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| dj christian |
| since i read alot of forums i notice that many of beginner dj's lately put dj technique infront of good knowledge in music they spinning so i thought it would nice of knowing what you folks think what of them you think is the most important? |
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| Jocker |
you can get pretty tolerable mixing skills in about 6 months. you can get very good in a year or so... after that, everyone is approximately on the same level, be it me, armin or marco v (months of playing in clubs bring stability, so that you don't up often... but the technique is pretty much on the same level, which is very easy to gain). that's when people begin to stand out of the crowd because of their unique style/trackselection, otherwise, they're just a droplet in the sea of the clones of each other, and will never get anywhere.
so i'd say, first comes the technique - but it's just a necessary mechanical requirement to get on the acceptable level. after that you need to show creativity to get any further. |
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| AlphaStarred |
| The chicken or the egg? |
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| ierxium |
| Answer: The egg in the chicken or the chicken in the egg. Simple. :p |
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| dj christian |
| i choose the egg because you can have it with caviar on bread which tastes wonderfull. then on the question. im tired of seeing people making premade tracklists of what they should play and i know that guy in your avatar from somewhere alphastarred don't remember from where |
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| Clovis86 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jocker
you can get pretty tolerable mixing skills in about 6 months. you can get very good in a year or so... after that, everyone is approximately on the same level, be it me, armin or marco v (months of playing in clubs bring stability, so that you don't up often... but the technique is pretty much on the same level, which is very easy to gain).
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I'm sorry but Armin and Marco V are NOT on the same level as Sasha or Digweed. |
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| Jocker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis86
I'm sorry but Armin and Marco V are NOT on the same level as Sasha or Digweed. |
probably so... but i tend to stick to the belief (based on my own experience) that it is much easier (technically) to seamlessly mix proghouse than to mix trance/techtrance. technically, everyone got the same mixer and turntables, and everyone can do so much with it/them (save for zabiela:))... it's just that some genres have composition better predisposed to seamless mixing and more "dj-friendly" than the others. the mixing technique in all the genres is the same. |
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| Clovis86 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jocker
probably so... but i tend to stick to the belief (based on my own experience) that it is much easier (technically) to seamlessly mix proghouse than to mix trance/techtrance. technically, everyone got the same mixer and turntables, and everyone can do so much with it/them (save for zabiela:))... it's just that some genres have composition better predisposed to seamless mixing and more "dj-friendly" than the others. the mixing technique in all the genres is the same. |
They might be easier to mix, but that still doesnt say anything for the level of profficiency Sasha and Digweed seem to have. The fact is not how well they mix (usually perfect) but how little they up. (almost never). |
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| Jocker |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis86
but how little they up. (almost never). |
that's what i meant by stability. you're right about that. |
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| Clovis86 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jocker
that's what i meant by stability. you're right about that. |
Cool. Of course Sasha is on Ableton now so in his case it doesnt really matter. |
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| varun |
What would be worse?
Good mixing but crap tunes or crap mixing but good tunes?
The two go hand-in-hand and must be developed simultaenously(thats assuming if you are new to the genre you are going to be mixing). |
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