What dj trick/skill do you admire the most

paradiddles on the faders

left right left left, right left right right

and falling over as a close second

Talking someone else into driving and as soon as I learn that trick I'll be happy...

Seeing Julian Liberator proper projectile yacking behind the decks and then holding a shit hot mix down, was dead impressive.
I have to say I impressed myself once at a squat party years ago. A bit of the ceiling fell on my head (quite a big bit) and I managed to hold the mix. did feel a bit dizzy though.

i'm not into tricks realy only if they are done properly and far between some tend to loose it and go over the top this makes me very nervous and gets me out the flow. i much prever a well built set with enouh variaty and good records

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Originally Posted by dirty_bass

Seeing Julian Liberator proper projectile yacking behind the decks and then holding a shit hot mix down, was dead impressive.
I have to say I impressed myself once at a squat party years ago. A bit of the ceiling fell on my head (quite a big bit) and I managed to hold the mix. did feel a bit dizzy though.

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hahahaha!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol:

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Originally Posted by dirty_bass

Seeing Julian Liberator proper projectile yacking behind the decks and then holding a shit hot mix down, was dead impressive.
I have to say I impressed myself once at a squat party years ago. A bit of the ceiling fell on my head (quite a big bit) and I managed to hold the mix. did feel a bit dizzy though.

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hehehe

moving the xfader with your ass cheeks, cash money style.

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Originally Posted by Chicken Warrior

ben sims

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He rocks, enough said.

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Originally Posted by SummerOfSam

how about good programming, when a set flows from beginning to end in energy

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i agree. i think programming is the hardest skill in regards to dj'ing.

good programming is almost non-existent among at least 70% of the techno elite. (in my opinion of course) i think too many people get carrried away with the technical aspect and neglect their programming duties.

some evil cuts (motsly with two recods, or three when there are three decks) with fast fader moves. theres a infinity of combinations

the best ive done were when iwas drunk and i have no clue of what i did (on recording) i just bas ehte quality of them on the crowd reaction =)))

Yeah, programming the set is so important.
I see a lot of kids on the free party scene and technically they are real good, real slick, and real quick.
But I`m not even sure half of em listen to the tunes they are playing.
they just mix em in real quick, and do lots of tricks. No flow, and no real thought if the tune they are playing needs to be mixed over at that point.
It`s seems to be a race to them.

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Originally Posted by anx

the coolest is if you have 3 decks, make 2 of the tracks go double time and it creates a drum roll effect, do it when the 3rd track is in a break down and kick out the track thats on the half beat right before the main track kicks in.

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Sounds a bit like my favourite:

Trainwreck every mix and theatrically spin back every track.

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Originally Posted by dirty_bass

But I`m not even sure half of em listen to the tunes they are playing..

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Thats cos they are all battered on k.

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Originally Posted by dirty_bass

Yeah, programming the set is so important.
I see a lot of kids on the free party scene and technically they are real good, real slick, and real quick.
But I`m not even sure half of em listen to the tunes they are playing.
they just mix em in real quick, and do lots of tricks. No flow, and no real thought if the tune they are playing needs to be mixed over at that point.
It`s seems to be a race to them.

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yeh gotta have good flowing set but i still think yav gotta have some unique to yourself tricks in aswell...otherwize you have no style.

a well thoughout set with a good few tricks/skratching thrown in is worth more than a just well thoughout set.

I think a combination of quality track selection, good programming and some tricks make a good set.

in a 3deck set, when 1 record is playing,
and then throwing in 2 records at the same time. :D

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Originally Posted by anx

the coolest is if you have 3 decks, make 2 of the tracks go double time and it creates a drum roll effect, do it when the 3rd track is in a break down and kick out the track thats on the half beat right before the main track kicks in.

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Sounds a bit like my favourite:

Trainwreck every mix and theatrically spin back every track.

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theres a famous french dj doing that .. he likes to play b"dallas" soundtrack in the middle of cheesy musi set .. hes very famous and appeared in many tv shows ...

this guy does the funniest trcik ive sen scratchign with his dick" ....

it's always nice when the dj is confident enough to look up from the mixer and decks...seems like an obvious one, but I'm always impressed when the dj actually pays attention to the affect he/she has on the place...

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Originally Posted by SummerOfSam

how about good programming, when a set flows from beginning to end in energy

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i agree. i think programming is the hardest skill in regards to dj'ing.

good programming is almost non-existent among at least 70% of the techno elite. (in my opinion of course) i think too many people get carrried away with the technical aspect and neglect their programming duties.

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i totally agree with you :clap:

what do you people think about long mixes in techno??