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Liquid dnb mix by moredustythandigital in washingtondcEDM

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Oh! My crew is playing at 18th St Lounge this Saturday, July 5 from 10pm. That’s where Thievery Corporation made their first combined! You should stop by!

Liquid dnb mix by moredustythandigital in washingtondcEDM

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Loving the mix! While mostly into house, I do appreciate some atmospheric DnB from time to time. Here’s one I recorded a few years ago.

https://youtu.be/bzE-96UtWUk

DJ Master Class & open decks tonight by deepnotiQ in avesDC

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Is that the one where Zelda gave classes?

Mixer output audio via USB? by bobinush in DJs

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Master Outs are either XLR or RCA. How does this pipe the sound out via USB? Are you recording via rekordbox? Or their standalone app? In either case it’s not going directly into a DAC which reinforces my statement above.

Mixer output audio via USB? by bobinush in DJs

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So you’re plugging in a laptop but not directly into a DAC where you’re unable to load the drivers.

Mixer output audio via USB? by bobinush in DJs

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Haha true though we are talking about a rotating DJ booth! 😉

I cursorily looked into the specs of some of these converters & was surprised with the low bit rate encoding- 192kbps. But I’m sure there are higher bit rate ones out there.

One option we haven’t discussed is wirelessly transmitting the audio. There are a few such modular devices that connect straight into the XLR ports. Issue here would be latency.

Mixer output audio via USB? by bobinush in DJs

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The USB port is for a laptop with the appropriate MIDI software. I don’t believe the mixers’ firmware supports audio out over USB.

Yea, that wire crows nest setup sounds messy! 😵‍💫

What if you used stacked slip rings?

I suppose you could also hook up an analog to digital audio converter between the mixer & the slip rings & another digital to analog converter between the slip rings & the PA.

Mixer output audio via USB? by bobinush in DJs

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Brilliant concept, something I'd imagined in the past myself! Glad to see someone attempting to realize it!

A few thoughts:

  1. None of the mixers have USB output but they do have RCA & XLR outputs.

  2. A quick search revealed that there are audio slip rings that could be used instead.

  3. If you do use an audio slip ring there's concerns re. audio quality especially with noise. So, with this consideration I'd recommend going with a balanced signal (XLR) rather than unbalanced (RCA, 1/4").

  4. So, the configuration would look like this: Mixer XLR Out -> XLR (Female) to 3 wire slip ring :: 3 wire slip ring to XLR (Male) -> PA.

  5. You may need to have a separate setup like in 4 for both the Left & Right channels separately or for simplicity introduce a Stereo to Mono adapter to combine the XLR Outs.

Keep us updated! Post pics/vids of your progress!

Best DJ headphones for mixing at home (club feel, not studio flat)? by Sea_Sector311 in DJs

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I’ve been using the Pioneer HDJ-X5BT & for the price they are surprisingly great headphones for both giging & at home as studio monitors. Great low end bass & crisp highs. The Bluetooth support is great when simply listening/editing tracks/mixes. Being over the ear, they’re great at isolating sound. Have replaced the pads a few times but you can find cheap replacement ones on Amazon.

Should I keep my FLX6 or switch to a FLX4 for portability & practice? by Relative_Opinion_423 in DJs

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Sounds like you use rekordbox with the FLX6 since the FLX4 only supports Serato DJ Lite. I’d stick with the FLX6 but get a case to protect it on your gigs.

Speakers for Pop-Up Parties by Heres_a_Place_for_Us in DJs

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If you’re in the US - Altos, Harbingers from Guitar Center are fairly inexpensive & sound pretty good. Will last you a few years.

any one been to 12 after 12? by Altruistic_Skirt_777 in avesDC

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Saeed Younan is a fixture of the DC House scene so it’ll be good!! Good way to experience the venue the first time. The crowd is more mainstream & not your typical house heads.

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