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First club gig and setup, what advice may you guys help a novice with? Posted on: 10.07.2013 by Beryl Racco Hi guys...My friend and I have our first club gig in a month, pretty nervous to be honest. We have played in the club twice now just to test out the gear and sound system. The sound is fantastic! On the contrary the setup, CDJ 1000s and a Xone 62 with one shitty filter is pretty limiting for both of us. We play individually and together sometimes. We learnt djing on a controller (mixtrack pro) so our style of player is more performative and interractive with the songs. Using the CDJs was not a problem as we upgraded to a mixdeck. The setup in the club was very limiting as we could not utilise some of the features in traktor. Well keyboards short cuts only work for so long before its seems like you are blogging in the booth therefore this was/is not a viable option for us. We enjoy creating and recreating songs on the go switching things up for the patrons dancing or sitting. Most of the time I play with a laptop but I can also go retro with just usb or CD, is it good to occasionally switch between the two styles and strip down to basics sometimes even though I believe that going digital enhances the performance and delivery? To bridge the gap we got an x1 which is pretty awesome! We have been playing at house parties in the last year but i fear the club scene is quite different from the house party scene. The residents djs of the club are cool guys pretty decent at what they do as they have a following i would say but their sets are pretty much standard in my opinion so is it advisable to switch things up and just perform like we do any other day opposed to this drag and drop business. Our new set up will be Traktor A6, 2 x CDJ 1000 MKIII, Xone 62, Traktor Pro and a Laptop and sometime the Twitch Itch. And if there is any other advice just fire away, after all it will be food for thought. Regards Tonderayi | |
| Beryl Racco 11.07.2013 |
Originally Posted by johney
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| Beryl Racco 11.07.2013 |
Originally Posted by shr3dder
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| Beryl Racco 11.07.2013 |
Originally Posted by 031999
The setup is not shitty lol its just that it does not suit my style of play is what i meant. |
| Ara Tima 10.07.2013 |
Originally Posted by tonderayi
That's a freaking ace mixer too. I don't believe I've ever heard any one call and Allen and Heath Filter shitty either Sounds like you've got it covered though. House parties are good warmups and playing with a friend always makes it a bit easier. |
| Beryl Racco 10.07.2013 | Hi guys... My friend and I have our first club gig in a month, pretty nervous to be honest. We have played in the club twice now just to test out the gear and sound system. The sound is fantastic! On the contrary the setup, CDJ 1000s and a Xone 62 with one shitty filter is pretty limiting for both of us. We play individually and together sometimes. We learnt djing on a controller (mixtrack pro) so our style of player is more performative and interractive with the songs. Using the CDJs was not a problem as we upgraded to a mixdeck. The setup in the club was very limiting as we could not utilise some of the features in traktor. Well keyboards short cuts only work for so long before its seems like you are blogging in the booth therefore this was/is not a viable option for us. We enjoy creating and recreating songs on the go switching things up for the patrons dancing or sitting. Most of the time I play with a laptop but I can also go retro with just usb or CD, is it good to occasionally switch between the two styles and strip down to basics sometimes even though I believe that going digital enhances the performance and delivery? To bridge the gap we got an x1 which is pretty awesome! We have been playing at house parties in the last year but i fear the club scene is quite different from the house party scene. The residents djs of the club are cool guys pretty decent at what they do as they have a following i would say but their sets are pretty much standard in my opinion so is it advisable to switch things up and just perform like we do any other day opposed to this drag and drop business. Our new set up will be Traktor A6, 2 x CDJ 1000 MKIII, Xone 62, Traktor Pro and a Laptop and sometime the Twitch Itch. And if there is any other advice just fire away, after all it will be food for thought. Regards Tonderayi |
| Dedra Kreinbring 11.07.2013 | The main difference I found between Club gigs and House parties, is that people are more open to new music at parties. At clubs the girls just wanna dance, and the guys just wanna hit on girls, so make sure you have enough popular stuff included. I learnt this the hard way unfortunately. But then again, test the waters and feel the general vibe, and go with your instinct. |
| Kathyrn Paczynski 11.07.2013 | I have not play in a club... but i play for 400+ People so my advice is: 1: Try to get with the owner and see if you can hook up your gear so it will be your setup.... 2: Don't re-invent the wheel if patrons are used to some type of music, chances are that what they expect more or less and i say more or less for a reason. If patrons go to ghetto club they expect ghetto music... |
| Yong Aptekar 11.07.2013 | Could it be that the cdjs and mixer are Shitty because they haven't been taken care of? Remember, you're there to make the crowd dance and help the bar sell drinks. |
| Wynell Muma 11.07.2013 | best of luck bro, try not to believe about tings too much and focus on the music! IF you believe the residents there are standard and you can do a better job then smash it bro, maybe you'll get a residency out of it |
| Beryl Racco 11.07.2013 |
Originally Posted by johney
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| Beryl Racco 11.07.2013 |
Originally Posted by shr3dder
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| Beryl Racco 11.07.2013 |
Originally Posted by 031999
The setup is not shitty lol its just that it does not suit my style of play is what i meant. |
| Beryl Racco 11.07.2013 | Cheers thank you i hope so will update on the progress |
| Augustine Mitzen 11.07.2013 | I want a shitty setup like that |
| Ara Tima 10.07.2013 |
Originally Posted by tonderayi
That's a freaking ace mixer too. I don't believe I've ever heard any one call and Allen and Heath Filter shitty either Sounds like you've got it covered though. House parties are good warmups and playing with a friend always makes it a bit easier. |
| Lannie Kutay 10.07.2013 | haha cdj 1000s and a xone 62 are a friggin legendary combo, and by no means shitty. You can achieve insane results with that setup. |
| Yong Aptekar 10.07.2013 | You've played house parties, and seem to have a pretty good and solid idea of what you are doing/need to do, my only advice for you is to rock that club hard! Best of luck to you both. |
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