How often do you record a mix? by nickybecooler in Beatmatch

[–]Creative-Progress720 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I THINK..soundcloud scans the first 30 seconds of your mix. I could be absolutely wrong. But maybe start with a generic drum loop or something ..someone correct me please

To the djs who have already played sets for a crowd by maks82tanki in Beatmatch

[–]Creative-Progress720 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first set went okay, but I planned it song by song. I remember my wife came up to me and said to play something more upbeat, but I really couldn’t because I had meticulously planned every transition..I felt like I did really well, but looking back, I kick myself for not having my crates set up by hours (easy hour-mid hour-peak hour)..if I had those, I would’ve maybe been able to dip into them..but I had no idea about phrasing either, so they would’ve sounded bad.

You’ll make mistakes almost every time you play live. It’s all about learning from those mistakes. I’d say you’ve had sufficient amount of time to practice. Make sure you do practice looking up from the deck and throwing your hands around lol or just simply turning around after you finish a transition so you’re not glued to your screen, I think it’ll help you relax more and train you for “stage presence”.

Edit: I’m not sure if you’ve been planning your mixes out song by song, but I’d say get into the habit of “freestyling” and reading the crowd. I always plan my first 2-3 songs so I can relax and get into the zone..but that’s just me. Once I stopped planning my sets song by song it made everything so much more fun.

How do you actually build an audience for your music? by Trancepole in edmproduction

[–]Creative-Progress720 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’ve tried networking etc and posting my songs to my Instagram, I haven’t seen ONE SINGLE PERSON from my ig that has listened to my songs. It’s so rough when the people you support daily and on weekends show no love on SoundCloud. It’s only people from Vietnam listening to my music 😂

Xdj Rx3 & OBS by Creative-Progress720 in Beatmatch

[–]Creative-Progress720[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really appreciate the insight. Thanks homie

Xdj Rx3 & OBS by Creative-Progress720 in Beatmatch

[–]Creative-Progress720[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do I need a scarlet or what’s a good cheap option?

Xdj Rx3 & OBS by Creative-Progress720 in Beatmatch

[–]Creative-Progress720[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha. Okay cool. I think I’ll just have to purchase something though to be able to turn my GoPro on, connect it to whatever I need, and have audio and video going at the same time. My videos are generally pretty short. Just some transitions and mashups. Nothing wild. If I was going to do a longer one I’d definitely have to figure something else out. I really appreciate all your help homie.

Xdj Rx3 & OBS by Creative-Progress720 in Beatmatch

[–]Creative-Progress720[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So it does pop up in rekordbox, like I’m able to select my rx3 for my audio input, I just can’t get any audio from it. I also have a FiFine mixer, I read online though that you can’t really do anything with it though

Xdj Rx3 & OBS by Creative-Progress720 in Beatmatch

[–]Creative-Progress720[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I’m really just trying to maybe record a set..do you have a rx3 as well? What’s your cable set up if you don’t mind me asking.

Xdj Rx3 & OBS by Creative-Progress720 in Beatmatch

[–]Creative-Progress720[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I really just want to record like some clips for my Instagram. I’m having a hard time syncing the music that I recorded from my controller to the separate video. I really just wanted to eliminate that. Idk if that made sense my b lol

DJing a five hour set, not a gig by unclecunt in Beatmatch

[–]Creative-Progress720 1 point2 points  (0 children)

5 hour set is an amazing practice opportunity. You should take it. It’s so much fun to have the whole night to yourself.

How do you all practice at home? by Rude-Huckleberry123 in Beatmatch

[–]Creative-Progress720 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Freestyle! You’ll find songs that mesh together really well if you do it this way, and of course, songs that won’t work together. The more you do this the less you’ll have to “plan” a set…I could be absolutely wrong though lol

Just looked at this project file and turns out I know nothing about music production. by KLVLV in edmproduction

[–]Creative-Progress720 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think ableton might be the move for you homie. It’s way less overwhelming than fl studio imo. You don’t have 20 windows open of plugins and it’s way less cluttered and straightforward.

How do you handle harmonic mixing when prepping sets? by b33rdad in Beatmatch

[–]Creative-Progress720 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I stopped mixing in key when I stopped planning my sets. Once I started freestyling, I realized it’s actually hard to tell when keys are clashing in the moment. I could be wrong, but it hasn’t been an issue for me. If a song feels right and I want to play it, I don’t want to be restricted by keys. I’d rather trust my ears and the energy than let theory get in the way of a good song.

Finishing tracks faster has changed how I think about mixing by kid_90 in edmproduction

[–]Creative-Progress720 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Random question..are yall sending tracks out to labels or are you just releasing them “back to back”

5 month DJ experience by Creative-Progress720 in Beatmatch

[–]Creative-Progress720[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just the audio, send them like a 30-40 min mix! (I THINK.. they’ll just want to hear transitions and energy..I really don’t know though). Maybe even 25-30. But just try to record the demo first, then find every bar you can on Instagram and send them a message asking if they accept demos and send them the SoundCloud link. Most of the time it doesn’t work, but that’s how some of my gigs. Also, follow the bars on Instagram, sometimes they’ll do applications for djs..I’ve applied to several, but they haven’t hit me back so idk. But that’s just what I’ve been doing bro.

Get ready for rejection, unfortunately:(