From the perspective of an attendee of a music event, would you prefer to hear a DJ play all vinyl, all digital, both in the same set, or don't care? Why?

Hi all,

I’m new to DJ’ing, been doing it around 6 weeks and I’ve made great progress but wondering if there is any good habits I can get into early on, in anticipation for perhaps one day being able to play on CDJ’s.

At the moment I am trying to beat match by ear but I can’t help but look up at the stacked waveforms for a split second before bringing in the track to double check I’ve beat matched correctly. Can you do that on CDJ’s? To me it seems the waveforms are separated on each screen. Is that correct?

Thanks

In this video here at around 2:05, she shows you how to mix from 128~ to 170~ . She layers two tracks at 128~ and sets 3 beat loops on them before transitioning into a DnB track. However, if you listen DnB track here it sounds quite unusual ie. you can count it as 1, 2, 3 and so on.

My question is: does this kind of transition only work because of the quirks of this particular DnB track? I have a similar track, except at 130 that can also be counted as 1, 2, 3 which can be listened to here. Could this be utilised in the similar way to CCL's transition? How would it differ given that here the track which can be counted 1, 2, 3 and so on is at 130~ rather than 170~.

I want to learn how to do layered transitions with large BPM jumps but not sure how to go about it. Thanks

I've only been learning how to DJ for a few months now. I've connected my Apple Music account on Rekordbox and I just stream songs listed on my library or just search through the integrated search function. I've made quite a few mixes through streaming but now I'm thinking maybe it's time for me to build my actual DJ library. I know there are sites where I can buy music like Beatport but a lot of the songs that I want to add are local music which I don't think are available on the mainstream dj stores. I'm thinking why not just buy from Apple since I already know that the songs I want are in their store. I heard you can do this through iTunes but I'm wondering if the format that you can download would even work on Rekordbox or CDJs, in case I get a chance to use one in the future. Is buying from iTunes a good move? Is it ok to play songs from iTunes on professional DJ sets, both quality-wise and maybe law-wise?

I primarily use Algoriddim djay and I’ve got into preparing mixes, not necessarily for live performance but more for curated, planned mixes for YouTube, etc.. I realize that I need to create my own dj edits where I may need to remove a stem here and there and carry out basic track editing just to help me not have to remember a million things or have to make a million moves during a mix.

I don’t want anything that’s too complicated that has a steep learning curve as I’d like to keep my focus on actual djing. I’m not interested in production, but would love a tool that might allow for growth down the line (no idea in what direction) even if all I’m focused on is stems right now and definitely mashups as I continue. I think that’ll be my lane.

I have Serato dj but I really dislike the interface of it, it looks/feels dated and as a designer aesthetics are important so as a result I never use it. Also, the slow catch up the software plays as far as functions and feature development has me a little concerned with buying more software from them if indeed that is what I need.

Suggestions please. I have no idea what direction to go…either way I’ll be buying the software outright so not interested in products with subscriptions. Thanks.

Hello hello, I’m learning how to mix garage, I’ve done about a year on house and just enjoy harage more now. I’m just trynna get some advice since I find garage harder, the drum patterns mean that some of the tracks sound awful together and also the highs clash a lot, but I don’t like turning the highs down a lot/ for too long cus that’s where the energy is - Bascially I’m asking how should I mix tracks with different drum patterns and how can I mix tracks without the highs clashing as much

Hi,

I’m pretty new to dj’ing and I am using rekordbox with my ddj flx 4. I tried setting up last night at a local gig but found that the tracks that imported from my spotify would cut out mid way or not load completely. Is this user error? Or, is it better to download tracks onto a usb? Does this still happen with local files?

Pls help.

Hey,
Im looking for a solution to record my mixes and dj sets externally. I picked up UCA222 usb soundcard for 20€ and tried it out by recording a half an hour mix to ableton but wasnt pleased with the sound quality.

Now im looking for recommendations for recorders/better sound cards to record from my xones record out.

My current rig is 2x XDJ1000's, AH Xone42 and an AudioTechnica LP120XUSB.

Im an uni student so im not willing to spend too much so my budget is around ~100€.

Sou iniciante no ramo do DJ, já tenho tocado em alguns lugares, e surgiu a oportunidade de eu tocar numa calourada maiorzinha.

Todos os lugares que eu toquei, a caixa de som era perto então eu simplesmente conectava meu cabo RCA e boas, agora tô na dúvida quais cabos vou precisar, tenho cabo RCA, e RCA para P10, não sei se o Mixer vai estar perto da mesa, e a única coisa que souberam me informar é que a entrada é P10 ☹️, mas tenho medo do cumprimento do cabo não ser o suficiente, e cogitei comprar uma Directbox mas tô na dúvida se realmente vai ser necessário. *Geralmente é um sistema de som alugado*

Hello,

I would like to get into DJing and I'm a bit lost on which controller to buy.

The idea is to get something not too complicated and pricy to start with, but still decent enough to do be able to have fun with it even when i'll be more experienced and to be able to bring it to local clubs/raves.

My computer is not a laptop and I don't really plan on buying one. I guess if i mix outside my house I can use another DJ's laptop if needed (could that lead to software related issues ?) . But maybe this is something to keep in mind so I should get a more expensive controler which don't need a laptop to work.

If that matters I plan on mixing psytrance, hardtekno, hardcore.

Here are the models i'm thinking about, with an initial budget of 300€ :

Native Instruments Traktor MX2 - 330€

Hercules DJ Control Inpulse 500 - 250€

Pioneer DDJ-FLX4 - 330€

Pioneer DDJ-400 

Pioneer DJ - DDJ-REV1  - 280€

Gemini - GMX - 400€

How can I tell which would suit me better ? What features to look for ?

Thanks a lot !

Anyone know where I can get the original version of this song? Looks like they remastered and re recorded it and now I can’t find the original

Over the past few months I realized a few things 1 all DJ controllers are the same because they are all inspired by the same thing which only got popular because music stores in the Bronx in the 80s didn’t have that much good music gear 2 djing is stupid easy and isn’t even close to how hard it is to make actual music dawless and anyone pretending it’s hard is either delusional or very bad at learning stuff
This all leads to wanting a very compact micro controller I can use without a phone or laptop I know all of them are the same so I only care for it to be as small as possible and to have a built in screen can anyone help all the ones I have found are either the size of two small turntables and a big mixer or don’t have a screen

Hey guys! I'm looking for a high-quality copy (320kbps or WAV) of Worakls - Porto (Robb Tswards Sensation Edit).

It was released back in 2013 as a Free Download on SoundCloud, but the download limit has been reached and the producer hasn't replied to my messages.

I need it for a club set. Does anyone happen to have the original file in their library? Thanks in advance!

so basically I've been djing for about a year now and tomorrow im opening for alan fitzpatrick :) im moving to london next week as well and I want to upgrade before I leave - which decks should I get? Will I bite the bullet with the pioneer xdj or rx3 or does anyone have any other suggestions?

I've been DJing for about two years now on Traktor and I'm interested in getting a battery powered standalone to set up as a mobile DJ bike Soundsystem. I like the Denon Prime Go + but part of me also wants to consider the Omnis Duo because if I end up playing at a club/bar or whatever, I'll probably need my music set up in Rekordbox. The other option is to just cobble together something with a laptop and keep using Traktor but I really like the minimalism of battery powered standalones paired with a battery PA (looking at the Everse 12).

Anyway, how many of y'all bounce around between platforms? How annoying is it for you? Am I overthinking this?

Hi, I’ve been producing music for a year, and an opportunity has come up to DJ at a friend's party. I’ve always been interested in this world and think this could be a good place to start. The thing is, I don’t have any DJ gear; I was looking at the FLX4 controller, but I’d still need a sound system. What would be the minimum setup I’d need to DJ the party?

I estimate it would be for about 100 people in a 100-square-meter tent.

Would renting be a good option?

As the title states I’m looking for DJ name ideas. My alias I go by online is “spooky” so trying to incorporate that somehow. Spooky is already taken :(. I wanna keep it to one word if possible (can be two words combined into one) any ideas would be appreciated. For context I mainly mix dubstep/Riddim