Kranic
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MemberAnyone who knows me (Mr MixTrain aka SmiTTTen aka Fatter Agnus aka Raging Doris) will tell you how much I loathe Dubstep.
Hehe, been there! 😉
I’ll post something in a minute 😉
MemberDJ Hessler, post: 8763 wrote: People who just plays EDM in the same BPM all night makes me very sleepy and it is no fun listening to that when nothing happenes. Throw in a 80’s disco tune or something once in a while and it goes more interesting.
I play anything anywhare and it has worked well for me. Don’t get me wrong here, ofcause you have a base, for examle EDM but then you play 70´80% EDM and 20-30% something else…..
My recipe is to mix. Mix the music, the genres, the BPM, how you mix.
That is how you do sets that doesn’t get dull and boring 🙂I’ve done complete sets in 1 BPM setting and it’s only as boring as the limits of your creativity, imho.
One tip from my buddy nilicule, who got me into this mess in the first place :p, was:Contrast!
Make sure you actually make use of those big breakdowns, but on the other hand, make the drop BIG!
Make use of the tools you have at your disposal!But I do agree with the core of what you are saying, keep it interesting!
Throw in one of those “WTF” tracks; bootlegs and mashup work perfectly for that purpose 🙂Example:
Big breakdown, slowly kill the other tracks, buildup with efx and drop 2 other tracks (in loop) at the drop for added percussion. This adds such an extra punch!Then again, I use what feels good to me in that set, when it comes to techhouse; there’s plenty of house, techno and progressive tracks in there as well. Sometimes even some electro or breaks! (And bootlegs, lots of them! :p)
Introducing the incoming track earlier on in a track does add to the sound of the outgoing track, thus creating a richer sound.
So, yes, it is also about *how* you mix and blend, it’s nearly like cooking! 😉
MemberThanks for linking those, I was asking more in regard to the points you made (repeatedly ;)) as a sort of compendium for these types of questions that arose in this thread. 🙂
MemberD-Jam, post: 8720 wrote: Branding….if you blow up into even a known local, then your website will always be known with those who know. Even try changing up spellings if you want.
I haven’t search yet, but is there a (sticky) “marketing” tips thread?
IIRC, it has been discussed before.Membermr stifffy, post: 8712 wrote: I used to play a lot of trance but to blend I effected the shit out of the songs unless I had a cue point set where I needed to drop it…..
Who needs beatmatching when you can just drop-mix the hell out of it, amarite? 😉
MemberCan you post us on the outcome? Curious now! 😉
Btw, about names, if your friend has had (paid) gigs under his current name, i think that legally viewing this would constitute “prior art”. Bottom line is: get him to get legal advice; there are usually local law-student services that can offer it for free.
MemberAlthough I feel somewhat “uncomfortable” sharing this (and here):
I’ve hit rock-bottom in my youth, even coming up to the point where I’ve attempted to commit suicide…multiple times.
I lost quite a few family members, some of them within a few months, got bullied by everyone including my own 2 brothers. My parents got divorced at an early age.Life will throw the inevitable challenges at you, at anyone!
We all make mistakes, we suffer the consequences.
Other people will try to put you down for their own selfish reasons!At the end of the day it’s all about how we get affected by it.
Don’t make someone else’s problem your problem!
Don’t look back, don’t dwell in the past, but make the best out of what’s left!
Don’t think about what you have lost, but think about what you have shared and gained.I got diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome last June, and probably combined with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).
In the meanwhile, I won’t go into the details, my girlfriend also got herself committed after finding herself thinking about attempting to commit suicide.I suddenly found myself in the ruins of what used to be my life…
I am now on medication and starting to rebuild my life, but over this whole ordeal of coming to terms with it and setting out a new course; music kept me all there. Music was AND IS my own Mexico.*
Appreciate the little things; do one thing every day that scares you; do one thing every day that brings a smile to someone around you.
Emma, due to my illness and experience, I can imagine what you’ve gone through, but…
Every life is important!
You are important!When things look darkest, remember this:
I’m sorry if this is harsh: Your mom died protecting you, because she loved you! She wanted you to live!
Despite all the bad things in your life, you have experienced love!Try imagining what you could miss in life, the beautiful things you are yet to experience!
I’m only new to this community, but reading this thread:
Emma, there’s plenty of people that value you as the person you are.
Never forget that, never give up!*virtual hugs from this side of the puddle*
Kran* It’s a reference to the film Tokyio Drift.
“You know those old westerns, where the cowboys make a run for the border? – This is my Mexico.”
The music gets to me every time.MemberTStef, post: 8424 wrote: I think that was a good decision. Even if you don’t benefit fully from Traktor’s ‘extra’ features per se, I find it more stable and not that overly complicated compared to VDJ. And under no circumstances would I have paid for the full VDJ while already having Traktor Pro 2.
I actually took a day to play around with Traktor and VDJ, with different styles/etc, just by using the software.
Ended up picking Traktor, because of its functionality in regard to looping, and efx.Having 3 effects available per channel/deck (in the most common setup), actually gives me more control; this is aside from loop control, which I use extensively. (Disclaimer: I have X1s, so more direct access to these controls.)
MemberYeah, sounds cool!
And if you ever decide to switch genres, or make it into a live or something, you could always slap on ‘2.0’ for extra gimmick.I mean, I would *definitely* go see LukeAlive2.0! 😀
MemberDubstep, easiest to mix, it’s all at 140 bpm anyway :p
(And usually only 8 bar beat phrases.)
Also any four-to-the-floor is easy to mix, but I personally compensate by throwing another few decks in :p
Fun, but easy: Hardstyle – It’s like Legos!In general, hardest to me are:
– Goa/Psy, due to the long phasing structure (sometimes up to 32 bars) and requiring frequency blending.
– Freeform, due to the reasons mentioned above and added high bpm making timing particularly important
– Last but not least: The truly syncopated-beats, i.e. anything breakbeat that doesn’t follow a short beat phrasing (like breakcore).Haven’t tried my hand at Hip-Hop yet…
MemberI am not a lawyer (IANAL), but…
Outlook good, according to this article.
According to that article:
Youtube mash-ups or “Non-commercial User-generated content” are legal, even if the source material is copyrighted. Anyone putting a mash-up together would have to name the copyrighted artists and can mash as long as there’s no “substantial adverse effect” on sales of the original.
In it’s current form, it’s referred to as C-11 and from what I can find out, it’s only been read in the House once.
Generally speaking, if you just make it for fun *and not for financial gain*, you’re safe.
If you’re releasing it for profit, they will go after you.
Platforms like Soundcloud generally adhere to the DMCA and just take it down.The current Fair-dealings provision allows for research, which it could be if you wanted to know how those 2 tracks sounded together 😉
Then again, I’m not a lawyer, so if you want a definitive answer, get legal counsel!
MemberIf he’s losing income over it, get legal advice.
If he isn’t, market his name/etc harder.For bonus points, he could try to get his DJ name registered as a trademark and then get legal advice.
MemberI’ve heard a quote on a Dutch party site about this not being a really big exception, especially due to the pressure of messing up and getting their reputation damaged.
That being said, I know some (internet) radio stations don’t commonly provide for live broadcasts (it’s a lot of effort with a lot of variable factors – like link quality, etc), so they schedule mixes. These mixes are usually recorded live.
A live set is a live set, despite being pre-recorded…
if it’s for broadcast!
However… 🙂
I’ve seen footage of other events and had someone see this live, that some “DJs” use Ableton for their sets; with the set completely prepared start-to-end. Sometimes it’s even just 1 audio track! In those cases, independent of the quality of the mix, I feel that it could have just been played out, without the “DJ” being present! (Put “Just add audience” on the CD cover? :p)
What’s the point of doing a performance, if you take out the performance? And thereby also all the options of crowd interaction?
My opinion:
I’ve done a production to be played out at the wedding of a family member, adding a lot of special effects and inserts.
Something that I personally could not really have done live due to the shear complexity of the project and my personal experience.The rest should always be done live, whether you make a complex technical setup allowing you to hook up more equipment and/or reroute audio through something like Ableton for added effects, but don’t make a production out of something you couldn’t do live in the first place.
As a finishing quote/anecdote, Dutch Hardstyle DJ Headhunterz recently mentioned in the 5th episode of his podcast Hard With Style, that all his podcasts are “hand-crafted”. He goes on to explain how a lot of DJ-mixes are carefully produced in Ableton and how he has always enjoyed live shows more.
To me, after considering doing it for a special mix, it’s a no-go, a live mix will *always* allow you to go other places than you’ve originally planned to; you go with the flow, instead of creating a flow. Even if you plan it, or have certain tracks you want to play, you might be picking another track because it fits better than the track you originally picked.
Sorry for the essay; just my 2 cents 🙂
MemberTo put it quite simply:
Any lossy compression algorithm will drop data.
The real question is, how much is there to drop?
Extremely melodic music, like Trance, will sound *BAD* at the lower rates.
Some Drum and Bass and Techno might sound fine at 128Kbps on the other hand!Just my 2 cents 🙂
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