Xeva
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MemberMy Sound Lab:
Intel i5 Quad Core, 8GB of RAM, Windows 7 64-bit
FL Studio 9, MicroKorg/MIDI Controller, M-Audio Fast Track Pro, M-Audio AV40’s
July 18, 2011 at 12:50 am in reply to: Being Creatively Self-Expressed & Having Confidence in Your Music #4017MemberMaybe it’s just because I live in San Francisco and we’re really free spirited over here, but they seem like regular people to me, haha. Cool video, and I agree wholeheartedly.
MemberDJ Peixinho, post: 3703 wrote: …[COLOR=#000000]an famous melody/acappella…on simple beat will please the crowd for sure.[/COLOR]
Yes! I’d say anything that the crowd can relate to, but with an electronic twist. For example, a dubstep remix of kid cudi, or a progressive house remix of a coldplay track…that usually pleases people that don’t listen to much edm. classics can come into play, too. daft punk – one more time, or a new remix of an old anthem…i think you get what i’m sayin’
MemberEmma Partnow, post: 3443 wrote: I do ‘What I Can With What I Have’ 🙂
What you have is solid dj’ing!
A lot of DJ’s, even big ones, mix simply on Ableton and match all of their tracks’ BPM and draw EQ envelopes as if to mimic a “live” set…Then they export it out and every transition is seamless. They’re not actually dj’ing live, it’s all pre-set. I admit I do this, too, as I turned more into a producer and don’t have any turntables in my studio anymore. I still know how to dj, started when I was 12 and I’ll never forget it. But there are just logistical reasons that we can’t control. No turntables, in my case, or for the bigger dj’s, they have to travel, do gigs, make music, and continuously run their own podcasts all at the same time…so we have to mix sets on Ableton. Your transitions were so good that it sounded like you were mixing this way, even though I knew you weren’t. I hope you didn’t think I wasn’t giving credit where it was due. Keep up the great work. 🙂
MemberListened to a good chunk of your set, Emma…great work! if i didn’t know better, i’d say your mix was pre-recorded :p
MemberI find women deejays to be quite refreshing and frankly, attractive ;). As long as you’re awesome at what you do, people won’t be able to hold you down with their nonsense. Music is universal.
djrenots, post: 3365 wrote: one of my favorite dj’s is lazard….
I never knew that Lazard’s a woman! I love her music!
Memberthat sounds legit. since we both have fl studio and ableton, we can just both open each others files in its respective DAW and go from there. I also have a online ftp we can use to store files. PM me if you have any ideas you want to share sometime; I’m down to work together.
MemberEmma, you know what that means….collab! 😉 lol
MemberEmma Partnow, post: 3260 wrote: Cool :cool:;
I Use Ableton Solely and I Agree; it is Amazing :); (even though I also have FL Studio 9); what VST’s are you using ?
These are my extras:ReFX Nexus 2
Spectrasonics Trilogy
Novation V-Station
PSPVintageWarmer Compressor
URS Compressor/Limiter
Lexicon Reverbs
DBlue_Glitch v1.3FL Studio has some awesome synths, too. I use Harmless & Sytrus all the time. And you?
MemberCheck out my tracks! Some of them have already been blogged, mixed, and supported by others. On my way to makin’ it big! Let me know what you folks think. 🙂
MemberI started on Fruityloops a long while ago, and now it’s been gaining a lot of popularity. Laidback Luke, Deadmau5, Afrojack, Madeon, & Arty are some of the big names that use(d) it. I think Deadmau5 & LBL uses Ableton now. Ableton and Apple’s Logic are the other monsters in the DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) world. Logic is used by Swedish House Mafia, Paul Van Dyk, & Ferry Corsten, that I know of. I assume Steinberg developed CuBase to compete with FL Studio, Logic, & the like. I’ve also heard a lot of good things with Propellerhead’s Reason, but have no experience with it. Although I have ProTools & Nuendo, I use them for sound design and post-production in film instead of music production. But that’s just me, since the EDM genre is more loop-based…
My advice to you is to download some of the demo’s, check out videos on Youtube, and feel out which one suits you. Certain DAW’s do things better than others…I also suggest you learn more than one software.
MemberHave confidence in your music, trust your dj’ing ears and skills, and feel the crowd and sense what they need from you.and the most important thing of all…SMILE! 😀 You’re doing what you love. Deejay with passion and enthusiasm!
MemberI run on Windows 7 (64-bit); for making music & mastering I have FL Studio 9 XXL, Nuendo, and a bunch of Vst’s to boot. My turntables have left me so I stick to Ableton when making mixes. Ableton is amazing!
MemberI have a Zoom H1 recorder…so if you have a portable recorder handy, you can plug in the recorder via computer audiojack to the recorders’ line in jack, set the levels, then record away! It can record as much as your memory card has space. Another option is to wait a few days and hopefully someone else recorded the broadcast for you and you can download it from them. There are also a bunch of software options out there, but it can get rather sketchy…google away and see what you can find.
Good luck!
MemberMy first ever experience with any EDM was trance when I was 12 and I borrowed an Ibiza Euphoria CD mixed by Matt Darey from my older brother. I’ve been hooked ever since, but recently found my niche in Progressive House. What’s crazy is that Matt Darey follows me on SoundCloud and after eleven years, it’s come full circle!
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