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Half deaf on one ear – Still able to mix?

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  • May 9, 2012 at 1:21 am #1004154
    IznremiX
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    its defo possible 😀 check out this guy for some inspiration: http://thatdeafdj.com/main/

    May 9, 2012 at 3:46 pm #1004178
    Arthur Kokanov
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    im half deaf in my right ear Actually more than 60% and I do fine. I just learn to use visual cues and use my bad ear as a base counter and my good ear for everything else. Dont sweat it at all and just dive right in.

    May 9, 2012 at 7:44 pm #1004190
    DJ
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    As long as your controller has a Cue/Mix knob you’ll be fine. Turn it to ~10 o’clock so that you can hear both the master through your headphone as well as the one that you’re cueing

    May 10, 2012 at 2:28 pm #1004224
    Marcel Wambsganss
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    Thank you for your answers and sorry for being a bit late myself 😉

    I really appreciate your advice! Got some good news today – my cousin (a dj, too) is buying a kontrol s4, giving me his “old” s2 for a special family price, 100€ 😀 i’m a tiny bit excited when it arrives tomorrow – and its got a cue/mix knob.

    @ Frosh: So I definitely follow your advice 🙂

    @ D.J.Manhatten: Thank you for your encouragement and tips! It helps a lot!

    @ IsnremiX: This guy is really amazing, thank you for pointing me to his site 🙂

    I guess im ready to start to practice tomorrow with my brand “new” s2 =)
    I think i will post in the forum a bit more from now on, questions and such things 😉

    Cheers

    clockwise

    May 10, 2012 at 8:43 pm #1004235
    Arthur Kokanov
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    Im glad, go out there and have fun! Remeber the only limits you have are the ones you put on yourself.

    May 10, 2012 at 10:09 pm #1004239
    Eric Garrett
    Member

    Listen to what DJ Manhattan has to say.(pun intended) I lost most of my mid and high frequency hearing as a teen and I was able to mix turntables.I only wish I had access to this technology 20 years ago!

    May 12, 2012 at 6:26 am #1004307
    Steelo
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    I’m partially deaf in 1 ear and I manage just fine. Use that cue/mix knob in your headphones helps a lot if its a noisy environment. Just be careful that you’re careful with the volume. You don’t need to start losing hearing in your good ear either.

    May 12, 2012 at 2:54 pm #1004317
    Marcel Wambsganss
    Participant

    Thank you Guys =)

    I really can’t afford to loose my good ear , so i already kepp the volume down (but its louder what other people are considering as “normal” xD )

    @ DJ Manhattan: Fun & music is on the Top of my list 🙂

    Sadly, my new s2 broke already – the Gainfader sends all-time midi signal, making it unusable – Gladly i got one month warranty left X) now i have nothing to play around with 🙁 Only my old Herc MP3 e2 😉
    2-3 weeks repair or instant replacement – i hope its not repairable 😉

    @ Eric Garret: Yes, the techology is incredible – making the entry to djing easy. But i would like to learn beatmatching manually, escpecially if i have to take over from a turntable DJ (later that year i have the chance to dj at a local funfair with a CDDJ – plenty of time to practice beatmatching a bit)

    I’m surprised how many djs in this forum are hard of hearing / have hearing loss. I thought i was the only one xD
    It’s good to see i’m not 🙂

    @ Steelo: The cue/mix knob is pure awesome 🙂 and, btw, how many controllers do you have? 😉

    greets, clockwise

    May 13, 2012 at 2:44 am #1004331
    Steelo
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    I don’t have a crazy amount but…
    I run Traktor 2 with an S4 + 2 timecode turntables (for scratching and keeping my vinyl skills tight), a midi fighter, iphone running TouchOSC + a few other cool things, hacked Kindle Fire runnig TouchOSC and a Kontrol F1 on the way! I occassionally run ableton too so I’m looking forward to seeing how Traktor 2.5 goes so I can just use Ableton for production. I don’t really have any more room on my table and have to work out how to ship it all back home in a few months time.

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    May 14, 2012 at 6:18 pm #1004403
    Marcel Wambsganss
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    Thats impressive, how you don’t lose track of all the controls? 😉

    I personally prefer hardware knobs instead of the touchscreen [COLOR=#000000]equivalents. I tried TouchOSC and i missed the tactile feedback 😉 It’s also bad that the android version doesn’t support custom layouts.[/COLOR]

    The Kontrol F1[COLOR=#000000] would be very interesting… or an Akai LPD8 for a few extra controls… 🙂 so many ways to spend / waste your money. First, i have to wait for my s2 to return – and for a sudden money rain 😉[/COLOR]

    May 14, 2012 at 9:51 pm #1004415
    Steelo
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    Every controller has a different purpose but its a lot of work to use them all at once. Lots of prep time for some of them too. I generally prefer hardware too but for effects the XY pad in TouchOSC is sick. Just like a Kaoss pad.
    I’ve spent a lot of time worming on getting that kindle running the way i want. Doing lots of computer stuff thats way beyond me and I still haven’t quite got right yet. But there is a work around for getting custom layouts on it.

    I’ve been broke and eating noodles a lot of the time to get my fix on new toys. Think I’m done for a while after the F1.

    June 2, 2012 at 4:56 pm #1005476
    Marcel Wambsganss
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    I’m on a noodle-diet too – why are toys for men so expensive :/ LEGO’s were cheaper 🙂

    On Android i recommend the XY + PAD view with “TouchDAW” – i just started figuring out how to use the pad for effects – its definitly fun =)

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