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    first..stop mixing shit in key....you are limiting yourself before you even start...

    what DJs do you like? what sets have you heard that you like?

    When i was a baby house DJ i would find DJ sets i liked...buy a couple of the records and try to do what they did...no harm in that, track selection comes later...learn the HOW first...
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    Quote Originally Posted by dj matt blaze View Post
    Thats not what muscle memory is.
    Actually, it is exactly what the term "Muscle Memory" was first used to describe - not a literal memory in the muscles, but rather specific brain pathways and memorized nuron firing patterns built over many repetitions of the same action.
    (first two google hits)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_memory
    http://lifehacker.com/5799234/how-mu...s-your-success

    Quote Originally Posted by dj matt blaze View Post
    Muscle memory refers to the building up of a muscle to the point where the muscle won't grow any bigger thus developing a kind of "memory".
    Sure, there are google hits for this too - the third hit is one - but of course that is because it is an overused and completely unscientific advertising gimick used by hucksters selling exercise videos. Worse than that, your description dosnt even match what that advertising hype claims (of course at some point you have to lift more than 30 lbs for more strength increase - it only takes so much strength to lift 30 lbs..)

    The phenomenon of Muscle Memory is key to improvement of ANY physical activity, and is exactly why practice is so important.

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    Quote Originally Posted by keithace View Post
    first..stop mixing shit in key....you are limiting yourself before you even start...

    what DJs do you like? what sets have you heard that you like?

    When i was a baby house DJ i would find DJ sets i liked...buy a couple of the records and try to do what they did...no harm in that, track selection comes later...learn the HOW first...
    I am not mixing in key.. still learning the whole gig at all, and was just looking to get some tools for developing the technical chops, and mostly for Sample Flip/Performance/Production use - perhaps for some djing too, but as I mentioned in an earlier post, that is one side of the spectrum and I was coming from the other.

    As for DJs I like, I am actually interested in the "controllerist" types - Ean Golden, Moldover, Mad Zach

    Here is a great example of ALMOST what I was thinking - and of course, combined with Ean's other tutorials, makes up exactly a great techichal workout..
    http://www.djtechtools.com/2010/07/08/ean-golden-dj-mix

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    Have a look at ellaskins channel on youtube. There is a lot of gear review, and stuff that isn't really Dj-ing technique, but there is lots of that too. It will give you an idea of the basics of mixing, and some tricks and tips. Be warned though, there are over 3000 videos, so will take a bit of filtering.

    Then just practice the techniques. He usually lists tracks used in his demonstrations, so you can practice on the specific tracks he uses too.

    There is no substitution for practice, so its a case of putting the hours in.

    Then you can start to build a collection of tunes you like, and transfer your skills to mixing them. As others have suggested, have a look on mixcloud to see what others are doing. Try to find the accounts of people whos work you like, and listen closely to what they are doing. If they have youtube channels, even better. Its good too actually see what they are doing, to try to understand. Of course, things like cue points and hot cues will all be personally developed, so you will have to work on figuring out where best to set a track up for what you want to achieve.

    Good luck. It should be much easier now to learn all this stuff than when I started out due to the likes of youtube and mixcloud, and the interweb in general.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DocFish View Post
    Actually, it is exactly what the term "Muscle Memory" was first used to describe - not a literal memory in the muscles, but rather specific brain pathways and memorized nuron firing patterns built over many repetitions of the same action.
    (first two google hits)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_memory
    http://lifehacker.com/5799234/how-mu...s-your-success


    Sure, there are google hits for this too - the third hit is one - but of course that is because it is an overused and completely unscientific advertising gimick used by hucksters selling exercise videos. Worse than that, your description dosnt even match what that advertising hype claims (of course at some point you have to lift more than 30 lbs for more strength increase - it only takes so much strength to lift 30 lbs..)

    The phenomenon of Muscle Memory is key to improvement of ANY physical activity, and is exactly why practice is so important.
    damn your are very educated man!!!! i wasn't even gonna waste the effort to argue with that guy lol.... I play classical violin and woodwinds in the philharmonic and have had the privilege of sitting in with some amazing turntablist when i'm not djing... trust it's all about muscle memory

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    Quote Originally Posted by dj matt blaze View Post
    Thats not what muscle memory is. In fact thats impossible. Training and practice is to train your brain to react to something making it 2nd nature. Your brain will process faster because it used to the action you practiced. Its all mental. To suggest that your muscle somehow develops a memory by doing something over and over again and will process before your brain is rediculous. Its like saying a 30 yo wouldn't be paralyzed from the waist down from a spinal chord injury because his legs spent 30 years walking and developed a memory and doesn't need the brain for the motion of walking.

    Muscle memory refers to the building up of a muscle to the point where the muscle won't grow any bigger thus developing a kind of "memory". If you lift a 30lb weight every day, doing 10 reps, the first day it may be hard, each day it will get easier and easier because your muscle will build up. Eventually your muscle is used to that 30lb weight and plateaus developing a memory and won't get any bigger so you have to move to a bigger weight. Ther are several new types of workouts, p90X, Insanity, etc. that use muscle memory to build up quickly because these workouts are designed so your muscles never develop a memory by switching up the workout to use those muscles differently enabling a person to go from flab to insanely ripped in 90 days. That is what muscle memory is.
    Paralyzed muscle memory? wtf are you smoking bro... p90x? insanity? your from Jersey right? this is a dj forum stop taking steroids and hanging out with Pauly D and mix more... btw i love your mix.... you know the one with taylor swift as the opening banger

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    Ok enough with the muscle bustle bollox

    op - I think you are more interested in the controllerist side rather than traditional long mix style dj'ing, correct?

    These sets are hard to find on sites like mixcloud / soundcloud.
    tbh I don't see that many on here either, which is weird - your best bet is youtube.
    pm some of the people who's sets you like saying you admire their style and are starting to learn yourself and could they share the tracklist so you can practice.

    Also djtt has run a few comps in the past - look through the main blog and you'll find a few vids to check out.
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    sorry your right Nicky H... @docfish here man this is my old set. It has diffrent bpm and diffrent genres and diffrent keys can't wait to hear what you can do with it. good luck Practice and enjoy. btw on a personal note i think your off to a great start to being a Dj attitude and class is the most important aspect. I'm still working on being more proactive instead of reactive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by P4ULSON View Post
    Paralyzed muscle memory? wtf are you smoking bro... p90x? insanity? your from Jersey right? this is a dj forum stop taking steroids and hanging out with Pauly D and mix more... btw i love your mix.... you know the one with taylor swift as the opening banger
    If you're going to call me out at least have something online yourself or are you to scared to be heard? I couldn't give a rats ass what any bedroom DJ that has nothing to show and never played a gig beyond the 4 walls of their bedroom thinks of my choice of genre or my mix. Anytime you want to go head to head with a mix, you can send me a track list and we can do that.
    Last edited by dj matt blaze; 11-22-2012 at 11:48 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by P4ULSON View Post
    Paralyzed muscle memory? wtf are you smoking bro... p90x? insanity? your from Jersey right? this is a dj forum stop taking steroids and hanging out with Pauly D and mix more... btw i love your mix.... you know the one with taylor swift as the opening banger
    OMG I almost peed myself when I read this.. and for the record, I am from Jersey..

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