This one of the few time where people give really good comments.
But I'm wondering about your beatmatching skills. Your device seems to give you the possibility to manually adjust the pitch. So if you used it and if this is your first mix, why the hell are the beats so perfectly matched?

Well, the timing was already mentioned, but I want to add, that in my opinion mixing melodies is the most difficult part as a DJ. You need to have a proper ear for clashing keys and melodies. It's not enough to just "know" your tracks. Actually you have to feel and understand the music, its structure.

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Heh, well it being my "first" mix is a bit of a lie... I have practiced before on a friend of mine's DJ equipment, and have made mixes before, this is actually the first mix I felt was good enough to release.

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Now you've done it. Now I think my beatmatching sucks...
I started 3 or 4 years ago and am not as good in it as you are already. Ok, I mix vinyl only and don't use any sort of program, but darn it. Is mixing with electronic devices so much easier?
Well, my timing is much better, but still your skill bugs me...

How much time did you spend on training? I just did it every few days or weeks when I have time.

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Originally posted by DJSoulstone Now you've done it. Now I think my beatmatching sucks... I started 3 or 4 years ago and am not as good in it as you are already. Ok, I mix vinyl only and don't use any sort of program, but darn it. Is mixing with electronic devices so much easier? Well, my timing is much better, but still your skill bugs me... How much time did you spend on training? I just did it every few days or weeks when I have time.

For me, I think vinyl is easier, but I also started with that as well. I use CDJ 1000 MK2's, and they are pretty easy as well, but they will drift sometimes and u can't always go by the beat counters. Always go by ear, and replay the track over and over in que. Your ears will learn to split the 2 tracks and u can tell which one needs adjustment and which direction it needs to go. Practice, and then more practice.

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Originally posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY For me, I think vinyl is easier, but I also started with that as well. I use CDJ 1000 MK2's, and they are pretty easy as well, but they will drift sometimes and u can't always go by the beat counters. Always go by ear, and replay the track over and over in que. Your ears will learn to split the 2 tracks and u can tell which one needs adjustment and which direction it needs to go. Practice, and then more practice.

+1. While it's something that everyone can work towards getting better at, some thing just come more naturally to some people. I know a few people that have been trying to mix for years with a really slow learning curve. Then there are others that can pick-up skills very quickly.
Anyway I thought this was very good for a first demo. Some nice tracks there and the mixing was pretty tight for most the part, but I also agree with the other comments that you could drop tracks a bit earlier.

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I will use vinyl as long as I can get them. What I actually wanted to say is, that if you are already this good in your first mix, then keep on! I expect a lot of you now!

Always remember: A set is a piece of art, your art!

It's your own composition and it's able to transport your feelings and intentions to others. Try to think of yourself as a storyteller and construct your sets like writing a story. Give it a structure and a purpose.
Or think of it as a painting, where the tracks are your colors. Or a classic symphony where tracks compose the chapters. The result is always in your own hands and the better you want to become, the more you have to become one with the music...

Can you believe that I'm studying physics?

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Originally posted by DJSoulstone I will use vinyl as long as I can get them. What I actually wanted to say is, that if you are already this good in your first mix, then keep on! I expect a lot of you now! Always remember: A set is a piece of art, your art! It's your own composition and it's able to transport your feelings and intentions to others. Try to think of yourself as a storyteller and construct your sets like writing a story. Give it a structure and a purpose. Or think of it as a painting, where the tracks are your colors. Or a classic symphony where tracks compose the chapters. The result is always in your own hands and the better you want to become, the more you have to become one with the music... Can you believe that I'm studying physics?

nice post!

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