where are you guys watching it?

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Originally posted by jon jon nice post! Angello's right, haha what he says makes total sense, especially if you play as much as he does and + he plays so many of his own productions... fuck, if someone held a gun to my head, I could probably pull off a whole set w/out headphones, it just becomes 2nd nature the longer you play I think... plus his style isn't big long transitions, it's in/out with a few bars...

don't get me wrong...it is very do-able. However it does show a lack of caring for the music you are playing. If he had pulled it off and played flawless, I would have been amazed and singing his praises for playing without headphones. But the fact is..he didn't. He made quite a few errors.

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Even without waveforms, if all his music is in a small window of a pitch range (ie. 126-130), and most are his edits, or edits he made so he is well aware of a kick bringing it in, or he made edits for him to play out which are not the same versions you would buy if you grabbed the track from Beatport, you'd know your music very well. Especially if he is playing each and every night.

You can use the EQ display on the mixer to find start points and kicks drums too.

Not saying I can do it for a entire night, or even successfully for an entire mix, but using various methods it is possible. A combination of the BPM on the CDJ, the graphic EQ for the channel and general experience/familiarity with your tracks.

I've heard/read tons of stories from world renowned DJs who have been playing parties SOOOOO loud, that they couldn't hear shit out of their headphones and had to rely on those exact methods I mentioned above to get away with their mixes.

I've seen videos of Carl Cox doing it without headphones using vinyl...

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Does anyone know where i can find the english subtitles for this? almost 90% of it is in swedish.

guys, have you ever tried djing without headphones?
it is not very hard.

now if you want to be really creative and actually do something interesting - and as mentioned do it without making mistakes - then headphones are particularly helpful.

anyway if bootlegging coldplay is what counts for good music from these guys, i'll take a pass.