Not a fan of effects?

[RealChemist]

Ive been learning how to dj with traktor and an X1 the past month or so and I see improvement all the time, especially since I started recording myself. I still cant seem to wrap my brain around effects though. Ive read a lot of effect combo threads and watched a lot of videos on youtube but I never produce anything I like when I freestyle with effects. I have a frame of mind to let the music speak for itself so far.

My question is two fold I guess. Are there other people out there who dont really like to use effects? Also, what effects do you use specifically for buildups?

[BFLY]

I do think that most of them sound cheesy, especially if they are overused. However I do use them the basic ones such as filter, delay and reverb moderately. The 'hawtin' style effect is also a winner if used correctly.

ome people use effects far far too much and they just sound terrible imo.

[Arbite]

The trick is to use them only when you know they'll enhance the music for the crowd. The best time for this is generally the build up to a drop or a break. Also learn just a few at a time, the effects selection in traktor is HUGE. Start with beatmasher, filter, delay and maybe one or two others. Then once you've mastered them, start on a few more.

[wrong chris]

a little goes along way... i don't need to be reminded that i'm listening to a DJ every 2 minutes with obnoxious knob twiddling and cheesy flanger/beatmashing sounds.

pick songs that sound TOO GOOD TO RUIN WITH LAYERS OF GOOFY FX.

[LoveBass]

You have no obligation to youse effects. Don't if it doesn't sound good its too often overused!

[MaxOne]

I use delay freeze a lot but to me it's really unobtrusive effect. Beatmasher is fun but must be used spareingly.

I try and only play tunes that I dont want to ruin with fx

[photojojo]

I use various delays, tape, t3 and regular. Phaser and flanger get some use, but I like the ones on my mixer better than Traktors.

[djproben]

I love playing with the effects at home. Playing out, or recording, I try to avoid them as much as possible. Echo freeze is the only one I tend to use in public, and I try to keep that to a minimum too.

[mostapha]

I spent the first several years of my DJing without being able to use effects. Realistically, I didn't have access to effects that didn't suck until I switched to Ableton and then Traktor…I spent a LOT of time on Ableton building effects devices that were playable…and then didn't use them.

When I switched to Traktor, it was one of the things I was excited about.

Now…my X1s don't even have controls for effects mapped. I don't remember the last time I used anything but a delay or a beatmasher, and I don't remember them ever adding enough to my sets to bother with.

My feeling is that if I'm so tired of a track that I feel it needs effects, I probably should go ahead and delete it. If it happens in the first month or so, I probably shouldn't have bought that track.

But…I'm weird. In a lot of ways, I don't belong on DJTT.

[DarioJ]

I try not to use them. Maybe just to clean up (92/filter) and transition (delay freeze/ reverb).

Kinda funny how this subject came up cause I was thinking something along the same lines.

I use various delays, tape, t3 and regular. Phaser and flanger get some use, but I like the ones on my mixer better than Traktors.

How is the 1600 treating you sir? Think I may be making a purchase soon...