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any dubstep vjs lurking?
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:49 am
by lilt
im just getting into a bit of vjing etc. myself and was wondering if there is anybody else out there that does?
me personally, right now im just getting together some video clips to marry up with my dubstep etc. audio loops to play with in arkaos
so i can truly put together an audio visual live show...
so got any tips/tricks for vjing to dubstep?
one thing i have found is loops of people dancing that have had random snippets cut out of them look good to most dubstep due to the halfstep/break nature of the drums... but nearly all clips have to be slowed right down or it just looks too fast for the music!
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:41 am
by mezi
I used to vj alot actually but I grew tired of doing visuals all night, for little pay for music I couldnt stand. So now I just want to do visuals for my own sets.
Just be prepared to pull out all your hair in frustration before you get anywhere with video/vjing
Its worth it though!
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:45 am
by lilt
maybe you could just chuck your mp3 player on whilst vjing to crap music (house or trance im guessing
) and still get paid!!!
i was going to just add the audio loops to my avi's (which currently dont have sound) and when i play the video the audio will also play and i will just build up my audio loops (bass, synths, percussion, drums, pads etc.) by hitting the buttons in time (hopefully!)
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:23 am
by soi
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:26 am
by d-T-r
really impressive stuff.
i had a go at it ages a go but didnt get anywhere.
i really wanna learn how to make custom visualizations.
like the type of stuff on winamp but in a particular style/aesthetic
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:50 pm
by nospin
dTruk wrote:
really impressive stuff.
i had a go at it ages a go but didnt get anywhere.
i really wanna learn how to make custom visualizations.
like the type of stuff on winamp but in a particular style/aesthetic
check out pure data or max/msp
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 6:43 pm
by FSTZ1
been using Resolume for years
now I do more video editing than VJ'ing
Mezi: did you ever go to the Beehive in San Diego?
I used to VJ for most of the dnb events
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:39 pm
by mezi
FSTZ wrote:been using Resolume for years
now I do more video editing than VJ'ing
Mezi: did you ever go to the Beehive in San Diego?
I used to VJ for most of the dnb events
I use resolume too, plus Adobe Premiere for cutting clips.
I dont think i was 21 yet back when..
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:09 pm
by FSTZ1
ahh word
resolume is tits!
although it does have a signature grainy 16 bit look about it that isn't always choice
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:11 pm
by spoon
pure data is good, i used to vj using it. That way i suppose you can tweak it to resond to the bass frequencies in dubstep.
but again you are usually the afterthought and have to rig up projectors yourself etc. I once did a gig and they put me at a table ON THE DANCEFLOOR! i had to gaffer tape my lappy to the table...
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:24 am
by lilt
nice stuff!
do you gig often?
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:57 am
by soi
lilt wrote:
nice stuff!
do you gig often?
in this case, less isn't more
let's say once a month/2 months
it's ha'rd to find promotors/organisers who have access to projectors, visual-monitors, the dvj-x's... all pricey stuff...
we chose a difficult hobby...
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:42 pm
by dushume
your right it is an expensive hobby but worth it in the end chaps..i was looking into investing in the dvdjs myself.
Keep me posted on your visual work
dushume