First gig, what to think about?

[honey-d]

on the topic of drinking/doing various other things while playing, i know everyone here says don't have too many but lately i've been noticing I am WAY better in the 5-10 drink range than the 0-4 (and no, it's not cause i'm too drunk to notice myself fucking up lol) i know everyone's different but for me that's right before my motor skills start to go but right when i stop giving shits and i can really just get into it.

id kinda agree with that, pretty much what i used to alwways say, like i mix almost better when im abit tipsy. but then there was that time............you just go abit too far and end up stopping the wrong tune twice in one set, naaah, put enough shame on you to make sure never ever to do that again hehe

lol yeah. i'll never eat mushrooms while playing again.. didn't mess me up or anything i just ended up getting really claustrophobic behind the table haha. but yeah tipsy/drunkness makes me not think about the technical things; i don't need to, i know how to mix, and just worry about what's sounding good and it definitely puts you on the same level as your audience and you can feel em a little better

haha I tried to mix a bit for my friends when we were all frying and I walked up to my CDJs, turned them on, stared at the pretty lights, then walked away

[Killamike49]

on the topic of drinking/doing various other things while playing, i know everyone here says don't have too many but lately i've been noticing I am WAY better in the 5-10 drink range than the 0-4 (and no, it's not cause i'm too drunk to notice myself fucking up lol) i know everyone's different but for me that's right before my motor skills start to go but right when i stop giving shits and i can really just get into it.

id kinda agree with that, pretty much what i used to alwways say, like i mix almost better when im abit tipsy. but then there was that time............you just go abit too far and end up stopping the wrong tune twice in one set, naaah, put enough shame on you to make sure never ever to do that again hehe

lol yeah. i'll never eat mushrooms while playing again.. didn't mess me up or anything i just ended up getting really claustrophobic behind the table haha. but yeah tipsy/drunkness makes me not think about the technical things; i don't need to, i know how to mix, and just worry about what's sounding good and it definitely puts you on the same level as your audience and you can feel em a little better

haha I tried to mix a bit for my friends when we were all frying and I walked up to my CDJs, turned them on, stared at the pretty lights, then walked away

[blinx]

if you plan to use VDJ you wont even be touching there CDJs. CDJs are not a controlelr. YOu can use timecode cds and serato with cdjs but i really dont think your going to show up and hook up like you think man.

What i would.

1. Borrow whatever interface/conroller you had been using at home, bring this to the show and use that instead of the cdjs or mouse keyboard solution.

Best soution really. 2. burn some cds up and just mix it using the cdjs. THis will be easy and Guareneteed to work... with no extra setup or laptop to worry aobut. So you can get partied up no worries or babysitting needed after the set.

[AGo]

Guys... I know have to party, but I dont know the stuff I was asking, and I'm looking for a answer to my questions

Edit: blinx, okey, thanks for the info

[mikeyp]

on the topic of drinking/doing various other things while playing, i know everyone here says don't have too many but lately i've been noticing I am WAY better in the 5-10 drink range than the 0-4 (and no, it's not cause i'm too drunk to notice myself fucking up lol) i know everyone's different but for me that's right before my motor skills start to go but right when i stop giving shits and i can really just get into it.

id kinda agree with that, pretty much what i used to alwways say, like i mix almost better when im abit tipsy. but then there was that time............you just go abit too far and end up stopping the wrong tune twice in one set, naaah, put enough shame on you to make sure never ever to do that again hehe

lol yeah. i'll never eat mushrooms while playing again.. didn't mess me up or anything i just ended up getting really claustrophobic behind the table haha. but yeah tipsy/drunkness makes me not think about the technical things; i don't need to, i know how to mix, and just worry about what's sounding good and it definitely puts you on the same level as your audience and you can feel em a little better

haha I tried to mix a bit for my friends when we were all frying and I walked up to my CDJs, turned them on, stared at the pretty lights, then walked away

haha i remember going into a trance from bobbing to the beat while looking at them

[mikeyp]

and OP: i don't quite understand your question. are you going to be using your hercules there? or are you trying to hook up your mac to the pioneers?

[AGo]

I want to hook up my mac to the pioneer stuff they use. But and dont know if it is plug and play or if I need to install something on my mac for the pionner stuff to work

[e-motion]

No, you're going to use audio out for this (2x Stereo RCA), so since it's all analog, you don't need drivers. You'll need an audio interface that can output 2x.

But I advise you to get to the gig early and make some sound testing. Also, I'm not expert in PC DJing, I'm just a plain old CDJer.

[mikeyp]

do you want to use the cdjs or just run through their mixer?

if it's just the mixer, all you need is a 3.5mm > rca cable and plug that into the mixer's input

[AGo]

I want to use Traktor or VDJ for playing the music, but I want to use the mixer and cdjs as controllers for the programs

[dj nation]

on the topic of drinking/doing various other things while playing, i know everyone here says don't have too many but lately i've been noticing I am WAY better in the 5-10 drink range than the 0-4 (and no, it's not cause i'm too drunk to notice myself fucking up lol) i know everyone's different but for me that's right before my motor skills start to go but right when i stop giving shits and i can really just get into it.

id kinda agree with that, pretty much what i used to alwways say, like i mix almost better when im abit tipsy. but then there was that time............you just go abit too far and end up stopping the wrong tune twice in one set, naaah, put enough shame on you to make sure never ever to do that again hehe

lol yeah. i'll never eat mushrooms while playing again.. didn't mess me up or anything i just ended up getting really claustrophobic behind the table haha. but yeah tipsy/drunkness makes me not think about the technical things; i don't need to, i know how to mix, and just worry about what's sounding good and it definitely puts you on the same level as your audience and you can feel em a little better

haha I tried to mix a bit for my friends when we were all frying and I walked up to my CDJs, turned them on, stared at the pretty lights, then walked away

haha i remember going into a trance from bobbing to the beat while looking at them

all the lights.....so many pretty lights

[drake89]

I want to use Traktor or VDJ for playing the music, but I want to use the mixer and cdjs as controllers for the programs

I'm no expert , but
1. You need a serato or traktor interface if you want to run time code. It's not just midi or something. The little boxes with RCA in/out is what I'm picturing.
2. I don't think the mixer will do anything with your laptop software under any circumstances, and it doesn't need to really.

[Immerse]

ive always had the impression that cdjs can only use cd's. no? they can be hooked up to a computer as well?

[dj nation]

ive always had the impression that cdjs can only use cd's. no? they can be hooked up to a computer as well?

with timecoded cd's yes

[Immerse]

ah ok cool.