ever play a monster set and have almost no one to hear it?

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Posted by stevebutabi on Mar-12-2005 16:47:

ever play a monster set and have almost no one to hear it?

OK I played the 4 hour set of my life last night... flawless mixing, perfect progression from dark prog to peak hour prog... it was fucking gorgeous, i blew the roof off the place, plus on a mixer i never used before.

only problem was there was practically no one there to hear it... i had the people that were there going nuts when i started going into the peak hour stuff, but that was maybe 15 people, tops.

you guys ever have a similar experience?

Posted by djkoolaide on Mar-12-2005 17:55:

well since i'm a bedroom dj i can't say the same as you... but that always happens - i'll play a fucking amazing 2hr set or something and i don't record it. really shitty feeling

Posted by i got big pants on Mar-12-2005 20:01:

^which is why its a good idea to record every time your on your tables. my buddy always does that....not a bad idea if you ask me

Posted by Ygrene on Mar-12-2005 21:10:

My closest experience is bangin out a hot set (with records I hadn't played previously, nonetheless) only to find that my MiniDisc had stopped recording about 40 minutes in.

On top of that, the 40 minutes that I did get were crap. The Disc was so messed up, the player sounded like it was skipping every 2 seconds or so.

I mean, I hit this one transition and it left me with a huge shit grin on my face. I'm thinking "I CANNOT FUCKING WAIT TO HEAR THAT!"
So I check the player to see how long I've been going and how much time I have left, only to see that it had shut off and stopped recording.

MAJOR disappointment.

Posted by Alexan on Mar-13-2005 00:06:

I aint much of a deejay so I hardly ever do but there have been a few times where I've played a really nice set that no-one hears but me. But I usually record my sets just in case a miracle happens like that so other people can hear it or if I wanna see what I did right.

Posted by Boomer187 on Mar-13-2005 00:58:

ive played shitty sets in front of 15 people.

that was pretty fun.

Posted by Alexan on Mar-13-2005 01:55:

quote:
Originally posted by Boomer187
ive played shitty sets in front of 15 people.

that was pretty fun.

Posted by djshan on Mar-13-2005 01:56:

i would record my sets if i had a xone 92, unfortunately im using a shitty behringer vmx300 right now, cant record shit with that mixer.

Posted by 3xx3r7 on Mar-13-2005 02:04:

quote:
Originally posted by Boomer187
ive played shitty sets in front of 15 people.

that was pretty fun.

Hehe.

Posted by mikefasssy on Mar-13-2005 02:05:

quote:
Originally posted by djshan
i would record my sets if i had a xone 92, unfortunately im using a shitty behringer vmx300 right now, cant record shit with that mixer.

line out -> line in on soundcard = record

don't see why using a behringer deters you from recording, mate of mine has one and it records just dandy.

Posted by T-Soma on Mar-13-2005 02:56:

Im just a bedroom dj and iv only ever done a comunity radio show but whenever i do that mix thats just (drool) so good its never recorded.

Posted by djshan on Mar-13-2005 04:13:

quote:
Originally posted by mikefasssy
line out -> line in on soundcard = record

don't see why using a behringer deters you from recording, mate of mine has one and it records just dandy.

i dont know how ur mate handles it, but with me i cant make smooth transistions with the vmx 300. i think its the shittiest mixer ever. i dont know why i have it. im saving up for the xone 92.

Posted by djkoolaide on Mar-13-2005 06:44:

i have the DX-626 and it's a decent mixer for the price

the VMX300 is most likely better than the DX-626 anyway

i think it just depends on the way you use it... practice and practice until you get the sound you want. every mixer is different, but in the end you can really achieve the same shit with anything as long as you know how to do it

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-13-2005 09:33:

Only bad DJ's blame the equipment.

Posted by staso on Mar-13-2005 10:05:

i try to record everything.. oh well i bet those 15 people had a good ol' time though

Posted by Basstard on Mar-13-2005 12:08:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Only bad DJ's blame the equipment.

in 99% of cases i would agree with ya but have u ever tried mixing on a turntable thats pitch kept changing by 2% either way every couple of minutes? most fun riding ive ever had since that girl who fucked for smokes

Posted by Alexan on Mar-13-2005 12:14:

quote:
Originally posted by Basstard
in 99% of cases i would agree with ya but have u ever tried mixing on a turntable thats pitch kept changing by 2% either way every couple of minutes? most fun riding ive ever had since that girl who fucked for smokes

Posted by Fresh on Mar-13-2005 13:47:

The output quality on those Behringer mixers are terrible. You really do get what you pay for ...lucky I'm used to the pure quality of my xone 92

Back to the topic, I've only had this happen a couple of times when I've played at home and havent bothered to set up the recording levels properly. Mixed a monster set and then went to play it back and it sounding crap

If I'm playing at a free party I always blag the best time slot so I get to play infront of the most people hehe

Posted by stevebutabi on Mar-13-2005 17:04:

yeah, i guess i should just feel lucky to have the opportunity to play live at all

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-13-2005 18:55:

Posted by razzi on Mar-13-2005 19:41:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Only bad DJ's blame the equipment.

true. my first mixer was this POS stanton where the faders would bleed like hell, but you learn to work with those. what doesnt kill your mix only makes you a stronger dj

razzi.

Posted by Derivative on Mar-13-2005 19:44:

quote:
in 99% of cases i would agree with ya but have u ever tried mixing on a turntable thats pitch kept changing by 2% either way every couple of minutes? most fun riding ive ever had since that girl who fucked for smokes

mate ive been on twitchier decks than that and whilst i sucked in the mix, the guy who owned them didnt. hes got my respect for sticking with some decks that i consider trash and making beautiful mixes out of them. sure he makes the occassional mistakes - when the pitch drift is as bad as it is on belts its an inevitability. but he never trainwrecked once. and ive traiwrecked on techs for christs sake.

mr. mystery is so right when he says that bad DJ's blame their equipment. you can overcome the limitations of any peice of gear if you know what they are and put in the hours practicing to compensate for it.

Posted by Inertia on Mar-14-2005 03:33:

quote:
Originally posted by djshan
i dont know how ur mate handles it, but with me i cant make smooth transistions with the vmx 300. i think its the shittiest mixer ever. i dont know why i have it. im saving up for the xone 92.

what?

back on subject, i use to have this problem. my best set so far had been at 4am at a house party nearing its end, with the remaining people all drugged up their asses all lying around in chairs. after the first few tracks, they were all dancing and screaming... all 15 of them.

i finally broke this tradition last month on my bday, i spun a peak hour set. beautifully mixed, powerful tracks. only got to spin 9 tracks though, as there were 3 other DJs in line and seeing as i'm the newbie in the group, i decided to quit while i was ahead. people asked me to keep going, so i went back on at 4am and did a small closer set.

the mixer was a brand new VMX300 that day... and to tell you the truth... I LOVED THE THING. sure, it's not amazing, but for low end mixers, i found it had great faders. the volume fader curve adjustment was also great, made the mixer versatile enough to cater to the different DJs, from deep funky house at the beginning of the night, to prog and tech house and the middle, to 3 deck techno nearing the end.

decent cueing, faders, EQs. i don't see what's the prob. sure, it's no Allen & Heath, but it was nice.

Posted by dcougar99 on Mar-14-2005 17:59:

quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
My closest experience is bangin out a hot set (with records I hadn't played previously, nonetheless) only to find that my MiniDisc had stopped recording about 40 minutes in.

On top of that, the 40 minutes that I did get were crap. The Disc was so messed up, the player sounded like it was skipping every 2 seconds or so.

I mean, I hit this one transition and it left me with a huge shit grin on my face. I'm thinking "I CANNOT FUCKING WAIT TO HEAR THAT!"
So I check the player to see how long I've been going and how much time I have left, only to see that it had shut off and stopped recording.

MAJOR disappointment.

i hate it when that happens! my battery would die or for some reason it didnt start recording when i hit rec and play... i did it just the other night... i was a little drunk but it was a hella good set