Hee Won Jung

synthet1c, post: 18288, member: 1107 wrote: I think practicing every set before you play it live just sets you up for failure… If we stick with the golf analogy, it’s like planning out the exact position you want to hit the ball… you could be tiger woods and actually do it, but most of the time you will probably miss, and you are not factoring in other variables that could affect your game on the day… maybe it’s windy and want’s to blow you off coarse (the crowd doesn’t like your pre prepared setlist), maybe your on after a player dominates then gives you the finger (some little showboat plays a peak set early in the night and dowsn’t respect you enough to close properly), or raining (no one is dancing yet), your caddy is a no show (cant press sync), or you break you clubs in a freak buggy crash (equiptment fails).

You are better off practicing the different techniques you use in all different conditions, and be ready for anything (know your tunes and play what comes to mind in the moment) there is less pressure and much more reward.

But it is always good to watch yourself on tv after practicing so you get another perspective to improve your game and get feedback from others (record your mixes).

I would have to disagree with this. Know your songs and knowing where you want to make your transititions is an integral aspect of what you are doing. I think the way you used the golf Analogy is a bit flawed. Yes there are a million different conditions that may affect your game…but do you really go into a PGA tour not knowing which course you are on? Do you really not spend the time as a pro golfer to see the layout of each hole. Do you not already have it in the back of your head that you are going to start with your driver…then use your 5 iron or whatever. Yes as a DJ you should be prepared and ready to go based on the set you have. But the sign of a GREAT DJ just like a pro golfer is being able to adapt to your surroundings/weather conditions.

I think walking into a gig not having any kind of preperation/practice on your set and not having an idea of what you are going to do and just playing straight off the cuff sets you up for a BIGGER chance of failure than being totally ready and then deciding to go a different route.
It also depends on the medium you are using…If you use CDJs you need to know around what time to transition into each song, and when to start playing the other song…how many beats until i want to make my transition and working with the EQs. Personally Myself I think it would be a nightmare to have a PACKED dancefloor rocking songs that i dont know 100%.

If you are using SYNC…you should probably stay in the bedroom as a DJ

There is good music in ALL genres…By saying this genre sucks or doesnt have soul and yadda yadda yadda imo shows ignorance. Yes its true that most of the EDM out there is garbage…and yes its really hard to find that one AMAZING song…but they do exist. Its just not as easy to find it these days because the industry has been completely flooded with Producers. Back in the day there were only a handful of producers making EDM music, as well the cost to make EDM was 10X more expensive than it is by todays standards. Thus only the high end producers were able to make chart toppers.

There are just as many good producers today as there was 10 years ago…the only difference now is that theres a million crappy producers.

You can get 1/4 to XLR adapters as well as RCA to XLR adapters…but i would reccommend to stick with 1/4″ if possible, especially if the distance from your rig to the Amp is over 10′ as RCA signals degrade directly in order with the length of the cable…longer the cable the more it degrades

There are a multitude of adapters for your plugins so i wouldnt worry about the connection end of this…I personally use 1/4″ to XLR for my mains and the sound quality is VERY good.

Mapping in Traktor is really a pain in the ass…i have gotten the basics down but you really need to buy the Traktor bible to find out all the ins and outs.

For the controllers you are already using hit up http://www.traktorbible.com for a lot of user mappings that are very good.

As well http://www.djtechtools.com has a lot of user mappings that are also very good.

If you ever want to play out in gigs and what not…stick with Traktor.

Torq is good…but is a commercial software not professional

B.B. Koning, post: 16261, member: 1638 wrote:
I am by no means a gear head, but I do know that the main club that I frequent uses Pioneer CDJ 1000 models.
However, from asking the non CDJ using DJS that play out there, they say they just plug in their laptops to the mixer via their sound card and have a go.

I have to learn to crawl before I can walk.

Yes they are plugging their laptops in using a proper DJing soundcard…then they are either using timecode with the existing CDJs and mixer or using a controller.

As for the crawl before walk…think of it this way…learning on a laptop would be like learning to crawl on ur back blindfolded with 1 arm and 1 leg…if you are going to learn to crawl..learn to crawl the right way.

as for the 300 bucks…that would be your barebones BASIC setup…My Gigging setup not including laptop costed me over 2000 bucks lol…and in the DJing world…thats retarded cheap for professional quality gear.