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people i am new in this but i really like it here i wanna be the best dj in my country and i need some help from u guys. will anyone help me
 
geposted Fri 14 Sep 12 @ 12:37 pm
 
practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, practice Make mixes for your friends 2 play,Play what you like and feel good to you get a style of Djing and have fun and ALLWAY keep what HOT in the club and remix the song by add something in it so People will know it a remix with you on it ( Dj Drop/tag
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aside from tim giving you a link to a good mixing instructional post... my biggest biggest advise would be LISTEN TO OTHER djs learn from them! you can learn alot by listening to other djs specially the djs you like and the ones that play the music you like. with out them teaching you they are TEACHING YOU a whole lot!! i used to and i still listen to a alot of radio djs here in NYC i always learn something from them still today
 
What country?
 
DJ J-Jeovani wrote :
aside from tim giving you a link to a good mixing instructional post... my biggest biggest advise would be LISTEN TO OTHER djs learn from them! you can learn alot by listening to other djs specially the djs you like and the ones that play the music you like. with out them teaching you they are TEACHING YOU a whole lot!! i used to and i still listen to a alot of radio djs here in NYC i always learn something from them still today


I take it that you are talking about Glenn Fricia? Who is the best Dj I have ever heard and is the most underrated Dj.
 
santd wrote :


I take it that you are talking about Glenn Fricia? Who is the best Dj I have ever heard and is the most underrated Dj.



lol sure that's exactly who i was talking about!!! lol
 
You want to learn how to properly dj well dont use any software then oractice and have the right tracks

Ben
 
Marduk78 wrote :
...dont use any software....


I disagree. Why? Is there anything you'll learn better if you're a hardware-only DJ? With software and a decent controller you can work just like you can with TT's, a battlemixer and boxes full of vinyl. (I know. I took that road because at the end of the 70's there was no software or controllers ;))
 
IMO first learn without software the yiu can move on just my two cents
Ben
 
Martin FourS wrote :
Marduk78 wrote :
...dont use any software....


I disagree. Why? Is there anything you'll learn better if you're a hardware-only DJ? With software and a decent controller you can work just like you can with TT's, a battlemixer and boxes full of vinyl. (I know. I took that road because at the end of the 70's there was no software or controllers ;))


I agree with Martin on this. Playing from LP, CD, MP3 won't be any different in the "learning how to mix/beatmatch aspect". The beat grid/wave display can be disabled, as with the sync button for the purists. But I feel they helped me to learn. If you have a controller, or timecodes, all your doing is making it easier to get your music transported (IE: no crates to carry). The essential mixing is the same. Even with a cheap controller, with higher latency, you can still beatmatch.
 
It's simple.....D. load all of the 128 kbs free tracks that you can...Press play on deck 1.....let play for a bit...Surf the waveform, press play on track 2 and then Sync ....now ur a DJ!!!!....Go get paid!.... ; )
 
Marduk78 wrote :
IMO first learn without software the yiu can move on just my two cents
Ben


That sounds a little silly to me. Maybe he could learn to drive with a Model T Ford. Maybe our surgeons could learn how to cut you open with a sharp stone, and a stick in your mouth. He should learn with the tools of the day, not go back to the stone age. The turntable is a fossil, move on, like the rest of the world. What other profession would you suggest that they go back to the original equipment, in order to learn their art form? If that was your two cents, it was too much.
 
Might sound silly but using software theres the sync button ive know a few called djs who claim that can mix and cant beatmatch a sound wth out his lsptop and the sync button
Ben
 
Marduk78 wrote :
Might sound silly but using software theres the sync button ive know a few called djs who claim that can mix and cant beatmatch a sound wth out his lsptop and the sync button
Ben


But that's not the fault of the tools, it's the operator. No one is saying that a person should not learn how to beatmatch or mix properly. Just saying that there's no need to use older tools to do it.
 
Its just personal preference but just imagine one of these "Virtual dj " Dj. ..hes ona party or show or what ever. ..his allmighty program crashes

The guy who invited him to play has any kind of cdj or turntable but he wont even know what to do to keep the music on
Ben
 
Marduk78 wrote :
Its just personal preference but just imagine one of these "Virtual dj " Dj. ..hes ona party or show or what ever. ..his allmighty program crashes

The guy who invited him to play has any kind of cdj or turntable but he wont even know what to do to keep the music on
Ben


I think we've taken this topic off track. To each his own.

To the OP, to get better at anything, you have to keep doing it. PRACTICE, record your mixes and listen back. Recording has been the biggest help for me with announcements and karaoke. Search the web, you can learn anything out here. PRACTICE...

-Max
 
id say the most important thing to do is to listen to the tracks you want to try and mix and learn beat counting. i know the sync
button can be an easy way to beat match but the beat marks are not always in the right place. remember that software isnt 100%
perfect at finding what is the first beat of the bar. you always need to listen to the beats and make sure your happy before
you crossfade the next track in. dont rely on what you see rely on what you hear.....

iv never used vinyl apart from timecodes but i think that it would be more beneficial to learn with both vinyl and software mixing.
think of it like learning to drive. its always better to learn in a manual car than a automatic (unless your an american)
not only can you do it both ways a manual help to teach the basics and principals behind what you are learning ;)

p.s just kidding about the american thing ;)
 
Part of being a good DJ is being prepared, for anything. I learned on turntables in the 60's and have not touched one since 90. I have a laptop hooked up ready to go, a DJ2GO (it was free) hooked up to the laptop, a DMC2 in the car, a DJIO (It was free also), A Gigaport AG, and can mix with a mouse. He needs to learn the basics, and that has nothing to do with turntables. He can learn by watching other DJs, so he can get the concept of being the party master, because that is what we do. He can have all the tools in the world, and know all the tricks, but if the dance floor is empty, he's out of a job. Go to equipment stores so you can see what's out there. You could get lucky and one of the salesmen could be a DJ, and knows what he's talking about. This not a short course, but a life time commitment.
 
Marduk78 wrote :
Its just personal preference but just imagine one of these "Virtual dj " Dj. ..hes ona party or show or what ever. ..his allmighty program crashes

The guy who invited him to play has any kind of cdj or turntable but he wont even know what to do to keep the music on
Ben


I dont get this whole argument from a "PRO USER" of VDJ to another user?? You apparently use VDJ Pro so you too have a "SYNC" button?? Do you use it?? Im lost here with this whole damn sync button arguement... So instead of moving a pitch slider to "Manually" match the BPM, you could hit 1 Button making your life easier??



STILL LOST HERE??
 
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