How many of you EQ you techno mixes?

[Sunil]

Nice to read of a few of the replies here, but come on guys??? What a ridiculous thread.

THE END (I hope) :)

[tioneb]

i like tweaking eqs ...

but 3 records and eqs are enough for me so that i dont really used efx ....

you all seem to think EFX are as much essential as EQs . i disagree with that, i dont deny technology, i just find EFX useless most of the times.

[romelpotter]

something I learned at the week end, if the decks are chest height then the chances are that you aint gonna see the treble eq settings all that well, so if you use them then swallow your pride and get something to feckin stand on !!!! ;)

and back to the topic in hand, I use the eq's and anything else i can get hold of because its fun, and if you is havin fun then thats gonna translate to the crowd as well. all good fun at the end of the day :lol:

[moogz]

Peacock Inn.


Who's down? Bound to be the post-party squat-ssatisfactorizor.

Ask me nicely and i'll bring my ****ing records. But the asking wonm't happen.
S
So lets just ****ing urm have it instead.


</hackney lean>

[serox]

Peacock Inn.


Who's down? Bound to be the post-party squat-ssatisfactorizor.

Ask me nicely and i'll bring my **** records. But the asking wonm't happen.
S
So lets just **** urm have it instead.


</hackney lean>

lol

[serox]

Nice to read of a few of the replies here, but come on guys??? What a ridiculous thread.

THE END (I hope) :)

i dont agere with that at all, i was just asking what people do when mixing.

i see a lot of people playing out who also do not touch the EQ's at all. not every one enjoys cutting the bass and flicking the x-fader around

[Jay Pace]

I disagree with pitch faders altogether. I prefer to keep pushing and slowing down the platter. And using headphones to cue is for plebs and nonces.

[miss bass]

I disagree with pitch faders altogether. I prefer to keep pushing and slowing down the platter. And using headphones to cue is for plebs and nonces.

lol quality

[Sunil]

Nice to read of a few of the replies here, but come on guys??? What a ridiculous thread.

THE END (I hope) :)

i dont agere with that at all, i was just asking what people do when mixing.

i see a lot of people playing out who also do not touch the EQ's at all. not every one enjoys cutting the bass and flicking the x-fader around

Refusing to use EQs or not wanting to is seriously handicapping yourself as a DJ. It's like telling a carpenter he shouldn't use a measuring tape because measuring tapes are "bullshit".

Fair play for starting the thread, I've read a few good responses but as for the actual subject at hand, sorry :dontevengothere:

[gumpy green]

playing techno is all about blending and really "playing" with the tunes
it definately has an element of turntabalism about it.
to not use eq's, fx etc is to deny progress in music , technology and dj'ing

. ;)

fekin word....

all i hope is even more turntablism creeps in......

my first love is djing so luv all aspects of "freakin it"

[Paul Zykotik]

I think if your kick and/or bass disappear due to frequency cancellation anyone would notice :)
*Especially* those dancing... what would their point of reference be? :lol:

EQ is a must if you are serious.

Of course they'll notice - they'll just think it's part of the tune rather than dj skill though :)

[lunatrick]

you could get away with not eq'ing in the house - but try having two large kick drums together on a large system without cutting at least some of the bass on one - too much wierd phasing and distortion - personally I like the point where you've brought in the second tune and then you cross the bass over - and then your off....lovely..............

[mek]

EQ'ing can add a lot to a mix and is essential for the really high end mixing.

Although it is a little bit of a cheat when you mix the record coming in with the eq at zero, then suddenly boost the eq on that record and reduce the record before it to zero in order to hide that the record weren't matched up well.

[Tony]

the tragedy of 2band eq at home
but joy of four band, 12db boost, 26db cut out in clubs with an eq punch button

[Tony]

sorry, that was my thousandth post

[serox]

EQ'ing can add a lot to a mix and is essential for the really high end mixing.

Although it is a little bit of a cheat when you mix the record coming in with the eq at zero, then suddenly boost the eq on that record and reduce the record before it to zero in order to hide that the record weren't matched up well.

agreed, i dont like to say it but i think of that as a kind of cheat also. it makes it a lot easier if you mix like that.

i have seen richie hawtin and laurent garnier mix without EQ every record.

i know this is a techno forum, but other genres dont all have to EQ records to stop this phasing problem i have heard some mention on big systems.

In fact when i see hardcore techno DJs play in holland/germany when they have two hard kicks going at the same time without cutin the bass it makes a much louder kick.

[Jay Pace]

If you have two loud kicks going at the same time, with both bass eq's up, then all the little red lights on your mixer will start to flash. Of course if you don't care about the little red lights this doesn't matter, but your frustrated sound engineer might, as might the owner of any half decent PA your are using. If you only play in squats or your bedroom sound quality may not be an issue.

Put basically, if you want to get the best out of your mix you EQ it. You don't have to, but it won't sound as good. And you can't be as creative.

Don't understand this bizarre luddite attitude to technology. Or how you can possibly think that eq'ing is "cheating". Mixing off a prerecorded DAT or CD whilst pretending to play live is cheating (which several v.famous people have been caught out doing).

[serox]

If you have two loud kicks going at the same time, with both bass eq's up, then all the little red lights on your mixer will start to flash. Of course if you don't care about the little red lights this doesn't matter, but your frustrated sound engineer might, as might the owner of any half decent PA your are using. If you only play in squats or your bedroom sound quality may not be an issue.

Put basically, if you want to get the best out of your mix you EQ it. You don't have to, but it won't sound as good. And you can't be as creative.

Don't understand this bizarre luddite attitude to technology. Or how you can possibly think that eq'ing is "cheating". Mixing off a prerecorded DAT or CD whilst pretending to play live is cheating (which several v.famous people have been caught out doing).

i said that mixing with the bass cut off totally then puting it on i think is cheating:) it hides any mistake you have made in not cueing the record right?

i dont play in the red ever on any system that would be stupid.

we all know you can have two records playing at the same time without the EQ's in the red. just seems in techno many DJ's (not all) like to cutt the bass when mixing two kicks.

i dont see it happening when i see people mixing dnb,electro, new beat, hardcore techno.

each to their own.

[H3lx]

so is your arguement against people having the incoming bass cut all the way, and the playing bass at 12 o clock, and then switching straight away?

or are you argueing against people who like to use the eqs to blend the highs, mids, and basses of the incoming track into those of the outgoing track?

coz theyre both using eq?

also if 2 records arent mixed well, and you switch the basses, its still gonna sound shit. theres more to music than the bass, so just killing the bass isnt gonna disguise the highs and mids if theyre out

[MangaFish]

we all know you can have two records playing at the same time without the EQ's in the red. just seems in techno many DJ's (not all) like to cutt the bass when mixing two kicks.

i dont see it happening when i see people mixing dnb,electro, new beat, hardcore techno

i see it happening in EVERY style of music from house/techno/electo/prog to hardhouse/hardcore/dnb