Oh yeah. I don't normally do it. It started as a pissing contest on DJF…I didn't understand how people could mix without EQs and said something about it…so someone recorded and posted a soulful deep house set mixed on a Urei 1620. It was gorgeous. So, I started to try to see how far I could push things.
I like my delays, and I certainly use EQs most of the time (less in the last week or so…going through an "i really want an old-school rotary" phase at the moment). My point was that they're not necessary for a good DJ set and that anything beyond very basic mixing should come after you at least start learning how to program a set. I've heard very good mixes that were all over the place in terms of style, tempo, use of effects and EQs…but it was obvious that they were well programmed. Even one wrong track if you're taking that many chances can be disastrous. I promise you that people who do that kind of thing well started much more simply.
DJing well takes a lot of practice. Tools like Auto Sync and Traktor and SSL's visual aids shorten the first couple months to a couple days…after that, nothing changes…you just have more stuff to screw up with than someone buying hardware and records at much higher prices.
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