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I just got some mk3's and i have a question as i'm new to djing. When you're doing a set say an hour long and are recording it...say you mess up on one of your transitions...is that your whole set messed up?

why would u mess up?

surely ur mixing in a tune and if u cant get it in then u just use the eq or low pass filter to bring it in without a mistake but just no flashy double drop/mix?

Carry on recording the mix and then just re-record the bit you fucked up and copy paste over the top.

Job done.

Genophonics wrote:...say you mess up on one of your transitions...is that your whole set messed up?

For me, yes.

Sageon wrote:For me, yes.

same


over and over and over and...

Sageon wrote:For me, yes.

also agree fully.

Usually Im a pretty calm and rational guy. But when that happens, it can change a person...

I cant remember where I seen it, but I tink pioneer teamed up with some software company (possibly Ableton) to create an edit mode of all your functions when recording a mix. For example, if you thought your Low end wasn't turned up high enough on a particular blend, you could go back and change it, because all functions and adjustments were recorded alongside the audio. Tried looking through youtube and google there, but couldn't find it, maybe someone else has seen it? Looked pretty tasty.

I'd blame it on a Jumpy needle and if anyone looks at me funny I'd smash up the deck table and go home with the mardys on

its cheating if you go back and edit out your mistakes. just practice until you can do it without fucking up, then your recordings will show your progress.

haha, yea i start over if i fuck up. its a pain in the ass, hard to gauge wether your actualy able to put a good set together sometimes, but i guess thats why practice makes perfect.

I know the initial query was whether it would be ruined if you recorded it only. But to the people who suggested to go back and edit it, you can't exactly go back and edit in a live environment so it would be bad practise to do it normally too.

While I'm all for "practice makes perfect", it's no good having 99% of a recorded mix go down the drain because of a slip up.

i think its best to listen back to your mistakes learn from them

Pistonsbeneath wrote:why would u mess up?

Sageon wrote:I know the initial query was whether it would be ruined if you recorded it only. But to the people who suggested to go back and edit it, you can't exactly go back and edit in a live environment so it would be bad practise to do it normally too.

Recordings and Live Performances are different in the sense that your mistakes are not recorded in a Live Set.

Recordings are listened to Over and Over in some cases, So it gives the listener greater opportunity to be critical, that's why you try extra hard to make sure everything sounds perfect.

I don't see much wrong with going back and editing. A Large part of your skill as a DJ is your intuition for Tune selection and Blend Quality, if you want to highlight that in a Recording. Whats wrong with that? It will probably make the recording procedure a whole lot more painless, I bet the Record companies do it on big releases anyway.

As long as your not hiding the fact that your completely incompetent and shit.


That said, as advice to a New DJ, you need to make the mistakes to learn from them. Usually you will find, when you listen back to a recording you have greater idea of what exactly is wrong with it then when you were actually doing it live.

Pistonsbeneath wrote:why would u mess up?

surely ur mixing in a tune and if u cant get it in then u just use the eq or low pass filter to bring it in without a mistake but just no flashy double drop/mix?

I'll take that as a tip for my live sets, I always want it to be perfect.. even though I've heard way experienced DJ's like Richie
Hawtin and Karotte make small mistakes

Sheff wrote:I'd blame it on a Jumpy needle and if anyone looks at me funny I'd smash up the deck table and go home with the mardys on