Improvisation or Set list???
G’day DJTT.
I’ve got a question… when you play do you have a set track list you like to stick close to or do you play completely improvised and have a crazy amount of fun and stress trying to find two songs that will transition smoothly. anyways thanks.
it all comes down to experience and how good you are at reading the crowd
i have a few songs i know i am gonna play but apart from that its all on the fly
…keeps you sharp…
yeah that’s what I was assuming I’d do at my girlfriends 18th
Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeez they’re getting young around here 
. Keep a couple of gems handy W - make a ‘My Squeeze’s 18th’ playlist to fall back on - the library scrolling can get tedious - otherwise go where it takes you…
yea man kicking off early so we can eventually show you guys what mixing is all about 
but as for the advice thankyou very much.
I can’t mix ‘properly’ on the fly, the problem with me is that I plan my mixes too much. If I improvised I’d probably just fade between breadowns, especially with DNB as some songs do not go well together at all.
I generally know (or have noted down) what tracks I particularly enjoy mixing between and sorta throw something together from there.
I do like to plan a full mix every now and again though.
I don’t feel I have enough time to guess songs a couple times until I find one I like and still always have enough time to beatmatch it.
A little of column A and a little of column B. I like to have a few songs I’m really into ATM in a playlist but work them in only when I feel it’s ready and not that often or sometimes not at all.
If you know the key of your songs, a improvised set with some planned landmarks is really great. You still need to know your music, otherwise you’ll
I always have a playlist but end up changing the order quite a bit through the night because it’s impossible to tell how the mood will change. Having said that, it isn’t fun browsing through your collection with a minute left on the other song trying desperately to find something!
I don’t think the range of opinion you will get will be significantly different from the last time this was asked on here
When I started DJing I used to write down heaps of tracks that I would want to play during the night, I found it a lifesaver as I didn’t have the experience to figure it out on the fly. As time has gone on I can now do sets all improvised. However I always find my sets are better and the people enjoy the night better when I do my prep. Prep involves finding new tracks, practicing some mixes and trying out new things.
I never use a playlist unless for recording a set at home. What I do though, is that I mark all my favourite track with a simple ++ in the Comment 2 section and also write a certain tag in the Mix section. The latter defines to which kind of party/venue this track suits. So happy Electro House tracks don’t appear next to Deep House.
Oh, and I also recommend looking at this: Crayonroom – Новини за всеки и всичко
Based on this idea, I created 16 images which I use to replace my coverart and quickly have an idea of the mood and energy of a track by looking at the file browser.
Hey that’s pretty damn neat. If I start using traktor scratch I might actually leave the album art enabled and use that.
I plan individual transitions, for example I always go from MGMT’s “Kids” to Chiddy Bang’s “The Opposite of Adults” with the same transition, I have a little blend of that new J.Lo “On the Floor” and “Stereo Love” that I’m doing, but on the whole I do whatever feels right for the moment.
My girlfriend is throwing a house party that I’m both helping with and DJing next weekend, so for that I’m completely freeballing it and am going to get experimental back there, cause hey, it’s my party, I’ll do what I want.
6 hours of schranz.
Nah, I’ll mix in Flux Pavillion’s Bass Cannon at random to break it up. 
I disabled the album art in the decks and have the album art column shorter than normal to save some space.
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Hey guys, I want to get into dj’ing as a hobby in addition to my other music stuff (I have a rock band with some friends, and I have been drumming for 6 years).
This has always been a question in my head. like “do they plan their sets ahead of time?”
interesting answers.
