moyo wilde
03-03-2012, 05:17 AM
these are two things that i have found to be very very useful.
1) record record record. record all of your mixes. it is helpful to listen to them to see what you need to improve. listening to them is a lot different than when you are in the mix. things that sound good may sound horrible when you listen to them again and can pay attention to the details. on the other hand things that sound like a trainwreck may not be as bad as you thought. listening will tell you a lot about how you can improve. it might be beatmatching, maybe you have a tendency to cue late or early or things you thought were beat matched aren't and maybe there are tendencies, incoming could be slow/fast most of the time. it will definitely help with eqing. listening will help you pick up on these things (big or small) and be able to correct them. anyway all the little things can be heard in the recording and you will know exactly what needs to be fixed.
2) this is a wonderful website i just found. djsounds vimeo channel. there are about 40 vids by big name edm dj's (laidback luke, carl cox, lil louie vega etc). the best part is they have multiple camera angles one is straight down on the mixer. you can watch exactly, what they are doing in the mix as far as eq, fader & fx. also all pioneer gear so it is a chance to see industry standard some in action. they also have cameras on the cdjs so you can see what they are doing as far as pitch bending, riding the pitch. they may not be your favorite dj or your favorite style, but there is a lot to learn in each.
http://www.vimeo.com/channels/djsounds#20569296
hope these two tips help somebody as much as they have helped me. each one teach one.
this is my wild hunnid post of djf 2.0.
peace.
1) record record record. record all of your mixes. it is helpful to listen to them to see what you need to improve. listening to them is a lot different than when you are in the mix. things that sound good may sound horrible when you listen to them again and can pay attention to the details. on the other hand things that sound like a trainwreck may not be as bad as you thought. listening will tell you a lot about how you can improve. it might be beatmatching, maybe you have a tendency to cue late or early or things you thought were beat matched aren't and maybe there are tendencies, incoming could be slow/fast most of the time. it will definitely help with eqing. listening will help you pick up on these things (big or small) and be able to correct them. anyway all the little things can be heard in the recording and you will know exactly what needs to be fixed.
2) this is a wonderful website i just found. djsounds vimeo channel. there are about 40 vids by big name edm dj's (laidback luke, carl cox, lil louie vega etc). the best part is they have multiple camera angles one is straight down on the mixer. you can watch exactly, what they are doing in the mix as far as eq, fader & fx. also all pioneer gear so it is a chance to see industry standard some in action. they also have cameras on the cdjs so you can see what they are doing as far as pitch bending, riding the pitch. they may not be your favorite dj or your favorite style, but there is a lot to learn in each.
http://www.vimeo.com/channels/djsounds#20569296
hope these two tips help somebody as much as they have helped me. each one teach one.
this is my wild hunnid post of djf 2.0.
peace.