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  • July 23, 2012 at 7:32 am in reply to: Equipment #1008409
    Terry_42
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    For some laptops it might be a problem.

    You may want to get a Numark Mixtrack (without sound card) or Mixtrack pro (with soundcard), this is prolly best to get you started. If your laptop has problems powering everything I would go for the Mixtrack Pro with the sound card.

    July 23, 2012 at 7:30 am in reply to: Monitor Speakers #1008407
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    I seconds the M-Audio AV 40, at the price point (and prolly a hundret more) you will find nothing that can beat them at this time.

    July 23, 2012 at 7:15 am in reply to: How do I narrow down ideas? #1008406
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Well I have been producing for fellow musicians mostly, but here are a few tips that I found worked well with labels (where you send your demo) and public … (I did not have a top 40 hit yet, but several went top 100… I am getting there hehe):

    1. keep it simple. to many artists want to show off everything the genre has to offer in one song. don’t do it.
    2. read the book: “how to write a pop song” even if pop is not your thing, this book gives a lot of insight.
    3. try to make a theme for the EP and cater to that theme, labels like EPs where they can see a story behind it rather than random songs.
    4. be humble
    5. your music can be as good as it gets, if your downmix (how to get it on CD) does not fit radio specs it will not be played. so get to know radio specs for music (compression levels etc.) and go for the best sound quality you can get with CD specs in mind. this will show them you are professional and you will more likely make it into their “show to a producer” round.
    6. be humble

    July 21, 2012 at 9:50 pm in reply to: Question for experienced DJs #24264
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Indeed at the end of the day it is about personal choice and how much you want to spend for what feature(s).

    July 21, 2012 at 3:38 pm in reply to: Need advice to select headphones for a beginner #1008331
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    dj bcool, post: 24392, member: 2569 wrote: as terry replied earlier, you can use anything as long as its serving the purpose. with all the studies on the internet so far i have found that djing is not about getting expensive gadgets but its just the art of keeping the crowd on the floor.

    you truly could not have said it any better 😉 +1000

    July 21, 2012 at 3:37 pm in reply to: akai apc40 ableton performance controller and vci 380 #1008330
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    very cool, you must have a real passion for music and I bow down to you for investing so much (not money, but of yourself) into this adventure 🙂

    but before you purchase something go like this:
    – why do I need it (what do you expect to do with it)

    make 3 alternatives:
    1. zero alternative: what if I don’t buy anything
    2. minimum alternative: what is the bare minimum to achieve what I want (or is it the zero alternative?)
    3. the plus alternative: what is it that best does what I want and what benefit do I expect over the other 2 alternatives?

    Then make a business case: How long will it probably take me to get some value return on my investment.

    Draw this on some paper and then decide…. always works for me… I have a very good booking schedule and I am more than satisfied with my Terminal Mix 4, as many things from my side happen before a gig in pre-production/production and all I need for that is my PC, midi-keyboard and logic….

    July 21, 2012 at 3:29 pm in reply to: Would you trade your current controller for a set of used equally priced cdj set up? #1008329
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    2 old CDJs and a mixer that is total crap for a controller that is pretty decent…. let me think, oh wait no I do not need to think. NEVER.

    July 21, 2012 at 7:23 am in reply to: Dj Majical salute you #1008316
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Welcome to the forums! I am looking forward to your contributions and don’t worry about language barriers. I am from Austria so English is not my native language either.

    France had a pretty nice Slam scene a few years back. I saw “Grand Corpe Malade” once, sadly did not understand his slam, but his style was pretty awesome.

    July 21, 2012 at 7:19 am in reply to: music production related question #1008314
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Wow… I have done this in Logic Pro, but this is really no easy thing to explain. You would have to know how Logic works in and out before I could attempt to explain via a forum. Maybe there is an easier way with another software, but I wanted it to be quite perfect (was for a radio station, they wanted their name in a song).

    July 21, 2012 at 7:16 am in reply to: Question for experienced DJs #1008313
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    If they are not blown or wasted, they should be OK. Those things hold up pretty long usually and the price seems really good.
    If you are really on a budget why go for the S4?

    July 21, 2012 at 7:12 am in reply to: akai apc40 ableton performance controller and vci 380 #1008312
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Glad I could help. I always try to pass on something I learned from my mistakes… when I started DJing (it was still turntables) I tried too much to fast and I wasted almost a year until I met a mentor who would tell me how to slowly progress into the turntables and what to do with them….
    To get good at DJing you need to have the basics down really really solid and it will improve your career immensely.

    July 20, 2012 at 9:06 pm in reply to: Post a pic of your set-up! #1008297
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Finally finished my mixing table (still not cleaned up, sorry hehe)….

    Next project is a redo of the production table…. man another shopping trip to Ikea….

    And here is a fun photo 🙂

    July 20, 2012 at 8:53 pm in reply to: best controller for under…. #1008296
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    May I direct your attention to this thread:
    http://www.digitaldjtips.com/forum/threads/serato-speculation-and-conspiracy-thread.3939/

    I think you will find answers in there, at least the amount of answers we can give at this point…

    July 20, 2012 at 8:50 pm in reply to: Stars don't use controllers? #1008295
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    [media=youtube]vZJf4_QrnBg[/media]

    Crowd viewpoint, but you can easily see where he is standing and where is hands are… and he really has 3 nice MacBooks… although it might not be exactly the same event your foto is from, at least the pioneer is still there and he goes nowhere near the CDJ I can see to his right (far off it seems).

    July 20, 2012 at 6:04 pm in reply to: Dj name? #1008281
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    You can always try word plays and anagrams with your name first… like:
    Jo Mei
    Han Jordan
    Mejo (I hope that is no offensive work in spanish or chinese hehe)
    EemJay
    ….

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