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practicing dj'ing (pg. 2)
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| mikeconradi |
| I still practice 4-6 hours a week plus whatever gigs I have on the weekend. If I know I'm going to be playing tunes for an hour or more I usually hit record. You never know what you'll put together just jammin away. |
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| JD8180 |
| quote: | Originally posted by lawrenceq
i dont agree 100% with recording all the time cos then ur not focusing on ur technique as much as the finished product which is like skipping small steps. seriously just keep practicing without worrying about recording, the more you play and enjoy the more you will learn about ur own style and the improvement of beatmatching will come naturally. |
i understand where you're coming from... but if you have the mentality to focus on your technique while recording for review (not to have as a mix cd for jamming) i think is the best way. for me at least, i catch a lot of my mistakes and see what i have to work on when i hear it after mixing (specially gain differences; i always think i'm fine in the phones, then when i hear it later i can see i screwed up) |
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| Nemesis44 |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ Z
One of the best ways to practice is with a very experienced dj...that dj will teach u more in an hour than u can learn in years by yourself. |
Easier said than done, but I'm willing to be anyone's friend for ice cream and cookies!!
Another thing you can try and do is copy the mixes of others, not to be a theif but it's often good to have a reference, how it should sound and how you sound. You also work out what the other guy is doing and can then in turn incorporate that into your own mixes... sure some might say that's stealing but to be honest, as long as you take it and put our own style to it, it's actually helping you become a better DJ.
Cheers
Nem |
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| SteelWolf |
Funny thread... I'm deployed in iraq right now so i practice DJing here to keep fresh... I have free time here, and i brought my macbook and my maudio xponent...
I do 2 things
1: Choose random tracks I like and see how they mix (just work on transitions, fx, EQ)
2: Mix for an hour or so... sometimes i make playlists and do a preset mix... sometimes its bull for fun... sometimes I dj at the MWR for a group of people)
so yeah... um just mix i guess |
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| dj_alfi |
when i feel want to mix a lil bit, i go to my setup, start spinning, often try mixing several different genres in one mix...
often i go back and do the mixes over again if im not satisfied.. but i seldom record my mixing tho..
i often try to utilize all aspects of mixing, ie. cutting, juggling, scratching and all the other fun things you can do.. looping is also pretty fun.. im not too experienced with too many efx, apart from standard djm-600 mixer fx yet, but i'll guess ill catch up pretty quick.
often this will lead to 4-5 hr session of mixing.. |
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| discobiscuit |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dojomaster26
+1 to what everyone else has said. I record my mixes, then play them back, skipping to the transitions to hear how I am doing. Mixes with mistakes on them end up being deleted, and others might be burned onto CDs for car listening.
I'm having a problem with my mixes however. I've gotten to the point where I'm making an error about once per 90 minutes, but this makes creating a good demo difficult (I can't send out a CD with an error on it!). What have you guys done to get past this hurdle? |
i use cool edit pro to record my promo's but you could use ableton or anything. if i make an error on a mix, i stop both tracks A & B (and keep recording). then i start track A during a breakdown and try the mix again. then after i'm done with the set, i can go in and delete the bad mixes. they are easy to find because i kept recording when i stopped the music and there are blank spots. its important to start track A during a breakdown because you are going delete the bad mixes and merge the tracks. you have to merge the tracks perfectly or there will be a skip or blemish in the track/mix. the first beat after a breakdown is usually an easy cuepoint to find and where i merge/consolidate my waveforms. hope this makes sense.
i usually only use this method with hip hop because my promo mixes are off the wall with scratching, juggling, etc... and i do make some mistakes. a lot of hip-hop promos are edited this way.. i dont make too many mistakes when mixing edm (probably 1 every 90 min like you said). you could use this method to perfect any promo mix though. |
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| DJ Santino |
| practice using different setups. Expecially ones that are at clubs and where you are playing in public. You can be on POINT with your setup at home but a complete disaster with anything else. |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nemesis44
Easier said than done, but I'm willing to be anyone's friend for ice cream and cookies!!
Another thing you can try and do is copy the mixes of others, not to be a theif but it's often good to have a reference, how it should sound and how you sound. You also work out what the other guy is doing and can then in turn incorporate that into your own mixes... sure some might say that's stealing but to be honest, as long as you take it and put our own style to it, it's actually helping you become a better DJ.
Cheers
Nem |
I completely agree with this statement. |
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| Dojomaster26 |
| quote: | Originally posted by discobiscuit
i use cool edit pro to record my promo's but you could use ableton or anything. if i make an error on a mix, i stop both tracks A & B (and keep recording). then i start track A during a breakdown and try the mix again. then after i'm done with the set, i can go in and delete the bad mixes. they are easy to find because i kept recording when i stopped the music and there are blank spots. its important to start track A during a breakdown because you are going delete the bad mixes and merge the tracks. you have to merge the tracks perfectly or there will be a skip or blemish in the track/mix. the first beat after a breakdown is usually an easy cuepoint to find and where i merge/consolidate my waveforms. hope this makes sense.
i usually only use this method with hip hop because my promo mixes are off the wall with scratching, juggling, etc... and i do make some mistakes. a lot of hip-hop promos are edited this way.. i dont make too many mistakes when mixing edm (probably 1 every 90 min like you said). you could use this method to perfect any promo mix though. |
Thank you for this tip! I now have a demo that could have had an error in it, but I cued the tracks back up and tried again instead of letting it go. BTW, I'd like to hear that "off the wall" Hip-Hop promo some time ;) |
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| discobiscuit |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dojomaster26
Thank you for this tip! I now have a demo that could have had an error in it, but I cued the tracks back up and tried again instead of letting it go. BTW, I'd like to hear that "off the wall" Hip-Hop promo some time ;) |
i'm actually getting ready to do a new one... i'm hoping to have it done by this thursday. i'll pm u, get your email, and mail it to ya when it's done... |
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