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MemberIf they are mp3’s, then the file format is not the issue here. Try a firewire, an ext. HD, or dropbox (which is free)?
MemberDJGCUE, post: 28047, member: 3860 wrote: my brother dj’s, he has a mbp but he was going to copy his hardrive music to my hard drive but since im running
windows we been having some format problems to transfer his music to my hard drivewell that’s odd. in what format are the files? MP3s?
MemberDJGCUE, post: 28037, member: 3860 wrote: Congrats bro. keep up the good work.
you have the same system as me 🙂
Are you using PC or mac?Thanks! It’s actually running Windows XP 😛
I’m switching to 7 when Thanksgiving rolls aroundMemberThanks for the compliments! I’m hoping to make an extended version of this mix (probably ~30 min long) that keeps the themes. It would just be a normal mix though – no video.
MemberThere are a lot of salsa tracks that come in at 120-140 bpm, so you can theoretically mix it with house and trance. However, since it is recorded live music, the salsa tracks will “drift,” so you’ll have to ride the pitch fader to keep the two tracks in time while mixing. There is a lot of latin house that is influenced by salsa, cumbia, and contains a lot of sounds that would allow you to mix into salsa easily.
However, whether you want to mix that way is up to you. I don’t think that any of your dancers will particularly care if you let the music stop, then switch genres.
As for you name, I like Marcel Mono. You last name is nuts.
MemberDear DJ IshyBoySwag,
I’m a rising senior at Wash U, and have been djing for about a year so far. First, is that actually your DJ name? Because (dear lord) that is a heck of a mouthful that won’t catch on at all. Secondly (out of curiosity), why are there bboys on your picture if you are play more EDM than hip hop, funk, and breaks?
Back onto the questions: start out with house parties/dorm parties/school group afterparties, playing for free. If people think you are any good, they’ll start telling their friends, and you may be able to start djing at paid afterparties and formals. Depending on how people react to your mixing, you will have a balance of paid and unpaid events to play at a few times a month. At this point, you need to market like crazy and hustle hard. I probably get paid for a third to half of the events at which I play, but the unpaid ones are some of my favorites!
June 4, 2012 at 10:55 pm in reply to: Would you find a guide to using CDJs & "pro" gear useful? #1005627MemberAlthough this could be useful, I imagine that people would much prefer a basic article on what a turntable is and how it works. Things like what a headshell and cartridge are, and how you know where to put the needle. Whereas most controllers are like CDJs in that it is a non-motorized platter, faders, and one song on each side, turntables are a little more difficult to understand if you’ve never used them before.
Membermixing in key is something that affects the mood and flow. Very few people will notice it, but it can certainly pick up the energy in a room if you go up a semitone or two. Picking the right songs in much more important than either beatmatching or mixing in key. Having said that, I think it is much more important to be able to beatmatch than to mix in key. Also, mixing in key isn’t really a skill that one can focus on, whereas beatmatching is.
May 14, 2012 at 1:20 pm in reply to: The Happiest Summer Music (Also a guide to harmonic mixing)!! #1004394Memberthanks!
I think that a lot of what you perceived as beatmatching issues was me simply not having good timing with the sampler :P. However, some of the mix-in points were pretty off in terms of timing, as you heard. And with regard to transition length, you are right – a couple of the transitions would have been better if I had made it quicker and not tried to blend the songs as much.
MemberSecond latin-themed mix. This is a live set from La Gata Negra’s Latin/Dance night that I thought went exceedingly well.
http://www.mixcloud.com/Dayvue/la-conquistadora-2-live-fromvivo-de-la-gata-negra/
MemberIt’s working pretty well so far! Good call on the sample keys. Does anyone know how to map a held key so I can incorporate the *alt spacebar* commands and things like that? I haven’t been about to figure out how to do it – mapping for “alt spacebar” causes the emulator to output “alt,” release alt, and then hit spacebar. To map it properly I need alt to be held…
Memberadit, post: 19757, member: 2099 wrote:
no, because I’m more interested in Traktor after reading reviews and comparisons between the two. what do you think?I really think that you should try both of them sans controller to figure out the features that you want. Besides, it’ll be fun and educational. Furthermore, VDJ makes an excellent backup whenever your controller/wires decides to poop out on you. Which will happen. So it’s worth learning VDJ anyway. You’ll get a feeling for how to use loops and cue points too. And learning how to to traktor (which has the full version as a free download – you just can’t use it for more than 30 min at a time) with just your keyboard than you’ll have a really good understanding of your software before you even start on a controller.
MemberVinnyBlanc, post: 19737, member: 737 wrote: It can be used with Itch.
However, it is limited and can only be assign functions that are already assigned to Keystrokes in Itch. This includes the triggering the SP-6 sample player…
You need to use Bome’s midi Translator and assign each button on the X1 to a computer keystroke.
Do you know how I can get it to trigger the sampler? I don’t know how to do that with keystrokes, but perhaps someone here does?
MemberHave you tried messing around with Virtual DJ home yet? It’s a lot of fun, and gives you a feel for the kind of features you might find useful.
MemberYou should pick the software you want to use first, then pick a controller, not the other way around.
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