Which begs the question, what are you? Ignoring harmonic matching tools and just focusing on the joys of ableton alone serves this question up over and over. A band can play the same set 100 times and each one can sound different depending on their energy and enthusiasm - things that are easier for the crowd to pick up on (as oppossed to a guy behind a laptop) Some people are just dj's - they're not musicians or producers, and are happy just standing behind the decks playing other people's tunes one after the other for people to dance to, and nothing more.Ĭool, agree with most of this, though the band anology is a bit wonky imho. Rokko wrote:I guess it depends what you want to do as a dj. Sorry for the rant, but this is what I do, it makes me happy - and harmonic mixing is a big part of it. A scratch dj will spend months practicing his set, simply because he's trying to do something that isn't possible without some degree of practice and preparation. If you go to see a band, they will know exactly what they're gonna play, they've spent time rehearsing their set - and they can still rock a crowd. I often like to add in live instruments and scratching as well. I'm doing a hell of a lot more than just pressing play, and probably doing a hell of a lot more than a lot of people who don't prepare anything. And yes, I do have some things prepared before I go up on stage, but I still have the ability to adapt to the crowd and my set will never be the same twice. I wan't to make something thats good to listen to as well as dance to. Maybe I shouldn't call myself a dj - I like to take a lot more things into consideration.
Some people are just dj's - they're not musicians or producers, and are happy just standing behind the decks playing other people's tunes one after the other for people to dance to, and nothing more. I guess it depends what you want to do as a dj. If I used it to prepare a DJ set though i wouldn't sleep with the guilt Basically run it over your file list and see what interesting pairings come out, then play out the combos as individual tunes. This s/w looks like it could be cool to knock up pre-prepared mash-ups, just for use. Personally, I always found it bizarre that someone would go to a gig and know exactly what 20-30 records they were going to play, in what order and when they'd drop them. It just reminds me of people who used to pre-plan their dj sets before a gig in effect making sure there were no harmonic clashes. I suppose my viewpoint wavers depending on the usage. Lol, looks like I can only dream of being a real man REAL men beatmatch and harmonic mix by turning Edison wax cylinder cranks at different speeds, anyway! Actually, IMO, if they had real talent, creativity, and originality, (like I wish I had!) they'd be musicians and not DJs. Hambone1 wrote:Who cares? It's just another aid, seemingly hated by the superstars with all the talent.