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has anyone seen how the Pro's do it??

i once saw Oakenfold mix it up phat in Galt California a few years aho. he started out with some prog tribal house, and moved to his usual trance sound. it was a great set when i look back now after getting a better sound for Electronic. that night i saw him mix in from one record to TWO, mixing in the vocals of "flesh" over Ubik. i thought it was so sick.

what other cool dj techniques have you seen dj's do??

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james zabiela

look for some movies...im sure it will be quite entertaining

he makes oakenfold look like a n00b

I've seen the zabiela video from Monday bar and I've heard that Eddie Halliwell scratching clip.
Can anyone inform me on how these two create their scratching shit, preferably without needing an FX unit.

Hahaha if you think those are awesome dj techniques, watch some qbert vids, or some dreem team vids.

Basically check out any single turntablist and you'll see what a real pro can do on the decks.. Oakenfold and the others are nothing compared to some real turntablists..

Scratch turntablism is an art which I find magical.

For some years there have been many naysayers saying that scratching on top of four-on-the-floor dance music in house and related forms was not something that could be done, nor should be done.

Zabiela and the like point the way to a more more optimistic, openminded future, and I salute them.

Of note is the fact that Zabiela enjoys scratching on his CDJs, which are of course, not traditional turntables. But you can hear from the end sound how he attains his wizardry. His liner notes are extensive and I believe that his forthcoming ALiVE mix CD will provide more details as to how he does things.

i did have a dj hype scratch video, that was pretty good

very agressive scratching over drum n bass

I have no idea how they did it, but in the Gabriel & Dresden Essential Mix there is this transition between two songs where they slowly brought Track B into Track A while gaining 1/4 beat each time or some shite like that. Its really hard to explain, and it was ages since i heard it, but i just remember that it sounded really cool.

The percussion almost sounded like the percussion from a breaks track.


Hope that made a bit of sense

It's always good watching Sasha. That guy is just so calm. He mixes without hardly moving or making any effort. Makes it look so easy.

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Originally posted by sandstorm03 2 words james zabiela look for some movies...im sure it will be quite entertaining he makes oakenfold look like a n00b

Yep, James is the monster. But he usually uses CDJs to play

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Originally posted by Vigilante I have no idea how they did it, but in the Gabriel & Dresden Essential Mix there is this transition between two songs where they slowly brought Track B into Track A while gaining 1/4 beat each time or some shite like that. Its really hard to explain, and it was ages since i heard it, but i just remember that it sounded really cool. The percussion almost sounded like the percussion from a breaks track. Hope that made a bit of sense

I doubt that EM was live vinyl or CD mixed

Dave Clarke hands down

Re: has anyone seen how the Pro's do it??

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Originally posted by Seakr i once saw Oakenfold mix it up phat in Galt California a few years aho. he started out with some prog tribal house, and moved to his usual trance sound. it was a great set when i look back now after getting a better sound for Electronic. that night i saw him mix in from one record to TWO, mixing in the vocals of "flesh" over Ubik. i thought it was so sick. what other cool dj techniques have you seen dj's do??

that was probably just an acapella

watch proper turntabelest well other djs are out rising up the ranks these ones are still in the bedrooms getting skills, iv got massive respect for em. Maby they dont get as famouse as other djs but theyve got the skills. Anyways check out the dj from biesto boys hes got skills

I watched Bad Boy Bill front row center for about 2 1/2 hours one night. It was amazing to watch that man work! I can remember so many points during the night, that I had no idea what he was doing (I didn't know the mixer), and everything sounded impecable! Me and others just stood there looking at one another thinking what the hell is he doing, and how the hell does he make it sounds so good!

Bad Boy Bill.... simply the best

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Originally posted by CJ Slater Yep, James is the monster. But he usually uses CDJs to play

Err....is that a bad thing?

I always admire DJs who are willing to try new things in the pursuit of enjoying music more.

It's hypocritical to make TECHNOlogically-based forms of music and to shun, well, technology.

I have even more admiration for those who are relatively early adopters of new gadgets -- not only do they have to contend with ironing out the wrinkles in the machines (all sorts of bugs, fine-tuning adjustments, and soforth), but they are negatively pressured by others to abandon their new discoveries.

Hang in there long enough, and others will jump on your bandwagon. This has been shown to be historically true. The retro-purist attitude holds no place in the future. It is best to appreciate history but one must move on as one cannot change the past.

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