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Surya 
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So, there must be some things that a lot of DJ's do, and shouldn't.
I'll start with thisone: tunring up the bass to the max resulting in a lower max volume...
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19-09-2004 20:54 |
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and the result is : when you mix the plates together it got "overbassed" and my needles started to shake ....I had it once at rector .
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19-09-2004 21:00 |
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machakil
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REWINDS!!!
just hate them..
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19-09-2004 22:42 |
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D-Lux
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u talking bout mistakes you make yourself as a dj, or mistakes other dj´s make?
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20-09-2004 10:23 |
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Originally posted by D-Lux
u talking bout mistakes you make yourself as a dj, or mistakes other dj´s make? |
in my case: except the putting too loud thing 'cause I really watch out for that: both 
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20-09-2004 10:56 |
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REWINDS!!!
just hate them.. |
You're not alone 
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20-09-2004 10:58 |
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20-09-2004 11:38 |
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Originally posted by djfreemc
- tryin to pull tricks at moments u really shouldn't.
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maybe not trying tricks.. buit repeating a good trick to often ( example --> pull back one plate when they are playing together ... ).. but okai everything in dj'ing is a try and learn process IMO
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21-09-2004 16:51 |
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22-09-2004 10:25 |
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Originally posted by KoFFiE
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REWINDS!!!
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If we're talkin' about like 5-10 rewinds in one set, or the "I'm a big name, so my intro record has to be rewinded no mather what"-thingy, I agree... But I wouldn't mind to have a rewind in a set... still it has to be requested by the crowd itself...
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22-09-2004 10:40 |
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Surya
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Agree with DOC... one here and there doesn't hurt, if the plate is absolutely fucking amazing... but otherwise...
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22-09-2004 13:10 |
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I agree that it _can_ work, I've got some mixes here where it does, but to be honest, most of the rewinds I experienced on parties were fucked up, spoiled the whole athmosphere and brought me to a full-stop. So in general - I don't like them, and prefer not to hear em, cause it's very rare that they actually work. I heard some rewinds on records where there was a 2/3 min intro which simply wasn't that interesting - and then you go for a drink and chill a bit and/or go to the toilet, or just stand there waiting for something interesting to happen. Even if the crowd requests it, I think it should be ignored if the record simply isn't suitable (I don't think they all are - now are they?). Anyway, the "crowd requesting" is also smth rather strange, most of the times i've seen it, it's the MC that thinks the record should be rewinded and tries to drag the crowd with him.
If a certain DJ/MC combination knows when to, works closly together, does it good and not too often - ok, no problem, it can be nice, but I absolutely hate it when an MC starts shouting for a rewind, on a totally inappropriate moment, and the DJ listens w/o concidering the fact that it might not work at all. Afaik, it's always a DJ/MC combo that gives you rewinds, (haven't heard of any DJ doing it on it's own), so both should be very well tuned in to each-other and know what they are doing, not some random first-time set of the 2 together, unless it really works between 'em - you always have exceptions.
Maybe it's just a bit my techno-history from the last 5-6 years that doesn't like to be stopped once shaking playing tricks on me. There breaks are considered to be long if they last longer than 10 secs, most of them are just 4 or 8 beats/1,5-4 seconds pauzes which don't really stop anything
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22-09-2004 14:09 |
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Surya
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Originally posted by KoFFiE
Anyway, the "crowd requesting" is also smth rather strange, most of the times i've seen it, it's the MC that thinks the record should be rewinded and tries to drag the crowd with him. |
Oh, sometimes they just request one when they're out of other things to shout into their mic... it's called BAAAAAAD MCing
Like last weekend, no? That one tune wasn't fitted for a rewind at all. Luckely the DJ ignored it every time
Even the "Iejn Twiej Droaj Vier!" was better than that rewind requesting 
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22-09-2004 14:29 |
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KoFFiE
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Originally posted by Surya
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Oh, sometimes they just request one when they're out of other things to shout into their mic... it's called BAAAAAAD MCing
Like last weekend, no? That one tune wasn't fitted for a rewind at all. Luckely the DJ ignored it every time
Even the "Iejn Twiej Droaj Vier!" was better than that rewind requesting
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Hehe yeah - that MC was hilarious, well MC, actually I hope it was just some drunk dude that picked up the mic... Even the DJ had to smile when the dude started eeh.. mc'ing is'nt the good word, dno what I should name it. If he really tries to be an MC, he's definitly the worse MC EVER - no discussion. Even that wannebe at Step :: One was better
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22-09-2004 19:46 |
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Surya
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Indeed, but not much... This time no one ripped the mic from this guys hands though
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22-09-2004 20:11 |
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beat matching!!!! i hate dj's who cant mix its sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo easy!
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Rinse it OUT!!!! 
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23-09-2004 07:05 |
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Surya
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Not to me... that's why I'm not a DJ
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23-09-2004 09:31 |
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Originally posted by Surora23
beat matching!!!! i hate dj's who cant mix its sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo easy! |
I agree
Beatmatching is VERY important. And most off the time I hear the smalest mistake :S no can do.
If it is 1 or 2 in a set, there is no problem, but 1 mistake in every rekkid u mix is allot to much!
It aint always THAT easy tho... specially not on party´s where sometimes, the monitors are badly placed, or monitors just have to play to loud or ... etc etc...
and even at home I make lil mistakes sometimes (sometimes even big ones) U can never predict a rekkid. Once its heavy and u really have to PUSH it forward, other times its bend a litle and u hardly can touch it or it spins twice as fast in no time. Or it just starts skipping. And sometimes, u just can´t hear wich rekkid to speed up/slow down.
Its not always THAT easy, even for a experienced dj...
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23-09-2004 09:55 |
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Surya
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But you're going fine, I hardly hear listakes when you play mate, even with the most unmixable offbeat tracks 
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"In dnb you should make people jump not swim"
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