The art and tech of a DJ
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DJs are critical darlings, pop producers and the driving force behind the dance floor at every club. Here’s what an amateur needs to know to get into the game.
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Nice TEKLIFE T‑shirt!
Since when this shit is called art?
P.S. Good video tho.
Top Shelf… Always an amazing quality… you guys really care about what you put online, thanks a lot
Fck DJs now a days, all these guys play is iTunes.
tried controllers but cant trust them , went back to CDJ 2000s
And that is why I am subscribed to this channel.
GREAT VIDEO!
Wow. It’s like The Verge just remembered they can publish good video content and proper investigative journalism again.
What’s the track in the end?
To those who know, what are the difference between this club DJs and the ones who headlining music festivals (Tommorowland, Electric Daisy etc) who are having their own albums. Are they all the same? On music genre? The way they’re making music live/recorded? Are they both on classified under EDM. I just wanted to know. And also—is scratching still a thing
the verge high quality video is baaaaaaaaaack
Another quality video from The Verge. I’m trying to produce music myself and this has been informative!
Really great video, well made and having Shiftee is a great addition. Top Shelf stuff as always !
whats that song DJ shiftee was playing at 3:12 ?
and please dont tell me its darude sandstorm 😛
whats that song DJ shiftee was playing at 3:12 ?
and please dont tell me its darude sandstorm 😛
Witch is the song at 3:45 ?
When I saw The Verge uploaded a video about DJing, my first thought was; “ugh…”. With that in mind, this impressed me.
Music:
curl up — winternet
Shiftee — Drop Top ft. Cakes Da Killa
E.A.S.Y. — Like That
Nadus — NxWxRk (Enferno’s “Run NYC” Edit)
E.A.S.Y. — Coming Around Again
Awesome video!!!
Great video. Shiftee droppin knowledge.
Ok yeah, this was a really good video.
What’s the song on 3:12
Awesome episode! Nice job!
Ok, I’m going to learn to DJ now. Anyone got any tips or software suggestions for a beginner?
Edit: I’m also thinking about getting a Maschine because I have some experience with those and I like finger drumming.
Really liked this.
https://www.mixcloud.com/DjSIQ/relaxing-with-siqsense/
Great overview video for the aspiring DJ.
Pressing buttons and copy pasting frooty loop segments is not art.
They should shot film about araabMuzik instead of these guys (or with these guys).
The production level was top notch. Well done.
For a while i had mixed feelings about all the new technology…i got out of Djing right about when Serato first came out, and felt it was too much of a time-investment to try and port all my records onto hard-disks
Now I feel differently, and I think the fact there’s a lower barrier-to-entry means people will just get more creative.
What new DJs will never understand?.… is lugging 6 crates of vinyl LPs up 5 flights of stairs at 4AM. Or taping a nickel to your cartridge to prevent the bass from making your records skip. 🙂 but the tough stuff made you feel like you were earning it.
Also, for people who are miffed they didn’t tell you what gear to buy.…
…there’s a reason. All the nicest equipment in the world is not going to magically grant you skills. A new guitar player doesn’t need a $3000 PRS, because he sucks no matter what he’s playing.
All anyone should really need to start is a basic digital-mixer*/controller and a laptop. All the advanced features are available in software (like Serato or Traktor), so you can learn what you “need” by gradually learning what features you’d rather manipulate with a controller (tempo, sample pads, channel switching, effects, etc)
(be forewarned! what they sometimes call “mixers” are often not even audio-mixers, but just control boxes for software; a more-expensive proper mixer will have both audio/mic/digital audio + USB in/outs — the super-cheap things may just have USB)
Even the entry level stuff i see is pretty feature-heavy.
I would probably recommend one of the NI-Traktor control devices…
http://www.amazon.com/Native-Instruments-Traktor-Kontrol-Interface/dp/B00DCP4O6Q/ref=pd_sim_267_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1ZVT9ZHD4DAKKVNTQ33T
Particularly one with a cross-fader (Z1) instead of the sample-pads (X1), at least to start out.
With that, you can learn the core skills of mixing and cutting, using the laptop itself for any special ‘bonus’ features, or by adding a simple/cheap additional midi-pad device (or real-time effects system like Korg KAOSS pad).
That’s the basic “2 channel-faders and a crossfader”-setup every dj has used for decades, and you’ll learn that a lot is possible with limited inputs, and that sometimes the simplest tricks (like ‘transforming’ with the channel faders) are more interesting and dynamic than any button-mashing.
People who start off with “too many buttons” are going to turn into DJ SuperAnnoyance in no-time. A more-minimal setup forces you to listen, which is how you really begin to get better.…letting the music dictate the ways you highlight things.
Hope that helps
Real dj’s use vinyl. Not some fancy set up that controls sound on your laptop.
my friend and i want to be DJ’s so bad but all this tech confuses me?
verboten sucks so much dick. output shits on it
Why you need CDJs? Thought everything was done on iPad now? Lol.
Less alcohol and more MDMA!
Is there such thing as talent or taught well with lots of money? When I go out I wonna hear something new and to teach me something I ain’t heard yet!
does anyone actually do like this now tho?
The background music is so amazing, does anyone have any idea what some of the songs in the video maybe ?
The background music is so amazing, does anyone have any idea what some of the songs in the video maybe ?