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right so i played out for the first time yesterday. was at a mates private party for bout 70 odd people got there and waited till like 3 to do my set but listening to all the other djs they keep clipping hard and the the speakers eqs had been set shit and they were shit quality. i went on nd i had no clue what i was doin cuz the it was so different to my mixer and the decks themselves were fuked the pitches were fuked it was hard enough to beatmatch cuz there wasnt any monitors. any i learnt a good lesson but looked like a twat at the same time

you should try producing that shit is hard

Skepsis wrote:you should try producing that shit is hard

stupid

i do produce much less pressure than djing out

Skepsis wrote:you should try producing that shit is hard

there's relatively no pressure in producing, it's completely different.

Invalid wrote:right so i played out for the first time yesterday. was at a mates private party for bout 70 odd people got there and waited till like 3 to do my set but listening to all the other djs they keep clipping hard and the the speakers eqs had been set shit and they were shit quality. i went on nd i had no clue what i was doin cuz the it was so different to my mixer and the decks themselves were fuked the pitches were fuked it was hard enough to beatmatch cuz there wasnt any monitors. any i learnt a good lesson but looked like a twat at the same time

Unlucky mate, official events would have been a safer bet for your first time, sound checks etc beforehand.
Have my first coming up Saturday, open air daytime one. Seriously hope nothing shit happens to me like that! Bringing my own gear though, so shouldn't have any surprises in that regard.

yeah defiantly need a sound engineer wish i had half an hour or so to get used to the gear i was using. you should be fine mate doesnt matter id u mess up everyone does it i spose

Learn from your mistakes and move on. I guess what you need to take from this experience is to ALWAYS familiarize yourself with the equipment before you play out, even if thats just watching other dj's to get a feel for it.

i completely disagree that theres no pressure in producing, i always felt under pressure to make music that is good to the point where the music i was making wasnt for my enjoyment but other peoples, which caused me to stop. now i only really make a bit of ambient music when i have some feelings that i need to put into music, rather than producing a beat for the sake of producing.

shame about your set though man, happens to the best im sure

Veering off topic here, but it is kind of interesting. I think there is pressure in producing. If I don't watch it, I'll have a whole host of people sitting before me watching, waiting, evaluating every tweak I make. Have to banish those cocksuckers from your studio (mind).

nowaysj wrote:Veering off topic here, but it is kind of interesting. I think there is pressure in producing. If I don't watch it, I'll have a whole host of people sitting before me watching, waiting, evaluating every tweak I make. Have to banish those cocksuckers from your studio (mind).

It's all relative to where production comes in your life I guess.