Steelo
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ParticipantTo be honest…its nothing new for DJs to be dramatic elitist whingers. Nothing has changed, you’ve just heard and seen it for longer than most.
ParticipantIts not 100% percent clear exactly what you mean but I believe those ‘white lines’ are your beat markers for the beat grid. It sounds like you may have the snap or quantize function/s active. You will notice that just under the main volume knob (in the global section) that there is an S and a Q button. This is for snap and quantize. Switch these off and try again. I think this is your issue.
ParticipantIts all clearly spelt out in the manual. If its not there it will be in the support section of the Native Instrument website. Take a little more time to do things right from the beginning and you will have a much better experience.
ParticipantThe mixtrack pro has been the go to controller for beginners, for some time. Could be worth spending a bit more to get something you wont grow out of though.
ParticipantYou’ll be able to get a few lights and a light machine with that functionality easily in that budget but not much more. I looked in to getting a laser machine for similar situations and all I could find (that was affordable) were cheap nasty chinese things that could potentially be dangerous to peoples vision.
ParticipantYou can’t really go wrong with Pioneers…or any DJ specific headphones for that matter. Glad you found some your stoked on. I said I was done with buying gear but now I’m feeling the urge to fork out a tonne of cash for some decentish speakers.
Participantyeah as indamix said, you need to be a little less two dimensional and rigid with this. Whilst you might assume you have great musical taste and knowledge, its pretty safe to say that the people in attendance will not. You’ll have to mix up genres (mostly top 40 stuff) or people will get bored and just kick you off for itunes. You are probably there so they can feel ‘cooler’ having a DJ at their party.
ParticipantI just signed up to get the June 7th email. I can;t see it being anything than a toy with minimal functions…at this time. But its exciting to see development happening.
ParticipantRadio edits can allow you to keep things moving on the dancefloor for punters with small attention spans but you have to adjust your mixing style and sometimes it may be difficult to mix from original/extended/club mixes of songs in to radio edits/versions/cuts as there may be moments of dead beats. Original mixes were made for DJs to blend together whilst Radio edits are made to cut the song down to only a few minutes for radio play or for censorship, as Todd said above.
ParticipantI don’t know if there’s any tutorials out there but its a relatively simple trick that can add great effect to a mix. You just have to get your timing down tight with using your level faders (or alternatively you can also do it with your crossfader). You basically cut the sound completely out and drop it back in on the beat. In that video she initially cuts out 2 beats then brings it back in. Then she was just cutting out out and in between each beat. Try to watch that video when you’re in front of your decks and you will figure it out pretty quickly. Good luck!
But also remember to work on your basics before getting too carried away with all the tricks.ParticipantShe just doesnt understand the difference between a DJ and a jukebox. She probably just was too lazy/ignorant of music to make up a playlist herself so she just wanted it done for her. Don’t forget that this is probably the most important day of her life so her stress level is through the roof + its not uncommon for “professional” DJ services to have a song collection list. I’m not making excuses or condoning her behaviour but it sounds like you did yourself a favour cause you still get some coin and not have to play such a lacklustre gig. You’re a brave man playing weddings! Way too stressful for me and I can’t deal with playing crap music.
June 3, 2012 at 5:47 am in reply to: Confused about manual beatmatching. Nudging and all that stuff. #1005495ParticipantTry not to worry about the specifics…just listen for the sound. Keep practising!
June 3, 2012 at 5:47 am in reply to: Confused about manual beatmatching. Nudging and all that stuff. #1005494Participantadit, post: 21356, member: 2099 wrote: say I get the BPM matched, but the mix still sounds wrong. what’s the cause of it? to fix it I just have to nudge some, right? what if I turn off the BPM counter, how would I know that I don’t need to change the pitch and just nudge it? can a DJ trapped in an endless search of the perfect BPM when in fact what they need is just nudging the wheel? I know this sounds confusing but I hope you get the gist of it. thanks.
This is essentially what beat matching is by definition. Using your ears to match the BPM’s AND phase of the tracks. To work out the correct BPM by manually beatmatching, you must keep the tracks in phase anyways so its all related.
ParticipantMyself any many user report improved performance compared to the previous few updates but I’m confident the next update will make things even tighter. NI are trying to make 2.5 a gamechanger so I’m sure they will make sure it has even tighter performance for the next update.
ParticipantUpdate to the Setup. Kontrol F1 + custom Traktor timecode vinyls
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