WHAT DO I NEED TO PERFORM LIVE
WHAT DO I NEED TO PERFORM LIVE
Hello everyone,
Bedroom djing is just find , but what happens when i need to go play at some bar/club/whatever ?
My only equipment is my laptop .
i Imagine for starters i need a GOOD QUALITY EXT sound card .. maybe with 4rca outs , and then a Mixer...
192bps mp3'z will do the job ? Or the sound in a LOUD soundsystem will suck?...
I need your professional experience and wisdom! Thanks!
Bedroom djing is just find , but what happens when i need to go play at some bar/club/whatever ?
My only equipment is my laptop .
i Imagine for starters i need a GOOD QUALITY EXT sound card .. maybe with 4rca outs , and then a Mixer...
192bps mp3'z will do the job ? Or the sound in a LOUD soundsystem will suck?...
I need your professional experience and wisdom! Thanks!
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
HH the Dalai Lama
HH the Dalai Lama
No need for records! (Unless you're a turntablist... very different matter).
My 11 year old son figured how to beat-match with records in 10 minutes. IMO, it's an antiquated, simple "look at me" circus skill that gives DJs something to do other than flipping through their records, and will soon only be practised by those without the technical ability, skill, talent, and foresight to realize the potential of computers and Live. I personally wouldn't want to bank my future career on using record players (talented turntablists excepted).
All you need to start is your laptop. Get to know your computer and Live inside and out. Listen to lots of other mixes, even the ones you don't necessarily like. You can pick up lots of good tips and tricks. Mold your own style rather than just copying what everyone else is doing. If you hear an effect you like, figure out how to do it. Chances are you can do it right within Live.
If you warp your tracks and know them, there's no need to cue. If you want to, there are tons of interfaces out there, and most of them have probably been discussed on this forum.
MP3s vary hugely. Don't judge by bitrate only. It also depends on the content and the final intended result. You probably won't find many MP3s used for studio work, but live work is less demanding on quality. I personally never use MP3s less than 192kbps, and that's only when I don't have access to the AIFF/WAV. All of my Live files are AIFFs, even the ones that start as MP3s.
Hope that helps!
My 11 year old son figured how to beat-match with records in 10 minutes. IMO, it's an antiquated, simple "look at me" circus skill that gives DJs something to do other than flipping through their records, and will soon only be practised by those without the technical ability, skill, talent, and foresight to realize the potential of computers and Live. I personally wouldn't want to bank my future career on using record players (talented turntablists excepted).
All you need to start is your laptop. Get to know your computer and Live inside and out. Listen to lots of other mixes, even the ones you don't necessarily like. You can pick up lots of good tips and tricks. Mold your own style rather than just copying what everyone else is doing. If you hear an effect you like, figure out how to do it. Chances are you can do it right within Live.
If you warp your tracks and know them, there's no need to cue. If you want to, there are tons of interfaces out there, and most of them have probably been discussed on this forum.
MP3s vary hugely. Don't judge by bitrate only. It also depends on the content and the final intended result. You probably won't find many MP3s used for studio work, but live work is less demanding on quality. I personally never use MP3s less than 192kbps, and that's only when I don't have access to the AIFF/WAV. All of my Live files are AIFFs, even the ones that start as MP3s.
Hope that helps!
You need the best quality mp3's as you can - I recommend 320kbps.
Also think about buying some good MIDI controller if you want to make some tweaks to the sound, live.
And If You are serious about DJing go for vinyl records - I think It's the only true DJ experience. There are tons of kids jamming around with laptops these days but none of them can properly beat much by ear. They are using beatdetectors, warping etc. It's not right.
Also think about buying some good MIDI controller if you want to make some tweaks to the sound, live.
And If You are serious about DJing go for vinyl records - I think It's the only true DJ experience. There are tons of kids jamming around with laptops these days but none of them can properly beat much by ear. They are using beatdetectors, warping etc. It's not right.
who cares--vinyl will disapear oneday... now there's already many true turntable emulation. embrace the new technologies bc makes life easier.
Klinikal wrote:You need the best quality mp3's as you can - I recommend 320kbps.
Also think about buying some good MIDI controller if you want to make some tweaks to the sound, live.
And If You are serious about DJing go for vinyl records - I think It's the only true DJ experience. There are tons of kids jamming around with laptops these days but none of them can properly beat much by ear. They are using beatdetectors, warping etc. It's not right.
Hambone,hambone1 wrote:No need for records! (Unless you're a turntablist... very different matter).
My 11 year old son figured how to beat-match with records in 10 minutes. IMO, it's an antiquated, simple "look at me" circus skill that gives DJs something to do other than flipping through their records, and will soon only be practised by those without the technical ability, skill, talent, and foresight to realize the potential of computers and Live. I personally wouldn't want to bank my future career on using record players (talented turntablists excepted).
All you need to start is your laptop. Get to know your computer and Live inside and out. Listen to lots of other mixes, even the ones you don't necessarily like. You can pick up lots of good tips and tricks. Mold your own style rather than just copying what everyone else is doing. If you hear an effect you like, figure out how to do it. Chances are you can do it right within Live.
If you warp your tracks and know them, there's no need to cue. If you want to, there are tons of interfaces out there, and most of them have probably been discussed on this forum.
MP3s vary hugely. Don't judge by bitrate only. It also depends on the content and the final intended result. You probably won't find many MP3s used for studio work, but live work is less demanding on quality. I personally never use MP3s less than 192kbps, and that's only when I don't have access to the AIFF/WAV. All of my Live files are AIFFs, even the ones that start as MP3s.
Hope that helps!
woah! I was just being cheeky. I love LIVE and use both.
can we kiss and make up? xoxxox
"Let you're body feel the sound! Let it cover you up and down!"
You damn punks get of my lawn!Klinikal wrote: There are tons of kids jamming around with laptops these days but none of them can properly beat much by ear. They are using beatdetectors, warping etc. It's not right.
Damn kids with their blips and blops. In my day it was all technics round here, look at it now these laptops have moved in. This used to be a nice neighbourhood with decent, respectable vinyl.
etc.
And in 15 years when everyone starts using holo-haptic interfaces to stream AV into the infospheric audience ... that will be bad too huh?
Alvin Toffler said "anyone who has a cutting edge job in 1997 will find themselves obsolete in 2007" (paraphrasing). It's the future shock effect.
Vinyl DJs are still fun& entertaining, but they are similar to a trad jazz band in my mind, IE historically interesting rather than modern.
xoxxoxChiDJ wrote:Hambone,
woah! I was just being cheeky. I love LIVE and use both.
can we kiss and make up? xoxxox
Good point about a MIDI controller from Klinikal. Get one, and learn it inside and out, too. You don't have to spend a fortune on it. After poo-pooing Behringer (bad experiences in the past), I bought a BCR2000. Fantastic bit of kit! (Might just want a backup if your job depends on it, though...)
thanks everyone!
so it's all about learning Live inside-out and getting a midi controller... [and a usb ext soundcard of course..]
so it's all about learning Live inside-out and getting a midi controller... [and a usb ext soundcard of course..]
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
HH the Dalai Lama
HH the Dalai Lama
Vinyl will never disappear. It is an art form just as the music itself. Do I want to own all my music on vinyl? No... but if it is worth owning in a solid form I want Vinyl. It is the ritual that will not die!densma wrote:who cares--vinyl will disapear oneday... now there's already many true turntable emulation. embrace the new technologies bc makes life easier.
Klinikal wrote:You need the best quality mp3's as you can - I recommend 320kbps.
Also think about buying some good MIDI controller if you want to make some tweaks to the sound, live.
And If You are serious about DJing go for vinyl records - I think It's the only true DJ experience. There are tons of kids jamming around with laptops these days but none of them can properly beat much by ear. They are using beatdetectors, warping etc. It's not right.
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at work developing code that will allow our software to predict the future, but we don’t
anticipate having this available until at least the next major release.