After I got decks and started fooling around and learning how to beatmatch (still got a long way to go tho)
with my ears I have grown this allergia against bad beatmatched transitions.
So when I hear a DJ (van Dyk, Oakenfold, Tiesto, no matter who) fucking
up a transition I almost go into shock and I really just wanna take
the next plane to help them get out of the mess because If I can hear
whats wrong im sure they can also.

Have your interest in DJing/fooling around with equipment made you
more aware of the fact that most DJs make mistakes ?

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Nobody is perfect, every dj has to trainwreck somehow.

yea, i still love live sets.

but, I notice I dont enjoy live sets of my genres as much....

i actually like it more becuase i have a better ear for whats going on now that im actually doing it...as for imperfection... i like that becuase it gives me a sense of reality... unless you never mess up [i know i do] it makes everyting feel more real and "live" i guess rather than over produced and not as outward

the imperfection thing kicks arse, being able to see that professionals are shit but also pisses you off at every transition ever made from then on

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Yea, I always perk up when a tranisition comes up, its just natural now, i used to not even know that livesets were mixed, I thought they were just one big song!!!!

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yah it helps put things in perspective.. if anything u should listen to how they get out of the trainwreck.. some dj's prefer the 'i can save it' method and try to get the mix back together.. but most use the 'get the fuck out of the mix' method which is wat i do, mainly cuz when i started out, a dj gave me some advice in that at the club, jjust get out of the mix and the crowd will forget about it if they even noticed, but the longer u sit there trying to save it allows people to notice your trainwreck.. i think Tiesto has somewhat of a fuckup in the most recent set posted on this site (live @ space), i can't remember if its that set but im thinking it is, well it basically sounded like he didn't know the cue channel was live and dropped a needle down in the middle of the other song.. it was kinda funny but as soon as he noticed he picked that shit up and prolly said "oh fuck!"

I like livesets to hear technique. Aside from that, invariably when I listen to a live set I think "oh, I could mix that", and it's more fun to spin than just sit there listening. But as MERiDiAN5i2 intimated, I enjoy livesets of other genres (such as jungle, breakbeat, etc) more than what I mix (goa/hard/prog/uplift).

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when a big dj misses a mix, it just means they're human
it's hard playing in a loud environment and hit every single mix dead on
the funny thing is, is that those little slips are not heard on a big system
if the beats are a little off, it sounds alright on a big system that's used for raves and such
it's kinda like cheating when playing on a big system cause you can get away with a lot that the general public can't hear

there's many livesets that i've heard live and sounded great
but then when i listen to the recordings after, they sound like ass

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quote:

Originally posted by DJ_Shockwav the funny thing is, is that those little slips are not heard on a big system if the beats are a little off, it sounds alright on a big system that's used for raves and such it's kinda like cheating when playing on a big system cause you can get away with a lot that the general public can't hear

and i love how that works! hehehe if it sounds halfway decent in the headphones, it probably sounds just about right on the big system

i reckon its much better knowing whats really going on the transition is the best part always

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Originally posted by DjJade i actually like it more becuase i have a better ear for whats going on now that im actually doing it...as for imperfection... i like that becuase it gives me a sense of reality... unless you never mess up [i know i do] it makes everyting feel more real and "live" i guess rather than over produced and not as outward

agreed

it doesnt have to be perfect. just dont loose the beat

ive only seen 2 djs that have not trainwrecked while ive been there

Steve Smooth
and
Bad Boy Bill

even with some nutz tricks that they pulled off

i know they have messed up though...just not in my presence