Downloading a track off beatport while djing at a live gig

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Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Apr-29-2009 17:36:

Downloading a track off beatport while djing at a live gig

has anyone tried this? I mean got a request for a track i didn't have and i was in a deadzone that didn't have wireless capabilities.

Posted by Tony Morello on Apr-29-2009 18:59:

i've downloaded top 40 in the middle of a gig, was playing cds though, burnt the new tracks to cd and away we went

Posted by david.michael on Apr-29-2009 20:31:

Done it while having friends over to mix, but not during a gig out somewhere. Not that I haven't thought about it.

Posted by orTof�nChiLd on May-01-2009 03:01:

well i have traktor, so i'm gonna give it a try on my next gig

Posted by david.michael on May-01-2009 12:52:

quote:
Originally posted by orTof�nChiLd
well i have traktor, so i'm gonna give it a try on my next gig

Why would you go in to a gig with the intent of downloading tracks while you're playing?

If you know about it ahead of time, get it before the gig.

Posted by orTof�nChiLd on May-01-2009 16:19:

quote:
Originally posted by david.michael
Why would you go in to a gig with the intent of downloading tracks while you're playing?

If you know about it ahead of time, get it before the gig.

there's always that somebody thats gonna request a track i don't have

Posted by Alekos on May-01-2009 18:06:

quote:
Originally posted by orTof�nChiLd
there's always that somebody thats gonna request a track i don't have

"I left it at home/studio/cd case, etc..."
usually works I'd never d/l a track while playing live ... plus usually those request would only pleased a few people... how about the rest of the crowd... keep in mind that you might kill the dance-floor...

Posted by orTof�nChiLd on May-01-2009 22:03:

quote:
Originally posted by Alekos
"I left it at home/studio/cd case, etc..."
usually works I'd never d/l a track while playing live ... plus usually those request would only pleased a few people... how about the rest of the crowd... keep in mind that you might kill the dance-floor...

yeah that would work

Posted by Teezdalien on May-03-2009 00:15:

Never tried it myself. Although I heard Traktor removed the beatport intergration with traktor pro as it was causing too many problems although I'm not really sure on the exact details.

Posted by Adam420 on May-03-2009 02:45:

quote:
Originally posted by orTof�nChiLd
there's always that somebody thats gonna request a track i don't have

So just tell them to f**k off!

Anyway I wouldn't really be in the position to do this...but have always wondered if anybody's done it too.

Posted by woscar on May-03-2009 09:12:

Posted by kitphillips on May-03-2009 14:20:

Ever heard of programming a set? generally, downloading a track and playing it as soon as someone asks is completely detrimental to that. Why don't you just plug in an ipod if peolpe aren't going to have the respect to let you take them on a journey?

Posted by Ted Promo on May-03-2009 14:46:

this reminds me of this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L79PTIcMh_E

where Desyn broke his cds and still had a to do a show so he's burning more cds while playing live.

Posted by Stasis on May-03-2009 15:05:

I had to do this once with Top40 tracks at a school dance in college--downloading them off the school network after being forced to play requests. It was really disheartening though, I don't think I ever DJed another school event after that

kitphillips is totally right--that sort of thing almost instantly makes you just a jukebox rather than a dj...

Posted by elFreak on May-03-2009 17:30:

lol requests.

fuck that.

Posted by orTof�nChiLd on May-03-2009 18:20:

lol the purpose of this thread is just getting the feeling of downloading while spining, nothing really serious

Posted by PoisonJam19 on May-04-2009 05:00:

quote:
Originally posted by Ted Promo
this reminds me of this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L79PTIcMh_E

What's the last song in that vid?