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| sawyer |
So I recently fell in love with trance/electronica. WHY DID I LISTEN TO RAP/ROCK FOR SO LONG?!!!! Anyways I wanted to try mixing my own sets, which is how I decided I wanted to learn a bit about DJing.
Anyways, before I bought any gear I wanted to make sure it was worth it so I downloaded some program called VirtualDJ, here's a screencap.
http://img509.**************/img509/...irtualdjbp3.jpg
YEah it's a joke of a program, but I'm beatmatching mp3's using the pitchsliders. I have to avoid looking at the soundwaves up top, also if I press sync it beatmatches it for me, so I have to avoid giving into those temptations and just use my ears. Anyway I just love when I get it prepped right in the headphones and it comes out good on the speakers, I really want to take this further.
What's the next step for me?
And is there anything you wish you'd done or known alot earlier in your journey as a DJ? |
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| Storyteller |
Cheapest solution would be to buy a controller. A piece of gear which allows you to mix on the computer as if you where using real cd players. You can mix, cue and play like the real thing :)
There are a lot of options and honestly I don't know any of them. But it could be of interest for you :). |
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| chucho |
i have the bcd2000. cheap & good. 150 bucks |
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| Lucas-K |
| I agree with them. Buy a controller. It makes recording sets much easier and more fun. I am using an xsession pro from M-Audio. Its simple and cheap. Good for beginners. Its really all i need and its only $99. |
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| sawyer |
| What software would you recommend somebody to get(that works with such a controller). I'm pretty technologically adept, but if it's too complicated I just get really frustrated. I taught myself PhotoshopCS2 and I'm damn good with it, just for refrence. |
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| hooj1 |
| my first recommendation is to get 'better off alone' off your track list. |
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| Lucas-K |
| quote: | Originally posted by hooj1
my first recommendation is to get 'better off alone' off your track list. |
AGREED. |
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| Lucas-K |
| I personally don't like virtual DJ. I use Traktor. It works with my controller and setting up the controller with Traktor isn't to bad. Traktor is a pretty basic program with a really good interface. |
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| sawyer |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lucas-K
AGREED. |
hey i'm new =[
cuz its old?
or bad?
or popular?
j/w - really i dont have all that many tracks to work with so if you know anywhere |
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| hooj1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by tintin11
www.beatport.com
listen to tracks there and go p2p em up;) |
so hard working producers don't get paid for the work they do.:rolleyes: |
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| Lucas-K |
| quote: | Originally posted by sawyer
hey i'm new =[
cuz its old?
or bad?
or popular?
j/w - really i dont have all that many tracks to work with so if you know anywhere |
Its bad, and it was popular about 10 years ago if i am correct. Some rapper on the radio made a rap remix with better off alone. Sounded like . Like Tintin said, www.beatport.com is deff the way to go. You will eventually develope a good ear for which tracks are good and which ones flow well together in a set. Its basically your own opinion of what sounds good to you.
(Except better off alone, its in the past and lets leave it that way) |
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