BitMaestro

I've had that for ages... well... When I say me, I mean my Dad bought it at the time of the release of the original trilogy. I hope it came with the poster. And yes, it does have the Cantina band on the 2nd record.

I've been meaning to do regular videos of me as I learn, but still can't find me tripod, I've resorted to using my webcam clamped onto my wonky music stand. Perhaps beginners should have a place to upload there first stuff and for them to get some guidance? I'm looking for tips personally. Watching back, I need to go straight to the other TT, bit too slow to do an 8 bar loop. But what about my arms crossing over and that? Time to get my ambidexterity up? My webcam had a brain fart while recording, so I had to cut a fair bit Next vid will be direct from booth outputs to my PC.

I bought Butter Rugs today from Store DJ in Melbourne. $29. Weird, Traktor printed butter rugs were $10 cheaper than plain black or white ones which are the same thing. Eh, it doesn't matter to me, as long as they work the same, I'm gonna have vinyls sitting on top of them anyway.

I shall

Went Vinyl hunting today, found these SEALED BRAND NEW FOR $15 EACH at a vintage warehouse! Jamie XX and Gil Scott-Heron

In Australia, we have AMEB grades to do for many instruments. http://www.ameb.edu.au/practical-exams I've done classical guitar exams before, you had to choose 3 songs to play out of 3 groups (Group A; song 1,2,3. Group B; song 1,2,3 etc). The different groups represented different skills need to play the songs, for example, Group A songs were focused on melody, Group B was the ability to play chordal notes and Group C was focused on more complex rhythms. Then there was a aural test, at the lower levels the questions were what note is higher, what tempo is slower and name the type of chord. Playing a song on an instrument with written music is pretty straight forward, you play the dots. I can't see how if a student was given a syllabus of allowed songs he'd be able to do an exam for DJing. You could make the Exam a total of 10 minutes, showing ability to transition between 3 songs, with maybe other criteria, but that's as far as I can see it going for the mixing side, and the judging will have to be lenient to creative expression and improvisation as one would with Jazz musicians. If the exam was focusing on scratch and beat juggle, i'd say look at what drummers have to do for AMEB. At the high end, you get asked to play any random, if not all of the 40 rudiments at different tempos. I use drum rudiments as a guides for some scratching, Replacing Right & Left with Back & Forward on the wax. http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.php Not sure if this gave you food for thought or not, I like formal training, but this might not have the appeal for aspiring DJs to learn through such a structure.

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^^^ 3spooky5me So many people remixing this song.

Yeah I thought the blue was uncommon but not rare! What is this wizardry with match sticks?! Is this is a tried and tested mod or R U 'avin a giggle m8?

Ahhh, I like this. Was curious if you could be centre stage in a band behind the decks, now i know.

There is, just not mainstream stuff you hear. Plenty of local bands playing this stuff, especially uni bands. I would home across them all the time when I lived in Brisbane. Funny you mention that, haha. A guy in my course has set up jazz/hip hop nights at at grace darling hotel and I'm keeping an eye out for bands that might be interested in giving me a go, all music student bands, haha. Wanna practice up a tad more before I present myself.. This thread has been very resourceful, thanks a lot.

First Exposure to this was Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2, along with one of Q Bert's tracks I think. YES, this works well in a funk context. With styles like Jazz that have a strong focus on improvising, I'm amazed there isn't more people doing more with Jazz/funk bands.

Which songs of Sublime? I've got a fair amount of their stuff too. Is there a sub-genre of Metal fused with Hip hop? cos i was gonna say it sounds like Slipknot has some influences heading that way...

I had a feeling it was a 90s & 00s thing. I've got some papa roach stuff on my computer, I'll listen through to see what stuff he does.

Very interesting, I must admit I haven't heard a Linkin Park album all the way through, so 'tis interesting.

Really? Geez, I've really over looked them, or at least the songs I know of them he's back in the mix?

I've reliesed that I'm attracted to DJ scratching/juggling as an instrument in itself over the mixing side of the artform. Articles like this has some examples of scratchers in bands http://kwotemusic.com/scratchinginaband.html I remember seeing an article about a guy called DJ Mercy playing with an orchestra, using middle C as his sample and figuring out his register with ultra pitch and how to play melodically. Can't find it on google though I was wondering if anyone had bands they know of with scratchers in them? Any style welcome. I'll start, I know DJ Jumps is in The Cat Empire, hard to find any other stuff on him though. Gets a 4 bar solo around 2:50 And Herbie Hancock had Grand Master DST on 'Rockit': It's no Chameleon, but it's an example nevertheless.

Low pass filters can be found on some mixers. Numark DXM06 and Pioneer's DJM 350 come to my mind.

Favourite photo of her in action:

I've never been happier to touch something so loose.

Oh yeah, the other side haha. Seems like there's a lot of control in the fingers with such small distances. I'm keen to give this a go tomorrow, got a uni test tomorrow i'm half studying for..

Holy sheet! How have I not seen this! Thanks alot for these links this is very inspiring! Sounds like records with drum breaks?

Wow, what a difference to my old, broken DXM06!

Cool cool, it's unanimous. Unless it's a big mula difference, go with the local.

I'm keen to get a new mixer, the Dj tech dif 1s, but google shows little in terms of sellers in Australia. Best I got was the company itself for $289 or a melbourne based ebay seller for $259. Buying from U.S would be around $192 AUD with $30 P+H = $222. I hear this mixer can vary in quality when it comes to knobs and that, so am i better paying full price direct to DJ tech and rest assured that I'm covered by warranty or go via ebay? No 2nd hand ones about either