ill be getting a new setup by the end of the month w00t w00t.

anyways, i've been spinnign for about a year now, long story, but i've never had decks in my house for say, over 3 weeks. i bother all my mates and practice on their stuff, they lend it to me now and then, etc, as me getting my own setup has just not worked out for the last year or so.

anyways, my mixing is quite decent. but i was wondering, what is a good practice schedule? i want to get my technical skill ON FUCKING SPOT by November, as i want to sign up for a competition. i was pretty near at the beginning of the year, beatmatching in under 20 seconds, doing 3 deck mixes, but not spinning for a month or two threw me off.

anyways, i'm gonna spin like a freak as soon as i have my stuff. as i always do. but since it's gonna be there forever, i don't wanna get burned out. is there a limit to how much you should practice daily? because ive played for 10 hours, 3 days in a row. i love it, but that's probably because i get to do it only sporadically.

other than that, do you suggest i take this time to learn a new echnique, such as pitch riding, or should i stick to what i know and build on it?

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Congrats man... Personally I wouldnt try to adhere to a strict practice schedule or anything. If you got the time the then do it! But I found forcing yourself to mix tends to lead to bad results. As far as learning new technics pitch riding is the shit... great thing to learn.

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Originally posted by Inertia anyways, i'm gonna spin like a freak

Not a bad thing

DJing is all about passion for the music, so I wouldn't force myself to stick to a mixing schedule. Mix when you feel the need to, but don't force yourself.

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man, your gonna burn yourself out.

take it slow, bro.. pushing yourself will only annoy and burn you out.

mix when you feel like it. thats when your going to learn the most anyways. and when you'll enjoy it the most.

and sometimes a little time away from the decks actually HELPS! it allows you to forget the "ruts" you may dig yourself into, and lets you look at your skills from a "fresh slate" --- this is because good techniques you wont forget.. but that which does not work for you, you will forget about naturally.

remember its a passion and not a business challenge... its all about the love of some phat beats... not trying to meet time schedules, metrics, and benchmarks!

thanks for the advice guys.

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Originally posted by Inertia ill be getting a new setup by the end of the month w00t w00t. anyways, i've been spinnign for about a year now, long story, but i've never had decks in my house for say, over 3 weeks. i bother all my mates and practice on their stuff, they lend it to me now and then, etc, as me getting my own setup has just not worked out for the last year or so. anyways, my mixing is quite decent. but i was wondering, what is a good practice schedule? i want to get my technical skill ON FUCKING SPOT by November, as i want to sign up for a competition. i was pretty near at the beginning of the year, beatmatching in under 20 seconds, doing 3 deck mixes, but not spinning for a month or two threw me off. anyways, i'm gonna spin like a freak as soon as i have my stuff. as i always do. but since it's gonna be there forever, i don't wanna get burned out. is there a limit to how much you should practice daily? because ive played for 10 hours, 3 days in a row. i love it, but that's probably because i get to do it only sporadically. other than that, do you suggest i take this time to learn a new echnique, such as pitch riding, or should i stick to what i know and build on it?

Yep to everything everyone else has said. But I also wanted to add that some of the best sets that I have ever done is when I took a 2 to 3 day break. I don't know what the hell happens during those 2-3 days, but when I jump back on those tables I rip shit up.

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Originally posted by Mike123 Yep to everything everyone else has said. But I also wanted to add that some of the best sets that I have ever done is when I took a 2 to 3 day break. I don't know what the hell happens during those 2-3 days, but when I jump back on those tables I rip shit up.

...Couldnt agree with you more on this one, them days do some funny things

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Originally posted by Timski ...Couldnt agree with you more on this one, them days do some funny things

LOL. Yeah, they sure do!

Mike

i HAVE to stay away for 1-2 day periods, i feel much better getting on the tables after the break, and ive been having a slight problem, since ive been spinning only cd's, when i put vinyl on i have hella trouble beatmatching

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EDIT: ^^^ that is one SA-WEEEEET setup.

yeah, i had gotten proficient at doing 3 deck mixes with Pioneer CDJs to the point i hadn't spun a vinyl in over 6 months. now i'm having all this trouble with the platter and the pitch control, as i'm used to looking at the numbers for increments.

since my setup will be

2x Tech12 Mk2
1x Pio CDJ-200
1x Stanton RMS-3 (shit, i know, but it will let me practice at least. i HATE the faders on it, but currently, i take what i can get)

i can do 3 deck mixes using a CD, but concentrate on vinyl more than anything. that way, i'll get used to forgetting about the display and concentrate on what i hear and what i feel, again.

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Originally posted by MichaelSeto i HAVE to stay away for 1-2 day periods, i feel much better getting on the tables after the break

+1.. I tend to get frustrated easily when I mix too much.