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Hey all, any prep/workflow tips?

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  • August 12, 2013 at 4:35 am #43059
    Lamid45G
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    Howdy focus, welkome to the forum =)
    As far as preping for a set, most of the time I burn my already made playlist (in order the way they will be play Track 1-2-3 so on) to 2 cd’s, so what I do is play Track 1 from deck A, then track 2 from deck B and so on, or USB sticks if the venues provide the CDJ with the USB port

    I tend just to leave my gears at home, since most of the time i only plays 1-2 hour sets anyway, and of course i bring my CD case, just in case for some rtarded big spender with a big tips wants to request =p

    August 12, 2013 at 6:58 am #43080
    Terry_42
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    Hi and welcome to the forums!
    Well I tend to make some nice playlists, about double in length that the set has and then flow with it 😉

    August 13, 2013 at 1:12 am #43122
    Stephen C Koller
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    Thanks for your responses!

    Rizki, do you generally play your songs in the same order that you initially burned them? Or do you mix it up on the fly?I’m not judging either way, just curious.

    Terry, that’s usually what I do, but I’m thinking about starting to tag groups of songs and practice different transition options. I’m not sure if that will mean more or less freedom, but hopefully it will reduce the occasional scramble for a new song when I’ve been chatting with a friend too long. 😀

    August 13, 2013 at 1:35 am #43123
    Lamid45G
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    future_focus, post: 43279, member: 3892 wrote: Thanks for your responses!

    Rizki, do you generally play your songs in the same order that you initially burned them? Or do you mix it up on the fly?I’m not judging either way, just curious.

    I usually played them in the same order that I initially burned them, because most of the time i know what is my time slot that night and I already familiar with the club atmosphere, except if there is a request pops up every now and then, then I improvised a lil bit, and then i gradually slowly work my way back to my burn set

    Then again, its not set in stone, IF for some weird reasons I cant explained, For example I supposed to play that nite at 10 PM, but the dance floor already packed with a bloody sweaty humans, I quickly changed my already prepped “Opening Set”, to my other sets, thus that’s when my CD case comes in handy

    August 13, 2013 at 1:46 am #43125
    Stephen C Koller
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    Right on. I’m currently prepping a set to open for a big-name producer coming to town. I’m still collecting music that I enjoy that I think fits the sound I’m going for, then I’ll probably do several practice mixes to see how it flows and listen back to the recordings…set cue points, get real comfortable with the songs, then when the day comes I can enjoy myself and engage the crowd instead of getting nervous for lack of preparation and staring at my decks/screen the whole time.

    I might practice with a friend’s CDJ setup to get the feel of it, but I’ve played this club before and they were cool with my S4 controller in the booth.

    August 13, 2013 at 1:49 am #43126
    Lamid45G
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    future_focus, post: 43282, member: 3892 wrote: Right on. I’m currently prepping a set to open for a big-name producer coming to town. I’m still collecting music that I enjoy that I think fits the sound I’m going for, then I’ll probably do several practice mixes to see how it flows and listen back to the recordings…set cue points, get real comfortable with the songs, then when the day comes I can enjoy myself and engage the crowd instead of getting nervous for lack of preparation and staring at my decks/screen the whole time.

    Big name producer huh ? Nice man ! Names? or top secret? lol
    Just make sure in your set, you don’t play any of his tunes that he produced, LOL

    August 13, 2013 at 1:18 pm #43133
    Stephen C Koller
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    djrizki, post: 43283, member: 11983 wrote: Big name producer huh ? Nice man ! Names? or top secret? lol
    Just make sure in your set, you don’t play any of his tunes that he produced, LOL

    Hah, yeah I’m opening for Excision on Sept 4.
    Not playing his tunes is a given for sure. They (not sure if the club or his manager) want specifically a non-dubstep opener, so I’m playing a dirty house / dark techno set leading up to his set.

    Read a good article about how there’s more crossover between the genres these days on RA: http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1539

    August 14, 2013 at 1:08 am #43153
    Lamid45G
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    future_focus, post: 43290, member: 3892 wrote: Hah, yeah I’m opening for Excision on Sept 4.
    Not playing his tunes is a given for sure. They (not sure if the club or his manager) want specifically a non-dubstep opener, so I’m playing a dirty house / dark techno set leading up to his set.

    Aw yeah! Good luck with dat m8 !
    and make sure to keep us updated after that gig…^_^

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