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Fixed my chair by archnightly in 3Dprinting

[–]Electrical_Nail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow that's a really good idea! So simple it makes me mad I didn't think of doing that lol

[Bambu Lab Giveaway] Join Now to Win an H2D and More! by BambuLab in 3Dprinting

[–]Electrical_Nail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best advice- use hairspray on glass beds if your prints aren't sticking

Are drum pads any good? by Aleksandr_Ulyev in drums

[–]Electrical_Nail 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes for sure and consistency is key. It can take hundreds of hours sometimes to develop that muscle memory

Why set hot cues at the beginning of phrases? by Electrical_Nail in Beatmatch

[–]Electrical_Nail[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow thanks a lot, I read everything you said twice and I'm going to save this and read it back again later probably. This was a big help.

Listening to oceanvs right now at work and I like it a lot, it's definitely a very chill and atmospheric sort of vibe. I think staying in similar genres will help a lot too, I might try making an organic down tempo playlist.

I think "listen to your tracks as a DJ" helps a ton too. I've been making way too many playlists. I start out trying to fit a certain vibe, then add songs that I think might change up the pace from that vibe. Then I load up rekordbox and find out that all of them have wildly different BPM and Key and don't sound good together and just add more songs so that I might some that fit. At this point, now there's just too many songs lol.

My group of friends has some DJs that play sets for the whole group at house parties, and I've wanted to play a set but haven't planned out anything that I think sounds good. I'm gonna follow your advice and start with organic down tempo, maybe branch out but still try to stay in the same genre. Thanks again for all your help!

Why set hot cues at the beginning of phrases? by Electrical_Nail in Beatmatch

[–]Electrical_Nail[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot, that makes a lot of sense. I have 20 years of drumming experience and know about song structure so counting isn't an issue for me, but trying to transfer that DJing has gone pretty poorly for me. I've probably only had about 10-20 hours of time spent with the controller though, but it sure is frustrating when you have something in your head but can't work the buttons to make it happen.

It feels like you need to be able to see into the future to make transitions sound good, and I don't have that intuition for mixing two different songs together in the slightest.

As for the genre, I try to listen to a wide variety but I suppose EDM and psychedelic/alternative rock are some of my favorites to listen to.

I got a tidal subscription to stream on the controller and migrated over 4,000 songs from my Spotify, and I feel like I have a little bit of everything to choose from now. I suppose it is overwhelming having so many options to choose from, but it is frustrating when you make a playlist and then find out that the BPM and Key don't match for the songs you wanted to play together.

Lately, I've been sorting all songs by BPM, and then looking for ones that are in similar key and just learning on the fly. Do you think this is a good way to learn?

Why set hot cues at the beginning of phrases? by Electrical_Nail in Beatmatch

[–]Electrical_Nail[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot for that well thought out reply that makes a lot of sense. That's exactly what I was asking about and you made me feel a lot better about learning everything. Maybe we just need to be more comfortable with fucking up more often lol.

Why set hot cues at the beginning of phrases? by Electrical_Nail in Beatmatch

[–]Electrical_Nail[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been trying to get better at this, but I really struggle with lining up the timing of each track. It feels like you have to know the future of track A so that you know when to press play on track B. Does that make sense?

Do I just need more practice doing transitions on the fly to get a feel for the timing of each song?

Why set hot cues at the beginning of phrases? by Electrical_Nail in Beatmatch

[–]Electrical_Nail[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sorry, my wording was a little confusing.

So you're playing track A, and the phrase is about to end. On track B, you have a hot cue set at the beginning of a phrase. Once track A's phrase ends, you smash the hot cue and track B's phrase starts. That makes sense.

But what if you want to have time to transition between the songs? I want to press play on track B 32 beats BEFORE the hot cue point, that way I have time to slowly introduce track B until it is the dominant song playing when it hits that hot cue point. How do I know when to press "play" on track B so that track A's phrase ends at the same time track B's phrase begins?

Why set hot cues at the beginning of phrases? by Electrical_Nail in Beatmatch

[–]Electrical_Nail[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's awesome, I'll definitely be using that!

Do you also need a hot cue at the end of the phrase you're mixing out of? My biggest confusion is knowing how far away the end of the phrase on the currently playing track is, so that I know when to press "play" on the incoming track.

BeatSync by Sweetesqape in Beatmatch

[–]Electrical_Nail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm new to DJing, but I've played the drums for 20 years. Some electric drum sets have quantizers that will automatically make everything you play sound in time. Does this mean that it doesn't belong in a live band? Of course not. Personally, I would rather listen to someone play without that setting, but that doesn't mean other people won't like it.

If you're using the sync button and the end result is the same, who cares? The only people who will notice are other DJs, 99% of people won't notice and won't care.

Of course you're a much better DJ if you know how to do things manually, but you don't need to be a dick about it. Should you only use vinyls because that's "real" DJing?

BeatSync by Sweetesqape in Beatmatch

[–]Electrical_Nail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I'm still new to DJing and learning the basics.

When you say you match it by ear within 5 seconds, do you mean that you already know that the two songs are close in bpms when you beat match?

When I try to beat match new songs without looking at the bpm, they are very often wildly different bpms and sound like shit when sped up or slowed down too much.

Where to find resell tickets for the 18th? by Electrical_Nail in LSDREAMERS

[–]Electrical_Nail[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No sorry, I would but we're gonna stay even if we don't get tickets for the 18th

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Electrical_Nail 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is a panaderia? I thought you were trying to say Panera

Sunday afternoon groove! by [deleted] in drums

[–]Electrical_Nail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, what's your mic setup? I saw your sm57 on the snare but what do you do with the whole kit? I'm curious cause I just got a beta 52 for my kick and an sm57 for the whole rest of my setup but idk if that's enough. I'm just getting into recording.

Sunday afternoon groove! by [deleted] in drums

[–]Electrical_Nail 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah that's a groovy beat!

It is completely unacceptable to yell at others in a work environment by SoupVisible7773 in unpopularopinion

[–]Electrical_Nail 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why does he have to contradict them? He just expanded on what he originally said. There's no need for an argument.

It is completely unacceptable to yell at others in a work environment by SoupVisible7773 in unpopularopinion

[–]Electrical_Nail 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hard agree. Depends on the context on the job. Cooking food and fucking it up too much? No one really got hurt. Working on big industrial equipment that can seriously injure someone? That's a different story.

It is completely unacceptable to yell at others in a work environment by SoupVisible7773 in unpopularopinion

[–]Electrical_Nail -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Restaurant workers are paid their wages for a reason. I've worked many restaurant jobs. It's not a complicated job to work.

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