Need help writing DJ intro/drop

[djproben]

Yeah I agree with earl panda and others, don't bother with name drops. Even at the beginning of a mix tape it makes me want to stop listening. Just focus on developing your own style; if you want to throw something unique in so people recognize who you are from hearing the tape, go with what sherlock said above -- find some crazy samples of old shit that you connect with thematically or something and use that. Some people say you need name drops so other djs don't bite your mixtapes and put their names on them but seriously you need bigger things to worry about.

[Quiggers]

are you talking about the minute long intros that the big trance guys use to let peoples ears relax and allow them to build up after the last guy peaked or over cooked the warm up?

As for name drops, in mixes they can sound stuck on, but in a busy night club where there's
6 names on the bill they can be a useful way to let people know you've just come on,
but use it once during a very minimal part of your first track, ie the lead in.
avoid big pad noises and bass booms, and keep it short, just your name, no speeel about fanny wobbling.
(not the US fanny , but the europe meaning of the word)

[dodge]

Nothing wrong with name drops/personal intro's. Dunno why everyone is instantly assuming you're going to be playing it every 30 seconds. Pretty much every mainstream DJ will have a personal soundbyte. I can think of like 10 badass DJ's right off the top of my head that use personal name drops.... they gotta be doing something right to be flying all over the world making bank.

[photojojo]

Why don't you just say your name and put some fx on it? Maybe record a short five second or so juggle routine with your name.

[michaeldunne109]

Yeah I agree with earl panda and others, don't bother with name drops. Even at the beginning of a mix tape it makes me want to stop listening. Just focus on developing your own style; if you want to throw something unique in so people recognize who you are from hearing the tape, go with what sherlock said above -- find some crazy samples of old shit that you connect with thematically or something and use that. Some people say you need name drops so other djs don't bite your mixtapes and put their names on them but seriously you need bigger things to worry about.

Could you tell me were i could get my hands some of these??

Please and Thanks

[wasapa]

Could you tell me were i could get my hands some of these??

Please and Thanks

you wouldnt be a dj if you didnt like to dig. digest media from another era, i suggest old scifi movies

[Patch]

Fruity Loops has an awesome text to speech plug in. It's a shame it's not available as a VST.

[michaeldunne109]

you wouldnt be a dj if you didnt like to dig. digest media from another era, i suggest old scifi movies

Thanks oh i must say i have never tried diggin haha

[Be-Ne-Dek]

yea, i mean, idk, i just thought it might be something cool to add to my arsenal... ya know?

[djproben]

Could you tell me were i could get my hands some of these??

Please and Thanks

Teh internets. Seriously there's a ton of stuff out there, google search filetype:mp3 or wav and go nuts. http://www.archive.org is a good place for lots of free audio and video, and there's a whole sample database on http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sound_samples though it's not just voices or stuff. Old movies are a great source of stuff. Personally I love digging for old spoken word vinyl as well as novelty records and such so I have a whole shelf of stuff (most of which I'll probably never get around to using). Comedians, politicians, demonstration and education records, etc. Go through old videos and stuff too -- amazon is a gold mine (e.g. stuff like this looks fun [ame]http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Funny-Commercials-DVDs-Advertisements/dp/B000I3S2MM[/ame]). Use your imagination ... you'd be amazed how much stuff there is worth sampling out there once you start listening for it