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Good tracklist in your Dj set and you are SET
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Armin
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 21:19:17
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I have noticed that many of the 'good' Dj's today just play good tracks one after another. play 20 killer tracks in 2 hours and thats it, you are a rockstar!
I mean there are very few of them who can actually amaze the crowd by their mixing skills, most of them today only beat match, fadeout-fadein the next track and they are good!
This is not a talent bashing post, but can we list down some good Dj's here who can be notified as Super Talents purely with their mixing and Dj'in skills?
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Dogon
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 21:41
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I do not beat match.... i mess up with the beats first (subtly) & then gel in with the other sounds..... bah, but i am not a professional DJ.... 
and yes its always exciting good to experience something different from the jockeys rather than usual beat match & fading business, it's much more that that!
For me, i always try to make any track sound different, everytime i play that particular track.
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Ascension
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 22:47
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I don't think straight beatmatching and fading in/out is a bad thing if the track selection is on point.
There's a lot of factors that can go into a set. If you're playing at a party it matters what time you slot is. If you're truly good you can read the crowd and play tracks according to their reaction (if people are dancing, keep playing what you are, if they aren't take a different route). There's not much need to get fancy twisting knobs and throwing faders since it is usually intrusive to the flow of the mix. If you're recording a mix, play tracks that flow along or generate some emotion/reaction to the music. Recorded mixes are usually more themed to a specific sound rather than to a crowd response.
Lately I've been mixing out only using the eq knobs, I generall leave the volume fader where it's at. If you have a good enough ear you can use the eq knobs to control which frequency of sounds is faded out and how fast/slow they are taken away. I love doing this and it makes the mixes sound much more unique.
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Dogon
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 22:52
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On 2008-12-05 22:47, Ascension wrote:
Lately I've been mixing out only using the eq knobs, I generall leave the volume fader where it's at. If you have a good enough ear you can use the eq knobs to control which frequency of sounds is faded out and how fast/slow they are taken away. I love doing this and it makes the mixes sound much more unique.
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yea, exactly, playing 2 tracks at the same time, at the same volume levels & playing around with eq knobs is indeed a lawwwwwt of fun 
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Krod20
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 22:56
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But the post is not about mixing is about track selection!!!
There is only a very very few number of DJ who have amazing track selection in the world and you can learn how to be the best mixer technically but if your track selection is average or poor you ll be a local dj only! NOT that being a local dj is bad because I only a bedroom dj!
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Dogon
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 22:59
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On 2008-12-05 22:56, Krod20 wrote:
But the post is not about mixing is about track selection!!!
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I guess, this thread is about more than track selection, if you understand the sircasm in Armin's post
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Krod20
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 23:04
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I go by the original post! But who would you say is the most bookeable DJ at this moment? (OFF TOPIC)
But DJ ONLY not live act, and that gets book in the biggest festivals currently? |
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Dogon
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 23:13
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dont know about "most bookeable"; unable to understand the meaning of the teram "bookeable", but as per my exprience, i would suggest:
Pyskovsky, KDD, Dennis The Menace, Neuromotor, DVJ KAA, Steve OOOD, Jalebee Cartel, Goa Gil, Baba Jelly, Highko, GOW, Naked Tourist, Mind Distortion System, Zik, Orestis........ many more talented freaks........ there are some i can recollect as of now 
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Ascension
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 23:23
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On 2008-12-05 23:04, Krod20 wrote:
I go by the original post! But who would you say is the most bookeable DJ at this moment? (OFF TOPIC)
But DJ ONLY not live act, and that gets book in the biggest festivals currently?
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Depends on where you live and what you can afford.
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Kane
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 23:24
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If I like the tracks they play, then I like them as a DJ, however they choose to mix them. I only have a problem when they bring a track in audibly "off"..in that case I would rather just hear them mix the intros and outros. Mixing technique is worthless to me if I don't like the tunes they're playing..
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Krod20
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 23:34
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Best DJ play everywhere and money is not an issue nor wether they play dark, full on or prog! |
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Ascension
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 23:37
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Best DJ play everywhere and money is not an issue nor wether they play dark, full on or prog!
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Russian DJs don't usually play in the US cause they can't get here 
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Dogon
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 23:39
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On 2008-12-05 23:34, Krod20 wrote:
Best DJ play everywhere and money is not an issue nor wether they play dark, full on or prog!
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Russian DJs don't usually play in the US cause they can't get here
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true that, you guys must be missing something special while you're home
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Krod20
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 23:39
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kriz
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Posted : Dec 5, 2008 23:39
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Well the music they play is most important, a well planned set can be so beutiful...
Incorporating a theme through the mix can also be very rewarding... But amaze the crowd with mixing skills ? For that go to hiphop or turntablism..
-*- You didnt move this topic, you made a new one...
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