New Laidback Luke DJsounds
Hey all
Just noticed this up on Djsounds.com.
Figured I’d share.
http://www.djsounds.com/09/18/djsounds-show-2011-laidback-luke
Cool!
man i’m excited to listen to this! thanks for sharing!!
i consider myself a decently technical dj, and being only at 19 mins this guy is doing things with cdjs that i’ll probably never be able to pull with controllers, great mix!!
Really amazing set. Just blew my mind on the ideas and techniques this guy has in his bag.
Super Duper learning tool.
This format of video presentation should become more widely accepted. Its like “Trainspotter Live” or something.
Exactly my thoughts. Really great learning tool. You should watch his old performance on DJ Sounds which was done a year ago. Also pretty useful.
Am I the only one who was a tad disappointed with his set? Don’t get me wrong… I voted him as my #1 on DjMag and I usually love laidback luke’s sets. IMO, his 2010 set on DjSounds was really awesome. His skills are undoubtedly quite good (so damn far of my noobish reach) but sometimes he just messes so much around that some transitions and what not become very sloppy and sometimes even mood killing (from a listener’s/dancing point of view [exclude alcohol influence lol]). For instance, his “signature” cuts and scratches can sometimes get a little bit annoying in my opinion.
From another point of view, I do like the fact that he feels so relaxed as to have fun messing around that much even if some won’t like it. That clearly shows he’s having a LOT of fun and enjoying what he’s doing.
does anyone notice how the DJ’s always have the channel and master gains maxed in the red? Are the pio mixers made to do that without distorting?
I would have to agree with you if I was looking to critique the mix. But funnily enough it makes me even more excited to go home and and jam out some beats and do whatever feels fun without being to worried about perfection 
I noticed this on other radio shows (and in many clubs), too
My idea is that they simply use the mixer as a kind of compressor to even out the levels of different songs and effects, for compressor “pumping” or whatever. Nowadays, digital mixers have ways of not distorting red signals.
This makes me guess that “no red levels” is not what all sound engineers go for
This is why I am not exactly into recording mixes. A lot of mixes that work great in clubs have many small flaws that you only notice when you listen to them at home and noone cares about in a club
I was really enjoying this whole DJsounds until he hit the hitch pitch duth sound then it killed the mood for me. But gotta give the guy credit! He does what he does well!
No one lives up to the fantasy,
and I didn’t intend on shitting in laidback lukes cornflakes.
Yeah sure he might scratch a bit too much, in one of the other videos one of the djs was going crazy with the cue button for a phrase longer then i thought was necessary but it still doesn’t change their status’.
These videos are sick in the sense that we can see what the top djs are doing rather then the actual performances being perfection.
That’s true! Whenever I listen to his sets I feel immediately the urge to jam for a while with no care about anything and just have fun whatever the result.
I agree with you wholeheartedly. I’ve been watching to these series of videos since I started dj’ing (almost a year now) and they’ve helped me a LOT as a way to learn. It’s also very fun to watch. Then again, I’m not hating on LL’s set, just pointing out a few things that don’t work too much for me even though he’s still one of my favorite dj’s and producers.