AlexJ

welcome to newcastle boys

that deal

having HUD while trying to mix when your blind is the greatest. specially when beginning.

OK so a quick breakdown from a man who has owned 3 controllers and 2 sets of cdj's (now on 2000's) As mentioned above, if you plan on playing out in clubs etc then cdj's are definately the route to take. learning to beatmatch efficiently is the key skill to dj'ing. in terms of learning the basic skills of composing a mix, having a controller is excellent. iniatially you dont have to worry about beatmatching you can just mix (with the help of sync) and see if you enjoy the process of mixing. this is really important as there is no good having the best gear (or even the cheapest) if you dont enjoy it. Ive seen men with 2000's who can neither mix nor enjoy mixing and men with a hercules dj controller purchased for 60 bucks who can bust a beat with the best of them. its not necessarily what you've got but your desire to learn to use it properly. me personally. i have great equipment coz good dela came around and i had the money. im probably not the dopest mixer..yet.. but i practice every day without fail. i personally started on controllers and admit it probably slowed my progress in the scheme of things but i dont regret going down that path because i learnt alot about mixing. if you are doing mobile gigs, mixing at parties etc. having a controller is more than sufficient and even probably recommended as alot of the time you will be fucked up or pre-occupied and the ability to sync shit up or have a computer to show you how far off a mix is or your upcoming tracklists is just so convenient. in terms of controllers, you cant go past the traktor NI S4 or the pio ddj sx for serato. pioneer gear is excellent. and is pretty much the club standard everywhere. In terms of hardware RANE also makes some fantastic mixers. in terms of cdj's 850's are a good mark to start from, but if you have the cash, get 900's. mixer wise. the djm 800 has been the club standard for like a decade. it is now being replaced in alot of areas by the 900 nexus and 2000 nexus in a few select locations but if you go with a djm 800 you really cant go too wrong. when you are buying gear though you cant just consider the mixing equipment. think about the circumstances of where/what you are playing. if you are only going to bust some tunes in your bedroom then a couple of quality monitor speakers can be picked up for like 500 bucks. but if your playing gigs you might be looking at spending 4-500 per speaker. ontop of those costs consider the cost speaker cables, usbs etc. the point is depending on what you need to do with your mixing will generally determine what you buy. parties, mobile gigs etc = buy controller want to move to clubs = buy cdj's alex out

This is gold

this achally looks sweet

what a rich whale

Seriously Im coming back to this thread for cheese yet again. this thread should be stickyed as it is just so useful.

yer a couple of decent pics there

claims sexism, doesnt realise breaking out as a dj is way easier if you have tits #hippocrits

This is pretty much what splendour looked like after the festival. we one of the last groups to leave and only like 1 in 5 tents left the site. there was just shit everywhere

god he's a douche

Such a good song. Not a bad video either

Well since i couldnt submit due to recording issues and in response to DrC1's comment i thought i would post my tracklist Vertigo --> location of part of Bring out the devil acca. Started mix from main buildup/breakdown midway through track D# Fat---> location of sun and moon acca during build up following main breakdown Mammoth Ten Rasputin Chasing Summers Summertime Sadness No eyes I seem to be the only person who finished with no eyes..lol although it was always going to be at the beginning or the end Shame really, i did put a buttload of effort into getting tracks organised, catalogued, and labelled..lol anyway. congrats too all those who submitted and may the best mix win!

from what im reading, its just something that has changed in the new mac range... from reports the only way around it is an external soundcard. which more or less fucks me over for this comp...

sorry. soon as we resolve this you can clean up thread and i will make new thread giving overview of the problem and the solution so it comes up if ever searched again

ok two things..followed guide but the line in option doesnt come up. i only have internal mic option...cant change it in audacity either. its like mac is not registering the cable connected too it i tried with both record out and master out on mixer and get nothing edit: picture

ok. am i better off recording it in ableton?

ill get onto it tomorrow then thanks Can you please advise me Mitch on proper mac settings once cord is plugged into record out on mixer ? Plug aux into mic slot? Do I need to Download audacity or something?

Sup man. Used to be into shuffling so much. Massive shuffle/cwalk hybrid shuffler. I remember I wore a pair of rabens to the bone so I could slide around haha

Sup bro

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How have people not seen these?

like im pretty sure, future will well and truely loose the festival war for good this year. stereo lineup is really beginning to compete with some of the biggest festivals in the world. i mean think about how many of the names this year have been the headliners at tomorrowland, coachella etc.. and they are pretty much all appearing in the same festival.. i mean idk but im not sure aus has festivals of this magnitude ever, maybe back in bdo hayday but even then