How to not be a "DJ"
Posted: 07 Jul 2012, 13:03So, to start with, tonight I was on a party, which said to be awsome.
When I got there and started to hear the music some sectors of my brain in the back of my head started indicated "PAIN".
So the first:
- There were 3 young guys "DJ"-ing, I don't think they had good hearing because there were too many mids in the stuff, so I get there and after a little chat, I EQ-d it on the main mixer so it felt much better
+1 reason why should a DJ know the sound in technical terms
Second:
- 95% of the time a winamp with 3 sec crossfader should have been better than these guys
- One guy had serato and a 1200€ DDJ-S1 controller, and had no clue how to mix with it.
(one hint: I used on of these controllers, and if you forget it's a software, just use it like twi decks of CDJ-s, and a mixer, it will do the job)
Three:
- So basicly random track choosing, no mixing at all most of the time.
- It was so bad, that every time a song was CHANGED (I don't want to use the word mix here, because it was not mixing), it was painful the hear the different tempo-s harmonicly raping each other.
However to counter these bad stuff on of the guys were using Cross 2 with a U-Mix Control 2, which made me feel better, and he let me use it for a three track time, which were the the only actual beatmixes on the whole night, but at least he lectured me how to use the software (he stopped doing it after I mentioned I am a beta tester).
So the summary:
- When you go somewhere to party, try to switch off the DJ in the brain and enjoy as much as you can (in these cases it is hard).
- Never let young people with fancy controllers play, before you not listened to them, and at least get a resident there to whatch after them.
- and don't be an "I'll show them how it's done" type of guy, becuase there is a good chance you will be right and then they will hate you
- for these cases an SD card with your best party music collection is suggested to be in your pocket
And I hope you never witness parties like this... 'cause you feel somehow ashamed, that these guys get paid for little musical skills and a nearly empty dancefloor.
When I got there and started to hear the music some sectors of my brain in the back of my head started indicated "PAIN".
So the first:
- There were 3 young guys "DJ"-ing, I don't think they had good hearing because there were too many mids in the stuff, so I get there and after a little chat, I EQ-d it on the main mixer so it felt much better
+1 reason why should a DJ know the sound in technical terms
Second:
- 95% of the time a winamp with 3 sec crossfader should have been better than these guys
- One guy had serato and a 1200€ DDJ-S1 controller, and had no clue how to mix with it.
(one hint: I used on of these controllers, and if you forget it's a software, just use it like twi decks of CDJ-s, and a mixer, it will do the job)
Three:
- So basicly random track choosing, no mixing at all most of the time.
- It was so bad, that every time a song was CHANGED (I don't want to use the word mix here, because it was not mixing), it was painful the hear the different tempo-s harmonicly raping each other.
However to counter these bad stuff on of the guys were using Cross 2 with a U-Mix Control 2, which made me feel better, and he let me use it for a three track time, which were the the only actual beatmixes on the whole night, but at least he lectured me how to use the software (he stopped doing it after I mentioned I am a beta tester).
So the summary:
- When you go somewhere to party, try to switch off the DJ in the brain and enjoy as much as you can (in these cases it is hard).
- Never let young people with fancy controllers play, before you not listened to them, and at least get a resident there to whatch after them.
- and don't be an "I'll show them how it's done" type of guy, becuase there is a good chance you will be right and then they will hate you
- for these cases an SD card with your best party music collection is suggested to be in your pocket And I hope you never witness parties like this... 'cause you feel somehow ashamed, that these guys get paid for little musical skills and a nearly empty dancefloor.
