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vanilla slimfast posted:The dj mixes thread is over here: http://forums.somethingawful.com/sh...hreadid=3049995 speaking of technique yours and chrix's vids are awesome, keep it up
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Alright question time. It says in the OP that its suggested you grab a midi controller first, cool, I can do that. http://www.uniquesquared.com/korg-n...ller-black.html This is in the OP and it looks pretty nice, so I think I'm gonna get this soonish. For audio output, my laptop is like all others in that I have speakers and a single headphone jack. Will buying http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...=A2JP8H9SSVETMS allow me to cue songs with one out from my laptops 1/8" jack and another out from the Numark going to my speakers, which use a 1/8" -> RCA adapter? Or, if that don't work, can I just use RCA outs on the Numark straight to my receiver? Finally, for babbys first mixer: http://www.amazon.com/Numark-MIXTRA...id=771Z059DH3O1 Has a soundcard built in, but I'm guessing that having a soundcard separate of the mixer could be much more useful. http://www.amazon.com/Numark-Total-...id=771Z059DH3O1 Wasn't entirely sure on the differences between these three, so I figure'd I'd ask. http://www.amazon.com/Numark-MIXTRA...id=771Z059DH3O1 Here's the one without the soundcard. They all seem like real loving steals, but I'm obviously gonna bow to your expertise in this.
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| # ¿ Mar 29, 2011 20:01 |
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Thanks for the info and clarification. I'm gonna stick with Traktor, I think. Win 7 x64 for what its worth.
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| # ¿ Mar 30, 2011 03:46 |
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Blueballs posted:Up until now I have only been a dj at house parties but luckily somebody at a party heard me and asked me to do a special event night at a bar/lounge near Atlanta. I use a Hercules RMX dj console with virtual DJ and I have my own PA system. I am going to send the owner an email asking them what kind of setup they have inside and all that but are there any specific questions I should ask that you guys can think of? Whats the date?
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| # ¿ Apr 12, 2011 20:01 |
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OG KUSH BLUNTS posted:This is how you push buttanz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdFlFxJFnfY i dont have a video of it but when I saw him live he used 2 maschines and another 16pad and played the maschines with his hands and the smaller unit with his chin
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| # ¿ Apr 28, 2011 20:53 |
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artard posted:Thanks for the tips everyone! The gig itself is kind of a special case as my buddy runs a non-profit org in Colorado that provides buses to concerts and shows and likes to have live music on the buses. This one specifically is for the bus going from Boulder->Red Rocks for the Bassnectar show on Saturday. I'm kind of debating how high-energy I should make it but I'm guessing people will be getting pretty amped-up preshow so I will be playing more of my "wubwub" tracks for that set and for the return set it will be a lot more low key melodic dubstep. When I start to get overly anxious about it I remind myself it's a really small "venue" and that I will just be doing the same thing I do all the time in the comfort of my own home and feel pretty good about my ability to perform. Anyway, this gig isn't exactly huge but I'm hoping it leads to repeat performances for the Bus2Show people and I have also been networking with a bunch of friends involved in the Whomp Truck and who run a sound camp at Burning Man so I'm hoping to leverage this into bigger gigs in the future thats actually an awesome gig
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| # ¿ Jun 17, 2011 02:33 |
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The Dark Wind posted:Thanks for the advice guys! I find that Boston's scene is kinda unusual, since the EDM community is rather small and close knit, so when you go to a show, even as early as like 9:30 PM or so, there's already a pretty drat good amount of people there that all just want to start dancing like crazy. I've almost never seen a real "opening" DJ set, since the majority of the time as soon as I show up they're already starting to play some pretty loud and crazy stuff, and that kind of energy just keeps going and never stops until 2:00 AM or so. Most of that kind of stuff probably wouldn't fly anywhere else. Eitherway, I've always known not to play the crazy popular bangers as an opening DJ and leave that for the headliner, but at the same time I had been wondering if I should just stick to one subgenre, or venture out into related subgenres and kind of just build the energy using tracks from various different places, but the above advice pretty much completely answered that question. where the gently caress in boston are you because i want this when i visit boston 
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| # ¿ Jul 21, 2011 09:41 |
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The Dark Wind posted:Check out the Throwed event in Boston, it's every Tuesday night at the Middle East downstairs. Also check out the Phoenix Landing, they have specialty electronic music shows every day. Thursdays is drum and bass, which is awesome. Someone actually mentioned Throwed earlier, I think in either this thread or the House thread in the main ML forum. I think he works for them or is a promoter or something. But yeah, if you ever come by the area, check it out, it's usually a wild night. why tuesdays why o god in heaven tuesdays
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| # ¿ Jul 21, 2011 09:50 |
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fordan posted:I'm also a big fan of going out and seeing DJs live and pay attention to what they're doing right and wrong. What kind of transitions they're doing, especially the ones where it's not a simple beatmatch/bass swap. What songs are they selecting, and how does that relate to what's happening/not happening on the dance floor and the energy level as the night progresses? Are they using the filter or other fx to built tension and suspense well, or is it a knob you wish you could go rip off their mixer because they play with it too much? Glow records most of their stuff. I dont remember where to find it though. At some bar last night there was a dude who kept legitimately messing up, cutting songs too early in the middle of words and poo poo, leaving tracks playing against each other out of sync. I felt bad  crowd wasnt into it and poo poo, its just so awkward to watch a dude drown like that
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| # ¿ Jan 27, 2012 19:09 |
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vanilla slimfast posted:You should have busted in and saved the day, Cassius-style Well I am about as pale as that superhero so it might have worked
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| # ¿ Jan 27, 2012 20:11 |
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Blowdryer posted:If I'm not trying to DJ seriously (aka, just play in my room/house/friends houses) but want to be able to have something besides my laptop to mix with, is this a bad investment? I have one, its a fun toy.
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| # ¿ Feb 2, 2012 21:13 |
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Quidnose posted:Just mixed some house music across the internet for any friends who I could coerce into listening. Went for about an hour. Fun poo poo, the S2 is really intuitive and so easy to use, much easier than moving my mouse around in Traktor. Try different transitions, try mixing different BPMs, try playing without sync, try mixing two completely different choruses together at the same time WITH sync, mess around with backspin because it owns, get an airhorn.wav. Never stop playing brah @epswing the traktor warranty is really generous so you definitely wanna use it rather than suffer. E: turning off sync has led to some real embarrassing moments but it also really draws you into the music because you absolutely have to concentrate Longtiem fucked around with this message at Mar 31, 2012 around 08:04 |
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oredun posted:EDIT: drat it i thought i was editing that^^ post for some stupid reason. sorry for double post like that. Write this poo poo out and get people to sign, especially the club owner. There are horror stories of people trying to play house parties or frat parties in DC and really getting stiffed cause there was never like a formal agreement between artist and location.
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| # ¿ Mar 31, 2012 08:03 |
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DJ cred is funny emptyquote this if you agree E: to add to the flames here is DJ Sneak using CDJs, not sure what that means to anybody. http://www.be-at.tv/brands/wmc/shel...ons/dj-sneak.go Longtiem fucked around with this message at Apr 3, 2012 around 03:15 |
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JohnnyMondo posted:What a creep! Doesn't dirtybird rock a residency somewhere in SF?
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| # ¿ Apr 3, 2012 23:37 |
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The best DJs are still all the huge gay black men from 1970s Chicago. That scene fuckin owned. What I wouldn't give to be a huge gay black man in 1970s Chicago. E: on an unrelated note I'd also pay money to be Carl Cox for a day, gay or not.
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| # ¿ Apr 5, 2012 00:13 |
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fordan posted:A DJ on another forum I'm on apparently got asked why he didn't include Levels in a megamix he did. So he did a new mix, here's the track list: Can't stop loving laughing.
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| # ¿ Jun 13, 2012 15:08 |
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mitztronic posted:You cant drop something this amazing without a link france is loving weird http://www.infinitelooper.com/?v=ocjsJLfAG5M#/492;493 awkward white people always ruin a good party oredun posted:it sounds like a plot out of some cartoon or something. its like the setup for a 90s music video Longtiem fucked around with this message at Jun 13, 2012 around 15:28 |
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Shovelbearer posted:Probably a good idea, but that was actually a single small table in an area without much foot traffic What he's trying to say is it'll be you spilling beer onto your own laptop eventually.
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| # ¿ Jun 15, 2012 19:59 |
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Mario Incandenza posted:Needles, trackmarks, a constant need for new gear, and a permanently empty wallet. Truly a horrible addiction. Don't forget the constant hangover. I lost my old HDD and my tunes and my mixes and all my research but its time to play again. First things first, I blew out my old speakers and GF stole and lost my headphones. Recommendations for both categories?
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| # ¿ Dec 11, 2012 19:25 |
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Alfajor posted:A new girlfriend. HDJ2000 no poo poo can't make this up. Took them without asking either
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| # ¿ Dec 11, 2012 21:40 |
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This is so loving cute omg. I cant stop giggling.
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| # ¿ Dec 31, 2012 22:26 |
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Alright so two things: Roommate got into vinyl, I'm in love and I need it and there's nothing anyone can do to stop me. Problem being, new laptop has only USB 3.0, and I had made the idiotic assumption an international business like NI would ensure compatibility at some point, but its been almost a year and no dice, as far as I know. What are my solutions for the USB problem, and switching to digital vinyl? Serato looks nice but Rane SL2 clocks in at 500 which is stupid when I already have software and an upgrade to digital vinyl is 120. I guess I'll need a mixer with an internal, since my old external soundcard just BSOD's on install now. And I'm right in thinking I can pick whichever platters I want, into mixer into audio interface into laptop and be done? Or is this USB thing going to require a more involved workaround?
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| # ¿ Jan 3, 2013 09:55 |
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Guesstimate Crohns posted:If it's a Macbook there is a solution involving using an older usb file to downgrade the ports to USB 2. Unfortunately I needed Windows for class.
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| # ¿ Jan 3, 2013 22:35 |
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Longtiem posted:Alright so two things: Sorry to requote but before I drop a paycheck I wanna hear from someone with a digital vinyl set up. Worth it, is the idea I have in my head correct, would you do it some other way? Also USB 3.0, what the gently caress are my options for work arounds? Do any of the Traktor / Serato interfaces work with 3.0?
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| # ¿ Jan 5, 2013 08:22 |
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CareyB posted:Think the latest Serato is 3.0? This is a good option for digital vinyl, a few mates use it. Jack beats use it. Diplo and Switch use it. Best option for digital vinyl imo. I got traktor up and working. Didn't realize my cables were dead bought replacements all is right in the world. Gonna grab the turntables and toss the controller on ebay as soon I get my hands on some funding. Vinyl is just so reassuring thats the only word I can think of.
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dj bobby bieber posted:Yeah, definitely not cash or free equipment. lets not turn this into the djtechtools support forum here boyos. Great read on RA about bunker in NYC. http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1746 Still so crazy people work so hard for a loving decade to make it work. Good read on throwing your own party if you ever thought about it. "Derek Plaslaiko: The first time we had Alex Smoke [in November 2007] was awesome. Alex did the show for really cheap, just because he was in town. He did it for $300. Then we found out that his hotel room was $297. Alex was completely annihilating the place. Me and Bryan just kept looking at each other, going, "Three bucks. He's doing this for $3." [laughs]" Longtiem fucked around with this message at Jan 12, 2013 around 17:32 |
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A6 is drat fly, worth the upgrade price. Def worth the flat 300 if you have been using pirated stuff so far, as well. Bidding war on ebay for 2 stanton 880s + cartridges. Dopejams is dead, so that roadtrip is gone, I know about discogs does anyone have any good recommendations specifically for techno vinyl? I have a small collection but nothing to write home about.
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| # ¿ Jan 25, 2013 19:23 |
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Big ups to whoever recommended trolling ebay/craigslist for gear. 2 stanton 880s + carts + mats for 143 bucks. Traktor a6 + scratch for 300.  vinyls fun + cool thank you all for your help in getting set up. Time to browse discogs till the day I die.
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| # ¿ Feb 1, 2013 08:39 |
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an skeleton posted:I apparently missed out on the S2 going for 399 in the past year. Does anyone know where I could scoop one up for that much still? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Native-Inst...=item5aee0172cc
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| # ¿ Feb 8, 2013 23:02 |
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oredun posted:a gay rear end sausage fest. New thread title?
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| # ¿ Mar 25, 2013 19:12 |
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Blehhh, audio on traktor DVS system cutting skipping and stopping play back randomly. Friend told me its a needle problem but I dunno how right that is. Anyone have suggestions on how to troubleshoot? Playback is fine with a controller so obviously its in the turntables somewhere.
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| # ¿ May 13, 2013 01:49 |
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Thanks for the help guys, got everything back to smooth sailing. Y'all the best.
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| # ¿ May 23, 2013 22:35 |
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Acid Reflux posted:If I'm not at all interested in re-launching my DJ career (which ended nearly 20 years ago) and just want to screw around with some new stuff for nostalgia's sake, is there anything inherently wrong with the cheaper Numark DJ controllers? It'd just be a toy for me and possibly for my son, and it might see "performance" use at the house if a bunch of us drunk 40-somethings start wanting to pump up the jam or turn it out or some other such foolishness. I'm kind of eyeballing a Mixtrack II, looks like it'd be a hell of a lot of fun without breaking the bank. They're cheap and a bunch of fun. Nothing "wrong" with it man we all do this cause we like it.
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