That's when I think, oh yeah, most amateur DJ's on TA aren't and will ever be as good as Dave Clarke, Chris Liebing, Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Laurent Garnier, etc...

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Usually the only difference between "pro" and "amateur" djs is that the "pros" get the newest tracks very early compared to "amateurs".. Technically there's usually not a very big difference between an "amateur" and a "pro"..

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There are DJ's on this very site that are much more talented than your Ferry Corsten's, Armin's, Tiesto's etc.

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Originally posted by Wretched It's quite a bit easier to make a good set when you have a lot of time to plan it and rehearse the mixing like amateurs do. Meanwhile, "pro" DJ's mix multiple times per week. They don't have the time to plan out what they do, normally - and when they do, it's a great mix CD like Ahead 1, far better than most amateur attempts.

Yeah, that's basically what I was going to say. Most "pro-dj" sets suffer because they've usually been recorded from a live event and then broadcast on the radio (so the sound quality suffers twice) and the usual pressures of a live event (keeping the crowd interested, coping with nerves and unfamiliar equipment and only getting one shot at getting it right) mean that the mixing/set-structure aren't always 100%. None of these pressures exist in the bedroom where these "amateur" demo mixes are being recorded, which is why you often end up with a much higher (almost CD) quality at the end of it.

I'm starting to get into genres of music that are poorly represented by radio time and big-name DJs (like tech-house, deep-house, electro etc.) so probably 70%+ of the sets I download are from amateur - or at least poorly known - DJs. Just because the set doesn't have a big name attached to it, it doesn't mean that it isn't worth your time. In fact, like others here have said, often the amateur sets are far superior to the live pro-dj ones for the reasons I've just been through.

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Originally posted by CKYTEP go download my mix in the amateur section

what kind of music is it?

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I love listening to amateur DJ sets....except one problem. They all seemed to have the same box full of records.

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actually most of the amateur mixes are pretty crappy. most of them try and copy either armin or markus schulz's style in their track selection. the few that don't do that are good though.

Depends what you mean by amature, like the guy above alot of people try to copy pro's but then again the amatures today are the pros tommorow

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word. let's not forget that armin and the markus schulz of the world were "amateur" once.

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Originally posted by shanehanner I rarely ever hear a badass set anymore, nothing is my taste, and I download like 5 sets a day. I downloaded a few sets off Delerium2k on the amatuer DJ section and I am in love with them. The last set I remember liking was oakenfold @ shadow lounge. I dont know whats going on anymore.

I liked that set as well...