My DJ mixes sound like podcasts

[ryan6262]

Didn't think that clip with the barrington levy would be good but sanchez still got it live

[ConnectControl]

More decks!
Le Bass swap!
Don't just play the song, recreate it!

[SlvrDragon50]

Thanks IznremiX. I will try that. I think I have EQing down pat.

[johney]

More decks!
Le Bass swap!
Don't just play the song, recreate it!

or just learn to mix

[arsman]

I also feel the same way about intro/outro mixing as the only technique i can do properly.

the thing is when I watch something in youtube, djs tend to do a lot of stuff. pressing a lot of buttons and turning a lot of knobs. looking busy in the booth. when i try to mix, i just press cue, play, turn a few eqs and that's that. am i missing out? haven't dabble in effects as I am still in the process of perfecting beat match

[Kwal]

I also feel the same way about intro/outro mixing as the only technique i can do properly.

the thing is when I watch something in youtube, djs tend to do a lot of stuff. pressing a lot of buttons and turning a lot of knobs. looking busy in the booth. when i try to mix, i just press cue, play, turn a few eqs and that's that. am i missing out? haven't dabble in effects as I am still in the process of perfecting beat match

What about cueing the next track? One I make my transition I am already digging for my next tune, cueing it, fast forwarding to get my gain straight, etc. Standing around will make the crowd stale, they are supposed to feed off of your energy.

[SlvrDragon50]

So I guess my real goal is that I want to be able to make those very quick 30 minute mixes with say 20-30 songs in them. I personally don't like when DJs are mixing in and out of songs quickly, but I know it's a pretty invaluable skill to have in case I find myself jammed for time if I mess up somewhere and need to throw in a track quickly.

I am not sure about arsman but since I sometimes play long trance songs that are 6-7 minutes long, then I have a bucketload of time to set up the next track (and I don't feel effects really lend themselves to trance very well).

I think if I had a CDJ system and was beatmatching, then the time would feel very short, but my Zomo MC-1000 isn't exactly the best tool for beatmatching since the tempo is almost always at least 0.5 off due to the lack of an infinite fader.

[Kwal]

True, I always do silly shit like scratch the track I'm about to bring in while cueing it in my headphones and then release it as if it were an actual turntable.. You know what I mean? Kinda fills in the gap where you'd be doing nothing. I scratch and release it here and there and beatmatch the tracks a few times for fun in my cans so I can actually be sure it'll be on point when it actually comes time to beatmatch live. I don't just set the tempos and stand around.

[jayo]

A 30 minute mix with 30 tracks. You would lose me by the third track. If you don't like letting the track play out, you either have shitty tracks, or ADD. You can mix in early, but don't bring too much of the track in, and let it ride for a bit. Check my soundcloud in my sig, I let tracks play out, but try to have two tracks going on at once, even if it's just a high hat or kick.

[deevey]

So I guess my real goal is that I want to be able to make those very quick 30 minute mixes with say 20-30 songs in them

And that in a nutshell is the issue with almost every new DJ these days, the music is supposed to take you on a journey, especially with trance & house. Hip hop, R&B, Trap etc you can do WTF you like I won't be there anyhow

when i try to mix, i just press cue, play, turn a few eqs and that's that. am i missing out?

Does anyone on the dance floor else miss out on you throwing effects, filters etc over each and every track for no reason? That is the real question ?

Personally I layer loops, additional hats, synth riffs etc over a "Stock" track alot of the time rather than cut tracks short and lose the essence of them.

Patience is one of those things that cannot be taught, but the vast majority of big names let the track play for a reason - the crowd is supposed to feed off the music.

If you still really want to be yet another DJ for the ADD generation - just use lots of cue points and beat jumping to get the track over earlier.