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Originally posted by dartman Hi everybody I am playing out for the first time tonite and i a wicked nervous and excited. Its basically a bar with with a dancefloor but I am still really amped up. To all of you that play out alot, or not, how was your first night in public? Do you have fond memories or was it a disaster? I've played infront of my friends at house parties and i've been bedroom djing for almost two years so i am fairly confident that i can do this tonite with out too many problems. I dont really know where i am going with this thread but i just had to write something, i got get rid of this "tranceaddict in training" thing. Yeah, so how about some first time stories......

I know it's ancient history by now, but how did it go?

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Originally posted by Vortex_SA did anyone here tried playing out w/ earplugs??? how is it?

anyone?

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Originally posted by Vortex_SA anyone?

Well I haven't tried using them yet, but I have read in a book sometime that there are some dj's who can perform with them. The only thing to remember is that you have to use special earplugs, not the ones you buy for $5 in the supermarket.
You have to use earplugs that filter specific frequencies. You can get these in specialised stores. It should be possible to perform with these, because they filter frequencies, so you can hear everything, except it is all a bit softer...

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I know it's ancient history by now, but how did it go?

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I survived my first night. It was pretty freaking awesome. I played from 9-12 and by the time i got done the dance floor was almost full. I was really nervous when i started out but the lack of people there at 9 o'clock helped me remain calm. After a couple mixes I got used to the sound system and things went pretty smoothly. After one mix i did stop the wrong cd but luckily it was like my third song and there were just a couple of my friends there. The feeling I got from seeing people dancing and having fun was amazing. Its better than any drug.

it went pretty well, i got invited back so i couldnt have been too bad. I feel kinda spoiled now, after playing on a loud system with tons of bass i am not as excited about my bedroom set up. all the more motivation to land a weekly gig i guess

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Originally posted by iLLicit Well I haven't tried using them yet, but I have read in a book sometime that there are some dj's who can perform with them. The only thing to remember is that you have to use special earplugs, not the ones you buy for $5 in the supermarket. You have to use earplugs that filter specific frequencies. You can get these in specialised stores. It should be possible to perform with these, because they filter frequencies, so you can hear everything, except it is all a bit softer...

Yes, there are definitely special earplugs that you need to use. The plugs are custom fit to your ears and cost quite a bit ($100-$250 I think). Here is a link that you can read up on them some more.

http://www.etymotic.com/

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There are also earplugs that aren't custom fit, but they do filter all frequencies though. These are about $40-50, so a bit cheaper.

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