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| ch00se |
Ive decided i wouldnt mind having a go at mixing (trance, obviously) but i am literally clueless about it as a whole.
i did read the sticky thread but im too clueless to comprehend some of it and google wasnt much help either
can someone post a few brief points about it (how it works/what it involves)?
would be most grateful for any replies, thanks guys |
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| elFreak |
Its not that i don't want to help or anything, but it isn't easy and takes a lot of effort to master. If you can't even search out or understand for yourself considering the amount of resources on this subject easily available, it may be too much for you.
Or pay someone to teach you.:p |
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| Ted Promo |
lesson one:
two turntables one mixer
one track on one turntable, a different track on the other turntable. Use the mixer to switch between the two.
Ok, what next? |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
lesson one:
two turntables one mixer
one track on one turntable, a different track on the other turntable. Use the mixer to switch between the two.
Ok, what next? |
profit? |
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| stan229 |
| getting a blowjob while djing is next. |
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| Shini |
| quote: | Originally posted by stan229
getting a blowjob while djing is next. |
doesn't that fit under the "profit"? |
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| nefardec |
stop playing trance and play "progressive trance"
then stop that and start playing either progressive house or bob sinclair
then stop that and start playing either tech house or justice
then stop that and start playing deep house or ed banger crew
etc |
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| starboy |
| quote: | Originally posted by nefardec
stop playing trance and play "progressive trance"
then stop that and start playing either progressive house or bob sinclair
then stop that and start playing either tech house or justice
then stop that and start playing deep house or ed banger crew
etc |
Better yet, go in the opposite direction. |
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| T-Soma |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
Ok, what next? |
Buy some lube and prepare to take it in the behind from all the local club owners. |
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| Stu Cox |
| Slightly more sensible suggestion: find a mate who mixes and ask them to show you the kit and how to use it etc. It's a bloody expensive hobby which takes a while to learn, so if you can do it for free on someone else's kit until you've decided if it's really something you want to get stuck into, then all the better. |
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| Dj Dizzy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stu Cox
Slightly more sensible suggestion: find a mate who mixes and ask them to show you the kit and how to use it etc. It's a bloody expensive hobby which takes a while to learn, so if you can do it for free on someone else's kit until you've decided if it's really something you want to get stuck into, then all the better. |
not as expensive as a car modding hobby, it's like crack once you start you can't stop. i've spent $15k in performance mods on a Mustang I used to own until I got it exactly how I wanted it and by that point it was no longer streetable, it was practically just a track car that could run low 11's all engine in a 1/4 mile by the time i was done, it could break into the 10's when spraying (nitrous). so having a DJ hobby is not nearly as consuming as some other hobbies in my opinion.
best beginner tips i can give is:
1. put a vinyl on table 1 and crossfader all the way over to the left so that you can hear table 1
2. put a vinyl on table 2 and cue it up in the headphones, you can do whatever suits you best by listening through the headphones to your "track 2" and then listen to your "track 1" through your monitor speakers until you can hear a difference in the speed of the songs.
3. once you can hear a difference in speed, adjust the pitch of your cued song "track 2" accordingly on the pitch slider (up or down) depending whether it needs to be faster or slower.
4. once you have them both matched up speed-wise, you'll want to put "track 2" back at the start and stop it by hand at whatever point you want to drop it in with "track 1" (careful not to stop or slow down the motor of the turntable with too much force) once you hear the spot of track 1 where you want to drop track 2 into, let track 2 go and listen to the headphones (you may want to cue up both tracks into the headphones at this point). you may want to (with your hands - some people use the pitchslider and never touch the vinyl but don't worry about that for now just use your hands) anyway you may want to gently push track 2 forward if it needs to gain momentum to catch up with track 1 or gently tap or slow down track 2 if you feel it's going to fast. you will continue to do this and adjust the pitch slider accordingly for track 2 until you have it match perfect.
5. once both songs are in perfect sync then you will want to use the cross fader to slide over towards the middle where it will play both songs at the same time, now you begin to transition over to track 2. typically the longer you draw out the transition time the better the transition
6. practice steps 3-5 over and over, feel free to restart vinyl 1 from the beginning of the song to by yourself more time if you spend too much time trying to figure out which is faster or trying to get them right. if you can't get the hang of it, then try doing it with different songs. once you have gotten steps 3-5 down pretty well then you'll want to start to phasematch them as well as learning to work the EQ properly while your transitioning the songs. it's a learning process, for now you just need to learn to beatmatch, then you need to learn to phasematch and then just work out the kinks on the actual transitions such as learning your EQ, etc
just practice practice practice, dont try to overwhelm yourself all at once, learn to beatmatch first, only after you have that down learn to do the rest. these are my recommendations and others might have different recommendations as everyone has their own way of doing the same thing. |
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| Zoso |
Start here: http://www.recess.co.uk/html/thepoint.html
Recess has some good writeups on his site, and I recommend you take the time to read them. They'll introduce you to the fundamental concepts of mixing, beatmatching, and phrasing. If you're a visual learner, seach YouTube for tutorials.
Hope that helps some. |
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