Yes on beatport about the equipment of  the Digweed and Sasha tour
http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/sasha-and-john-digweeds-dj-set-up/

Interesting to know that sasha has to still beat match to mix into the end of Johns sets.

Ive always just faded in!

Also his maven controller blew up! And his laptop crashed!

There's been an ableton plugin for sometime for pitch bending. It's built in with 7 so yeah... no biggie for Sasha.

i wonder what he did in 6 then?

he used dj magic.

eh hem...


Obviously, I don't like to be ignored.

anyone seen dave lately?

Dave who?


k... so honestly, has everyone pretty much stopped beat matching? That seems to be what I'm hearing, with this new wave of digital wizardry. Out with the beat matching. Wha?

it's foolish to think that's the only way you can be a real dj. Esp when radio guys never do it.

Thats my point read the article!
We focus on the beat matching side and forget theres more to djing than just the beat matching

Besides as the article points out sasha cant be accused of not having beat matching skills
he was always known for such smooth mixing!

x2

beatmatching has always been the easy part of djing. lets be honest. anyone with some musical ability and practice can do it.
djing about understanding the dynamics of the crowd and keep them dancing. which takes alot more then just being able to beatmatch.

True true! You're all right, I'm not downplaying the importance of the other aspects of DJing.

But beat matching has been like a right of passage, for years. It's just a bit odd to think of that being removed.

Alex is brilliant. Although... I suck at matching beats.

im not that brilliant... if i was.. ild be pro.. but i still work in a warehouse.

See, remove the right of package and you'll have hacks like Dave Richards playing at Cornerstone.


AAAHAHAHA. I jest!  :laugh:

 8)

Odd maybe but it just means we are moving onto other rights of passage. Not everyone wants to spend hours configuring their set up or warping their tracks.

It still takes dedication

set up = 1 time
beatmatching  = everytime

I'm actually glad that the auto sync feature, on any dj software, is fail. I rather take the time to manually beat match, because I actually have to play fast music just to keep from getting bored with beat matching.... BTW, cueing and beat matching w/o headphones is very hard, even with digital dj software, It's a challenge in itself.
Basically, I could have the easiest setup in the world, and I'd still find a way to make it challenging  :laugh:

actually, i find that cueing and such without headphones is fairly easy with traktor.
beatmatching each track is really annoying, unless you are super good at it, you dont seem to have time to really pay attention to the flow of the night and such.

With traktor, I just need to know what the next track sounds like :)

Does it get the right bpm everytime then?

I still cant believe that?

It's pretty good with the BPM, but doesn't align the tracks properly. I adjust it every time.


lol... but see, this is my point about right of passage. Other DJs have been learning this for years, and once they master it, they can do it so fast. And then they can graduate to the dance floor.

I'm all for the digital revolution, and I've started playing with Traktor and I quite like it. But I'll be honest when I say I have to get over prejudice regarding DJs who've never learned to beatmatch.

Setup a beat grid, and it will. Slave the deck to the master clock and you'll never have to beatmatch.

Like I said... set up a beat grid. That's the solution.

What is a beat grid?

the equivalent to warp markers.  it just tells traktor where the beat is

Voodoo!

it's easier to set than warp markers though. You basically set a cue point on a repetitive beat/sound and then in the cue edit, make it a beatgrid marker and the name it. Once that's  done, it's just a matter of verifying the bpm and setting that. It's fairly fast and easy. You can do that in a quarter to half the time it takes to warp a track.

If you don't slave the deck or hit the sync button, you can still manually beatmatch the track to another deck. Once you do that, it should stay in sync until you mix out of the original track.

I remain a fan of turning off the turntable for a brutal protracted farewell to the previous DJ.  Depends on the style though. Haha, I was playing with some other Tasty members in Toronto and the DJ before me (Fezzik) ended with the track I was planning on starting with. Foisted!

http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/04/09/quickly-set-up-perfect-beat-grids/

Excessive, but yeah, that's the way to do it.

turning off the deck on my last track would really annoy me. not only that but mixing from the last guys track keeps the energy going.

'Course. But maybe you want that. Make a bang with your arrival. It's not uncommon.

depends on the situation and the need. is it more important to keep the energy of the night going or annouce the arrival and the new DJ. oakenfold does it appearently.

Exactly. And that's my point. Depends on the situation.

If the situation is J Puddy is playing, then BOOM, you're gone!

hahaha.... ;)

I agree i think there times when its appropriate to make a point making the change over obvious! Also some times it can be done and create energy. Ive seen djs do it a way that  bigs-up the dj who was on before them and then at the same time announces themselves.

But some times its appropriate to beat mix in and keep the energy going! It depends on whats being played the crowd etc




Oh dear traktor is calling ;)

I think the previous DJ would rip you a new one right there in the booth if you did that. This isn't how the pros are doing it right now. You have to mix into the other set. You are building a night, not changing it.

Meh, the technique is still often employed during multi-genre events or when a headliner particularly wants to "stand out" (I'm not saying it's right, just that it happens).

Yeah, exactly. I've seen it done. I've done it.
I think it's inappropriate, therefor amusing and cheeky.

Just know that I would not allow you to live. Period.

i dont think i would immeditately kill you, but i might cuz then i would be the headliner...

I think the scene could benefit from some thunderdome action.

"Two headliners enter, one headliner leaves!"

I'd kill the announcer as well.

The announcer was the best thing about that movie!  ;)

These new school DJs. Never learnt to beatmatch, can't handle ribbing by other DJs.

Shame.