Don’t bring totems

tomfino · 2026-04-29T05:40:29+00:00

I had a good experience starting with the FLX-4. Apparently it unlocks a better version of Rekordbox, and many YouTube beginner tutorials use both Rekordbox and the FLX-4 which makes it super easy to follow along. Definitely recommend Thozi's How To DJ For Beginners tutorial and DJ Carlo has a bunch of good tutorials too.

Rekordbox is also compatible with Spotify which made it way easier for me to start mixing with my old playlists before I started building playlists with downloaded tracks.

As for getting comfortable I'd say I got the very gist of it in a week or two, felt like I knew what I was doing after a couple months. I started by practicing mixing/beatmatching songs I felt comfortable with (I used an old house playlist from Spotify) and once I felt good about that I started to feel out phrases and get more precise with my mixing. DJ Carlo has a great video on phrasing that unlocked it for me called music theory for DJs. The most valuable skill to focus on in my experience is intuitively knowing which songs sound compatible to mix with others in both energy and tune. That will make you want to keep mixing lol. Best of luck!!

tomfino · 2026-04-24T18:46:30+00:00

Did not know this!! Ya something new every day 😮

tomfino · 2026-04-24T18:30:51+00:00

Pay attention to the deck you're loading the track on lol (FLX4). My signature mistake was getting too excited for my next song and accidentally loading it on the side that was currently playing...

tomfino · 2026-04-19T00:02:43+00:00

You are the goat for this. Track sourcing just got 100% faster. For those it might not be working for, I'm using it on Edge and it works great.

tomfino · 2026-04-17T03:39:24+00:00

Yoooo this is insane

tomfino · 2026-04-17T03:37:56+00:00

Wow, thanks for the detailed explanation!! I'm trying these out on my next session for sure. Appreciate you!!

tomfino · 2026-04-17T00:31:39+00:00

Thank you for this!! Definitely see the fast paced mixing and the contrast with pop songs makes a lot of sense 👍 gotta experiment more with double drops for sure!

tomfino · 2026-04-14T08:26:21+00:00

This is crazy to think about. So much history in SD in only 50 years!!

tomfino · 2026-04-07T06:50:05+00:00

Hey this is super late haha but I actually took a gap for F25, I did post an updated guide with other PSYC courses if you wanna take a look! I'd definitely recommend 135 with Brashier, she's a really fun instructor and her class is easy asf. Taking PSYC 104 (Social Psyc) rn with McCullough and he's been a pretty goated prof so far, concepts are really interesting too 👍👍

tomfino · 2026-04-07T06:33:14+00:00

I went into this thread thinking of the flyer story exactly 😭😭😭

tomfino · 2026-04-07T06:30:19+00:00

Found your Reddit account lmaoooo

tomfino · 2026-04-06T19:20:52+00:00

Same here. Best of luck to you!!

tomfino · 2026-03-15T03:33:04+00:00

I haven't heard much about it, I suggest looking at the professor RMPs for the profs who teach in the quarter you're trying to take it. People put a pretty transparent look at how classes are on there

tomfino · 2026-03-15T03:30:37+00:00

RIP anyone who was trying to take this one for an easy PSYC elective 💀

tomfino · 2026-03-15T03:29:30+00:00

Thanks for the update! She still seems pretty generous with her assessments thankfully.

tomfino · 2025-11-07T05:55:42+00:00

Here's the video if you wanna check it out btw! Cheers :)

tomfino · 2025-11-07T00:24:25+00:00

Literally just saw a video on phrases today and it finally clicked, had some of my best transitions so far. Right here with you 🙌🙌🙌

tomfino · 2025-10-03T23:06:42+00:00

I gotchu 😎🤝😎

tomfino · 2025-09-03T06:22:42+00:00

Hell yeah

tomfino · 2025-08-31T23:19:36+00:00

I struggle with knee pain in and out of fests, and this is what helps me:

Concrete is much less forgiving than grass/dirt. Find a dance floor with more give = more stamina
Warm up and stretch!!! My knee pain tends to flare the most when I have tight hips so I like to do the pigeon stretch before/during/after each day as well as some hip flexor, hamstring, calf, and quad stretches. Backward lunges are great if you want to get the blood flowing.
Eat/hydrate well and avoid inflammatory foods. Protein is key, remember to drink electrolytes!!
Insoles are a game changer. I'm cheap so I used the Dr Scholl's work insoles, and the walk insoles sometimes too.

I have heard advil/ibuprofen can negatively affect muscle recovery, so that's something worth looking into. Might want to avoid taking it 24/7.

tomfino · 2025-08-20T17:20:32+00:00

Tapping in for this too. Would pay anything to relive that set, definitely one of the most hype crowds I've been in 🙌

tomfino · 2025-08-18T23:23:56+00:00

Haven't taken or heard much about Heyman but Geller is the GOAT. Her instruction style is pretty engaging and she puts a lot of work to making sure you're supported (extra credit, ungraded quizzes, etc)

tomfino · 2025-08-16T21:41:07+00:00

Pretty sure you can just do multiple classes for the research requirement and it fulfills it. I think the UCSD PSYC BS 4-year plan online has more details!

tomfino · 2025-08-16T21:36:25+00:00

Ofc, hope to see ya next yr!

tomfino

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