My very first gig.
My very first gig. Posted on: 11.03.2013 by Golda Sivertson i have my first gig on wednesday. im scared as hell! i'm bedroom dj, this is my first gig ever. any advice?And this setup....i'm using turntables. Club Setup : Pioneer CDJ 900 and Ecler Evo 4. I have never seen this mixer before. peace! | |
| Addie Engbrecht 14.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by qwak12345
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| Golda Sivertson 14.03.2013 | thanks for advices. it wasnt my laptop, i was prepared for mixing directly on CDJ's - but second dj had AUDIO 4 and traktor scratch...soi thought it will be safer to play new trakcs on traktor (waveforms!). And i have to say, that feeling on trkator scratch (using cdjs) is great! and....here is a proof jaja.jpg |
| Lilliana Perris 15.03.2013 | Cuz its me! LOL Kidding... |
| Golda Sivertson 15.03.2013 | that's fascinating. so who's that? my twin-brother? lol. why do you believe that's not me? |
| Addie Engbrecht 14.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by qwak12345
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| Golda Sivertson 14.03.2013 | thanks for advices. it wasnt my laptop, i was prepared for mixing directly on CDJ's - but second dj had AUDIO 4 and traktor scratch...soi thought it will be safer to play new trakcs on traktor (waveforms!). And i have to say, that feeling on trkator scratch (using cdjs) is great! and....here is a proof jaja.jpg |
| Alphonso Deitchman 14.03.2013 | Corrupt ID3 tags is also a common problem, which can be caused by Traktor itself. Tagging programs like MP3Tag can easily fix files with broken tags. |
| Doreen Schurle 14.03.2013 | "DRM protection or corrupt file" is typically caused by either a) not having QuickTime installed, or b) Traktor can't actually locate the file... running a consistency check can usually fix the latter. |
| Lilliana Perris 14.03.2013 | Also play or analyze your tracks before the gig, so you know which are 'faulty'. When it comes to digital DJing, it really pays to do your homework. Gridding, naming track correctly, sorting them....etc. |
| Merlyn Birchfield 14.03.2013 | Lesson learned... have more music than you believe you need! Glad it went well for ya. |
| Golda Sivertson 14.03.2013 | for the first hour i was scared and i had some problems with mixing (even with beatmatching) and this EVO 4 seems to be so complicated...but later i start to feel pretty good - and that was it! I was playing from cdj's and traktor scratch, traktore start to freaking out, he reject many of my tracks (DRM protection or corrupt file - what the hell? that music was bought on beatport day earlier) but that was amazing. i finished at 5 pm ONLY because i have no more fresh tracks (i have about 70 songs for 2h of mixing) in other case i would stay till 9 pm. |
| Lilliana Perris 14.03.2013 | Nicely dawg! |
| Hayden Raugh 14.03.2013 | no better feeling then playing a good gig. glad it went well |
| Golda Sivertson 14.03.2013 | i survived! i was playing almost 3 hours, and this was one the best day im my entire life even if there weren't much people....but, yeah, it happend. i played my first gig. THANKS BROS! |
| Golda Sivertson 13.03.2013 | So...it begins. Music - checked Headphones - Checked Self-confidence - not found Wish mu luck! i'm playing 00:00 - 2:00. |
| Golda Sivertson 13.03.2013 | tahnks bros, but i'm afraid it wont work on Windows XP. i bought Windows 7 about week ago, but i'm still waiting for delivery... |
| Loyd Cilek 13.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
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| Sau Fassl 13.03.2013 | You have to register with pioneer and then you will be emailed a rekordbox license key - go to this link http://rekordbox.com/download/licensekey.php?lang=en Also its a good idea to use rekordbox to manage your library for CDJs (900 and up) IMO so you can get the bpm and everything for your tracks - even though you probably wont need it! |
| Golda Sivertson 13.03.2013 | I downloaded Rekordbox. it doens't work . at first windows shows me "unable to find Wlanapi.dll" when i click ok, rekordbox wants license key. what shoul i do? |
| Alphonso Deitchman 12.03.2013 | With Rekordbox you just drag your music into the main window, wait for it to process, then right click what you want and press Export. You can also compile playlists within Rekordbox. Otherwise you can just copy MP3 files within folders to the USB stick if you aren't interested in waveforms/BPMs/playlists/cuepoints. |
| Golda Sivertson 12.03.2013 | i'm usualy mixing in TTs, because pair of badass turntables + Serato/Traktor or Cross is MUCH cheaper than CDJs. even cheapest cdjs (350) are more expensive than (for example) pair of tt500 or even technics with secondhand Serato sl2. i don't know how to use Rekordbox, the only CDJ's i were using are 800s and 1000s. i'm not using hot cues, slip mode, quantize - just basic functions. so, when i put my songs on usb stick that will work? |
| Alphonso Deitchman 12.03.2013 | Waveforms certainly help a lot for track searching. Rekordbox does not work with 800s/1000s, and only works for USB sticks and SD cards AFAIK. |
| Latina Samon 12.03.2013 | If you analyse using Rekordbox then burn to CD does that make any difference? If it does, does it make any difference on 800s/1000s? |
| Golda Sivertson 12.03.2013 | i dont't care about BPM counting, seriously. it's not so important. i'm worried about tracksearching and reading errors. meh. i put m songs on Cd (mp3 and cd audio) and usb drive for sure. |
| Alphonso Deitchman 13.03.2013 | You'll get a similar poor loading speed if you don't analyze and export using Rekordbox, and the BPM won't show up til 15-30 secs into a track. |
| Golda Sivertson 12.03.2013 | is it necessary? i mean, i can do it. mp3's on cdj 800 mk2 works horrible - player have problems with reading tracks (error e-8 something) and it is SLOW. cdj need anout 6-7 second to recognize the track. |
| Alphonso Deitchman 12.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by qwak12345
Burn the MP3s (NOT audio CD!) to 2 CDs too as a backup. |
| Rolanda Clodfelder 12.03.2013 | Yeah the mixers and players are pretty good. There are also technocs sl1210 - but i don't have Searto at this moment - and the gig is tomorrow.
Originally Posted by qwak12345
Originally Posted by qwak12345
Originally Posted by qwak12345
I'd do this as well with 20 or 30 tracks across 2 CD's for piece of mind and additionally I'd burn the MP3's to 2 CD's as well so regardless of something failing you'll still have 100% of your set. Theres Nothing worse than having the CDJ's freak out and freeze over a corrupt MP3 thats on your USB Stick or CD. |
| Golda Sivertson 12.03.2013 | Yeah the mixers and players are pretty good. There are also technocs sl1210 - but i don't have Searto at this moment - and the gig is tomorrow. BUT GUYS! Do i need rekordbox to play from pendrive? i mean, do i need to install that on my PC or something? or can i just copy songs on pendrive and stick into the player? or maybe i should burn it in cd audio? what do you believe? |
| Merlyn Birchfield 11.03.2013 | Honestly, I wish my first gig was played on gear as nice as that! |
| Meridith Betsinger 11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by qwak12345
CDJ900 still have basic block waveforms so you still have visual guide |
| Golda Sivertson 11.03.2013 | thanks bros. i feel much better right now. the only thing that REALLY scares me is fact, that i wont have visual waveforms. i know, some call it cheating, but who cares? cdj's have bpm counter, it alsco can be counted as a cheating. i goin to make some shopping on beatport today - new songs without waveforms... |
| Doreen Schurle 11.03.2013 | The Evo 4 is just a standard 4 channel club mixer, you'll be fine with it Make sure when you first set up and check your levels you remember to disable the effects as sometimes whoever used the gear last will have left it on. Test each channel you'll be using thoroughly for distortion and to make sure all the pots/faders work; if there's a problem, use a different channel. Apart from that, just relax. The crowd won't have a clue what you're doing either way, and neither will the management tbh. As long as the music doesn't stop completely for more than 10 seconds you'll be fine. |
| Lauretta Ehrhorn 11.03.2013 | Relax and enjoy it. Anxiety will hold you back and people around you will pick up on your nerves so don't let them own you. I've always found 20 minutes with your own thoughts and meditation pre set helps. Sounds a bit hippyish yes, but it works. |
| Meridith Betsinger 11.03.2013 | if you don't know the gear, take a look at pictures online and perhaps look at manuals to understand the differences. That will help once you're in front of the gear, and will avoid any gear panic attacks. You seem ready, have fun! |
| Golda Sivertson 11.03.2013 | i know what i felt when i was playing on small house parties with my friends - it was TERRIBLE. i tried my best, but it was really bad. and few hours later, at home, i was full of self confidence - but when people filled dancefloor...i even had problems with beatmatching on MY OWN turntables. i guess, it's normal. i will post how it was after the gig. |
| Percy Delcolle 11.03.2013 | You're gona screw things up. Everyone screws something in their first show. It's normal. No matter how professional you try to be, there's gonna be some kind of a situation where you won't be at your best. Happened to anyone I talked with about their first gig. Happened to me also. But it's mostly some small thing and you're gonna get a hang of it. In my expirience, I accidentaly increased the master a db or two and it went red and the club owner came to tell me that the sound is clipping after a minute, I wasn't able to hear it from the DJ booth. Other than that small thing that kinda pops out on everyone's first show, you'll feel great! And have a beer or two before the show like someone said before me, trust us, relaxing a little definitely helps. But no more! You need to be sober when you perform, trust us on that as well. Hope I helped a little and don't be scared, it's a beautiful expirience. |
| Golda Sivertson 11.03.2013 | in Poland you need to 18 to drink, so that's cool. thanks for help guys |
| Golda Sivertson 11.03.2013 | Oka okay, sorry. but i'm so excited. this is pretty big club. i'd rather like play on Serato, but my friend can't borrow me her interface. meh. i mean, it's much harder to play without waveforms. i know my music quite good, but....THIS IS FIRT GIG! everything can happen (like alin invasion or something like that) |
| Merlyn Birchfield 11.03.2013 |
Originally Posted by qwak12345
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