Alright so the other day I bought an X-session and a Numark DJIO (and actually I had second thoughts about it yesterday, which I definitely no longer do). I’d been using VDJ for a couple months though, so I had a pretty decent grasp on what I was doing.
Last night my buddy was having some people over and asked me to bring everything over and DJ for the party. I was nervous as shit.
Long story short: I had the time of my life. People loved it. Mixing music with 20 drunk kids dancing and having a good time. Now I know why you all love this shit so much. It really is fun. Especially since some of these people are kids I hang out with all the time, building up to songs I know they love was awesome to see their reaction.
I dont know, most of you probably don’t really care, but I’m sure you can relate. I’m gonna have to quit my job and just do this forever.
ive played at venues with 500+ but i still have way more fun playing at house parties for a select few. glad you had a great time. Just dont quit that job yet, as even most of us have to have a way to support our DJ habit. Going Pro is tough.
I’m waiting for my VCI-100 SE and am totally new to DJing, but have a little bit of music amature production background and am amazing how easy and fun mixing is with traktor pro and the mouse ! I’m having a blast with even my mouse as controller now for some weeks
Can’t wait for my VCI-100 SE to come through the customs of Belgium where it is now !
And hope one day to do just what you did, turn on some small drunk house party with some friends ! Sounds like a dream !
But then i’ll need to buy a laptop and soundcard just for that…
Costs for later first i need to get my hands on the controller itself
Yeah I know I was completely not serious about quitting my job . I just cant wait to do it again. It’s cool trying to read the feeling in the room and judging what song should go next. It really is like an art, building up that tension.
So True.
a big nightclub DJ about 10 years ago explained to me like this…
A proper set is like an all night sex romp.
First you gotta be chill, rubbing the crowds ears with gentle tunes to get them warmed up. Think Forplay.
Then you start to build that tension you were talking about, buy elevating the energy more and more. Once you got em where you want em…BAM!
Give them that Auditory Orgasm…
then chill it off, smooth it out, think of it like cuddle time
and then right back into the passion.
why? i guess you have plenty of music at home on vinyl, CD’s and/or mp3? burn it to some CD’s, arrange 2 CD players, and play at your friends parties…it doesn’t have to be that complicated to get a party bouncing
i’m just starting out olafmol and well i can only turn at the moment using traktor pro and i just loooooove using the loops and effects section, that’s the whole part that makes it fun for me… if i would be at a houseparty i wanna be using the effects and loops that i just love to use
i guess i’m picky
welcome to the fun times bro, i think my first party was in the basement of the tron hippy mansion, which is currently inhabited by various hippies and death metallers. there was a bunch of people on shrooms and ekkies (inc myself) was a blast
you know, loops and effects are just the icing on the cake, your music selection is the most important, and most difficult .. just my 2 cents of course..
The technical side of mixing will come naturally with experience. I learn something new every time i play its great when you’ve been practising something and finally get it spot on just at the right time. When you are starting out tune selection is a lot more important, and who cares if you f*&! up a lot. peace
Very true, i find it just as challaging to find great songs to play around with and that fit well together as mixing itself…
I’ve yet gotta find a part that i don’t like about all this stuff
I used to love producing a bit in propellerheads Reason… took some months to complete a little oke song that i liked…
But this… this is instant fun ! It’s even fun just looking for good songs to use and then setting them loops and cuepoints up… after that mix, share that mix and hear the reactions from people you know…
I gotta shut up ! I can go on and on about this hehe
And damnit my VCI-100se just seems to stay at the customs of Belgium !
I’m gonna have to quit my job and just do this forever.
. I just cant wait to do it again. It’s cool trying to read the feeling in the room and judging what song should go next. It really is like an art, building up that tension. 