Using Your Controller With Hip Hop

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Using Your Controller With Hip Hop

Im new to the thread but i seem to notice the of lack of videos of people mixing hip hop with their controllers. I own a traktor s2 myself which i just recently purchased a couple months ago, but im starting to think controllers are not good for mixing hip hop unlike it is with dub or house music. For the most part my routine is just to cue a end point of a song and cue in the other. Dont really use alot of effects except for reverb, beat skip, flanger and gain knobs for build up, but iv seen the live dub and house performances and it would really be cool if you could cooperate that type of style into live hip hop sets with the traktor s2 or s4. Combining all three genres together would make a crazy set to.

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wat.:confused:

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im talking bout using a controller with hip hop there’s not many videos or advice far as technique wise like there is with dub or house music and making live set ups like they do with house and dub is it possible

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It’s quite doable, you could do anything similar to house music et rest, loops with filtering and so on. Experiment.

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wat

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filter knobs

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I mostly play hip-hop, and I used a VCI100 for years.

I then changed to a pair of 1210s and TSP2, with an X1 and prefer it.

The main issues it that controllers are fairly pony for scratching on, and there are very few controllers that can be scratched on accurately.

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please tell me you’re not using “dub” as a synonym for “dubstep”

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yea i see that im i just didnt wont to have a routine with songs just droppin in after one of another which i see most djs who use controllers do

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yea thats what i hear dubstep djs themselves call it dub for short just recently started getting into and im feeling it and the whole live performance part of it would be cool to mix dubstep hiphop and house into one routine

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And just for those who are totally unaware about what this gentleman is referring to

Dub:

Dubstep:

and, tbh I was going to refer to the above as Brostep and link this as Dubstep, but didn’t want a ruckus

Yes, I know it’s obvious, but I do like that tune)

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lol. :+1:

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This dude has a solid crack at scratching on an S2. Pretty impressive.

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Hip Hop videos with a controller – check out Serato Itch. You’ll get some ideas.

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You can scratch on an NI controller. I can’t. But some people can for sure.:wink:

scamo

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Watched video. Went and looped intro to “Under My Thumb” and dug out “Scratch” mp3’s. It’s fun to try and teach yourself new techniques. It’s also fun to cheat you ass off and turn on 1/16th note Gater and sound like Qbert.

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Anyone know what vinyl that 10-1 countdown is on?

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You don’t need to scratch to be a hip hop dj…I think it is so overrated, I’m working on getting better at scratching but its really just an easy way out of alot of mixes to be honest. Just pick your songs wisely and beatmatch them with good timing and you can do some cool stuff. Loops, beatmash, etc… can add alot, hold onto a vocal phrase with the beatmasher and mix into an intro etc…as for mixing house and hip hop and dub (dubstep) whatever.

dubstep and hip hop go together really well, just half time on hip hop. Try to find vocal loops which is really common in new hip hop…I’ve heard tons of songs that drop the beat out and the rapper goes acapella…just use those vocals for transitions/builds whatever.

For example, i was messing with hustln intro by rick ross and various dubstep songs last night, they all sounded fairly decent.

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Rukks appreciate the advice im gone try some experimenting

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If it were really easy a lot of people would be scratching dope and making it sound good…

A lot of people can mix out of a sound and fade, just as easily, with sync its even easier. But you have to make it sound good a seamless. Scratching to mix and and making it sound GOOD is pretty difficult and takes practice too.