviously for legal reasons these can’t be sold but a free download on Soundcloud was always great.

    August 22, 2015 at 9:58 pm in reply to: Beatgridding, setting cue points in Traktor and RekordBox at the same time #2244101
    Ronnie EmJay
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    Got it.

    August 22, 2015 at 7:59 pm in reply to: Beatgridding, setting cue points in Traktor and RekordBox at the same time #2244051
    Ronnie EmJay
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    Nice.
    How/where does RekordBox export these grids etc when you copy your songs to a USB stick for the gig?

    August 22, 2015 at 7:19 pm in reply to: CDJ 1000's and DJM 900 Nexus #2244001
    Ronnie EmJay
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    I just did a quick google search and this post says that the DJM900 DOES read timecode media, so you should be fine.

    http://blog.dubspot.com/pioneer-djm-900nexus-mixer-better-integration-with-traktor-overview-by-dj-endo/

    August 22, 2015 at 7:17 pm in reply to: CDJ 1000's and DJM 900 Nexus #2243981
    Ronnie EmJay
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    I use a similar set-up as you, and you need the sound card to process the timecode media. I don’t think the mixer will allow you to control the CDJs as they are quite old.

    In this case, you could just connect the 900 Nexus mixer (if it has USB? I’m not sure?) and play without the CDJs and use sync if you have to. Or maybe another DJ playing there will have a sound card you can borrow – or one of your friends perhaps ? Just curious, why did you buy Traktor Scratch Pro and not get a compatible sound card?

    Also, why would a venue buy a Nexus mixer and use CDJ 1000s 😛

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    August 22, 2015 at 7:11 pm in reply to: Beatgridding, setting cue points in Traktor and RekordBox at the same time #2243971
    Ronnie EmJay
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    I would normally just test this out myself, but I’m in Spain now, maybe for a few months, and my CDJs and turntables are in London and I wont ship them out here – that’s the beauty of digital DJing for me, less bulk to lug around 🙂

    August 22, 2015 at 5:22 pm in reply to: Youtube video DJ software for mac #2243931
    Ronnie EmJay
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    That’s YouTube isn’t it? You can make your own playlists in YouTube I believe.

    I guess you could make a playlist and use a HDMI (or VGA, DVI etc) cable out to your projector/big screen etc. although public performance like this would probably be deemed against copyright but I guess no one would be checking unless it was in a fixed venue regularly.. I’m sure someone else can clarify this.

    You could always write to the artists and ask for permission to use these videos… you might get a positive response.

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    August 22, 2015 at 5:18 pm in reply to: Flashback Friday Music Share for 08/21/2015 #2243921
    Ronnie EmJay
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    Nice stuff!

    August 22, 2015 at 12:17 pm in reply to: For D-Jam : Video Promos #2243831
    Ronnie EmJay
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    It’s much more professional 🙂
    I also seem to be one of the few that can really enjoy the music without the use of drink or drugs, and I mean with repetitive electronic music… I guess my head must be wired differetly 🙂

    August 22, 2015 at 1:00 am in reply to: Flashback Friday Music Share for 08/21/2015 #2243681
    Ronnie EmJay
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    Now my 3rd and final pick, former Ultramagnetic MC Kool Keith with one of his personas (before he killed him off), Dr Octagon, ahead of his time in the year 3000, with Dan Nakamura producing this and the rest of the album… and the album is well worth a listen, I have it on vinyl and CD as well as the instrumental version. This was definitely not a typical rap album at all, crossing multiple genres but keeping a fresh underground aesthetic.

    Artist: Dr Octagon [aka Kool Keith]
    Producer: Dan “The Automator” Nakamura
    Title: 3000
    Genre: Hip Hop
    Year: 1996
    Album: Dr. Octagon
    Label: Bulk Recordings (US) / Mo Wax (UK)

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    August 22, 2015 at 12:50 am in reply to: Flashback Friday Music Share for 08/21/2015 #2243671
    Ronnie EmJay
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    One of my all-time favourite bass-lines in a hip hop song.. A Tribe Called Quest’s Electric Relaxation. I’ve kicked off a couple of pool parties with this song, just for myself, and then move into deep house 🙂

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