yo thats what i did.

except i still produce...

i have 9 years of orchestra bass under my belt and about 2 years of production and i noticed that it really helps because you understand music... the beat structures, the equalizations, volume levels, progressions, keys, everything... it makes it feel more natural to start and the learning starts quicker.

good luck man!

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Originally posted by nhibberd Hey all, I have this big problem with being just a producer no Dj... I'm gonna invest in a synth first then some quality decks. I was wondering if any of you have ever made the transision from producer to Dj ad if it is any different from just starting Dj'ing from a clean slate? Anyways, I have about 6 months untill I can buy the decks maybe more. Is there any way to get some practice with dodgy software or whatever? Any magix stuff will do realy, i just wanna get a taste. CD

Hey man, I posted some computer mixing software a few days ago in another thread. I'd start off with something like Atomix's Virtual DJ for mixing and effects with the three EQ's. There's also Traktor, and Mixmeister (which I find a little too hands off).

Just do a google search for any of those and you shouldd find d/l sites.

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i gotto say i think making a transition from a dj to a producer would be better. because you learn what makes people dance. dj's generally buy more music so are subjected to more of what is working the dancefloors. and then are more likely to know what is working at the time. i bet your production level goes up and your trax become more danceable once you dj your music.

i would personally not buy mixing equipment. but speand it on synths and other bits for producing. a killer record kinda will mean you start being booked to play out. a dj that mixes seamlessly is just the norm now.

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Originally posted by richg101 i gotto say i think making a transition from a dj to a producer would be better. because you learn what makes people dance. dj's generally buy more music so are subjected to more of what is working the dancefloors. and then are more likely to know what is working at the time. i bet your production level goes up and your trax become more danceable once you dj your music. i would personally not buy mixing equipment. but speand it on synths and other bits for producing. a killer record kinda will mean you start being booked to play out. a dj that mixes seamlessly is just the norm now.

your first point is sooooo true.

i wrote music for a while and it was "ok... alright... lots of potential... blah blah blah" but then i got into djing and a month later i write a tune that i think is standard and people are asking if they can collab with me on it... wtf? lol it gets into your head and works with you for the better.

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Originally posted by wizniz yo thats what i did. except i still produce... i have 9 years of orchestra bass under my belt and about 2 years of production and i noticed that it really helps because you understand music... the beat structures, the equalizations, volume levels, progressions, keys, everything... it makes it feel more natural to start and the learning starts quicker. good luck man!

you're 16 yet have 9 years of orchestra bass under your belt? interesting.

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i went this route, i built up a small studio years before i bought my first pair of belt drives, and mixer.

writing music (playing instruments before that) gave me a whole different prespective on how to play music as a dj. i'm not gonna lie, after really getting into dj'ing... it enhanced my songwriting, too. started to do things that i wasn't thinking off before, or wasn't considering doing.

more than anyting, i give my backgound as a musician all the credit for what i can do now, not the direction i took. i can't tell you how much it means to me to have the knowledge/tools to be able to recreate the things that exist in my imagination as something physical that i can hear coming out of my stereo... sounding the way i heard it in my head. whether is dj'ing, playing an instrument, or songwriting. it's just nuts, and it keeps me hooked on music like a crack addict.

i don't think it matters too much how you start or where you go. as long as you start your journey prepared. as long as you have a good background in music, you can start one way, and use the experience to enhance the second. not only that, you will grow and mature and mature much faster than someone w/out a musica background.

I had musical performance and composition experience under my belt before learning to spin. Had been producing a year too. You could say I had the pre reqs down. Unfortunately, I have a retarded cuing action so I suck at spinning anyway.

BAH.

Picture a dude on the decks trying to save a vinyl car crash from happening, spasticated right arm pushing the record forward then dragging back. oop- nearly. damn had it in time for a second. woop. nearly. oh fu-

Wipe the fader across and pretend like nothing out of the ordinary happened.

Mates in the background staring in silence, shaking their heads.

Yea thats me...

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Originally posted by Haunted you're 16 yet have 9 years of orchestra bass under your belt? interesting.

whats wrong with that?

I started to go to music school to play cello and piano since I was 6 or 7 soo.

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Well, i'v now got a copy of Traktor and i'v put stickers all over my MIDI keyboard controller and i'm completely hooked. I can't help myself staring at the bpm-counter and sync meter though. It's SO much easyer than vinyl, so i was mixing seamlessly after about 3 half hour sets, well as far as sync goes.

But after 3 days of mixing i.s.o. producing Í feel i'm kind of building up ideas for my next track, and i'm delaying my next prod session just to build up more. Also some time this/next month ill have a new synth so ill be all over the place!

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Music is as universal to people as breathing. We've probably been at it since before we even started talking. Immaging two cavemen smashing away at a peace of flint to make a spearhead. It wouldn't take long for them to learn te synchronise the sound. And there you have it, the words first percussive band.

Music has survived wars, famines, the plague and many other things and has evolved with man across many cultures. Dance music is just the next step in the evolutionary chain. My guess is that it will probably be with us untill we are extinced.

I think most if not all of skilled producers could become a DJ in matter of no time.