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Posted by Extasy Driven on Mar-01-2005 22:08:

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do you need a music background to become a dj or is it somthing you can experiment with and practice to get good at...and i knwo this has probably been asked a million times but whats a basic free pc program i can use to start out with to see if i get into it

Posted by Tony Morello on Mar-02-2005 02:09:

if you think it's been asked a million times, it probably has
try searching

Posted by A83 on Mar-02-2005 02:41:

Traktor DJ

Posted by djsphere on Mar-02-2005 07:07:

quote:
Originally posted by A83
Traktor DJ

It's not free. In fact it's preaty expensive.

Posted by A83 on Mar-02-2005 08:19:

quote:
Originally posted by djsphere
It's not free. In fact it's preaty expensive.

Oh...didn't see free.

Posted by i got big pants on Mar-02-2005 09:28:

in order to be a dj, you MUST, i mean MUST have music experience for at least 10 years. if not, your wasting your time. you need to know the exact bpm with every song within a couple of seconds, and know what key the song is in. so if you havent any sort of experience, dont do it. your just wasting your time and money.

Posted by djsphere on Mar-02-2005 17:14:

quote:
Originally posted by i got big pants
in order to be a dj, you MUST, i mean MUST have music experience for at least 10 years. if not, your wasting your time. you need to know the exact bpm with every song within a couple of seconds, and know what key the song is in. so if you havent any sort of experience, dont do it. your just wasting your time and money.

LOL!!!

Posted by Michael May on Mar-02-2005 21:41:

Just fell outta my chair from laughing soooooo hard!!

Posted by i got big pants on Mar-03-2005 09:18:

wonder why this guy hasnt replied...

Posted by Psiweaver on Mar-03-2005 10:46:

just mess around and i would suggest starting off with some tables a decent mixer and a few vinyls and some headphones much better than anythign you'll ever do on your computer.

Posted by Liquid Fusion on Mar-03-2005 13:03:

what?

quote:
in order to be a dj, you MUST, i mean MUST have music experience for at least 10 years. if not, your wasting your time. you need to know the exact bpm with every song within a couple of seconds, and know what key the song is in. so if you havent any sort of experience, dont do it. your just wasting your time and money.

are you serious, or are you just messin with him? That cant possibly be right?

Armin van Buuren didnt take that long to get good did he?

Posted by Project 7 on Mar-03-2005 13:08:

Just get a free mixing program and mix some mp3s, or crack one!

just press the auto bpm button at first and work on other things like fading and stuff

Soon after you will get better and better

Posted by Dervish on Mar-03-2005 13:22:

quote:
Originally posted by Project 7
Just get a free mixing program and mix some mp3s, or crack one!

just press the auto bpm button at first and work on other things like fading and stuff

Soon after you will get better and better

Yeah but what would that have to do with "DJing"?

Basicly get the best decks you can, a mixer and some records. Then piss about with that. The rest will happen naturally.

Posted by Derivative on Mar-03-2005 13:59:

quote:
are you serious, or are you just messin with him? That cant possibly be right?

Armin van Buuren didnt take that long to get good did he?

nah hes not being serious. hes being sarcastic. and, if he doesnt mind me saying, a bit of an asshole too.

threadstarter: you dont need qualifications in anything to eventually get good at it. doesnt matter if (for example) you have chubby fingers and want to play the guitar. you may find it difficult at first but you will adjust to it and become used to playing with chubby fingers. and compensate for it as necessary. i mean stevie wonder plays the piano pretty well and hes blind.

the important part is you dont go thinking: 'oh man ive got chubby fingers - ill never be as a good at guitar as van halen. i never went to music tech either. oh man. ill never be a musician.'

anybody can DJ. anybody can write music. anybody can learn to write music. it is the epitome of logic and it does make complete sense if its put to you in a straightforward manner. shame theres alot of resources out there that make the theory of music much more complex than it really is. you just need to figure it out for yourself and have the patience to stick it through even when it feels like nothing is gonna come of it. i think most things are like that. it helps alot of you really love writing music or DJing though cuz then its rewarding to actually practice and the process of getting better is fun. always a good, healthy frame of mind to have.

i dont believe in natural talent. or being born gifted. people get good at things because they put the hours in and they think about what they are working towards. but. its very easy to keep slogging it out but not get anywhere cuz you lose sight of what you are trying to achieve. its a fine line. good luck with not stepping on the wrong side of it.

Posted by mef on Mar-03-2005 14:05:

Damn me and my chubby fingers

Posted by Derivative on Mar-03-2005 14:21:

mate we need to meet up and do some serious tunage sometime. virus b POWA!

Posted by i got big pants on Mar-03-2005 18:34:

bit of an asshole??? didnt mean that...was just trying to have a laugh. i thought it was funny.

but anyways...the way i look at it, all you need is two things....lots of money, and the time to practice. if you have those two, you can start spinning...but try to spin on your friends decks before you make the step to buying them.

Posted by Omega_Blue on Mar-03-2005 18:55:

i wouldn't say it's necessary, but it definitely helps speed up the process.

Posted by Derivative on Mar-03-2005 18:56:

the advice is sound. i abused my friend's hospitality for a good year and a half spinning on their decks. heck - who am i kidding? im still spinning on their decks. only thing ive got that fucking spins is a microwave. and that belongs to southampton uni anyway.

Posted by DannyO on Mar-03-2005 19:08:

quote:
Originally posted by Derivative
the advice is sound. i abused my friend's hospitality for a good year and a half spinning on their decks. heck - who am i kidding? im still spinning on their decks. only thing ive got that fucking spins is a microwave. and that belongs to southampton uni anyway.

Posted by Vlad on Mar-03-2005 19:19:

The only thing you need if you want to DJ, is to be musically inclined. If youre not, you might be waiting your time - its incredibly difficult to teach yourself something that you are a complete dunce to.

For me, it took 10 mins to figure out how to b/m. Literally. Now Im just figuring out all the details to each track that I mix (volume, pitch, speed, tone) so that when I mix in and out of each track, the transitions arent too abrupt.