Whats your thoughts on harmonic mixing? I've seen DJs that swear by it but i've tried putting some tracks together but it didnt really blend. gotta stick it to the old skool for the moment

Hahaha I thought I was the only one who counted like that... I've tried to explain this way of counting to countless of my old students but none of them understood what I was saying

For most dance music songs it is a 4 by 8 (not sure if I put it right) 4 bars of 8 beats before something new comes in.

Like hanleon said, try counting 4 bars of 8 beats and you'll notice something new comes in, e.g. hats or the snare.

Pre-cueing your songs before a set can really help in the smoothness of your mixing because you know how long you have to mix and exactly what will happen after the 32/64 counts. Some djs even mark their mixing point so they dont miss it during a set.

But end of the day is about practice and getting to know your songs. Try putting a couple of songs together and practice and you will be able to notice certain "spots" that just shout "MIX ME HERE"

*or maybe thats just me*

I use ableton to do my mixtapes. Select Songs and flow - Warp - Arrange - EQ - Special Efx - Compress - Export

Listen to My Mixtape to see whats going on

U should be able to play across all genres but have your main genre as your image. No use just tying your self down to one and limit your gigs Pay me 5k to play a retro set for you and I'll have a 2 hour set waiting for you in 1 day

i shy when recording lolzzz

Yeap I use software to do my mixtapes. I used to do it with traktor but now I do it with ableton. Alot faster and smoother.

It takes bout 2 or 3 you tube vids and you should be good to go hahaha!

BTW Traktor is a software so you dont really need to get any dj equipment.

I cue my songs 2 bars before the break for edm songs and 1 bar before the break for commercial songs. Makes it easy to mix. Sometimes I put 2 cue points 2 bars and 1 bar in case i miss, but it tends to make me look like i'm panicking to mix haha.

You gotta invest to get the returns. My first investment was a RM350 head phones and started from there.

Guys I've finally reached a point where I've grown out of my desktop speakers.

I'm looking around for a studio monitors that wont rip a hole in my pocket. Note: It's for home use

Anything to recommend? And an estimate price?

I was looking at the KRK Rockit 5 or the Reloop Wave 5 as well.

last gig was fmfa haha been uber bummed since then... hahahaha time to get off my fat ass :/

think got something to do with your latency. I remember you could set it last time.

Try checking this out

http://www.djtechtools.com/2012/04/01/eans...-to-know-about/

I'm at office so i didnt go through the video.

This from swee lee singapore? Then the products are from malaysia or singapore?

Looking to get a studio monitor over the next month or so whats the price for a krk rokit 5 now hahaha

aduh... sini pun kena hahaha

Personally I'd prefer the Numark Mixtrack Pro.

I think I could get a good deal on the RMX2 as my friends shop has new old stock. Pretty solid build though...

@hanleon

How much for hire

@hanleon

Wah semua kasi pau edi la haha where ya playing now bro?

depends what you mean by working as a DJ. U want to be an event by event like corporate functions or private parties, then you could work with one of the talent management or booking agencies around. If not, you want to work as a resident dj then you can just go through one of the pubs or bars and start as a warm up dj. Just need to see what your goal is at the end of the day

Haha all the best

What's lacking? Definitely not skills or music selection from what I see... Just my two cents... it's a growing industry and there are alot of positives and talents out there but of course there are alot of minor minor negatives and setbacks here and there. I think what we're really lacking is there's not really a strong enough community (or union) that can get all the djs and producers on the same channel to really push the industry forward? We need to all be on the same page and push forward to create a standard for organizers and venue owners to understand the value of our industry.

start with samples and learn to tweek them. Use layering and adjust with your creativity the eq/efx/mastering. If you are worried about being flamed then this probably isnt the best industry for you because people are getting flamed over everything left right and center (even for big producers like nicky romero, avicii, porter robinson, etc). If you're planning to come with your own bassline using the operator, you should go for some classes or watch loads of tuts on how to layer the kick or the bass, if not you'd probably end up with a track that doesnt give you the "Uumph" that you want, hence overloading yourself and giving up quickly because of the time and effort invested with a not very nice outcome.

Recommendation is to stick to samples first and learn how to do basic arrangements to get used to it. From there you'll be able to know what you're looking for.