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Posted by cherrybarry on Apr-05-2007 06:37:

Tips for first time playing out

This is at a house party. The main concern is adjusting to the speaker/monitor setup and being able to find some sort of combination (headphone volume, split cue maybe?, earcup method, etc) that'll allow me to hear each track distinctly when I'm beatmatching. Also, what do u guys do to ensure your equip stays safe the whole night?

Posted by Zild on Apr-05-2007 06:42:

Bring extras of everything.
You will fuck up. Get over it. The bedroom is not the dance club.

Nevermind, didn't see it was a house party.

Posted by Tony Morello on Apr-05-2007 06:42:

sorry to sound like a dink (i'm a little drunk), but do you think you're the first dj to come on here asking for advise for their first time out?

Posted by Spoonz on Apr-05-2007 11:24:

to protect ur gear i would get some sheets of plyboard (or wotever it's called) and cut it, if necessary, so that it stand about 18inches above the surface of the table/desk u will be mixing on. then just attach them around the desk on the front and the sides. u may need to invest in a couple of little desktop lights too so u can see wot u are doing.

not really sure about the first question tho...

Posted by Mmanu on Apr-05-2007 12:11:

Re: Tips for first time playing out

quote:
Originally posted by cherrybarry
The main concern is adjusting to the speaker/monitor setup and being able to find some sort of combination (headphone volume, split cue maybe?, earcup method, etc) that'll allow me to hear each track distinctly when I'm beatmatching. Also, what do u guys do to ensure your equip stays safe the whole night?

You sound like you never mixed before. It's a bit late for a crash course, so good luck.

To ensure your gear stays safe, keep looking at it.

Posted by bamski on Apr-05-2007 12:14:

Prepare to get dropkicked in the head Double-Dragon style

Posted by dark_Omens on Apr-05-2007 15:57:

Just keep an eye on it. Usually people wont fuck with your stuff if you are standing right there.

As for the cueing, it depends on a couple things, including volume, speaker placement, and monitors. Will you have any small speakers pointing directly at you? If not, things can get a bit complicated.
Just listen in your earphones and you'll be fine. You might have to crank the volume a bit (or find a small pair of speakers to put on your booth/table).

BTW, check your PM.

Posted by everett on Apr-05-2007 16:11:

make sure the subs aren't near you. I did a house party where they put the 2 dual 18's on either side of the booth and I stood on stacked up tables... holy shit its hard to beatmatch when it feels like the earth is shaking from underneath you.

Posted by Zild on Apr-05-2007 18:47:

quote:
Originally posted by everett
make sure the subs aren't near you. I did a house party where they put the 2 dual 18's on either side of the booth and I stood on stacked up tables... holy shit its hard to beatmatch when it feels like the earth is shaking from underneath you.

I used to play a club that had half of their subs UNDER the DJ booth. Talk about feedback issues.

Posted by s3nate on Apr-05-2007 22:10:

Make sure at all costs that you DO NOT let drunk people around your setup!

Posted by ZeJayMan on Apr-05-2007 23:47:

This topic has been covered more times than your mum's face.

Posted by jupiterone on Apr-06-2007 00:15:

quote:
Originally posted by ZeJayMan
This topic has been covered more times than your mum's face.

Kinky!

Posted by Dojomaster26 on Apr-06-2007 02:38:

...but they all keep dropping off the front page. Maybe we should have a "help with first public gig" sticky.

Posted by DJ Marak on Apr-07-2007 12:11:

good idea... im a bit of a newbie also, it would help a fair bit, ive been reading alot of the stickies as it is and just been trying to find other topics also

sticky FTW

Posted by nefardec on Apr-07-2007 16:03:

quote:
lso, what do u guys do to ensure your equip stays safe the whole night?

Excessive force and outright thuggery