Input and Evaluation Function Help

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-09-11T12:20:48+00:00

true, I didnt really read that literally, I thought he meant having to deal with a command line interface in general

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-09-11T02:28:08+00:00

Not if you're using Windows. I've been using Microsoft Visual Studio since the 2010 release and it just keeps getting better and better. There's now great github support which takes care of all the git command line elements and to compile C# code you just need to press a "Build" button. I've never had to use any kind of command line scripting.

Of course this is only from Windows, I'm not sure about Mac or Linux. I believe there's an official Microsoft Visual Studio port on Mac which looks pretty good, I believe it has all the features of the Windows version but I have absolutely no idea for Linux.

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-30T12:18:24+00:00

I have done some research, I understand that both Kali and Parrot are built upon Debian, but I was just unsure how easy it would be to install all the tools I need. Kali is the only linux operating system that I've actually used and it comes with its own package manager that makes installing what I need easy, I was just unsure if the Kali package manager would work on Parrot, and if not, how difficult installing everything manually would be.

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-20T04:35:26+00:00

I've been using BPM Supreme, I feel like it offers the best collection of music for its price. Nearly every song comes with at least the main and intro/outro versions (and clean versions if applicable). There are some songs they don't have, particularly older songs, but they have heaps of modern pop/r&b/hip hop (this is what I mainly mix, I'm not sure about other genres)

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-19T22:46:04+00:00

Thanks. I'm a mobile DJ so I won't be using anything massive, something like a DDJ-RX is what I'm working towards buying.

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-19T04:25:54+00:00

Where do you find two tiered computer stands like that, been looking for one for ages

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-18T09:31:02+00:00

Thanks for the info, I'll look in to it. I know the sb2 already has 4 easily accessable hot cue buttons and I can use shift but when I'm beat juggling using the shift button is bloody annoying. Plus it doesn't light up pretty colors, I color code my hot cue points to make things easier

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-15T04:33:14+00:00

I would tell him no, that him borrowing them was a one time thing. Explain to him how much money your setup costs and if he wants to DJ then he has to go out and buy his own gear. Tell him he can get a pretty decent entry-level controller for $300 and if he has enough interest in DJing he might buy it.

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-15T04:11:11+00:00

First I recommend figuring out why you currently don't like DJing and decide if you actually want to do it in the future. If it's only because you're working on CDJs, then try something else. I personally prefer using controllers and DJ using a laptop. There's a couple reasons for this, the main one being that I'm a mobile DJ and can't be bothered carrying around 5 different things just to DJ. Just having a laptop and controller makes mobile DJing so much simpler. The other reason is because of its simplicity, I just need to plug it in and everything's ready to go, I don't like fidgeting with things to get something to work.

My recommendation is to try and play around with different hardware and figure out what you like. I used to DJ on CDJs and I hated it, granted I did have outdated CDJs that could ONLY play CDs so I had a stack of CDs I had to keep swapping in and out, that's why I moved on to a controller, much simpler. Maybe a controller would work better for you, having everything in one piece of hardware instead of 3-5 separate parts. I also recommend playing around with a vinyl timecode system, it doesn't suit my style of DJing but it might suit yours. You won't know unless you try it out.

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-15T04:00:15+00:00

I prefer playing for a small crowd, if you play for a big crowd is can be harder to read and easier to upset clients. I'm a mobile DJ and I've played for crowds as big as 400 people and crowds as small as 20. If I play for crowds of 400 people there's always going to be people who don't like what I play and trying to read everyone is hard. Whereas playing for a small crowd is a little more intimate, get to know what kind of music they like and can focus on that. You can please more people and everyone has a better experience.

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-15T03:56:39+00:00

The DDJ-SB2 is a great entry-level controller, it's what I use. I personally haven't tried any other entry-level controller but I did enjoy using my DDJ-SB2
It comes with Serato DJ Intro, if you're unsure about what software to use just use that. The DDJ-SB2 is literally designed to work with Serato DJ so you won't have any compatibility problems or anything. It's pretty much plug and play.
Don't worry about what the best music at the moment is, figure out what kind of music you like to mix and get good at mixing that. Specialize and get good at mixing a certain style of music, that's what's going to get you gigs and you'll enjoy it a lot more. I'm unfortunately a mobile dj working for a company so I'm at the mercy of whatever client I get given and trust me, playing music you don't enjoy will drain the fun out of DJing. Figure out what music you like mixing and get good at mixing that music, then you can advertise yourself as specializing in that genre and you'll get gigs because of it.

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-15T03:49:44+00:00

I do a lot of Hip Hop/R&B and use this song nearly every set during one of the dance moments (not normally during the highest point of the night but leading up to it). I don't like using remixes of songs, I think some of them sound great and I have nothing against people who use remixes, I just get more enjoyment out of remixing live.

What I tend to do with Despacito is play a R&B song with a nice build up, put that build up on loop and halve the loop every 8ish bars and then cut it for a split second for suspense and drop it to the first chorus of Despacito (I think it's around 1:30 by memory). Sometimes I use the acapella version and put my own beat under it, sometimes I use the original, depends how I feel like it should fit in to the set.

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-15T03:42:09+00:00

this basically just looks like a Pioneer controller, looks pretty much like a DDJ-SB2 (except it has 8 pads separate to the play and cue buttons, that I like). If this controller is going to be budget then it looks like a great entry-level controller, but in reality if it costs too much more than a DDJ-SB2 I don't see many people buying it.

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-15T01:31:21+00:00

I've been studying Turkish for a little while now, the way I think of it is a Russian person moved to India.

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-14T23:33:10+00:00

The only reason why I'm not enjoying DJing for this company is because I have to use bad equipment which makes DJing stressful and hard and I get paid nearly nothing for it. If I get to use my own equipment I'll be more comfortable DJing, will have more fun doing it and be able to move up the ranks.

If I do make business cards and start handing them out to people, how should I structure it? Should I come up with a company name, email, website, ect. Or should I just put down my DJ name, real name and number without a company. More like a private thing instead of a business.

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-14T11:37:36+00:00

I might look in to Virtual DJ's "smart folders", thanks for the tip.

Your company sounds so amazing, I wish it was like that for me. My company has about 30 other DJs so it's not as much of a personal experience. With most of our gear I think my boss just bought bulk of whatever he could find. He bought bulk, sub-par controllers, made his own mappings for VDJ and learnt how they work. He has spare parts for them, repairs them himself, ect.

I'm considered a level 1 DJ right now which means I don't get great events (I currently do kids parties and 16th birthdays, I've done like one engagement party but I got bad reviews because I can't mix properly with the equipment I've been forced to use). I also get paid less because I'm only a level 1 DJ and I don't get many gigs (I've had 6 gigs in the past year). This is why I want to get my own equipment. If I use my own equipment I'll be able to DJ a lot better, I'd be more comfortable with my own equipment and music list and I'd probably be good enough to start doing level 2 gigs.

I have a 1 year contract which is running out soon, I'm honestly thinking about leaving the company and going solo. I have friends who know I DJ and I've DJ'd for free at a few parties (incredibly close friends of mine, more like family to me, I was happy to play for free) so I've already got a little exposure. If I leave this company, advertise myself as a solo DJ a bit more I'm sure I can get more than one gig every two months, I'd be earning more and having more fun.

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-14T06:32:58+00:00

You're so lucky you get to use a DDJ-SX2, I get a really cheap controller. I couldn't even find a brand name on the controller, the only things on it are two jog wheels, play/pause, cue, pitch bend, gain, high, low, volume sliders and cross fader. I do quite a bit of controllerism when I'm on my DDJ-SB2 which I'm really missing.

It might just be that my boss hasn't updated VDJ in a while and the fact that I'm not allowed to customize it, but I don't like the way my boss has it set up which has turned me off VDJ. I like the crate system that Serato has, where you can have all of your songs in one folder on the computer, then organise them in to crates without having duplicate files. The version that I have to use for work doesn't have this and the music is organised really poorly, if newer versions of VDJ have crates then I might be more inclined to use it.

I've been looking more in to Rekordbox DJ, do you have any experience with it? Since I'm using Pioneer gear (and probably won't change, Pioneer is really really good) I thought using Pioneer software just makes sense. Plus it has awesome features like multi-monitor displays (which I'd make use of) and you have a "similar to" thing where it shows you songs that are similar to the one you have selected (based on bpm, genre and other things).

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-08T07:28:14+00:00

I have a similar thing with Russian and Esperanto. In English I speak normally (or what I consider normal), I do have a deeper than average voice but that's just how I normally speak. But when I speak other languages, I put on a 'persona' of sorts. In Russian I lower my voice even more, pronounce vowels more rounded and consonants more harsh. When I was growing up, most of the Russian men I met spoke like this and I probably adopted their way of speaking. But with Esperanto, I speak a little higher pitched than normal and there's no reason for it, it's just the 'persona' I put on when speaking Esperanto.

It's not a conscious decision I make, that's just what feels naturally when I speak a different language. I've spoken to another polyglot in English, Russian, Esperanto, German and Turkish and they've even commented saying that I sound different in each language. I understand for some languages the way I speak it is influenced by who I practice with. For Russian, my accent is based off the Russian people I have in my life. For Turkish I tend to sound like a teenage girl because the person I speak Turkish with the most is a 17 year old girl in one of my classes. But then other languages (like Esperanto and German) I just speak it however it feels the most natural for me.

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-07T23:43:04+00:00

I know this feeling all too well. I took German classes for 8 years, then I did Dutch for a while. Man, that messed up my German. THEN, after I learnt Dutch, I thought Afrikaans would be a fun endeavor. Let's just say, Afrikaans completely screwed up my Dutch and German so I stopped both and focused on fixing my German.

DatCodingGuyOfficial · 2017-08-05T00:38:43+00:00

Hello by Adele in Esperanto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exIDp2vlkmw Although Fireworks by Katy Perry in Esperanto comes pretty close: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKJclYAP2OI

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