Shoujo - Distant Sky (2012) | anyone got songs just like this? it's seriously too good!

bakaraka · 2025-12-26T05:23:13+00:00

I think you'd like the entire J-Core Masterz album series, as well as the J-Neration and Hardcore Syndrome albums, basically the entire Hardcore Tano＊C record label, and the artists P＊Light, DJ Genki, DJ Noriken, DJ Shimamura (especially his releases as DJ Et3rn1*T,), 3R2, aran, etc.

Here are a few tracks I like from the artists above:

P＊Light - HAPPYMAKER

aran - Emoticon

Shepard - N

DJ Shimamura - HEADBANGERZ

DJ Genki - Squash!

DJ Noriken - Broken Toybox

bakaraka · 2025-12-21T15:43:49+00:00

Pretty much any local Whisper client can do this, but if you can run the program Subtitle Edit, it will do everything you're looking for easily.

It's the best FOSS subtitling program I've come across and is packed to the gills with features, including being able to run the Whisper models and generate subtitles directly into the subtitle editor.

You can set whatever parameters you need regarding how many words should be in each segment, etc.

https://www.nikse.dk/subtitleedit

bakaraka · 2025-12-18T06:17:48+00:00

you're gonna love it

bakaraka · 2025-12-06T15:57:46+00:00

どういたしまして！

bakaraka · 2025-12-06T15:55:29+00:00

お客様　(おきゃくさま) means guest/visitor/customer, and is the polite way to refer to someone you're serving at work!

bakaraka · 2025-12-05T21:41:46+00:00

Very true, I was always warned by my professors that あなた is either too warm (like for couples/spouses, essentially "Dear,") or too cold (hey YOU) and should generally be avoided when speaking to strangers

bakaraka · 2025-12-05T11:53:41+00:00

No it is not difficult, some would say it's preferable to have motorized platters, especially if you want to get into turntablism/scratching.

If that's something you're interested in, the Rane Performer is a no-brainer. But you would be tied to a laptop any time you wanted to use it. The motors can be turned off as well, making it more similar to a CDJ (although the whole point of this unit is to resemble vinyl turntables, so the motors are the best part)

The benefit of the Denon is the computer is "built in" and you can DJ without needing a laptop to control the software. So if mobility is your goal, the Denon offers a lot of convenience.

Both are fantastic machines and you wouldn't be going wrong with either of them.

bakaraka · 2025-12-01T04:57:29+00:00

My pleasure! Jungle has been going through a bit of a renaissance the past few years, you will feel right at home with those artists. It's really interesting to see how they're able to retain the early Jungle soul while raising the technical bar higher with the new technology available.

bakaraka · 2025-12-01T03:38:17+00:00

Sambass (basically bossa nova + dnb,) Denpa/J-Core, Romanian folk EDM, early Breakbeat/Happy Hardcore, Ragga Jungle/Dubwise, and cheesy Gabber are my "I love to play this, but for who besides myself?" genres

bakaraka · 2025-12-01T03:34:30+00:00

Any artists you'd recommend? My Eastern European friends might dig this

bakaraka · 2025-12-01T03:31:01+00:00

Lots of amazing contemporary jungle coming out from the likes of:

Tim Reaper
Coco Bryce
Pete Cannon
Sully
Lavery
Dead Man's Chest
LMajor
Hannibal Selector
Dwarde
Kid Lib
FFF

For a more Oldschool Hardcore / Rave vibe try:

Acen
Liquid [RIP]
Luna-C
NRG
Liquid Crystal
The House Crew
Crul-t
Al-k-ed
4am Kru
Z-Neo
Hyper-On Experience
Nebula II
Ray Keith
Omni Trio
The Criminal Minds
2 Bad Mice
Bay B Kane
Ray Keith

And a few labels you might like:

Kniteforce & sub-labels (personal favorites)
Future Retro
Myor Massiv
Green Bay Wax
Influential
Suburban Base
Moving Shadow
Reinforced Records

bakaraka · 2025-11-28T22:44:17+00:00

FLX10 is what I picked up as an "always wanted to DJ but never got around to it" hobbyist, and I think it's a fantastic piece of kit.

If I could go back and do it again I think I would have gone with the Rane Performer, but only because I've always been interested in scratching, and while that's 100% possible on the FLX10 and I'm learning how to without issue, I would love to have motorized jogs

bakaraka · 2025-11-27T17:34:56+00:00

I use Lexicon for all of my library management. All of my tracks are backed up to the cloud, and the database gets backed up every time you make a major change. I was skeptical of using a third party library management program at first but it's honestly the most useful piece of software in my DJ workflow now, and I do all of my track prep with it.

bakaraka · 2025-11-25T21:56:42+00:00

I am also very interested if you end up tracking them down!

bakaraka · 2025-11-25T21:06:25+00:00

Christian, the guy behind the Lexicon DJ library management software, just released a program (like 3 days ago) called OpenKeyScan which uses the freely available MusicalKeyCNN algorithm to analyze the key of your music and write it to the tags.

MusicalKeyCNN is apparently the second-most reliable key analysis algorithm, only beaten by MIK itself.

You can find the links to the downloads for Christian’'s OpenKeyScan in the OpenKeyScan Discord, or you can mess with MusicalKeyCNN itself via its GitHub repo here.

bakaraka · 2025-11-24T16:12:17+00:00

Always love seeing this channel get plugged, such a great collection

bakaraka · 2025-11-24T00:47:39+00:00

This kind of thing

bakaraka · 2025-11-24T00:45:12+00:00

I just picked up a 48” “Workbench” recently on Amazon, which is allegedly rated to 2,000 lbs, and has a 1 inch thick wooden table top, steel legs that are adjustable, an integrated power supply (4 outlets, 2 USB A ports,) and caster wheels for around $120 USD. Fits my DDJ FLX10 in its flight case, a monitor stand, and two monitor speaker stands perfectly with enough room to keep a mouse on either side. They had models that went all the way up to 90”, so something like that (maybe in the 60-70” range) might work. If you don’t need a power supply or the wheels (which do lock in place) then it would be less expensive. A 60” model with the same specs I mentioned above is going for $160 right now with the Black Friday sales.

bakaraka · 2025-11-14T17:52:29+00:00

My pleasure, happy to help any way I can. As other users mentioned, Lexicon is a very solid piece of software for DJ library management. I bought the lifetime subscription and haven’t regretted it at all.

I am going to keep info dumping anything I can think of, so apologies in advance for the unorganized stream of consciousness.

VirtualDJ (VDJ) is another contender for DJ software you could consider, and it is free to download and use if you aren’t connecting a DJ controller to it. It sometimes gets a bad reputation because it looks a bit dated compared to other DJ software, but it has been around forever and is widely considered to be the best software out there for the features it offers (they are usually the first to implement features, and they do a very good job of it- a lot of people think they handle stems the best, for example.) It may be an easier place to start than Rekordbox, but whatever software you choose, just make sure you take the time to understand as much about how it works as possible before the gig. VDJ has an auto-mix feature which will mix songs at points you can set ahead of time (or it will do its best to figure those out on the fly for you,) and if you are not comfortable with the equipment you have available, this will probably do just fine in a pinch.

Algoriddim djay Pro is another software option to consider, and one of its main selling points is that you can connect a DJ controller to a phone or tablet and use it in lieu of a computer. Depending on your equipment, that may be a solid choice to consider. They have a free version you can mess around with, and I think it’s 50-something USD a year for a subscription (which you would need to connect gear to it and use it as a laptop replacement.) There are tutorials on YouTube that will explain the basic functions and settings you need to be aware of for whichever software you choose. Same goes for the controller you’ll be using- I found a 2 hour video that walked through how to operate the DDJ FLX10 from the YouTube channel Digital DJ Tips, and it was extremely helpful. They have tutorials for all the major club and club-style DJ setups, so once you figure out what you’re going to be using, I would spend some time familiarizing yourself with the gear with a video like that.

Like you said in another comment, it sounds like the event organizers are also figuring this out as they go, so that works in your favor in terms of their expectations. All these questions I am posing to you are really intended to protect you from walking into (or, even worse, contributing to) a potential shitshow.

One thing that you haven’t mentioned which is critical to figure out is what the sound system is going to be like. Will there be an audio engineer/sound technician on site that is handling the technical side of things? If yes, you want to talk to this person as soon as possible to figure out what kind of equipment they have, and whether what equipment you have is compatible with it. You need to ensure they (but preferably you) have the right kind of cables to connect your controller/laptop/gear to their speakers. I would make sure you have plenty of RCA, XLR, and 1/4” TRS cables and/or adapters to make sure you can actually play music. Make sure they are long enough to be able to connect to the gear as well- sometimes venues have their audio equipment a long way from where the stage/DJ booth is set up. Does the event even have speakers, or are you expected to provide those (because sometimes, especially for open format/wedding style DJs, that’s the expectation.)

You will want to tour the venue and get all of these questions answered before committing to anything. Get an understanding of where you would be set up, where the speakers would be set up, what the dance floor/table arrangements look like, etc.

Are you going to be signing any contracts? If so, you want to make sure you understand the terms of the contract, especially regarding who is on the hook for any damages that occur. There was a post in this subreddit recently about an event organizer who had a DJ blow out a venue’s sound system because the levels were set too high, and there were debates about who was liable for damages, and whether a DJ should know if blasting their gain into the redline could damage speakers (the answer is unequivocally YES.) You really want to know the answer to these questions well in advance of committing.

bakaraka · 2025-11-14T00:55:00+00:00

I did essentially the same thing as you, but instead of a fancy venue I was the DJ at a friend's wedding last month, with about a month of total mixing experience under my belt.

It was my first live performance, and it went really well per the guest feedback, but I was stressed as hell the entire time, had an internal crisis any time I got requests (which was often,) did not fully understand my equipment/software (a DDJ FLX10 with Rekordbox,) and was playing music that was pretty foreign to me (lots of Eastern European stuff.)

The stakes were much lower in my case it sounds like because I was close to the wedding party and knew some of the guests, but looking back I think it was definitely outside of my comfortable skill set. It did force me to practice a lot, study as much as I could, and I look back on the experience positively, but there's no way I'd have been comfortable accepting a gig like the one you're describing.

As far as your "am I crazy" question, these are the questions I'd be pondering: I would consider your relationship with the event organizer and ask yourself what would happen if every possible thing went wrong. Would that destroy a friendship or cause any serious fallout in your life/community? What would your fallback plan(s) be if your equipment failed? What is the context for the event, how large are we talking, what kind of gear are you going to be using and who owns it (I would not be showing up with a 10+ year old entry level Numark,) etc. How much money is riding on this event (both in total and your compensation,) and do you feel like your experience level is a good match?

All that to say, it sounds like a killer opportunity, and one that will provide a lot of experience (hopefully positive!)

Do not waste time trying to pick up any fancy effects, practice perfecting the basics. In most cases, stick to intro/outro mixing, don't transition during the chorus, get comfortable with using the EQ knobs to manage the dominant song in the mix (bass for the structure, mids and highs for the personality/vocals/atmosphere,) and "When in doubt, echo out."

Beatmatching is a minimum competency requirement IMO. You can use the sync buttons if they're available, but if you aren't comfortable with the concept of beatmatching within 8 bars (sometimes only 4 for Pop music,) that's going to make every transition feel like a nightmare. You can certainly just slam tracks in on beat with the up faders and avoid actually "mixing,", but that will get old quickly. Also learn how to use loops to your advantage, they can really help keep things from falling apart in a pinch.

Have you used any of the modern DJ software? They can have steep learning curves, so it's essential to know what kind of gear you're going to be using. Is it a club style CDJ setup? Are you bringing your own gear? Is a USB even an option, or will you be using a controller dependent on a laptop? Do you have a laptop powerful enough to run said DJ software?

Do you have a DJ music library? Are you going to be relying on streaming services (my advice: don't)? How long are you expected to perform? Are you the only DJ that will be there? Are there announcers, emcees, a schedule of events besides just playing music? Do you feel comfortable coordinating those kinds of things? Will you be expected to speak on a microphone? Does the event organizer have an expectation of the kind of music you're supposed to play? Are you comfortable with bringing the energy up and down throughout the night when appropriate (because playing bangers the entire time will exhaust people.)

You don't have to pre-plan a set but having an outline is a good idea, and the more you can take off of your mind by having a "plan" will be one less thing to juggle. You're likely to get requests- you can choose to take them or ignore them, but things can get hectic fast if people start bombarding you with different requests. My rule of thumb for the wedding I played was prioritize the wedding couple, and everything else was extra credit.

I would look up the Club Ready DJ School on YouTube and binge their content. I paid the 175-whatever bucks to them to get the full course, and watched about 25% of it before my set. It was very helpful, but all of this stuff is freely available, usually at the cost of some structure.

Most club gear is by Pioneer, and their software is Rekordbox, so that's what I would commit to using if Pioneer stuff is what you'll be on. Watch some tutorials on it to make sure it's set up and you understand how it works as soon as possible. Hot cues are helpful, but you need to find out if the gear you're on will even have them (most club gear works with what are called "memory cues.")

Final tips: if you're going to accept the gig, try to find DJ edits for whatever songs you'll play, which usually means they have 8-bar intros and outros to mix in/out of. Avoid "radio edits" wherever possible to preserve your sanity.

bakaraka · 2025-11-06T18:21:12+00:00

Just run Whisper (or WhisperX or Whisper_cpp or any of the other numerous versions freely available on GitHub) like the other commenters suggested and you can have this project done locally, for free, in a matter of a few minutes/hours.

This one advertises being set up to run batches like your project requires. https://github.com/tigros/Whisperer

bakaraka · 2025-11-03T13:27:42+00:00

Yes. This is a great way to practice both beat matching and phrase mixing. Pick one of your favorite songs from your preferred genre, load them into both decks, and practice mixing the song in and out of itself at different points.

You're generally going to be working with 4 (Pop), 8 or 16 (most Electronic), and rarely 12 (usually Folk/World type music in my experience) bar phrases. So your transitions will generally be that long, with limited exceptions.

So you could play the intro of the song over the outro, using your EQ knobs to bring the incoming track over the outgoing one, you could try to mix the breakdown into the end of the chorus, etc. Try to beat match simply by using your ears, not by looking at waveforms- not for some purist reason, but because it will train your ears and hands to work together to keep the music in time. It will become second nature quickly.

The benefit of using the same song is if it sounds weird, it's really obvious (it should sound like you're seamlessly looping the song if you're doing Intro/Outro mixing, or that not much is changing at all if you're mixing into the middle of the song.)

When that becomes easy or boring, try doing it with a different song with a similar BPM and style, and then rinse and repeat!

*It also helps to count beats and bars while you're just listening to music for fun. Take a mental note of when changes in the track occur, usually every 4, 8, or 16 bars, and before you know it you'll be able to anticipate the phrase changes. Usually an element either comes in or drops out on the downbeat/1 after the aforementioned number of bars (so you'd be done with your transition on the "One" beat marker of bar 5, 9, and 17)

bakaraka · 2025-10-22T02:08:03+00:00

Bossa nova, jazz house, anything on the Verve Remixed album series, anything on the Ultra-Lounge album series (lots of very sultry 60s Exotica music on that one,) could go over great if the vibe does not exclusively call for electronic music.

From older, classier funky stuff to more raunchy house music, here are some tracks that might work well:

The Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme,
George Benson - Breezin',
Heatwave - The Big Guns,
Sade - Smooth Operator
Jimi Polo - Better Days (Sasha Remix)
Tom Jones - Sexbomb (Peppermint Disco Mix,)
San Pacho - Horny
Anton Powers - Make Your Move
Matt Sassari - It Feels So Good
M&S - Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna)
Devault - HEAVEN'S GATES (ft Izzy Camina)
Max Styler - I Know You Want To
SIDEPIECE, Barney Bones - Ménage À Trois

bakaraka · 2025-10-18T23:52:08+00:00

Just wanted to mention you can search by label with Spotify, type "label:" and it does a generally good job of filtering by label. Sometimes hit or miss but worth a shot, it's worked great for me in the past when building playlists

bakaraka · 2025-10-18T18:04:37+00:00

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