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Daryl Northrop

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  • March 7, 2013 at 5:11 pm in reply to: Converting a .wav file to a 320kbps mp3 #37712
    Daryl Northrop
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    Audacity has been very very good to me.

    March 6, 2013 at 10:19 pm in reply to: EDM DJs in DC- Looking for a Starting Venue? #37678
    Daryl Northrop
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    NietzSKY, post: 37776, member: 4553 wrote: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Dancekraft-Collective/153832201436179

    We just finished up our group page. The long term goal of the DanceKraft collective would be to pour over into U St & Adams Morgan, ideally turning our monthly event into a weekly one at multiple locations. If you’re in the area, feel free to like the page and send an email to [EMAIL]discipleofnietzsche@gmail.com[/EMAIL] if you are looking to get involved in the project. I was very satisfied with the DJs that this site has exposed me to thus far; in the last event I saw more skill behind decks than I’ve seen in most clubs around here.

    I call any gig a success where I don’t accidentally press pause on the deck that’s playing out through the master 😉

    February 27, 2013 at 4:55 am in reply to: First steps #37256
    Daryl Northrop
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    Also, see if there is a local meetup group oriented towards DJ’s and EDM. They are usually very welcoming of people who are trying to learn!

    February 24, 2013 at 6:18 am in reply to: The DanceKraft Collective's 2nd Show #37113
    Daryl Northrop
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    Hell yes! The 03-30 event WILL rock. New mixes brewing in lab 🙂

    February 21, 2013 at 1:51 pm in reply to: Any tips for an aspiring 14 year old DJ? #37007
    Daryl Northrop
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    Looks like you have all the gear you need for now. The best thing to do is listen to a wide variety of music (edm and non-edm) and play an instrument (if you don’t already). All of this will broaden your musical skills which will help no matter what you are doing.

    The next step is to find other DJ’s and musicians to talk to, share ideas, and play-out with.

    Best of luck!

    February 20, 2013 at 1:35 pm in reply to: A tehcno nerd reviews DJ Pauly D #36959
    Daryl Northrop
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    I made the mistake of watching the very first episode of jersey shore, and Pauly D was billed as “the dj” back then – and his basic point about it was “all the girls want to go home with the DJ.” So, my guess is that he was just using it as a tool to score with girls and be popular then, and has just rolled with it as a paycheck ever since.

    February 20, 2013 at 1:32 pm in reply to: Best free blogging platform for DJ's? #36958
    Daryl Northrop
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    Thanks!

    February 19, 2013 at 2:58 am in reply to: Redlining DJ's Rant. #36898
    Daryl Northrop
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    Working with your sound guy at the venue is important too. Respect the venue and their equipment – get there ahead of time to do a soundcheck if possible and set your volume levels accordingly.

    February 19, 2013 at 2:51 am in reply to: EDM DJs in DC- Looking for a Starting Venue? #36896
    Daryl Northrop
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    Hell yes! Show was great. Crowd was great, and the other DJ’s killed it!
    I recorded the set I played that night – d/l at https://soundcloud.com/dnorthrop/02-14-13-electric-maid-mix

    February 13, 2013 at 7:32 pm in reply to: Need a traktor 2.6 mapping for Twitch #36699
    Daryl Northrop
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    BLERG. Darn you, Traktor! *shakes fist*

    February 6, 2013 at 3:23 pm in reply to: Mixing Hip Hop #36280
    Daryl Northrop
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    Yes, that’s exactly right.

    February 6, 2013 at 3:10 pm in reply to: Mixing Hip Hop #36278
    Daryl Northrop
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    From my experience and observation, mixing hip hop is very different than EDM. Given the syncopated beats and near constant prescense of vocals in hip hop, simple slam mixes or scratch-mixes seem to be the best way to go. Rarely is there an extended build up or outro to mix into/out of, as you have no doubt observed.

    February 5, 2013 at 4:12 pm in reply to: The DJ Argument by DJ Bobby Hickz #36201
    Daryl Northrop
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    All DJ’s must wear bell bottoms.

    January 31, 2013 at 2:53 am in reply to: Help needed,big time. #36011
    Daryl Northrop
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    It’s too bad that service is like this these days. I put most of the blame on the store manager or owner. They are in charge of hiring and training. They probably want to hire someone for as little as possible, only train them to use the cash register, and that’s it. The days of knowledgeable techs and sales staff are basically gone.

    January 28, 2013 at 2:21 pm in reply to: Need serato crate track ordering help #35846
    Daryl Northrop
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    I got a tip from another DJ that seemed to work. His instructions where to sort by BPM, then copy and paste all the tracks into a new crate. That allows you to “tweak” the order of the tracks, because in the new crate, the lowest bpm is track #1, and so on.

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