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Posted by Scorchio on Oct-12-2003 11:58:

I'm a perfect mix addict, so I listen to the next track and try to beatmatch it as good as I can till the mix time comes,
if its a quick beatmatch I tend to mess around with the EQs and effects on my CDJs.

Posted by Tiger777 on Oct-12-2003 12:28:

quote:
Originally posted by Scorchio
I'm a perfect mix addict, so I listen to the next track and try to beatmatch it as good as I can till the mix time comes,
if its a quick beatmatch I tend to mess around with the EQs and effects on my CDJs.

I do the same.

Posted by Narcotic Mind on Oct-12-2003 12:51:

Personaly, i think hammering effects is lame, because it's get's boring and annoying and usually sounds worse than you think...

Lately i'm mixing more Full on and Psy Trance, i'm taking as much time as i need to make a good beatmatch and i usually have plenty of extra time so i sometimes add baselines from the other track at buildups or silent parts, sometimes playing with the EQ, and that's as much as you can do, you should think more of how to build your set and if you know the tracks well when exacly you want to start the mix in order to make it a clean one and not force it.

Posted by nick_energy on Oct-12-2003 14:49:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Nuclear
-drink beer
-make sly glances at the opposite sex
-use bathroom
-smoke cigarette
-have sex (as demonstrated by DJ tiesto)
-play with the buttons on the turntable or cd player so it looks like you are doing something technical

Posted by brian on Oct-12-2003 18:36:

quote:
Originally posted by JayKuE
disagree.
two break downs gets tedious.
espesh for a crowd i think, too much hands in the air, "spirit fingers" for their liking. they'll get bored.
mix in after the first breakdown.

Agreed...this is especially true for trance tunes that have two breakdowns and have plenty of transition points in the middle. A lot of songs that have 2 breakdowns have an ample amount of phrases in between the two breakdowns where you can easily mix out of them without worrying about clashing melodies. It doesn't sound bad at all, so long as you do it in the right place -- I do it with lots of songs very often, and it lets me use more tunes.

Posted by Rememberence_ on Oct-12-2003 19:14:

quote:
Originally posted by DJTranceworld
Hi

When not mixing, I am usually using either my sampler or using my fx's on my mixer. If not either of those i'll be doing loads of scratching, or i'll be having a go at doing sampling, plus fx's & a little bit of scratching at the same time, but this requires a hell of alot of speed. Also i blend alot of tracks together for like 5-7 mins, depending on track lengths. I drop accapellas. I basically just do what I want & try out new ideas & just do what comes to mind. If it doesnt work, it doesnt work.

Theres shit loads of stuff you can do. All you have to do is be a little imaginative. Combine stuff, come up with new stuff. Theres no rules & regualtions that say dj like this, or like that.

So just do what you want and have a good time, but dont over do it. Sometimes: Less Is More.

well said. Not that I personally mix out yet, I don't even have tables right now lol.. but yeah it's all about creativity!

Posted by Scorchio on Oct-12-2003 23:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Narcotic Mind
Personaly, i think hammering effects is lame, because it's get's boring and annoying and usually sounds worse than you think...

And yet you coulsnt stop cutting and using effects when you were broadcasting through winamp to me

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