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Can i just say something after 6 months of DJing? (pg. 2)
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| Boomer187 |
i can see a post in the future....maybe 6 months down the line...maybe a year, which will say, "Well after a year (or 1.5 years) of DJing properly (having vinyl+CDJs) can i just say 3 words?
FADERS AND EQS"
seriously, check them all out. after watching many many djs, and practicing myself many many times, ive come to the conclusion that the best mixing style for my style o music uses both eqs and the channel faders.
I add in the 'my style o music' cause you could be mixing hip hop and eqs are worthless when you mix that. |
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| Allied Nations |
| Mix on a rotary with no EQs. That's even better than some lousy faders. |
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| miamitranceman |
| I'm with you man. As soon as I discovered the volume faders and stopped messing with the eq's so much, my mixes have been a lot better. |
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| Smiley :D |
| quote: | Originally posted by miamitranceman
I'm with you man. As soon as I discovered the volume faders and stopped messing with the eq's so much, my mixes have been a lot better. |
yeah the faders on the behringer have taught me careful finger movements are the best, theres about 5mm between full volume and about half volume! |
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| Jarvmeister |
Seriously - WTF?!?!
It's clearly about careful fader and EQ manipulation.
Using one well = 10 point
Using both well = 1000 points.
Get both bang on and you achieve much more.
It's all about setting up your EQs before you mix, and understanding the optimum levels according to the track you're mixing into.
Don't write them off - you'd be a fool to do that!!!
Jarv |
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| OMNIFEX |
| quote: | Originally posted by Allied Nations
Mix on a rotary with no EQs. That's even better than some lousy faders. |
+1
The first time I mixed on a rotary, it was on this old mixer I got free that offered a rotary crossfader. I must off been making a very long transition for one of the records ran out before I completed the transition.
If you use a Rotary, you'll find the flange effect that happens with using faders going from one track to another is not there on a rotary. |
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| Jarvmeister |
| quote: | Originally posted by OMNIFEX
If you use a Rotary, you'll find the flange effect that happens with using faders going from one track to another is not there on a rotary. |
Cool...... but why?
Jarv |
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| xtr3m |
Welcome to your hell:
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| Zild |
| quote: | Originally posted by OMNIFEX
+1
The first time I mixed on a rotary, it was on this old mixer I got free that offered a rotary crossfader. I must off been making a very long transition for one of the records ran out before I completed the transition.
If you use a Rotary, you'll find the flange effect that happens with using faders going from one track to another is not there on a rotary. |
I think it has a lot more to do with beatmatching than the type of mixer you use. |
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| DjWoody |
| quote: | Originally posted by xtr3m
Welcome to your hell: |
And Back!
:toothless :toothless :toothless
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| BOOsTER |
| quote: | Originally posted by OMNIFEX
+1
The first time I mixed on a rotary, it was on this old mixer I got free that offered a rotary crossfader. I must off been making a very long transition for one of the records ran out before I completed the transition.
If you use a Rotary, you'll find the flange effect that happens with using faders going from one track to another is not there on a rotary. |
that can't be truth...
simply because if there are two sounds on the same frequency they'll start phasing with each other that means the "flange" effect as you call it...I'd prefer to call it phasing...it is doubled...maybe because of the more precise shape of the crossfader curve...or just the fact that it's rotary it becomes less audible...but that doesn't mean the sounds don't phase...
I think...
correct me if I'm wrong...
(meh, I'll put the last sentence in my sig, so I don't offend anyone...no pun intended!) |
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| OMNIFEX |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jarvmeister
Cool...... but why?
Jarv |
I can't say for anyone else, but this is what I think happens when I mix on a rotary -vs- faders.
When I mix on a rotary the track playing is usually on 8. As I begin the transition, I start fading down playing track when I raise the new track to 5. With a rotary I have better control fading out the old track while fading in the new track when making long, slow transitions.
When I mix on faders, I find myself having less control when fading out the song doing slow transitions while bring in the new track. My hands jerk, and it alters the volume of track. So you hear a sudden drop in the volume of the track I'm fading out.
As for the flange, I can control where two volumes indicators on the knobs meet on the rotary. I find the output levels never increase this way because when they (The rotary knob level indicators) do meet one track is already louder than the other.
I think its because our hands are better controlling a knob, than a fader when going extremely slow.
Try twisting your hand from one side to another real slow then, try moving your hand up and down really slow. |
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