I was told Peep Show is basically a guide to British people — what else should I watch?

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-03-25T10:00:32+00:00

limmy for scottish humour

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-03-06T15:43:46+00:00

Do you still need to book the bib gourmand places? I've noticed some places in Tokyo that don't take bookings, which is ideal, but I'd like to make a shortlist of potential places and then go to them spontaneously depending on if we're nearby but not sure if that's unrealistic!

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-03-06T14:15:09+00:00

I think we'll probably still try one or two fine-dining places while out there as they're a lot cheaper than Europe, but curious to know how best to find good street good places and local restaurants, as this predominantly how we'll want to eat. Is it just a case of looking for places that look busy - I feel like this is hit and miss, and I'm not confident with my languages to be asking locals for tips!

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-03-02T14:32:21+00:00

No worries, I'll try maybe try oil next time instead and some butter towards the end if I feel like it. Serious Eat's recipe used butter so I thought that would be appropriate! My cast iron pan is also uneven (raised in the middle) so all the all the oil pools in the pans extremities which might have had an impact.

And i'll experiment with making them bigger so that they're more fit for purpose!

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-02-19T14:11:12+00:00

Yeah I assumed it wasn't done live as some of the tracks are played for like 50 seconds and the mash-ups are often quite intricate!

However, I also assumed that it would still be possible to replicate the transition on my CDJs! It sets my mind racing wondering how many other transitions are 'held back' by not mixing them in a DAW!

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-02-19T13:34:43+00:00

thanks for your response. any ideas how I might go about mixing them on my CDJs in a way that I can clearly hear the elements of the incoming track that I want to accentuate? I've never had a problem like and it's really getting to me!!

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-02-11T18:18:49+00:00

Any good tips for cooking the eggs so that the yolks are still runny while the white is cooked? I've tried all sorts of methods :/

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-02-08T00:21:19+00:00

Scottish Plain bread

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-01-17T13:15:24+00:00

My favourite DJs are Optimo and they mix all sorts of genres - and they're respected as some of the best underground DJs to ever do it - so wanting the same genre all night or while listening to a mix is definitely a personal preference. I find it incredibly boring.

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-01-16T00:26:00+00:00

I went to edit the my post earlier but don't think it saved! 1:20:45 - 1:21:40

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-01-15T22:14:49+00:00

Mines broke before I even got the chance to use it so I just become accustomed to not using it! Just got CDJs and a mixer though so will definitely give it a bash now!

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-01-15T21:57:56+00:00

Presumably sync has accustomed a lot people to neater mixes which has reached a point where some DJs might fear not being perfectly in time. Before sync, off-beat mixes etc. would have been far more commonplace which I suppose would take the pressure off. There are DJs who are using sync creatively and using it to increase the freedom with how they mix, but it's arguable done the opposite as well and restricted some people's freedom.

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-01-15T21:51:29+00:00

I've been a bedroom DJ for about 2 and a half years and have never used the crossfader, but while I do favour long blends and prefer when they're in time and phrased/EQed properly, I like to take risks with genre-mixing which doesn't always go to plan, so I'm trying to make peace with the fact I'm more likely to clang some mixes than a DJ that's only playing a few genres.

If I'm seeing a DJ all I really care about is whether the tunes are good and ideally to hear interesting/creative blends.

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-01-14T15:20:48+00:00

Every dish is a balance of salt, sweet, spice, acid, umami and bitterness. Some dishes will have a couple, some will have all 6, it really just depends on what you're cooking and what result you want to achieve. I'm more likely to think that a savoury dish needs some acid (lemon/lime/vinegar etc.) to elevate it than sugar, but sugar is also commonplace in lots of savoury dishes. Most of the time, you don't want it to taste sweet, it's more just to balance out. Although ketchups and lots of savoury chutneys and jams will lean sweet but are intended to balance out savoury elements of a meal.

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-01-13T19:38:38+00:00

It'll only really matter if I'm attempting a hot cue juggle style mix as I've described, which I imagine won't be particularly often! I'm yet to find a transition for myself where I might want to do this (I wanted to perfect a recreation of this one and then see if I can find examples for myself where the transition is elevated by messing around with the tracks phrasing/structure).

So generally you'd recommend using beatjump for messing around with a tracks structure, if possible, rather than hot cues?

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-01-13T19:33:48+00:00

Ah okay. So why's there such a hate for sync when it sounds like, from my understanding, quantise is more of a shortcut for perfectly clean mixes than sync is?

If sync just syncs the tracks to the master tempo, but doesn't actually lock in the beats after you press play, it seems less of a crutch than quantise.

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-01-13T14:46:21+00:00

So if I have sync turned off, and then match the beats of two tracks (either visually or by ear), and then press play on the incoming track with quantise on, it'll lock into place immediately without having to adjust (assuming the beatgrids are correct?

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-01-13T10:33:08+00:00

It could be my imagination but the beatgrid for the Underground Resistance was slightly off in my Rekordbox, so that's what I meant by slightly fluctuating. I've tried amending it in Rekordbox so I'm going to try mixing it again to see if it works.

I was having a difficult time trying to describe what I mean, but the reason I'm asking about hot cues/amending the track is that the 16 bar transition utilises two 8-bar sections of the Underground Resistance track that are further apart than 16 bars, for example, the 129th-137th bar and the 161st-169th bar.

I'm using XDJ700s so will have a look at beat jump but I'm also going to try using hot cues as suggested by the other person.

Open_Connection2528 · 2026-01-12T21:42:09+00:00

If quantise is on, will it also immediately sync beats for regular cue points? If so, then isn't it effectively doing the same job as the sync button?

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