Gandy

that was really nice man

read this article this morning and its something i see a lot of new comers doing, same can be applied for efx too. Why Samples Ruin DJ Sets (And How To Stop It Happening To You) I’m sure we’ve all at one time or other inflicted our share of sample overdrive on our audiences, or at least borne witness to the DJ who thought it’d be OK to run the siren, air horn and police siren samples from his DJ software in his set… at the same time. It’s unfortunately all-too-common to find DJs (pros as well as amateurs) who make their sample and effects banks too prominent a fixture in their shows, sometimes to the extent that such behaviour all but destroys the groove, seriously annoying the crowd in the process. The Virtual DJ effect Virtual DJ is partly to blame. Beloved of beginners, the software (whether the trial version or the full monty) has a powerful sample feature where samples can be looped or one-shotted, and beatmatched at a click. Trouble is, it comes with a few starter samples, and on the first bank is almost always that infamous “siren” sample. I hate this sample and haven’t used it at all for any reason in years. Why? Because a long time ago it became a prop that DJs always seemed to use to either mask shoddy transitions or make a feeble attempt to “spice up” the night. You’d hear (and still do hear) that siren used a lot in venues that catered to club / dance / house crowds. But when it comes to other genres like reggae and hip hop, better brace yourself for everything from wayward lasers to gunfire, police sirens, dog barks and explosions, ad infinitum. Sadly, an all-out assault of sample boards can easily ruin a night – especially when a really good song is making the runs and there’s an abrupt air horn or cop chase overlaid. I’ve seen people walk out of venues over these seemly innocent additions to DJ sets that, somehow, evolve into overused and underloved DJ gimmicks. The trouble with samples… The trouble is, in unskilled and overexcited hands, such non-musical additions can be far too blunt a tool to do anything with other than annoy. Why don’t such DJs realise the toll on the average person’s sanity of hearing the siren sample every 16 beats? It’s nerve-wracking! Worse, since samples tend to be notched a bit louder than the track that they’re being played over, their use can drive systems too far, distorting the sound to the point that clubbers feel tired, ears hurting from the music, and want to take a break – even if they’re really enjoying the tunes being played overall. Subliminally, overuse of samples in this way makes the crowd want to leave. The right way to use samples I’m not saying it’s necessarily wrong to drop samples over DJ sets. I’m just saying that they should be used respectfully, to build excitement rather than to cover up for Neanderthal mixing abilities. Samples can come in handy to give your sets a bit of personal flavour and even give you a window if you need to make a drastic tempo change. I’m actually a fan of crafty and well executed samples: Girl Talk is one of my favourite DJs, and I love to see DJs take samples to a level of personal taste by creating and using their own quips, cuts, sounds and edits. And while taking the time to find, locate and trim your own custom sample bank may seem like a lot of effort, it only takes seeing your 10th DJ this month hitting F3 in Virtual DJ to trigger the infernal “put your hands up in the air, put your hands up – in the air” sample to send you home for a night hunched over the keyboard, cutting up useful stabs and loops for your own sets to show how it should be done properly and make yourself stand out for the right reasons. Software that can help Audacity is an awesome, free, program for crafting samples, although you’ll need to figure out a way of recording your computer’s output straight into the program internally (the solution differs between PC and Mac and depending on the version of Audacity you have). There’s also a decent, free-ish web app at MediaConverter.org that let you submit video clips (uploads or YouTube links) and audio for conversion into quite a few formats (MP3 included) – so you can finally use the “Bumblebee Tuna” scene from Ace Ventura to kick off your next mix! It’s definitely also good idea to cut your sample bank down to size, getting rid of the default files that came packaged with your software as a very minimum. Once you get to know each and every same you create of choose to save, practise the hell out of them at home and figure where they’d all fit in your set; only should you even attempt to use then in your gigs, because only then can you use them effectively. This isn’t to suggest, by the way, you go all Fatboy Slim and start making production-grade tracks – but then again if that’s where thinking about samples in an original and creative sense takes you then why not run with it? You could just end up with the next “Renegade Master” on your hands… I think the point is that sample use in sets has to be done to a certain level of originality, and always so the listeners can easily groove to what they came out for in the first place – the music. • Arthol Gibson (DJ Ampero) is a DJ, remixer and writer from The Bahamas. Check him out on Twitter – and why not Like his Facebook Page too? source: http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2011/08/wh ... more-10899

i like to read it/see it in text that way i can re read parts if ive missed somethign or something doesnt make sense. Also if they have a strong accent and its hard to understand them it is very frustrating for me personally because i like to take in and analyze everything that is being said

sol i know you like to troll but keep that to off topic, this is a new user looking for honest advice, you're 16, you have never even been into a venue or club, please just stay out of this one

if venue is your goal, i reccomend pio gear. Speaking from venue/club experience, the industry standard now are cdjs, and the industry standard brand is pioneer, its industry standard for a reason. Yes your niche clubs will have other setups avaiable, but EVERY club will have cdjs and they will be pioneer. most will be rockin 2000s or 900s. 350s/400s are considered your entry level setup (for us at home who cant afford the 2000s). The transition from 350/400s is very easy/smooth, so your best bet, if venue/club is your goal, is hands down pioneer gear. if you have any doubts, ask or email your major capital city clubs about their gear, all there main stage gear will be cdjs, and will all be pioneer this i guarantee

depends what your end goal is, do you just want to bedroom bang and do mobile gigs or want to step up into the clubbing/venue/festival environment? controllers are great for bedroom banging/recording and mobile because they are often packed with great features, ease of transportation, all in one with efx, mixer, decks, etc etc. if you want to go club/venue/festival you really need to get yourself some cdjs. Pioneer are the industry standard when it comes to gear, which means 9 tiems out of 10 when you step into a club they will have all pio gear, so gettign your own pio gear will make the transition to club level no sweat, not to mention, they are industry standard for a reason, all there gear is fookin mint ive had my 350s for nearly 9 months now and im selling them without losing too much money, because they act/feel the same as the first day i bought them

nope, all apart of the extended mix of the intro of bounce ohh ic. what gear do u use? for that mix i used 2 x cdj 350s and a djm 350 djm350 has a great feature of recording high quality wav straight to usb so i dont need a latop/dvs, just my cds

my style of mixing im very focused on set structure, song structure and phrase mixing, which comes naturally to me because of my musical theory background

nope, all apart of the extended mix of the intro of bounce

not sure what effect you mean, it was just intro/outro mixing nah bounce is the actual track mate, see here

lol im still stoked you deemed it status worthy

cheers!

oh yea derp

thanks lads styga that drop you were askin bout was into "(RIVER PHOENIX) THE HOLLYWOOD ANTHEM (Rob Pix remix) The Only Feat. TISM ", im careful bout posting on soundcloud track info for fear of copyright/mix getting taken down

<3

hoddi has one, and storedj have a deal for $200 cash back at the moemnt

<3 thank you, free download as always for all my mixes

what is this novanation you speak of??

thanks guys, love you hobberz <3 on a side note i gotta burn about 40 of these for my fans without internet that love it haha, such a nice buzz hearing back from people who enjoy the mix, this is why i bother to wake up every morning

mix uploaded, original post updated, listen and enjoy, free download as always

oh jeez this is very similar track selection for my august mix, can i enter just for shits and gigglez lol

maybe i should enter haha, i havnt checked it out ill go have a look

while im waiting for this to upload i will give you a teaser with the tracklist http://soundcloud.com/djgandy/gandyland-august-2011 1. WE LOVE (The Aston Shuffle remix) Sneaky Sound System 2. CHANGED THE WAY YOU KISS ME (Extended mix) Example 3. LITTLE BAD GIRL (Fedde Le Grand mix) David Guetta Feat. Taio Cruz & Ludacris 4. BOUNCE Calvin Harris Feat. Kelis 5. (RIVER PHOENIX) THE HOLLYWOOD ANTHEM (Rob Pix remix) The Only Feat. TISM 6. IN MY HOUSE (Danny Merx remix) Mobin Master 7. YEKE YEKE 2011 (Jono Fernandez & Pauls Paris remix) Mory Kante vs. Loverush UK 8. WE FEEL LOVE (Bass Kleph & Chris Arnott remix) BKCA 9. HEAR ME (John Dahlback remix) Jono Fernandez Feat. Katrina Noorbergen 10. FOREVER (Extended mix) Wolfgang Gartner Feat. Will.i.am

but fuck all that for 250 lol... has to be a scam

or he made a typo in the heading and it should of read 1000, good way to get some hits achaly