Petek
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Petek
ParticipantThe 12k+ tracks is my entire music collection, both for personal use (it’s rare that you’ll ever find me not listening to music, hence why I enjoy working security in the clubs) and which will be used if I ever DJ live, at which point I’d create specific playlists to take out with me.
As for the whole ripping music laws, I wasn’t aware it had been changed (again?). Really can’t make up their minds, can they?
ParticipantActually, make that 230 tracks. With the risk of sounding smarmy, I’d say that’s a bit cheaper than iTunes or other audio download services.
ParticipantI visited the charity shop this afternoon and picked up 4 compilation albums (each containing 2 or 3 CDs), three of which were released last year with a total of 160 songs for £15, and I’ve spent the evening ripping them to my laptop, so I’d say hit the 2nd hand shops and get ripping.
ParticipantSounds like a good couple of nights 🙂
re. the crowd obs – I occasionally work as a bouncer/security/doorman in some of the local clubs (luckily I’m a huge fance of house and dance so I get paid to stand around and be in my zone) and like to watch the crowd (part of the job description anyway) and figure out who will be dancing at which point, partly so I know who to keep an eye on (or “red flag” as I like to call it) if they’re looking like they’re being a nuisance.
ParticipantForgot to mention that I also end up singing or humming the lyrics to the original tune instead of the new one. Naughty, naughty!
ParticipantAs said above, there is a lot of good music made to be blasted out loud. Reign in Bood from start to finish is up there, along with Dark Side of the Moon and the Wall. Then you have Highway Star as mentioned above and Child in Time.
And just to annoy everyone around you, Black Box’s “No Limits (Lyrics)”.
December 14, 2015 at 6:15 pm in reply to: Essex-based musician and DJ equipment fiddler here #2317221ParticipantThanks, Dustin Elton 😀
I have a large collection of death, thrash and black metal, but a lot of it is a few years old now so I have some catching up to do so I’ll be getting my hands on some monthly mags etc.
A local bar I frequent weekly is specified to the more alternative community and every Friday and Saturday night there’s a long metal playlist going which I’ve been observing and learning from. I’ve found that with some DM it’s hard to crossfade from one track to another due to there not really being a calm intro like most dance and pop tracks, but I’ve been having some luck with it all.
I’ve spent a lot of time reading the forums and already learnt a lot from resident posters and admin.
ParticipantJust begun practising as a DJ (though I don’t yet consider myself one) I’m currently using the Numark DJ2GO, Packard Bell 250gb external harddrive (currently containing 12,000 songs) and and a Compaq laptop I bought off a friend for £30 which is due to be replaced in the new year.
Seeing all these setups though reminds me of when I got my first guitar – a £60 Strat copy – while my friend was playing a nice Ibanez RG and knocking out a load of scale runs when I couldn’t even alternate pick.
ParticipantThe best thing you can do is practise and experiment. Like with any instrument it’s going to take time and patience, plus Skrillex has a lot of money from his dubstep career and the days when he was in From First to Last so he can afford the real high-end gear. Also, pretty much every veteran musician is still learning new tricks even after 40 years of playing.
I looked up online how to do bass drops recently and from what I’ve gathered it’s a case of using the high, middle and low knobs on the mixer along with pitch changes and if available various modulation and FX pedals.
When it comes to music though, I’m a firm believer in having your own sound and style. It’s okay to copy and be influenced by a musician but if we all copied our favourite musicians we’d all just be reproductions of that musician, whether they be a guitarist, drummer or trance mixer.
ParticipantIf you’re not looking to share your mixes and are having trouble rigging everything up you could always use either a camera to record a video or a dictaphone/sound recording app on your phone. They’ll be rough but you should be able to hear the transitions still.
December 13, 2015 at 8:07 pm in reply to: Essex-based musician and DJ equipment fiddler here #2316091ParticipantAlthough right now I don’t consider myself a DJ, I have considered using names like “Petek” and “Retep” (on a night out I like to tell people this my name in order to confuse them) as a pseudonym for my music work. If I manage to get beyond being a bedroom DJ I might use them. I already know a couple of DJs so hopefully I’ll get networking soon.
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