Playing this weekend and not sure if I'll know how to get my equipment set up...help!

[keithace]

This is completely unnecessary.

Go have a fun time dolcem. It sounds like it's just with friends so even if you mess up, I'm sure your friends will still have a great time.

I don't know why people are so salty about the existence of sync. Some people might be able to find great tracks to go together but struggle to get the perfect beat match. Sync is great for that. It's also a great tool to teach you what the track should sound like when matched up.

agreed, totally condescending...

Go for it and have fun, this is how you learn.

[dolcem]

Without sounding harsh, are you really ready for DJ'ing to an audience?

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No, but I wouldn't call this an "audience." This is literally going to be about ten drunken friends who don't listen at all to electronic music. I'll be done playing by the time the rest of the people show up.

Thats why i said watch the resident. He can show you how to setup your kit, show you the house kit works and watching him DJ will do you a world of good, believe me. Even if you do the initial mix, watching him do his thing will be beneficial. Its why he's a resident after all. Personally i'd learn to beatmatch as best you can, but that's a whole different kettle of fish.

He's probably going to do most of the work in regards to plugging in my controller to the mixer. I don't want to touch anything without him watching. I'm also bringing along a friend who's a very experienced DJ. He'll help me get set up and when I'm done, either he or the resident DJ will take over (and I will watch them in between drinks). The party got rescheduled for the 17th so that'll give me a little more time I guess. Either way I'll post the results here.

[Patch]

I think we're all missing the most important thing from th OP...

All you can drink for <$20?!?

That would get you 2 pints in Bristol. I can't vouch for your DJ'ing skills, but it seems like you promotion/negotiation skills are on point!

[dolcem]

I think we're all missing the most important thing from th OP...

All you can drink for <$20?!?

That would get you 2 pints in Bristol. I can't vouch for your DJ'ing skills, but it seems like you promotion/negotiation skills are on point!

I got them to give it to us for 1200 rupees (67 rupees to the dollar last I remember, so that's under $18 US). I was damn proud of myself. I had them even lower, to 1000 rupees, but that wanted me to pay 4000 rupees for using the equipment, and that included the speakers. Rather than pay that myself, I just had him to raise the price for everyone by 200 rupees. Alcohol is expensive in the state of Maharashtra, too, because of the insane taxes, so it's a hell of a deal. I plan on playing for about two hours and not drinking much then, but in the two after that, I'm going to get my money's worth.

Just bought a bunch of tracks off of Beatport and am really looking forward to playing...and receiving feedback/constructive criticism from anyone willing to listen.

[Stephen Nawlins]

agreed, totally condescending...

Go for it and have fun, this is how you learn.

Condenscending…Really??? Are you kidding me???

Making a statement in which you say you will never use another way to mix than the SYNC-Button because everything else has not that precision but not realising that beatmatching is more than just Beat-Synchronisation and denigrating generations of DJs before with that statement, this isn’t condenscending??? And this being a Bedroomer not even abble to plug a controller in a Mixer by himself???

Really with his statement he is denigrating those who opened the path to what the DJ Status is Nowadays, he’s denigrating pioneers in DJ history, he’s denigrating the guys who made DJ what he wants to be.

If DJ wasn’t a serious Thing in the eyes of our society Nowadays but still was the guy in the corner, the sniffing coke and fucking another girl every night kinda Jester, the music making „Kings Fool“ spending more in Records than he earned with Gigs like it was 20-30 years ago, would he still want to be one???

His statement is respectless and condenscending, having the undertone that everything except SYNC-Button is crap it involves that the ones working before made crap.

I have absolutely no problem with the use of SYNC-Button but I have problems when young people don’t know where, that what they want to be, comes from.

I am not condenscending…I just put him back to his place.

When you start to step into footsteps of others, no matter in what (can be in sports, arts, professional career, etc…) you should start humble and stay calm and respectful.

I was the first one who gave him the advice to ask the Bars resident Technician.
I was the first one giving him the Advice of using Youtube because there are hundreds of tutorials on how to do it.
I was the first one to wish him fun and a good time.
So please don’t call me Condenscending...before reading the full Thread.

When you ask something in here to people having more experience it’s that you’re looking for a kind of „Mentor“ to help you.
Isn't it also a mentors role to put back his apprentice back to his place when he’s leaving the right path?

And if this is what you call condenscending then I guess I assume being it…But for myself it isn’t.

@Dolcem: I still wish you good luck and lot of fun...only other advice I would give to you is to rethink the idea of getting drunk after your set. If there are more experienced DJs Spinning after you, you might learn a lot by staying sober and looking over their shoulders. It's another way to Party once you step behind the DJ Booth.

[keithace]

Hey Dolcem,

Why does the Pilot learn to fly if he has a Computer aided Autopilot function on his plane???

IDK what you call precision, but I would bet a pair of balls, that even with your SYNC-Button you will never do such a precise Set as some DJs made with Turntables back in the 80's or 90's. Sure a Software can synchronise 2 beats to perfection but Beatmatching is more than just Synchronisation Dude.
You totally Forget the Colour of a beat...you can have a beat sounding like a Snare or a Heavy Drum.
The art of Beatmatching is to make the heavy Drum Sound like a Snare and then to synchronise them softly so that the Audience doesn't realise the Transition, to make some noises diasappear during the Transition to reveal them at the right Moment...probably what some in here call harmonic mixing And for this there is no SYNC-Button Dude.
Maybe your use of the SYNC-Button Sounds harmonic to you but for sure it isn't difficult nowadays that every Dance track is produced to fit to the others.
Beatmatching 2 Songs, which been produced totally another way to eachother is a real DJ Challenge and every one of us is really proud when this Kind of Mix succeeds.
So it's up to you, you decide what you wanna be: a SYNC-Button Pusher or a DJ but do not pretend your button has a better precision...Please.

that was completely condescending...

I was not the only person that thought that...

slow your roll and we will all get along fine...

[Stephen Nawlins]

that was completely condescending...

I was not the only person that thought that...

slow your roll and we will all get along fine...

Well apparently Lucky You never really had a condenscending experience.

I hope for him that condenscendence (as apparently my comment reflected some) is the smallest evil he will be confrontated to in his DJ career.

[keithace]

Well apparently Lucky You never really had a condenscending experience.

you mean like the one you just gave me?

[Timbo21]

Really with his statement he is denigrating those who opened the path to what the DJ Status is Nowadays, he’s denigrating pioneers in DJ history, he’s denigrating the guys who made DJ what he wants to be.

You're really laying it on a bit thick aren't you. He just wanted some advice on plugging stuff in and to have fun at a party

When you start to step into footsteps of others, no matter in what (can be in sports, arts, professional career, etc…) you should start humble and stay calm and respectful.

He is doing the equivalent of having a friendly football knock about with his mates. If a guy wanted to plug in a sequencer and press play at a private party why would anyone harp on saying you've got to play the piano properly and have respect and knowledge for all the keyboard players gone before. That's ridiculous. This is the height of DJ snobbery.

When you ask something in here to people having more experience it’s that you’re looking for a kind of „Mentor“ to help you.
Isn't it also a mentors role to put back his apprentice back to his place when he’s leaving the right path?

I think he's just a young guy looking for advice, not a master/disciple relationship.

[DJAdeSands]

No, but I wouldn't call this an "audience." This is literally going to be about ten drunken friends who don't listen at all to electronic music. I'll be done playing by the time the rest of the people show up.

I thought there was gonna be lots of people. Cool, do it, tell us how it goes

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