Michael Lawrence

D-Jam, post: 37559, member: 3 wrote: I can’t comment on the UK, but here in Chicago, this is what I see that adds to the decline:

1) Too many spaces that are all the same. Right now, if you want to hear mainstream music, get bottle service, and be around the typical melange of fake people and office folk out on the weekend, you have way too much choice. If you want a relaxed dress code, better music, and lower costs…then you’ll have an issue.

Every new space is cookie cutter. They hire some interior designer to make it all fancy, fill the staff with the club chicks that used to be all over town on the weekends, charge too much money for entry and drinks, and especially destroy the dance floor with booths. Not to mention the lack of diversity in music.

I’ll even add now how many non-club spots are adopting club thinking. My friend works at a Tilted Kilt, but on weekends they put on a DJ, light show, and try to get dancing happening. Um…it’s a breastaurant full of male customers. Hello? Dive bars and college bars are now putting in booths and offering bottle service. Everyone has gogo dancers. Where’s the diversity?

2) The Economy. People are unemployed, strapped for cash, etc. $20-$25 entry for unknown local DJs and $10 a drink is ridiculous.

3) Gender discrimination and racism. If you’re a slender pretty Caucasian girl, then the world is open to you. Doors open, covers are bypassed, and people hand you free drinks. It’s become so bad now that hot girls in packs now expect the free royalty treatment. That or they’re now all working for clubs.

On top of that, if you’re fat or thicker, then expect to wait outside. If you’re a man and not showing you have loads of money to spend, expect to wait outside. If you’re a minority…then expect some crap like a longer wait or other politics.

4) Festivals offer more. We’ve talked about it here on the forum. Many have chosen that $50-$100 ticket for a massive lineup of big names over the crap the clubs offer.

5) Plenty of booths, no dance floor.

6) The music is getting old. The Guetta/Harris sound is getting tired, but DJs are still stuck pumping crap because suits believe it makes money.

In all honesty, the only way clubs can fix all this is to simply abandon the Miami/Las Vegas bottle service glam thing. It’s tired and done. In the past we used to pay $10-$20 to get into a spot and dance for hours to good DJs playing good music. The clubs were not fashionable, but dark and dank…with a killer sound and light system. The new generation is sick of Jersey Shore wannabes all over and clubs acting like you’re worthless if you aren’t a trust fund baby or an aspiring model.

Let them die. It’s how new innovations are born. Let the era of bottle service glam corporate nightclubs die. Bring back the rave culture that ruled the scene.

I like number 4 cause I do the same. Especially since people are heading out to clubs less they can justify paying the price for the ticket to see their favourite artists perform. Its also somethign big to look forward too cause I normally by my ticket like a month or so in advance.

J-Zed, post: 37549, member: 1486 wrote: It’s a reason I see so many small clubs being more popular than the large ones. Cheaper running costs for cheaper drinks and cheaper entrance fees, though that always isn’t the case. Sometimes I think the way of the super sized club is dying and the hole in the wall is having its rebirth. Personally, the small places are way more fun anyways.

but at the same time I do love being in a massive club packed with people. Just that feeling and energy you get from being surrounded by like mind people jammn to the same beat is unreal. Thats why I will always love guverment nightclub lmao but I agree being in a small more intimate space is ideal as well. Im kind of on the fence here lol

have you looked at ableton live intro? Its the more stripped down version and it is currently on sale right now 25% on their website.

Im kind of pissed. I have mixed in key and technically all the preparation I put into it with my smart playlists will be useless if I wanted to start using Traktors Key Detection. I have been reading though tha tTraktors key detection is more accurate. Anyone else have MIK…anyone test out a couple tracks?

I recenetly seen a post from Dj Endo (Native Instruments Product Specilaist) and he is saying Traktor is upwards of 90% correct with its analysis. Wondering if theres any bias in that lol

You shoudl turn it into an effects controller! if your into using effects. I have maschine mikro and I made my own mpapping….5 banks of 16 different fx presets in traktor. Not gonna lie it took me about a month too do. Testing things out, taking breaks, work etc; but it was well worth it.

Think of the commonly used effects you use and the combinations and map them into one button.

To be honest I have the same problem. Just two days ago I wa srecording a mix and it frooze but the song was still playing but I had no control over any of the funcitions.

Then a couple weeks a go it “close unexpectedly” while I was putting together a remix set…after I reopened it, the remix set I was workign on was completely gone.

I have a MBP too and im scared for my next gig! I do actually have an s2, KA6, maschine mikro and f1 hooked up via a usb hub. Assuming that may be the problem but I hope not as I like to use them all at the same time. This really only started happening after I installed 2.5. Maybe I’ll try dl 2.6.1