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  • February 11, 2013 at 4:10 pm in reply to: Virtual dj LE vs. Virtual dj pro full #36577
    aaron altar
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    I’ve never had VDJ crash and I’ve never had Traktor crash. They’re both good software. VDJ has more features and Traktor has better built in effects but try both and decide for yourself.

    February 10, 2013 at 12:53 am in reply to: Question about crossfading #36482
    aaron altar
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    Adjust the volume as you go or adjust the bass levels.

    February 9, 2013 at 4:19 pm in reply to: Being a DJ ruins music enjoyment? #36466
    aaron altar
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    After awhile you’ll quit consciously counting.

    February 9, 2013 at 4:18 pm in reply to: Virtual dj LE vs. Virtual dj pro full #36465
    aaron altar
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    Depends on your version of LE but there’s a lot that those versions don’t have compared to the full software.

    February 9, 2013 at 4:16 pm in reply to: Question about crossfading #36463
    aaron altar
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    Sharp is for scratching and smooth is what you want. Chuck’s advice is probably what you are looking for. I don’t use the crossfader and mix using the volume exclusively so I’ll lower the outgoing track slightly based on the volume of the incoming track. When I play both full on I usually have both at 8 or so.

    February 9, 2013 at 4:13 pm in reply to: Improvizing a set #36462
    aaron altar
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    Practice and organization. Organize tracks according to key or however you choose (I use bpm, key and energy rating) and practice free form mixing so that you get more adept at choosing tunes on the fly. By doing this you’ll figure out which tracks go together well based on different directions or moods. I like to program sets like you do but if the crowd isn’t feeling it you need to be able to change direction. The “journey” may suffer but the crowd will be happier hearing tunes they want to hear than listening to a “journey” they aren’t feeling.

    February 9, 2013 at 12:59 am in reply to: Why do people say it's harder to mix disco with controller than with decks? #36441
    aaron altar
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    adit, post: 36586, member: 2099 wrote: Yes it’s 70s disco. I just tried playing around with some tracks and I didn’t do badly. The problem I encountered was when I was beatmatching a new song with the verse of the playing song, then I drop the new song on the first song’s break, nasty trainwreck happened because the tempo of the break was slower than the verse and i didn’t expect that.

    rj: Why is it easier?

    I played vinyl until last year so I’m more used to turntables than jog wheels. Jog wheels react differently so it’s taken a little getting used to for me.

    February 8, 2013 at 3:32 pm in reply to: How many Dj's are too much? #36425
    aaron altar
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    You shouldn’t really be barging in 5 minutes before your set anyway. IMO you should show up early enough to get a sense for the crowd and if any of the djs play the same style of music as you do it would be preferable to show up early enough to hear their sets that way you don’t double up any tunes. To the OP, I think you made the right decision.

    February 8, 2013 at 3:28 pm in reply to: Being a DJ ruins music enjoyment? #36424
    aaron altar
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    I love the music I play otherwise I wouldn’t play it. Maybe venture to a different genre if you’re getting bored or as Terry said maybe trying to keep up with all the new music has caused the problem.

    February 8, 2013 at 3:26 pm in reply to: Why do people say it's harder to mix disco with controller than with decks? #36423
    aaron altar
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    IMO, nudging records on turntables is easier than jog wheels. Maybe that’s because I’ve used turntables longer than controllers however.

    February 7, 2013 at 3:19 pm in reply to: How many Dj's are too much? #36362
    aaron altar
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    I would discuss it with the other djs and draw straws or whatever to decide who’s going to play that night. 30 minutes isn’t good for the dj or the crowd.

    January 29, 2013 at 4:28 pm in reply to: Warehouse Rave: The Comeback #35931
    aaron altar
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    15 year old kandi kids pay admission too. We had plenty of those in the 90’s.

    January 27, 2013 at 6:35 pm in reply to: DJ Controller opinion #35795
    aaron altar
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    I have to agree with Terry here.

    January 27, 2013 at 6:06 pm in reply to: Warehouse Rave: The Comeback #35793
    aaron altar
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    Love the idea. Also, the djs in your area may play for less if given complete freedom musically. It is possible that they don’t want to play club music anymore than you want to hear it. One last piece of advice, I recommend you get a crew oc like minded individuals to do this. That’s how we paid for it back in the day. Last thing, find a fairly big name dj to headline it, that’s how you’re going to fill the venue. Good luck.

    January 27, 2013 at 5:58 pm in reply to: Live analouge input to my controller causes buzzing sound. #35792
    aaron altar
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    Sounds like a grounding issue to me.

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