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| Originally posted by THE_Chris Good intro, good outro, a nice flow (be it from slow - medium or from medium - fast), with some unknown tracks that I havent heard before. |
Mood is huge I totally agree. Then for me comes the mixing. If its smooth and the tracks flow together well, that really does it for me.
Re: What makes a good set?
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| Originally posted by DOOMBOT Ya know, you often sit and wonder... what REALLY makes a good dj set? I have to say, the mood. Cuz right now Im in a fantastic mood and Markus Schulz is just killin' it.  |
Jesus pose rate.
If not, then track selection.
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| Originally posted by basd Jesus pose rate. |
keys.
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| Originally posted by kadomony keys. |
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| Originally posted by Mike_Foyle ?? u mean harmonic mixing? or using a keyboard live? |
throwing in classic 80s tracks towards the end of their sets
that kills me i tell ya 
I think one of the most important aspects of a good DJ set is flow. The set needs to flow well and have logical progressions and the track order just needs to make sense. Sometimes you could get away with a set that was all over the place, say if you were a wedding DJ or high school prom or homecoming DJ or a really experimental DJ, but if you are a well established, professional DJ..DJing at clubs and events and festivals etc, it's good to have flow to your sets. With flow, comes adequate mixing (not perfect, but not so bad it makes you cringe) and good timing. I also think the sets should communicate something, not just playing tracks for the sake of playing tracks, and this is especially important I feel for trance and progressive DJs. The idea should be to create a journey, to really let each track work together to create a whole. I think some perfect examples include...
Jason's Dunne's "Sunrise Sessions"
Armin van Buuren's "Boundaries Of Imagination" and "Universal Religion"
Tiesto - "Magik" (various ones in the series), "In Search Of Sunrise 3", "Nyana: CD 2"
Sasha - GU: 13: Ibiza, and Involver
John Digweed - MMII, Bedrock
many others...the flow and progression and the tracks just seem to work together on these CDs really well...i'm sure there's plenty of others but these are just a few on the top of my head...
what makes a good set:
story = tracklist + flow
tracklist = catchy track selection, i dont mean with lots of excellent tunes, maybe yeah, but with tracks with a purpose in the set...
flow = good transitions
^imo.
Understanding the dynamics of a house night and creating a vibe so deep everyone is just riding it like a big wave of freedom and love. 
a good set = good tracks period. You can wreck all night. If the tracks light up my world, your set pwns me.
the atmosphere...
and it has to take you on a journey and tell a story.
or make you horny.
John Digweed
Good Unknown CDR's
I like my sets like rollercoasters. They need to start off slow and simple. Gradually increase up that initial ramp. Then a slammin tune will take it over the edge and begin its decent to high speed madness. It needs to turn in many directions throughout to keep interest. Loops and corkscrews are good too. Basically, a good set needs to keep me guessing. A set with the same style of tunes over and over bores me. I love multi track breakdowns and buildups.... ex: slowing down gradually for a few tracks, and then slamming harder and harder tracks. I also enjoy long breaks between the god damn repeditive drum. Necessary to rest and reevaluate your surroundings and enviornment. Then when the drum comes back its that much better.
Good thread.
True, people go spastic in search of tracklists so they miserably fail to stop listening to it .
That's just like DJ Lithium's recordings.
Essentially highs/lows, shade/light.
Really, if contrasting tracks can be woven together smoothly I'll be quite happy... I hate it when mr dj man starts his set, and two hours later the crowd goes nuts cos he's finished and I never really notice the track changed... bor-ring.
Mix it up a little a say! Keep us guessing, do something different... one trance track doesn't always need to be played next to yet another trance track...
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| Originally posted by sandstorm03 i think he means harmonic, which really can make for a boring set |
playing tracks with silly names, and theo parrish - falling up (carl craig remix)
and nothing by mike foyle
an example of good Dj is Danny Howells.
No matter how long his sets will be, the tracks which will drop will flow well from the start till the end, not like Tiesto who starts with prog , continues with trance goes again to prog and then hardtrance....
the average for Danny is 7 hours.
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