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Playing a DJ set on FL Studio..realistic?
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kabbalisticvillage
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Posted : Feb 24, 2011 13:40:56
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I have never played live and dont know how to DJ only produce.Someone asked to play a set soon and im thinking of using FL Studio in this way:
Basically i would load full songs in to the Song Maker(where you build patterns)...make small breaks in between each song..load each song on to a diff. mixer track and turn effects on or off manually?
What do you think?
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Nectarios
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Posted : Feb 24, 2011 13:51
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One option is this:
1) Make live versions of your tracks in the studio. i.e. the album tune with some extra "re-mixing" that is not possible to do on stage.
2) Arrange the live versions of your tracks with volume automations/make smooth transitions from track to track
3) Add a bunch of soft synths, samplers, whathaveyou to add/play with during your live set, open effects in your busses to send stuff to.
4) Write root notes/scales of each track, put markers/audio regions with text on them to remind your self what you need to do as the timeline runs the set. You will thank your self you did that at home.
5) Run the whole set to make sure your CPU/HDD can hold up just fine and practise practise practise.
Peace out.
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psyraal
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Posted : Feb 24, 2011 14:19
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That's something i've always been interested to know, i mean, you can't really work on 2 tracks side to side with the one fl studio project, so you have to work them separated and get the intro and final part worked out in order to make a good set
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kabbalisticvillage
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Posted : Feb 24, 2011 14:30
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Thanks Dh..i was thinking more of doing this set playing other peoples music which will be harder with diff.tempos and such..what do you suggest then?
I would use filters/delays/flangers/trippy things as effects and add some of my own stuff to i guess
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Elad
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kabbalisticvillage
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Cosmic Tandav
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kabbalisticvillage
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Posted : Feb 24, 2011 20:36
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It takes 5 minutes to learn how to mix tracks in Traktor.
Drop the tune, cut at the cue point, press sync.
Since you produce tunes you will be familiar with track waveforms. Know your tracks, spend a couple of hours to place cue points at all the possible tunes you might play in your set, the rest is a piece of piss as the software keeps the mix together.
There should be clips on youtube on how to DJ with Traktor.
Peace out.
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Posted : Feb 24, 2011 20:38
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On 2011-02-24 14:30, kabbalisticvillage wrote:
Thanks Dh..i was thinking more of doing this set playing other peoples music which will be harder with diff.tempos and such..what do you suggest then?
I would use filters/delays/flangers/trippy things as effects and add some of my own stuff to i guess
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ah right. You need ableton to DJ other people's tunes and add extra bits in. Don't know of anything else that syncs/warps tunes for you, yet allowing you to open soft synths, add FX, own loops...etc.
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daark
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Posted : Feb 24, 2011 21:07
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FL Studio is not so great for that.
Ableton live is much more worth it, you can map everything. Plus some analog synths and a midi controller with sugar bytes and similar stuff , an electric guitar with some pedals and a mic with crazy multieffects on plus ladies dancing in a cage with aliens and you set your self on fire for the intro effect.
That is more like a live 
FL studio is just mehh
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Cosmic orgasm
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Posted : Feb 24, 2011 21:34
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Its Doable,
I've done it with my own tracks (I dont play other ppls music)
You have to make sure to use Fl extended memory,
And to Keep long audio on disc.
I cross faded in the Playlist and did EQ cuts and Fx on the tracks.
Some of them were in 4 Bus so I could fuck around with the parts (kick/bass-drums-leads-FX).
But you are better off with a DJ software OR with good Ol' Cdjs.
Like you I only play live (except the 3 times I dJ-ish)
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Cosmic orgasm
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Posted : Feb 24, 2011 21:36
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On 2011-02-24 21:07, daark wrote:
FL Studio is not so great for that.
Ableton live is much more worth it, you can map everything. Plus some analog synths and a midi controller with sugar bytes and similar stuff , an electric guitar with some pedals and a mic with crazy multieffects on plus ladies dancing in a cage with aliens and you set your self on fire for the intro effect.
That is more like a live
FL studio is just mehh
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Ho and setting yourself on fire garante you the chicks in the cages.
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