What dj trick/skill do you admire the most

[queenbee18]

i like it when a fit dj takes his top off and throws it into the crowd. thats never happend but would be cool

[Stella Boy]

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

Nowt wrong with long mixes as long as they're done well and the flow isn't hindered in any way. I applaude any DJ that can mix a cart load of trax into a set but still ensure the flow is still there but I do like to hear nice and smooth mixes which are notable to the ear and done well.

[basslinejunkie]

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

Nowt wrong with long mixes as long as they're done well and the flow isn't hindered in any way. I applaude any DJ that can mix a cart load of trax into a set but still ensure the flow is still there but I do like to hear nice and smooth mixes which are notable to the ear and done well.

the reason i asked this is because this is a skill i admire alot.techno sounds so much better when its mixed,so i try and only have 1 record playing for as little time as possible,but its pretty hard when youve only got gemini sa 600's

come 2 think of it,your darkside vol 2 cd is a perfect example of this stella!!

[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.

[yeswehavetheright]

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

Alright grandad! ;)

[Buttman]

Hands down the SCROTUM SCRATCH.

[gumpy green]

na man its all about the "sound" imo, tricks make it look better but id rather see someone bust a 3 click, tear combo without body tricks than see someone go behind ther back, under legs doing a chirp.

as qbert said after winning dmc "No body tricks, just straight sound"....or summin along those lines.

canny beat a good juggle from mr sinister or roc raida (or any beat junkie in fact) whilst busting the body tricks......very good music skills and making it look easy with the body tricks.....

[Stella Boy]

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

Alright grandad! ;)

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

[Sam_Horam]

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

Alright grandad! ;)

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

He already is, Tony :lol:

Haven't you seen his Zimmer frame?

[Stella Boy]

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

Alright grandad! ;)

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

He already is, Tony :lol:

Haven't you seen his Zimmer frame?

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

[Mindful]

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

[jonnyspeed]

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.

That is such a good post, nan :clap:

[yeswehavetheright]

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

Alright grandad! ;)

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

He already is, Tony :lol:

Haven't you seen his Zimmer frame?

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

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

[Ritzi Lee]

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.

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.

[djshiva]

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.

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...

[djshiva]

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

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!!!!!

[kindrecordings]

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

[jake]

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.

[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.

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...

i learned how to do it with locked grooves :)

[maily]

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.

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...

i learned how to do it with locked grooves :)

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