OxyKon

bringing this thread back with a big bump

Say what now O.o lol i just happened to know that dubspot have a lot of good tutorials on midi mappings for controllers, as does DJ tech tools, although they specialise more with midi fighters as they're the guys that created them, i still haven't even used my Traktor properly yet, the meat will be my 1st time

this might help you along with what you're doing, i know he's using a different controller than what you have but theres still some dope tips in here

I guess in gonna have a front row seat to this show on the Thursday night

i would be willing to bring my coffin case, but the freight on that is gonna be way too expensive, i really can't afford it

hobberz has risen from the dead

as long as i get a bed to myself i don't give a fuck, we need decks set up on that table in the living room, who can bring their decks?????

After The Show: Sharing Sets In Traktor + Serato DJ At the end of a long night behind the decks, it’s tough to remember all the tracks you’ve played over the course of a few hours. Thankfully, both Serato and Traktor have a few very useful built-in features for sharing your sets. Read on to learn some of the lesser-known playlist secrets in both softwares. TRAKTOR PRO HISTORY + PLAYLISTS Archived sets “hidden” in the Explorer The Archive Our first tip is that Traktor hides historical set lists in an non-obvious place. You might have hundreds of old sets from weeks, months, or even years ago with a complete track listing and not even know about it. To find them, go to the library navigation section, and open Explorer>Archive to view every single set list you’ve played in Traktor. This list only gets reset if you do a completely fresh reinstall of Traktor. Archived sets contain a bit of extra metadata info beyond the normal ID3 tags: * Start Time: The clock time when the track was started * Duration: How long the track was played for * Deck: Which deck (A/B/C/D) the track was played in * Played Public: If the track actually was mixed in or if it was just pre-cued. (This won’t work if mixing externally) History: What You’ve Played Today Traktor’s “History” is only good for during-set reference. The History playlist in Traktor’s library nav bar is a bit deceptive – it’s just a temporary record of the tracks you’ve played during the current session. It resets every single time you restart Traktor, and it’s not very useful aside from being a good reference for what songs you mixed earlier in the gig. Exporting Your Playlists Exporting a recent ASOT playlist Traktor’s “Export Playlist” option (accessible by right-clicking any playlist) is a great way to take a playlist or set that you’ve played and send it to a friend or import it into a different software. export as M3U: Allows for playlist importing into any media player software export as NML: Allows for playlist importing into Traktor. Can also be used to add a tracklist to a Mixcloud upload M3U and NML files both include associated file paths to the tracks in the playlist. If you open either of them in a different software, the playlist will continue to reference that same location. If you share the playlist to a different computer, use “Copy Tracks To Destination” to move all the referenced tracks into the same folder as the playlist file. This only works when the files have been imported into Traktor’s Collection. If you pull them on the fly from iTunes or your desktop, no files will be copied. Save Playlists As Webpages Your set, now in HTML format. Traktor can also export an HTML file of any playlist. Just right-click and select “Save As Webpage”, and select from the list options what metadata tags you want displayed in the resulting chart. This makes for good post-gig social media posting material as well, especially if you didn’t record the mix but still want to share the set list. This is probably the best way to print out a playlist (mobile DJs, take note), just open the file in your browser and use your usual print command. SERATO DJ: PLAYLISTS Serato (DJ and SSL) has a much more streamlined way of dealing with post-set playlists. In addition to keeping a complete history log of all the tracks played, organizing them by session and offering .txt, .m3u, and .CSV export support, there’s an option in the export window that allows users to upload to “Serato Playlists”. As long as you’re connected to the internet, the selected set list will automatically send the complete metadata to Serato’s own Serato.com/Playlists, which allows any registered Serato user to share their set lists and mix times. Other users can digitally trainspot your set and leave comments, and it’s not a bad way to promote yourself either. Serato Playlists has a number of smart features, including setting sessions to public or private visibility, suggesting potential genres based on the played tracks’ ID3 tags, adding in additional tracks (if you mixed in a CD or vinyl record), or even hiding tracks that you want to keep secret. Finally, Serato Playlists also has integration with Mixcloud. Once you’ve got a set on Serato Playlists and you’re uploading an audio file of the set to Mixcloud, there’s an option for using a Serato.com playlist to fill out the entire track listing. Drop in your URL and the complete playlist shows up. Mixcloud even uses time information from the Serato Playlist to automatically time stamp the tracks in the mix, eliminating a particularly arduous process for longer mixes. Source: djtechtools.com

yeah i found a wooden box at work 1 day, cut 1 of the sides off to hide all the cables, then when i bought my 2nd screen i needed extra surface space so i found some old cabinet sides and used a nail gun to mount them to the box, pretty ghetto really

Last week, the news broke that Wildstylez ripped Deadmau5‘s chord progression of “Some Chords” in his recently released “Straightforward.” It seems that Dutch hardstyle DJ and producer Joram Metekohy didn’t realize how much fire he was playing with when getting Joel Zimmerman’s music involved. Word to the wise: don’t steal music. Word to the wiser; never steal ideas from the mau5. He will always come out on top. And that is precisely what happened this week. Not only did Joel revive his Soundcloud simply to prove a point with his harsh “Dat Kick Doe,” but he also made sure that Wildstlyez’s “Straightforward” was pulled from YouTube almost immediately after shots were fires. In the wake of Zimmerman’s fit over Facebook and Twitter, Metekohy responded, “Love your stuff, but you’re taking a little too much credit here.” Source: dancingastronaut.com

mine needs to be updated big time, for starters there is no one here called defkon anymore Member name: OxyKon Producer name: OxyKon Where the fuck he comes from: Perth, Australia Makes: Drum N Bass, Drumstep, Breaks, Dubstep, etc Weapons Of Choice: Logic pro 9, NI Komplete 8, NI Monark, Evolve Mutations 1 & 2, Heavyocity Damage, Heavyocity Aeon Rhythmic & Melodic and a Korg Kontrol 49 A breif bio on this producer: Started producing in 2011, taking it further into 2012, Accomplishments: No releases as of yet LINKS http://soundcloud.com/oxykon http://www.facebook.com/OxyKon http://www.thebackyardproject.com.au/artist/oxykon http://www.oxykon.com

so wanted to go, but le meat takes priority over my funds at this stage

Welcome dude, you sound just like me when i 1st got into the scene, i knew nothing, then i found this place and its changed my life and a lot of other peoples lives forever, enjoy your stay

Hahaha 2 wins, Best DJ and Best ADJF Radio DJ, and big ups to everybody else, and im thinking that if/when the ADJF radio goes we can still have the category for Radio DJ, there will still be those of us that want to broadcast for FNCP, SACP and the sunday sessions which i reckon would still count as part of the community

There's a main hub booked but you'll need to sort yourself out a place if you're coming. Alex, talk to our friendly neighbourhood travel agent, he just hooked me up with a room for the monday night at the Causeway Inn on the mall, maybe he can get you something just as good

Kinda hard to hide 2x6 powerpoint boards

lol yeah thanks to the deli across the road (den fucking breakfast rolls were the best) and that 1 time when we cooked a meal

LUL

my liver was well within normal parameters last time i had it check FYI that was about 6 months ago

WOOP WOOP A VODKA OFF BETWEEN MYSELF AND EGGS

King Froopy, a new electronic music DJ/producer out of Des Moines, Iowa, has just put together a new track and lyric video called “L.O.V.E.” which is a mash up of 50 samples, put together to make one track. Some of the samples are from artists like Daft Punk, It’s kind of hard to believe that 50 tracks could come together in a way to make just one that is actually listenable, but King Froopy did it and made it bang! When asked how he put it together, he says “A lot of the samples were youtube rips of acapellas, but others were just taken directly from finished songs (usually vocal breakdowns sections i.e. “One More Time”). I also sampled some instrumental stuff and combined it with my own production to fill out the sound” Check it out- a complete list of samples immediately follows the video. SAMPLES (in alphabetical order) Anamanaguchi – Prom Night Andre 3000 – Prototype Arcade Fire – No Cars Go Avicii – Wake Me Up Bonnie McKee – American Girl Breakbot – Break of Dawn Britney Spears – Toxic Calvin Harris – I Need Your Love Chilly Gonzales – You Can Dance CHVRCHES – Gun Daft Punk – Digital Love Daft Punk – Get Lucky Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Daft Punk – One More Time Daft Punk – Something About Us Dragonette – My Legs Drake – Find Your Love Ellie Goulding – Burn Flux Pavillion – I Can’t Stop Haim – The Wire Imogen Heap – Hide and Seek Jackson 5 – I Want You Back James Blake – CMYK James Blake – Limit To Your Love Justice – D.A.N.C.E. Justin Timberlake – Suit and Tie Justin Timberlake – Take Back the Night Kanye West – All Falls Down Kanye West – Bound 2 Kanye West – Touch the Sky Katy Perry – Roar Katy Perry – TGIF King Froopy – Too Much // Not Enough King Froopy – Warm Fuzzy Lady Gaga – Alejandro Lady Gaga – Bad Romance LCD Soundsystem – All My Friends Lil Jon – Some Random Lil Jon Song Lorde – Royals Madeon – Technicolor Major Lazer – Get Free Mat Zo & Porter Robinson – Easy Nicki Minaj – Your Love Oliver – MYB Owl City – Fireflies Phoenix – 1901 Phoenix – Lisztomania Skrillex – All I Ask Of You Sky Ferreira – Love in Stereo Zedd – Clarity Source: magneticmag.com

it was a random studio pic that i found, the original article didn't have a photo

Having a comfortable and inspiring creative space is important to your work as a DJ and music producer. So how do you create an environment that sounds good and inspires you to create without spending a ton of cash? The answer is in a Chinese art and practice known as Feng Shui. Read on for some tips and tricks to maximize the creativity and the sound quality in your space. Feng Shui is the Chinese art and practice of creating harmonious surroundings that enhance the balance of energy. This has a lot to do with how objects are placed in a room. These practices can be applied to your own studio or practice space, regardless of whether it is in your home or in a dedicated location. Tuning acoustics and aesthetics can give your creative space a kick-start that will translate into better performance and output! SET INTENTION: What activity is the space for? Start by coming up with an intention for the room and state what you will be doing in this space. Is it a room for practice, performance, production, recording or all the above? The intention of the space dictates how the space is set up so it can successfully meet all your needs. BASIC ACOUSTIC TREATMENT OPTIONS Feng Shui is about creating harmony in the room. Creating a harmonious-sounding space can be done with some basic knowledge of acoustics and treatment options.The room itself affects how we hear the sounds being generated in that space. Most sound problems in small rooms are caused by low-frequency information that builds up around corners and walls. These problems can be minimized with bass traps that absorb low-frequency energy. This will create a greater sonic balance in the room and allow you to make better mix decisions. Bass traps can be rather expensive, so consider one of many D.I.Y options. Bass traps should be placed in the corners of your room. This is where you will get the most bang for your buck. If possible, the address front corners before the back corners. The next thing acoustically that you will want to address is known as the, “First Early Reflections.” These are the points on your left and right walls where sound from your speakers can potentially bounce back to you before hearing the original signal from the speaker. To find these points sit in your chair facing your monitors and have a friend place a mirror on the right wall at the same level as your monitor speaker. Have them move it around until you can see your left monitor speaker in the mirror. This is your “First Early Reflection” point and thus you should place some absorptive material here to cut the reflection. Some cheap acoustic foam can do the job decently well. MONITOR SPEAKER PLACEMENT Monitor speakers are what we use to create and critically listen to our work so placing them correctly is very important. Placing your speakers in the wrong position can cause you to make bad mix decisions because you are not hearing things correctly. Proper speaker placement can give you more confidence and promote better mixes. Here are a couple of techniques I use for placing speakers. 1. Pull speakers away from the wall (3 feet if possible). Bass builds up at wall junctions and corners, so pulling your speakers away allows them to function more accurately in the room. 2. Build an equilateral triangle with you and your speakers. This means your speakers are the same distance from each other as they are from you. 3. Ear level: The tweeters should be roughly at the same height as your ears. This is so you hear the high frequency range accurately. 4. Isolate your speakers from the surface they are on. Try using some slightly dense foam to separate the surface of the speaker from the surface of what they are on. If the speaker is placed upon a resonant surface, the surface itself may transfer unnecessary energy back into the monitor speaker and compromise it’s performance. ORGANIZE YOUR CABLING As a DJ and producer you spend a fair amount of time plugging stuff in and cabling. Cables can get in the way of being creative so making them somewhat neat is preferable. Zip ties are cheap and work but are somewhat of a pain if you need to move the cables. Velcro cable wraps tend to be the best option. Here are some suggestions for dealing with cables so you can free up more creative time. * Create a studio floor plan of the necessary cable types and lengths that you need for everything to be connected. Then order them! * Get two types of cables, cables for shows and cables for your studio. This way you don’t have to waste your creative time re-cabling things again and again because you ripped the studio apart to go play a show – try MonoPrice and Amazon for cheap cables. * Get an audio interface that supports the right amount of physical inputs and outputs that you need. If everything is plugged in and ready to go you are more likely to use it. * Give your controllers a permanent home: You’ll want to access them quickly when feeling inspired. A simple USB hub and some USB extension cables make the difference between a working environment and a MIDI controller graveyard. * Building a custom cable rack will save you a lot of time – this can be as easy as finding a piece of plywood and drilling several screws in at an angle to hang cables from. MIXERS AND CENTRAL VOLUME CONTROL Having one central mixer can be really beneficial to being able to route multiple inputs from different sources into your monitor speakers. This way you could have the output of your DJ mixer and the output of your computer and digital audio workstation connected to one central mixer that feeds your speakers. If you have a DJ mixer this may work for this situation also. This can save time and will help avoid re-cabling. OTHER FENG SHUI STUDIO PRINCIPLES Clear your clutter: Clutter is essentially material or items that you have not used in a long time and do not actually need. Clutter in the studio can come in many forms; unused cables, notes, coffee cups and even garbage! All this junk can slow down creativity by cluttering up your mind. If certain materials are specific to the function of a project like note pads, extra gear or other items then clear them out when the project is finished. Also general cleaning and taking good care of your gear helps build respect for your equipment. This translates to respect for your craft and yourself as an artist. Display your successful projects: Acknowledging your accomplishments can help you grow as an artist and feel good about what you have done. If you have some album artwork from something you’ve released or a flyer from a big show you’ve rocked print it out, frame it and put it on the wall! Anything that will show your accomplishments sends a message to the world and yourself that you are successful. Within Reach: If your gear is set up and ready to go, it will be more likely that you use it. Basic shelves are easy and affordable to install if you have lots of synths or MIDI controllers. Desk risers can be made from a couple of pieces of wood and will allow you to fit a MIDI controller or two underneath and then set your monitor or computer on top to save space. Or consider a laptop/controller stand like UDG + Crane’s offerings. Ergonomics: If you spend hours sitting in front of the computer working on music, investing in a decent chair or standing deck can do wonders for your health. Try to stand up often and stretch. The goal for using Feng Shui in a studio space is to create an environment that is comfortable, efficient, and conductive to creativity. Try applying one of the Feng Shui suggestions in this article and take note over the following weeks of improvements and how you feel in the space. Any good intention you do for your creative space will benefit you and your work. Source: djtechtools.com

While most DJs in EDM culture are stoked when they hit certain ‘like’ milestones on Facebook, deadmau5 (Joel Zimmerman) is dismissing it. His recent status update says “hahaha 8.5 million likes. … probably supposed to say some “wow ermgagerd 8.5 people clicked liek on a feacebek! PRIZES FOR YOU”. He goes on to downplay the importance of of like, equating them to simply “pushing a button on the internet”, and ponders the idea of selling likes, or possibly creating a webpage that just has a button on it to see how many clicks it got. Zimmerman also digs on people that have liked his page, saying: deadmau5 currently has 8,512,860, with the majority of his likes coming from Mexico City. In a later status update he says “click unlike… i wont take it personally. lets see if we can at least get it down to 8.0 million by the end of the day.” Source: magneticmag.com