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So I've just started out a week ago... Posted on: 21.08.2011 by Kum Kulseth ... bought a mixtrack pro and have tried mixing out and having fun with tracks/remixes that I adore. Here's my soundcloud, please spare me some of your time and give it a listen http://soundcloud.com/holasholas/apparition Please be nice, I'm still new and fresh Do drop me your comments or let me know how I can improve, thank you! <:
Kum Kulseth 24.08.2011	Originally Posted by fullenglishpint +1. It's a great idea to record yourself and listen back, but hang back on asking for community feedback. Give yourself a few months practice first, there are mistakes you make as a beginner which you need to work out for yourself. Someone could go through minute by minute and say "at x minutes you should have cut the bass a bit more" (for example), but it's better for your learning process if you just carry on practicing and listening back. When you've got the hang of it and can record a mix you're really proud of, by all means post it here. Trust me I've been listening to my own mix even since I got it up on sound cloud. I put it up as I felt that was my best I could do then, I was stucked and therefore I needed some serious feedback and so here I am. Fortunately there are nice people who gave me their inputs so I knew what was wrong and have the mistakes taken note off. I'll be done with exams pretty soon and I'll do another mix, I'll be back
Breana Singerman 24.08.2011	Originally Posted by fullenglishpint +1. It's a great idea to record yourself and listen back, but hang back on asking for community feedback. Give yourself a few months practice first, there are mistakes you make as a beginner which you need to work out for yourself. Someone could go through minute by minute and say "at x minutes you should have cut the bass a bit more" (for example), but it's better for your learning process if you just carry on practicing and listening back. When you've got the hang of it and can record a mix you're really proud of, by all means post it here. The man speaks the truth! Just from critical listening alone you should be able to dissect what you need to work on. And don't forget to listen to other mixes as well as you can learn a lot from them. People are too quick to post up any old mix these days and expect instant feedback. How good do you really believe your mix is going to be after a week? More importantly how original do you believe it's going to sound? You've only been DJing a week! How much unique and undiscovered music could you have unearthed in that time?
Tatum Ansaldo 24.08.2011	Originally Posted by djchriswoods.co.uk i'll have a listen maybe after uve been doing it a year... +1. It's a great idea to record yourself and listen back, but hang back on asking for community feedback. Give yourself a few months practice first, there are mistakes you make as a beginner which you need to work out for yourself. Someone could go through minute by minute and say "at x minutes you should have cut the bass a bit more" (for example), but it's better for your learning process if you just carry on practicing and listening back. When you've got the hang of it and can record a mix you're really proud of, by all means post it here.
Kum Kulseth 24.08.2011	Originally Posted by djchriswoods.co.uk i'll have a listen maybe after uve been doing it a year... This was helpful, thanks!
Breana Singerman 24.08.2011	Originally Posted by djchriswoods.co.uk i'll have a listen maybe after uve been doing it a year... +1
Palma Hanslip 22.08.2011	Originally Posted by doomace Thank you vinniespace, that was helpful! I'll certainly do pre-planning before I do a mix in the future then Also do you guys use external audio processing devices for post-fader effects? I do wish to have something like the 'beatmash' traktor have or some sick effects for fills and drops. regards Don't even believe about effects yet if you have only been at it a week. Iv been at it for many many years and just believeing about effects now. You have many years of learning ahead of you. Keep practicing as much as you can and you will slowly/rapidly (depending on how much time you put into it) improving.
Shanae Blackshear 22.08.2011	Originally Posted by doomace Thanks for the input guys. Major vocal clashing? Will people kill me if I were to say I let it collide with the other track on purpose? I personally believe my mixes doesn't have proper build ups and proper fills for the tracks to co-exist and chain up. Need some tips if possible guys! Thanks! Ok Ok, First of all: Song selection: This is one of the most important things for a DJ to master (my opinion). In this mix the selection isn't that bad. If you choose your songs on the run, I would recommend to first sit down and select all the songs for your mix, before even touching your Numark. Keep the build-up in mind and put the banger at the end (or middle). Second: the mixing: With your selection of songs you need to find the perfect transitions. Sometimes this requires to change the order of your selection as some songs go together beautifully. there are different techniques to make a transition to another song, I'm not gonna explain them: use google or DJTT... But one simple rule is not to mix vocals or synths. As a beginner, it's easier to mix in and out on the beat (most of the time at the end and beginning of the track, you can mix one vocal on an other beat). Later on, you have to find other points within a song to mix-in another track and you can try mixing the vocals/synths Last tip: try to get a gig! When playing at a simple party (with friends or family) you get the feeling how important song selection is! You could imagine you don't want to play house for your family (try lounge instead) or top40 for your techno-friends When at a gig, the mixing techniques are important, but you can do without them as long as the selection is good. Good luck, check my soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/vinniespace
Latoria Kavulich 22.08.2011	Originally Posted by weltraumpapst this is what's the mix section is for.. Yes, please post all mixes, tracks etc in the Mixes & Productions community . Cheers
Dino Hapgood 22.08.2011	Originally Posted by doomace Thanks for the input guys. Major vocal clashing? Will people kill me if I were to say I let it collide with the other track on purpose? I personally believe my mixes doesn't have proper build ups and proper fills for the tracks to co-exist and chain up. Need some tips if possible guys! Thanks! it's typically a rule of thumb not to play 2 similar vocals on top of each other. They tend to drown each other out and "clash" and sound like shit. overall not bad for 1 week. Your phrasing isn't that bad for just 1 week of practicing and you keep up some pretty good energy throughout. Try not to let tracks play out though. Also do you have a track list?
Kum Kulseth 24.08.2011	Originally Posted by fullenglishpint +1. It's a great idea to record yourself and listen back, but hang back on asking for community feedback. Give yourself a few months practice first, there are mistakes you make as a beginner which you need to work out for yourself. Someone could go through minute by minute and say "at x minutes you should have cut the bass a bit more" (for example), but it's better for your learning process if you just carry on practicing and listening back. When you've got the hang of it and can record a mix you're really proud of, by all means post it here. Trust me I've been listening to my own mix even since I got it up on sound cloud. I put it up as I felt that was my best I could do then, I was stucked and therefore I needed some serious feedback and so here I am. Fortunately there are nice people who gave me their inputs so I knew what was wrong and have the mistakes taken note off. I'll be done with exams pretty soon and I'll do another mix, I'll be back
Breana Singerman 24.08.2011	Originally Posted by fullenglishpint +1. It's a great idea to record yourself and listen back, but hang back on asking for community feedback. Give yourself a few months practice first, there are mistakes you make as a beginner which you need to work out for yourself. Someone could go through minute by minute and say "at x minutes you should have cut the bass a bit more" (for example), but it's better for your learning process if you just carry on practicing and listening back. When you've got the hang of it and can record a mix you're really proud of, by all means post it here. The man speaks the truth! Just from critical listening alone you should be able to dissect what you need to work on. And don't forget to listen to other mixes as well as you can learn a lot from them. People are too quick to post up any old mix these days and expect instant feedback. How good do you really believe your mix is going to be after a week? More importantly how original do you believe it's going to sound? You've only been DJing a week! How much unique and undiscovered music could you have unearthed in that time?
Tatum Ansaldo 24.08.2011	Originally Posted by djchriswoods.co.uk i'll have a listen maybe after uve been doing it a year... +1. It's a great idea to record yourself and listen back, but hang back on asking for community feedback. Give yourself a few months practice first, there are mistakes you make as a beginner which you need to work out for yourself. Someone could go through minute by minute and say "at x minutes you should have cut the bass a bit more" (for example), but it's better for your learning process if you just carry on practicing and listening back. When you've got the hang of it and can record a mix you're really proud of, by all means post it here.
Delmar Swamy 24.08.2011	Give your self at least 6 months, then try back here again, then I'll give youfeed back
Kum Kulseth 24.08.2011	Originally Posted by djchriswoods.co.uk i'll have a listen maybe after uve been doing it a year... This was helpful, thanks!
Breana Singerman 24.08.2011	Originally Posted by djchriswoods.co.uk i'll have a listen maybe after uve been doing it a year... +1
Teresia Janusch 23.08.2011	i'll have a listen maybe after uve been doing it a year...
Kum Kulseth 23.08.2011	Thanks for the input guys! I will do another remix when I get home or smth. This time I may add some house music or techno to add some flavor
Era Roka 22.08.2011	i actually had no proplems with the vocals, i even tink i liked it a bit.
Palma Hanslip 22.08.2011	Originally Posted by doomace Thank you vinniespace, that was helpful! I'll certainly do pre-planning before I do a mix in the future then Also do you guys use external audio processing devices for post-fader effects? I do wish to have something like the 'beatmash' traktor have or some sick effects for fills and drops. regards Don't even believe about effects yet if you have only been at it a week. Iv been at it for many many years and just believeing about effects now. You have many years of learning ahead of you. Keep practicing as much as you can and you will slowly/rapidly (depending on how much time you put into it) improving.
Kum Kulseth 22.08.2011	Thank you vinniespace, that was helpful! I'll certainly do pre-planning before I do a mix in the future then Also do you guys use external audio processing devices for post-fader effects? I do wish to have something like the 'beatmash' traktor have or some sick effects for fills and drops. regards
Shanae Blackshear 22.08.2011	Originally Posted by doomace Thanks for the input guys. Major vocal clashing? Will people kill me if I were to say I let it collide with the other track on purpose? I personally believe my mixes doesn't have proper build ups and proper fills for the tracks to co-exist and chain up. Need some tips if possible guys! Thanks! Ok Ok, First of all: Song selection: This is one of the most important things for a DJ to master (my opinion). In this mix the selection isn't that bad. If you choose your songs on the run, I would recommend to first sit down and select all the songs for your mix, before even touching your Numark. Keep the build-up in mind and put the banger at the end (or middle). Second: the mixing: With your selection of songs you need to find the perfect transitions. Sometimes this requires to change the order of your selection as some songs go together beautifully. there are different techniques to make a transition to another song, I'm not gonna explain them: use google or DJTT... But one simple rule is not to mix vocals or synths. As a beginner, it's easier to mix in and out on the beat (most of the time at the end and beginning of the track, you can mix one vocal on an other beat). Later on, you have to find other points within a song to mix-in another track and you can try mixing the vocals/synths Last tip: try to get a gig! When playing at a simple party (with friends or family) you get the feeling how important song selection is! You could imagine you don't want to play house for your family (try lounge instead) or top40 for your techno-friends When at a gig, the mixing techniques are important, but you can do without them as long as the selection is good. Good luck, check my soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/vinniespace
Latoria Kavulich 22.08.2011	Originally Posted by weltraumpapst this is what's the mix section is for.. Yes, please post all mixes, tracks etc in the Mixes & Productions community . Cheers
Loralee Erban 22.08.2011	Only tip mysely and many many many others will give you is practise for a few years then come back to us, you will learn what sounds good!
Dino Hapgood 22.08.2011	Originally Posted by doomace Thanks for the input guys. Major vocal clashing? Will people kill me if I were to say I let it collide with the other track on purpose? I personally believe my mixes doesn't have proper build ups and proper fills for the tracks to co-exist and chain up. Need some tips if possible guys! Thanks! it's typically a rule of thumb not to play 2 similar vocals on top of each other. They tend to drown each other out and "clash" and sound like shit. overall not bad for 1 week. Your phrasing isn't that bad for just 1 week of practicing and you keep up some pretty good energy throughout. Try not to let tracks play out though. Also do you have a track list?
Kum Kulseth 22.08.2011	Thanks for the input guys. Major vocal clashing? Will people kill me if I were to say I let it collide with the other track on purpose? I personally believe my mixes doesn't have proper build ups and proper fills for the tracks to co-exist and chain up. Need some tips if possible guys! Thanks!
Celine Surico 21.08.2011	1000+ hours of DJ practice ahead.
Fernande Alkins 21.08.2011	Keep at it. It wasn't bad honestly for a week. You had some major vocal clashing though.
Halley Wurzer 21.08.2011	Originally Posted by Vinniespace you can do better than that +1
Shanae Blackshear 21.08.2011	you can do better than that
Emeline Coraggio 21.08.2011	facepalm
robin loo 21.08.2011	Originally Posted by doomace Oh please don't misunderstand my main intentions, I'm here to seek for further tips/help to further improve my mixes/skills. The song is merely a gauge to gauge what I can do live <: Cheers. this is what's the mix section is for..
Kum Kulseth 21.08.2011	Oh please don't misunderstand my main intentions, I'm here to seek for further tips/help to further improve my mixes/skills. The song is merely a gauge to gauge what I can do live <: Cheers.
Temple Guffin 21.08.2011	There is a mix section

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