Mitch Hambling, post: 41876, member: 7942 wrote: theres nothing worse than fucking up on a mix though. pardon my language, but even when im at home by myself, ill be mixing and when i screw up and you can clearly hear it, it is the worst thing in the world
Watch out for the trap of perfectionism. The worst thing in the world can also be people bored by a technically flawless mix. An audience will forgive an (occasional) bad mix of great music, but never be inspired by flawlessly blended mediocrity.
I don’t want to read too much into your thinking, but sounds like you could be missing the forest for the trees. I’ve seen lots of DJ’s practice away on amazing technical blends, go out on their first gig and just have people complain about the music. Happened to me when I started out. Some wind up bitter and give up.
I’m still guilty of perfectionism myself, but I try to keep things in perspective. It ain’t easy. Its much easier (and comforting) to retreat into the world of cue points, BPM and other things that can easily be measured. Its hard to focus in intangible things like “soul” and “spirit” and “vibe,” but ultimately I’ve found they matter most.
