This video was filmed last Saturday and displays Aayush and I showing the skills we have going into the project relative to mixing. Think of this essentially as a baseline so that we can mark our progress once the several weeks of practice and improvement are through. The only skill we really already have pretty much down is volume control, we effectively faded in at the very beginning of the mix and out at the end. However, pretty much everything else needs to be improved upon a lot. Particularly our transitions, many of which were off beat, sounded choppy and simply didn't sound very good. Additionally, we didn't incorporate the use any effects at all, nor any scratching or looping. Clearly, there is much room for improvement skill-wise, but as you can tell but our hand and leg movements, we were certainly having a great time doing it, which again is essential to successfully DJing.
This video was filmed last Saturday and displays Aayush and I showing the skills we have going into the project relative to mixing. Think of this essentially as a baseline so that we can mark our progress once the several weeks of practice and improvement are through. The only skill we really already have pretty much down is volume control, we effectively faded in at the very beginning of the mix and out at the end. However, pretty much everything else needs to be improved upon a lot. Particularly our transitions, many of which were off beat, sounded choppy and simply didn't sound very good. Additionally, we didn't incorporate the use any effects at all, nor any scratching or looping. Clearly, there is much room for improvement skill-wise, but as you can tell but our hand and leg movements, we were certainly having a great time doing it, which again is essential to successfully DJing.
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I also said this to Aayush, but always try to match BPM and beat timing. Also, something cool about the fader on most controllers is that the have an option of cutting or crossing. Cutting is mainly for scratching and fully introduces the other deck as soon as it is moved, but the cross fader (cross fade) is a gradual increase and decrease in volume. See if your controller can do that. It makes volume control a lot easier.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about scratching? interested?
Me, knowing absolutely nothing about any of this, really don't know what is going on with this equipment. That being said, I think that everything looks good and you seem to be really enveloped in you project and you picked something that you enjoy. Hopefully by the end of the 6 weeks, you can perfect your skills and become a master Dj! Good luck in your endeavor!
ReplyDeleteI don't know much about DJing but to me this sounded very good. I would hire you if I had a party with some people. It's good to see that you guys are having a good time doing this. I think an interesting thing would be to intertwine three random songs. Flip through your library and try to mix three songs no matter what genre and make it sound good. Usually when you DJ it is only one person. Since there are two of you, it is important to be on the same page. You can't be doing to totally different things. It looks great so far, excited to see the final product!
ReplyDeleteThough I still don't really know much about DJing, this video definitely gave me a clearer picture of what it really takes to be a good one, and I have an appreciation for the task you are taking on. I would agree with Aaron, I think it sounds pretty good, considering it was an "inexperienced mix," and I'm sure that by the end of this project, you and Aayush will have complete control over the equipment.
ReplyDeleteYo Hanson! I like the idea of posting an inexperienced mix, so that after your weeks of practice, you can post an experienced mix. With that being said, this mix does a good job of displaying areas that you could work on so that the second video knocks the socks off of this one. For example, you mentioned transitions in your post. By having this video, the effort you put into improving your transitions will be much more clear than you just simply telling us about it. You will have solid evidence to back it up. All in all, good stuff!
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