No worries
I didn't have time to do the mix today, it will be definitely up by Sat. Night
SKANK NASTY!
Something for you EDM lovers - Your Weekly EDM Fix!
- Thread starter Shayper
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No worries
I didn't have time to do the mix today, it will be definitely up by Sat. Night
SKANK NASTY!
After an extended break due to moving house, week 3 is here!
Videos of you guys raving not required, but would be hilarious
Videos of you guys raving not required, but would be hilarious
Over to you guys:
What EDM Genre shall I mix next week?
What EDM Genre shall I mix next week?
Could do I guess, though not my sort of thing. Any artists to get me started?
Over to you guys:
What EDM Genre shall I mix next week?
One that doesn't require fulltime use of the sync buttons.
Some nice tunes in there though.
One that doesn't require fulltime use of the sync buttons.
Some nice tunes in there though.
Dubstep it is then
As I said in the videos, it's rather difficult to tempo match with my decks
Soldato
this is why serato is king 
Caporegime
hehe nice ! lot of respect for these.
Big shout to the Cromer Crab massive
Big shout to the Cromer Crab massive
this is why serato is king
If you would be happy teaching me how to use it I'd give it a whirl
HYPE HYPE HYPE!
Soldato
If you would be happy teaching me how to use it I'd give it a whirl
if you've got proper turntables/cdj's, you use the timecoded vinyl/cd's just like you use normal vinyl/cd's. as for the interface, drag/drop tunes. couldn't be simpler.
some people use cue points etc; i don't bother as i want to use it in the exact same way i use vinyl, and i try not to use the screen for beat matching as much as possible as i want to 'work' for it; it's much more satisfying and it's not cheating
if you've got proper turntables/cdj's, you use the timecoded vinyl/cd's just like you use normal vinyl/cd's. as for the interface, drag/drop tunes. couldn't be simpler.
some people use cue points etc; i don't bother as i want to use it in the exact same way i use vinyl, and i try not to use the screen for beat matching as much as possible as i want to 'work' for it; it's much more satisfying and it's not cheating
I do have the cue mix on half, I do usually line up the songs without looking at the screen
It's a shame that I can't afford CDJs as I think it would be a much better starting point than digital. Elitist as it may be, I don't like having to use the tempo sync, but unfortunately the Mixtrack isn't precise enough
Soldato
that's why controllers are generally crap; turntables is the only way that i consider it at all skilful; cds i think are a copout too, but nowhere near as cheating as controllers with sync functions
I'm genuinely curious as to why you think CD's are cheating. I know we've talked about it before but I don't see it that way, it's a logical technological step up. I understand why you think a controller is cheating but you don't have to use the sync function. I learnt on vinyl and only made the switch to CD's when I started club work. And you've been to my place so you know there's no room for my vinyl or CD decks, hence me having a controller.
unfortunately the Mixtrack isn't precise enough
That's my bugbear with it too, 0.08 bpm out makes a difference.
I get where you are coming from, I really do, but crowds won't care. As long as the music sounds good that's all that matters to them 99% of the time.
Not to mention controllers and MP3s are so much cheaper. Cheap CDJs are still well out of my price range, not to mention a pair of vinyl decks, vinyls themselves and a mixer.
That's my bugbear with it too, 0.08 bpm out makes a difference.
It's annoyingly noticeable with D&B, as most of the songs I have are around the 174 BPM range. Hardly any of them are perfectly on it.
Soldato
I'm genuinely curious as to why you think CD's are cheating. I know we've talked about it before but I don't see it that way, it's a logical technological step up. I understand why you think a controller is cheating but you don't have to use the sync function. I learnt on vinyl and only made the switch to CD's when I started club work. And you've been to my place so you know there's no room for my vinyl or CD decks, hence me having a controller.
That's my bugbear with it too, 0.08 bpm out makes a difference.
personal preference mostly, but also the jog wheel/pitch manipulation allows you to be quite careless with mixing and it not making a huge amount of difference to the live sound. at least with vinyl, if you **** up, people know about it, so it gives you that extra incentive to be that much better. i appreciate they make things more convenient than vinyl, but as i've mentioned before, that's why i've got such a woody for serato
well, you say 'crowds don't care', but a lot of people really, really DO care, and i'm one of them.
i use mp3's with serato dude, i'm not knocking the source material (high quality mp3/wav/flacs are nearly as great sounding as proper, analogue records), just the way that they are melded in the mix; there's a talent to having complete control over what is played and how it's played, not just the former.
personal preference mostly, but also the jog wheel/pitch manipulation allows you to be quite careless with mixing and it not making a huge amount of difference to the live sound. at least with vinyl, if you **** up, people know about it, so it gives you that extra incentive to be that much better. i appreciate they make things more convenient than vinyl, but as i've mentioned before, that's why i've got such a woody for serato
Fair enough
The sort of gigs I've played and want to continue playing usually have a crowd that is completely off their nut. It's so much fun
They really don't care as long as they can dance. Sure they have personal preferences for DJs, for example a lot of people I know would rather watch Andy C then Chase & Status, but beyond that as long as they are doing a decent job of DJing, and playing good music, the crowd are happy You can have complete control with digital. Traktor's live sampling and looping abilities are amazing, you can pretty much mix a VIP of a track live if you know what you are doing
I have to agree with Shayper, 3 years ago I played at Lakota and I was so fixed on playing vinyl that I spent more than I got paid for playing just an hours worth of tunes on records. I'm playing there next month and so far in the last 2 months I've spent about £40 on mp3 and have about 9 hours worth of tunes. And because of the genre I can safely say people won't notice if I did sit there with a laptop on sync.
Soldato
i never said mp3's were inferior
my point is having VINYL-STYLE control is better.
as for standing there with a laptop; i can categorically say that i find shyfx a joyless **** to watch now, as he just stands there using his laptop to mix. it's lifeless. i'm not saying i'm a purist per se, but watching someone actually do some work and having the chance for mistakes makes it more enjoyable.
my point is having VINYL-STYLE control is better.
as for standing there with a laptop; i can categorically say that i find shyfx a joyless **** to watch now, as he just stands there using his laptop to mix. it's lifeless. i'm not saying i'm a purist per se, but watching someone actually do some work and having the chance for mistakes makes it more enjoyable.
Caporegime
i never said mp3's were inferior
my point is having VINYL-STYLE control is better.
as for standing there with a laptop; i can categorically say that i find shyfx a joyless **** to watch now, as he just stands there using his laptop to mix. it's lifeless. i'm not saying i'm a purist per se, but watching someone actually do some work and having the chance for mistakes makes it more enjoyable.
I agree, I've played out using records in the past, and the more recent years have been cd purely down to the cost of 12" and the limited number of releases.
I did one gig using Traktor, and didn't enjoy it, felt like I was just queueing up stuff like an iPod.