Writing down the order of songs before a show?

[3heads]

I tried it once, didn't like it at all. I figure out which track I want to start with sometime before the gig, everything else is done on the spot.

[JesusJuice]

i really have no plan of action except beating the brakes off the place im mixing at haha. probably why i dont do alot of live remixing but i do tend to work in things ive planned out in practice if that makes sense. but as they say, to each their own

[basspenetrator]

I tried it once, didn't like it at all. I figure out which track I want to start with sometime before the gig, everything else is done on the spot.

same here..

by the way: if you are on traktor, you dont have to write the order down. put the tracks in one playlist, right-click the header to make the "mix" colum visible, there you can write in the numbers and arrange how you like it

[sobi]

I think it's ok to do this. big names do this all the time, take porter robinson as an example, he plays the same set almost in every show.

I agree. There's nothing wrong with doing this. It's not cheating if you choose to be doing the same thing as an iPod or make yourself that easily replaceable. Makes the chances for good DJ's to get your gig better!

[DJTechMag]

I agree with shr3der, there is nothing wrong with being prepared, as long as you can also be prepared to give the crowd what they want.

[JasonBay]

I agree. There's nothing wrong with doing this. It's not cheating if you choose to be doing the same thing as an iPod or make yourself that easily replaceable. Makes the chances for good DJ's to get your gig better!

I like your thinking

[JulianVeloso]

I agree. There's nothing wrong with doing this. It's not cheating if you choose to be doing the same thing as an iPod or make yourself that easily replaceable. Makes the chances for good DJ's to get your gig better!

Neve said that, theres nothin wrong with preparing a set. And incase he comes an "ipod", put it on shuffle.

[papo]

It's not the worst idea but you gotta be flexible.... reading a crowd is one of the most important skills a DJ can have and a preprepared set is going to struggle with that.

Big guys might play the same set all the time, but the crowd are there to see them, they know what there fans like. We're not at that level.

+100000

[rdubs]

While there is really no right answer to this question, I think there is really something to be said for DJ's who DO NOT do it, as I find their sets much more creative. I'd rather hear creativity with minor hiccups than washed out re-used setlist with perfect mixing.

[JasonBay]

While there is really no right answer to this question, I think there is really something to be said for DJ's who DO NOT do it, as I find their sets much more creative. I'd rather hear creativity with minor hiccups than washed out re-used setlist with perfect mixing.

Couldn't agree more, it's those moments that people really remember, when the DJ is just working it and is connected with the crowd