What dj trick/skill do you admire the most

Good set programing,tune selection,tight varied mixing plus good EQ control a bit of beat jugglin with some good effects and tricks(not too much unless your playin pretty minnimal stuff)and i once saw David Copperfeild walk thru the great wall of China that was a great trick,very impressive indeed i mean anybody can do the David Blaine levetating trick but that Copperfeild sh*t be next level :shock:

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Originally Posted by anx

when both tracks are in the mix....take one record and pull it back enough to make the beats going inbetween eachother which makes a "double time" effect, the exact same effect as pushing the delay effect with the parameters on 200, only this is the manual way to do it, and you dont get that echoing effect that is on the pioneer 600...

then take the other record and do the same and they back to being beatmatched.

go back and forth so you are juggeling your tracks from double time to straight beat, making little "fills"...when they are like this you can do some cool things when you cut with the cross fader or volume sliders....

took like a year for me to get that down to a science but now i can do it in my sleep....i decided to teach myself that after listening to a cristian varela mix...he does it all the time.

although it is really risky, if you **** it up then you run into a major train wreck

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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That is such a good post, nan :clap:

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Originally Posted by Stella Boy

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Originally Posted by Sam_Horam

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Originally Posted by Stella Boy

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Originally Posted by yeswehavetheright

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Originally Posted by Stella Boy

I do like to hear nice and smooth mixes which are notable to the ear

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Alright grandad! ;)

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:lol: I do have to turn my hearing aid though.
You'll be old one day chris ;)

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He already is, Tony :lol:

Haven't you seen his Zimmer frame?

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Haven't had the chance yet Sam, he's always sat down when I see him :lol:

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It's funny 'cos it's true!
Actually, I'm not too far behind you Tony - I'm already planning my midlife crisis.

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Originally Posted by serox

my fav is when a DJ plays a set and you cannot hear the records coming in or out.

long, smooth tight mixing riding the pitch.

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agree.
but i also like fast mixing.

so it would be really great when you hear a set that is flowing up and down, smooth,
and with a lot of variation.
but sometimes it's nice to do some wicked cutting style hiphop kinda mixing... it gives a set a more personal characteristic.

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Originally Posted by anx

when both tracks are in the mix....take one record and pull it back enough to make the beats going inbetween eachother which makes a "double time" effect, the exact same effect as pushing the delay effect with the parameters on 200, only this is the manual way to do it, and you dont get that echoing effect that is on the pioneer 600...

then take the other record and do the same and they back to being beatmatched.

go back and forth so you are juggeling your tracks from double time to straight beat, making little "fills"...when they are like this you can do some cool things when you cut with the cross fader or volume sliders....

took like a year for me to get that down to a science but now i can do it in my sleep....i decided to teach myself that after listening to a cristian varela mix...he does it all the time.

although it is really risky, if you **** it up then you run into a major train wreck

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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me and adam jay figured this one out while we were waiting for our ride to see the advent. what's funny is that our ride was late and we decided to stay home and just practice the **** out of this trick with advent records instead of driving for 3 hours...

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Originally Posted by basslinejunkie

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

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i grew up halfway between detroit and chicago, so i love loooooong smooth mixes with a smattering of trickery in between. CAN'T ****ING STAND QUICK MIXES!!!!!

i agree that having a nice set composition is great!

I love using a loop sampler during my dj sets....adds lots of possibilities :-p

anyone who can program a good set on 3 decks and not **** up too much is good in my book. one trick isnt much better than the other to me but the more you know the better you become as a whole.

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Originally Posted by djshiva

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Originally Posted by anx

when both tracks are in the mix....take one record and pull it back enough to make the beats going inbetween eachother which makes a "double time" effect, the exact same effect as pushing the delay effect with the parameters on 200, only this is the manual way to do it, and you dont get that echoing effect that is on the pioneer 600...

then take the other record and do the same and they back to being beatmatched.

go back and forth so you are juggeling your tracks from double time to straight beat, making little "fills"...when they are like this you can do some cool things when you cut with the cross fader or volume sliders....

took like a year for me to get that down to a science but now i can do it in my sleep....i decided to teach myself that after listening to a cristian varela mix...he does it all the time.

although it is really risky, if you **** it up then you run into a major train wreck

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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me and adam jay figured this one out while we were waiting for our ride to see the advent. what's funny is that our ride was late and we decided to stay home and just practice the **** out of this trick with advent records instead of driving for 3 hours...

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i learned how to do it with locked grooves :)

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Originally Posted by anx

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Originally Posted by djshiva

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Originally Posted by anx

when both tracks are in the mix....take one record and pull it back enough to make the beats going inbetween eachother which makes a "double time" effect, the exact same effect as pushing the delay effect with the parameters on 200, only this is the manual way to do it, and you dont get that echoing effect that is on the pioneer 600...

then take the other record and do the same and they back to being beatmatched.

go back and forth so you are juggeling your tracks from double time to straight beat, making little "fills"...when they are like this you can do some cool things when you cut with the cross fader or volume sliders....

took like a year for me to get that down to a science but now i can do it in my sleep....i decided to teach myself that after listening to a cristian varela mix...he does it all the time.

although it is really risky, if you **** it up then you run into a major train wreck

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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me and adam jay figured this one out while we were waiting for our ride to see the advent. what's funny is that our ride was late and we decided to stay home and just practice the **** out of this trick with advent records instead of driving for 3 hours...

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i learned how to do it with locked grooves :)

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it was two copies of the same record for me, easiest way i think.

yea but you get real bored of 2 copies of the same record

locked grooves are all the same speed, and there are tons of them on a locked groove ep...you can mix them for hours if you have time

you can mix lock grooves, but the trick of which we are speaking would be damn near impossible with just lock grooves. it requires you to push a triple scratch to set the beats on and off. you need a bit more than a line lock. maybe the thicker, multiple lock grooves would work, but not quite as well as a good loopy track...

i learned how to do it with richie hawtins closer to the edit locked grooves...just a thin 1 line lock

although i havnt mastered the triple scratch, i just pull it back then push it forward and it lands on the offbeat everytime...

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Originally Posted by anx

i learned how to do it with richie hawtins closer to the edit locked grooves...just a thin 1 line lock

although i havnt mastered the triple scratch, i just pull it back then push it forward and it lands on the offbeat everytime...

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all i know is i have had people bump the tables and knock the needle outta those teeeeeeny tiiiiny grooves, so i wouldn't wanna try it myself ;)

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Originally Posted by djshiva

you can mix lock grooves, but the trick of which i am speaking would be damn near impossible with just lock grooves. it requires you to push a triple scratch to set the beats on and off. you need a bit more than a line lock. maybe the thicker, multiple lock grooves would work, but not quite as well as a good loopy track...

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sorry bout that last post. lack of caffeine caught up with me...

errrrr...

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Originally Posted by djshiva

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Originally Posted by anx

i learned how to do it with richie hawtins closer to the edit locked grooves...just a thin 1 line lock

although i havnt mastered the triple scratch, i just pull it back then push it forward and it lands on the offbeat everytime...

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all i know is i have had people bump the tables and knock the needle outta those teeeeeeny tiiiiny grooves, so i wouldn't wanna try it myself ;)

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ya it happened alot haha
but i just practiced with 'em, not like i tried it at a gig with those tiny little grooves