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ParticipantI agree with Jim Kroezen.
http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/ this site has also helped me a lot in explaining where certain genres originated from. It might not be totally up to date, but still, it’s pretty useful.If you want to dig deeper into music history, check for full documentaries on youtube on the genres you are interested in.
Like, the ones in which good-old dj’s explain about the start of their movement..cool stuff.
In case you like dubstep, go check this one: [media=youtube]WORom53h-Co[/media]djatome
ParticipantI just use Mixcloud….Soundcloud for my productions but that’s not going too well at the moment (currently unable to achieve sufficient sound quality), need to invest in some good studio monitors.
Whenever people tell me they want to download my mix I send them over to http://offliberty.com/ which can be used to extract embedded stuff from websites.
I don’t feel taking the extra effort uploading my mixes to some megaupload sitedjatome
ParticipantMusicwise there’s just the ~500 songs that everybody knows and wants to hear. Think in terms of soul, funk, disco (stuff for dancing), classic rock (stuff to sing along to), some hits everybody knows as mentioned before.
Then at the party try to get a feel of the audience and see how far you can integrate your own style in it!
As people drink more they might be more open to certain kinds of music, but keep some recognizable elements in in 🙂January 14, 2013 at 9:01 pm in reply to: Explorations in Bass mixtape (how many styles are too many?) #35046djatome
Participantthanks for the advice..I always love to put as much energy as I can into mixtapes because I don’t want to bore my audience.
of course in front of a dancefloor that’s different because you can read their body language and stuff. listening your mixtape in the meantime..January 14, 2013 at 5:29 pm in reply to: where can i find acapellas online or instrumentals to make my one?!? #35032djatome
ParticipantI also use that site mentioned above.
Or try to google indeed…most classics have an acapella version somewhere on the outer borders of the interwebzOctober 24, 2012 at 4:40 pm in reply to: Lets all "Like" each others Facebook Fan Page. Post your links here! #30706djatome
ParticipantAllright guys, great initiative!
Please like me back as well, https://www.facebook.com/dj.atomeGlad to see some Dutchies on the forum as well, shout out from The Hague!
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ParticipantForgot to mention another tip..
You probably already know it because you combine electro house and moombahton but ok.
Try slowing down some ‘Dirty Dutch’ electro tracks (by Afrojack or Chuckie for instance) to 110 bpm and there you go!
It’s how moombahton started, after all 🙂djatome
ParticipantShuga*Foot, post: 30361, member: 2922 wrote: Sometimes I jam with a buddy of mine. We both have an S4 each, hooked up to a mixer that is connect to his monitors. It’s when we are switching between us I find beatmatching most challenging (and fun). That’s when I really appreciate the skill and art of beatmatching. Traktor has so many features to assist beatmatching. You don’t need to use Sync when you have digital BPM display and you can see if you’re ahead or behind. And then push or pull the jog to line tracks up. You really don’t need your ears (in many cases) 🙂 Great post Luky
I also play with a friend of mine, each with our own equipment (laptop + controller). If I want to mix one of my tracks with one of his, the sync function is pretty much useless because we’re playing on separate systems.
Besides, the automatic sync function in Traktor is not always right (in many cases it is nervewreckingly wrong!) so in the end you should trust your ears more than the software.djatome
Participant#mce_temp_url# Here’s another one, Shock One – Polygon (Dirtyphonics Remix)
Goes from 175 to around 132 bpm.Or just mix some different styles, sometimes hiphop goes well together with dnb. Try playing Missy Elliot – Get Ur Freak On to a drum & bass track, loop the sitar part (or whatever instrument that is in the intro..?). Move on from there to moombahton or something.
Plus, if you search online really well you might find some transition packs online, I once stumbled upon one which has come in handy many times already 🙂
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