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| Subey |
Hey,
Alright, i'm not a DJ, and do not plan on becoming one. I'm here cause i'd like to be mediocre at making my own mix cds using Atomix (or something similar)
Can anyone give me some pointers as to some obvious things to avoid or do in order to help me do this?
Or if you could direct me to some useful information.
Keep in mind I have never done anything like this at all before. |
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| DJ Joshua H |
| atomix does all the work for you. it will beatmix and fade the songs automatically. it won't phrase match it for you though which has to do with song structure; you can learn more about that by searching for it. |
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| Ygrene |
If a remember correctly, Atomix has an adjustable curve on the crossfader. You may want to adjust it so it 'valleys' in the middle. I'm guessing that you are not going to do too much eq'ing, so this would be the best way to avoid really loud, distorted transitions.
Also, you can change the options so that Atomix will automatically cut the tracks after a crossfade, allowing to cut your tracks as you go instead of using another program to cut it up afterwards.
I always used to mix with the Atomix demo, so i had no way to monitor my cued track. So for every mix I did, I would go thru all the songs and write down exactly what time I wanted to bring the cue track into the playing track. I would also write down exactly what time the first beat was in my cue track. That way I could still have a decent sounding mix without being able to monitor.
I'd be surprised if you didn't become more interested in learning how to mix after you tinker with that program for a while tho. Initially I just wanted to make some basic mix cd's too and nothing more. As I type, I have a package of vinyls waiting for me at the Apartment Office. It only gets more fun after Atomix. :D :D :D |
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| starlabs |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ygrene
I'd be surprised if you didn't become more interested in learning how to mix after you tinker with that program for a while tho. Initially I just wanted to make some basic mix cd's too and nothing more. As I type, I have a package of vinyls waiting for me at the Apartment Office. It only gets more fun after Atomix. :D :D :D |
Haha so true so true... same thing happened to me (but I was using Traktor instead). Be careful, it can get addicting! ;)
This is pretty good DJ tutorial site:
http://music.hyperreal.org/dj/AVH/ |
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