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Urgent!!! Help Needed! + info on DJM600 needed
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| FuzzyGreen |
I just scored a gig on Stanford college radio as a guest DJ. Other then playing for small parties and internet radio this will be my first time playing out and I need some help/suggestions:
1. They have a DJM600, are there any tricks I should know about this mixer?
2. I am going to stick with tracks that are easy to mix and also stick to a preprogrammed set, is this a good idea?
3. Any suggestions on things I should practice?
This may also be simulcasted on xtcradio.com (which has an average listenership of 600) so it looks like I will have a huge audience. |
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| [BE]FusioN`-- |
Can't help u out with the mixer.
A preprogrammed set isn't a bad idea since it's a radioshow anyway and you don't have a crowd to interact with. Just play what sounds right to you and what you're sure of you won't up ;)
Just practice the set you wanna play and make it smooth :) |
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| SlickT |
| i would suggest know how to use the effects they will sound like ass if you don;t know how use them and don't overuse them. other then that just do your thing and have fun. |
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| Raptor |
| jus stick to mixing. i don't really dig any efx so. |
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| TempesTrip |
| the djm 600 is a very straight forward no tricks involved mixer. if effects is your thing take the advice of a previous poster and just learn how they work on the djm600.. use them only if you know how to and it sounds good and don't over use them. other then that just do some straight forward mixing. i know u want to go all out and make an impression but doing you have just recently learned or haven't perfected yet may blow up in ur face. worse comes to worse practice your ass off till the day b4 the gig. MAYBE practice for 30 min the day of the gig. don't sweat and just have fun with it. goodluck |
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| FuzzyGreen |
Thanks for the comments. I practiced today and spun a near perfect 12 record set. I missed one transition. It was not a trainwreck, but I couldn't beatmatch a really hard song so I had to power off and come in fresh. (Indigo Child Head first EP - Take a breath of you). I also had one bad phrase match. So I'm pretty confident that I will do a good job.
I'm not into effects and will not use them. I like to spin sets with long transitions, in fact a lot of my transitions are like two minutes long.
I don't touch the records, only pitch control.
Any other words of wisdom? I think my biggest fear is that I will be shaking so much that I will not be able to beatmatch correctly. |
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| ezbeats |
well if your scared youll be so shaken and cant beatmatch properly your in luck my boy. the djm600 practically beatmatches for you. you will notice 2 LED displays on the top right of the mixer. the top one is just a guage. this would tell you the auto-detected bpm of the deck you have the effects number set to. the effects number knob is the 3rd one up (starting from the bottom right). it has numbers 1-4, with a mic, cf(cross fader)-a, cf-b, and a master option. set it to the deck # you are trying to detect (numbers 1-4 they will have them already set to cetain channels when you get there) the bpm on. if the efx switch is on any bpm based effect setting (ie filter, flanger, etc... NOT efx like reverb or stuff that isnt bpm based), the top LED will give you a guage like '138' (telling you its about 138 bpm). you can use this method switching between the 2 decks you are using to get a close estimate of the bpm on each, and then once they are close do it by ear and it will only require very small changes. i wouldnt suggest using any of the effects if you havent used them or dont get time to practice a little with them... but you dont have to use them to get the bpm readout. now for closer auto bpm matching set the effects setting knob to 'auto bpm' and the effects channel setting to the deck you are trying to get the bpm on. the top LED display will give you a guage readout BUT in this setting the bottom bpm setting will give you the bpm readout all the way to a decimal (ie 134.6 bpm). it doesnt do EXACT but it gets pretty darn close. just do this to both of them to make sure they are decently close if your having trouble with it.
SUGGESTIONS:
just mix like normal with some of your easier vinyl at the start to get comfortable and try and get the bpm readout understood at the start before you start relying on it.
THERE IS 1 LITTLE BUTTON located between the 2 LED displays on the right with labels '70-139' and '91-180' push it till the '91-180' marker is lit up or you will not get any bpm readout of ANY KIND.
also, if you havent used this mixer i would suggest playing with the headphone volume controls as they will no doubetdly help you out also, just play with them to get the right monitoring levels you like. also, i have found it easiest with the 600 to have the 'master' headphone switch on and the vdeck you are bringing IN on. do not just use both the decks headphone controls lit up as they prevent full use of monitoring with the headphones. always use the master and the one bringing in....
also all mixers are basically the same, so dont get overwhelmed by it, anything there you havent seen is just a luxury, not a necessity.
hope i have helped you instead of confusing you. if you dont get something email me at [email protected] and ill better explain.
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| RIP_Technics |
| I myself have a DJM-600 but in a couple of weeks i am DJin in a club that uses a 500. I know they are essentially the same minus a few features but the one thing i have heard that I am worried about is they have no "Cue/Master" monitor. Is this true? and if so how do u recommend mixin over the headfones? Just have 2 channels selected? |
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| RIP_Technics |
cheerz nou :)
i should be fine. im just practicin on the 600 by leavin the cue/master monitor dead in the middle. its not as bad as i thought! :D |
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| Nemesis44 |
| quote: | Originally posted by FuzzyGreen
I just scored a gig on Stanford college radio as a guest DJ. Other then playing for small parties and internet radio this will be my first time playing out and I need some help/suggestions:
1. They have a DJM600, are there any tricks I should know about this mixer?
2. I am going to stick with tracks that are easy to mix and also stick to a preprogrammed set, is this a good idea?
3. Any suggestions on things I should practice?
This may also be simulcasted on xtcradio.com (which has an average listenership of 600) so it looks like I will have a huge audience. |
Hey there Fuzzy,
If I were you I would ignore all of the extras on the DJM 600 until you actually get some time to explore it properly. Usually when people discover a new toy like that they tend to go into overkill mode with the effects anyways. So better none at all than too many is what I say. :)
Just go in and do what you always do. A preprogrammed set is also a good thing in this instance but do make a point of building. Sounds proffesional.
Treat it as business as usual. Just beleive that this is what you were born to do and the fact that you just been on radio is just another days work for you. Although, remember not to confuse confidence with arrogance.
Make sure you know the basics on the mixer but ignore the effects until you know how to use them.
Cheers
Nem |
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