How long did it take for you till you thought you were ready to do gigs?
Did it went well? Were you good enough and what were the biggest problems you had to encounter?
Some tips maybe

You can also see it like this: when was your first gig and how did it turn out?

Thanks in advance

I was probably ready to play out after a year of mixing, the main thing that got in my way was my own confidence, I didn't believe that i was good enough, even though all my mates did.

Played my first set out in July this year (2yrs 2mnth after I started playing), and i fucking rocked the place!!! Played last set for a new trance night, and got a VERY good reaction

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I'm ready for gigs now and I still haven't gotten one.

you think people would mind if there are a few beatmatches that are a little bit failed?

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Originally posted by DJ_Progrezz you think people would mind if there are a few beatmatches that are a little bit failed?

Typically, no. A lot of times when you are in the crowd dancing and what not you can't tell if two tracks aren't beatmatched 100%, especially on a bad sound system anyway.

But take your time on the mixes and don't worry if you aren't able to drop in a track when you want if it isn't properly beatmatched. Just wait till the next phrase, if there even is one!

if youre a jump or commercial dj, and the beatmatch goes a bit wrong you can just mix in the one track and cut away the other one, but with progressive thats even worse than playen 2 tracks not 100% synced

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Originally posted by DJ_Progrezz if youre a jump or commercial dj, and the beatmatch goes a bit wrong you can just mix in the one track and cut away the other one, but with progressive thats even worse than playen 2 tracks not 100% synced

If the mix becomes pretty bad and there is almost no chance of saving it then the best thing to do is completely cut out the outgoing track.

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Originally posted by DJ_Progrezz you think people would mind if there are a few beatmatches that are a little bit failed?

depends on what you mean by failed... If it's a little bit off, but u still can't hear the 2 separate beats, no-one will notice.

My advice is, find the EQ (not the basic one on ur mixer, but something like a 8-10band EQ), Dip the frequencies between 156Hz-100Hz, and make the curve higher as the frequency gets lower.

This will make the bass a lot more deeper and rumbly, so kicks and the beat won't be easy to pick out.

Cheap trick, but meh. WHatever works for you. It's better if you just learn to correct quickly.

Can't remember...

Cheers
Nem

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I am ready and I haven't got a gig yet. I haven't even tried either.

Damn being underage.

yeah, i hope that wont be to much of a problem
see i'm "only" 17 myself
think i'll just practice for a few moths and then go searching really hard and making some promotion
progressive isnt the easiest style to mix

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Originally posted by DJ_Progrezz you think people would mind if there are a few beatmatches that are a little bit failed?

you need to remember that a club sound system is very bass heavy, so little slips wont be that noticable. Even if you can hear it very clearly on the monitor in the booth, it will be hard to hear on the main system.

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