hmm i was stuck on the s4 because i thought the s2 didn't have the audio out but now i see it has the same sound out as the s4? that makes a big difference. i have never really made use of four decks (mainly because it eats up way too much of my screen for my liking) but i have used a third deck from time to time, mainly to support a really fast transition out of a bridging track. but that is a level of complexity i'm only comfortable with when i'm doing "rehearsed" mixes for ilx or whatever.
but i've also read that the s2 doesn't have a dedicated filter knob which would probably make a big difference in my case because i love my reverb and lfo filters to death.
― the late great, Monday, 28 May 2012 06:30 (twelve years ago) link
yea maybe I should use the high-pass filter but I don't know where it is in traktor. also, what's the essential effects for house and techno?
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Monday, 28 May 2012 07:37 (twelve years ago) link
I should hope there aren't any, because if using effects is "essential" then chances are they're being used to cover up weak mixes or because the dj is just bored (lol, I definitely play with my filter while waiting to cue). There's a tendency to not use effect judiciously, and nothing is more annoying than the DJ who throws on the flanger or looper in between every track, or does long, unnecessary filter sweeps when you just want to hear the track, and not stand there waiting for the dj to be done with her high-pass filter solo. Effects in general should be more like a finishing touch, and not the main course. But that's just me.
― Boy Georbison (EDB), Monday, 28 May 2012 09:23 (twelve years ago) link
And just use what sounds good, not because it's popular. Playing around with things and trial and error should sort this out for you.
― Boy Georbison (EDB), Monday, 28 May 2012 09:26 (twelve years ago) link
if you notice any effects, then its too heavy handed
― coal, Monday, 28 May 2012 09:36 (twelve years ago) link
SR x Hivemind.fm – Xpldr Session 27.05.2012
Shackleton – (For The) Love of Weeping [Woe of the Septic Heart]2562 – Jerash Hekwerken [When In Doubt]Felix Lenferink – Second Bouree [Fourth Wave]Hackman & Tessela – Feel Like Loving Me (Presk Sixt Remix) [Audio Culture]Wbeeza – Peckham Fly [3rd Ear]Kowton – Never Liked Dancing [Idle Hands]October – Planet of Minds [TANSTAAFL]Slazenger’s People – Basel Piss Test [Spargel Trax]STL – That Minml Track [Perlon]Gesloten Cirkel – Twisted Balloon [Murder Capital]WAX – 30303 (Shed ∅ San Mix) [WAX]Asusu – Sister [Livity Sound]Spargel Tarzan – Sauce Hollandaise [Spargel Trax]South London Ordnance – Sanctuary [2nd Drop]Lando Kal – Rhythm Sektion [Hotflush]Sensate Focus – Y [Sensate Focus]Peverelist – Sun Dance [Hessle Audio]Bookworms – African Rhythms [L.I.E.S.]Gerry Read – Bozza [Delsin]Actress – Iwaad [Honest Jon’s]Omar-S – Income Tax Refund Dance [FXHE]October – Singularity Jump [TANSTAAFL]Joey Anderson – Granite [Inimeg]Vessel – Merge [Left_Blank]Theo Parish ft. IG Culture – Traffic [Kindred Spirits]Brey – Bengela [Svetlana Industries]Endgames – Jam City’s Ecstasy Refix [Night Slugs White]Funkystepz – Trouble [Hyperdub]Grievous Angel – Kleer [Forefront]Beneath – Trackies [No Symbols]CRST – Pressure [Valve]Palace – Mandy [Unknown To The Unknown]MikeQ – Let It All Out 2012 ft. Jay Karan [Night Slugs]Walton – Mallet [Hyperdub]Logos – King Mob VIP [Keysound]Ill Blu – Clapper [Hyperdub]Mickey Pearce – I Am [Swamp 81]Teeth – Vibrate [Signal Life]Blawan – Iddy [Hessle Audio]Dro Carey – Rawkus Smack [Ramp]
http://www.sonicrouter.com/2012/05/radio-sr-x-hivemind-fm-xpldr-session-27-05-2012/
― jimitheexploder, Monday, 28 May 2012 14:07 (twelve years ago) link
lol @ high pass filter solo
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Monday, 28 May 2012 16:55 (twelve years ago) link
second only to the low pass resonant filter solo
― dan selzer, Monday, 28 May 2012 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
a very short mix (abt 20 mins), still learning how to do stuff, only started a few months ago
derbyshire n bermange - runningLNR - work it to the bonepita - vent glass aybee - wind for wymanchris n cosey - cowboys in cuba hosono - mixture 2 jackson y comp band - hard titsjulie jumper - some trackandy stott - passing me bysome really long prog drum solotom trago - use me (cral craig mix)tornado wallace - some track brey - junoslugabed - new worldsnull set - some trackdustin wong - evening curves straight
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Monday, 28 May 2012 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
ah fuck here's the mix
http://soundcloud.com/ajaculation/running-man
EDB otm about not overdoing fx. like he said, if you notice the fx it's probably too much.
that said, there are three i find sort of indispensable
- lfo filter, so that instead of doing a sweep with a hand on the filter knob i can just set it at 4 or 8 bars and then concentrate on timing the cut or fade
- a delay with the filter set high and the feedback set low to give a bit of a spatial effect to fade outs, or to use the "delay freeze" to add an echo to an abrupt cut to make it less abrupt, or to just give a track a little more presence
- pulse phaser or pulse flanger to tweak out tracks as they fade ... now mind you this is well suited to things like berghain techno and dj tool tech house or dubby drum loops but not really for anything organic sounding (even deep house)
― the late great, Monday, 28 May 2012 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
djing my first venue tonight, a spot in the u street area of dc. i think it's gonna be a primarily the same old homo crowd along with some good friends and whatnot, spent a lot of time trying to pull a collection of tracks to play that keep to my own syncopated dance-centric intentions, without being too alienating - meaning mostly bringing in a lot of vocal'd tracks and remixes of familiar stuff.
31 track/13 minute sampler i sent around of some of the stuff i'll be playing
https://soundcloud.com/pushingit/the202atmova
― fauxmarc, Thursday, 31 May 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
The only advice I can give is: don't freak out if nobody's dancing at first. They just haven't had enough to drink.
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
thanks, alternating anticipation towards this between "SWEET, FINALLY!" and "WAIT WHAT AM I DOING!?"
― fauxmarc, Thursday, 31 May 2012 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
Another good tip: Turn off (or lower) the lights.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 31 May 2012 20:57 (twelve years ago) link
another good tip: work the crowd
― the late great, Thursday, 31 May 2012 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
Aqua Regia also has some good advice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqS6U2h9Zpk
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 31 May 2012 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
We wanna know how it went!
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 1 June 2012 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
back after a few weeks time traveling
http://soundcloud.com/newtownradio/wtbs-with-dj-speculator-june-4
ymo neue tanzpolyphonic size le rabatteur des sectschris & cosey techno primitivkazuhiko katoh l'opera fragilejoy division love peel sessionsmya & the mirror hesitationN.O.I.A. true lovemobo mobo danceboots clements ghostriders in the skycrazy joe eugene instrumentaltenderness gotta keep on trying harvey editsuzanne kraft running backpharaos 100% silkbizarre inc technologicalarmando land of confusionnew world aquarium lovin' usextags mania excessive mixgil scott heron we almost lost detroitquartz for geromine
― speculator (speculaotr), Monday, 4 June 2012 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
I wish I could travel in time.
Mya & The Mirror's Hesitation is my jam. Getting the Fuzz Dance EP was when I really fell for italo.
― dan selzer, Monday, 4 June 2012 20:16 (twelve years ago) link
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6169/6186044635_048edcdbc7_m.jpgkickintheeye 033kickintheeye.podomatic.coma monthly music podcast curated by @themutante and @mrjohnkennedy
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8147/7166519167_f96a0c37e0.jpg
Tracklisting01. Chris Watson - El Divisadero (The Telegraph)02. Andy Stott - Cherry Eye03. Rustie - Glass Swords04. Tropic Of Cancer - Dive (Wheel Of The Law)05. Diseno Corbusier - Plegaria06. Higher Primates - Living In A Vacuum07. Sons & Daughters - Ink Free08. Rocketnumbernine - Black & Blue09. Dizz1 - Konotakosuke Yaro10. Demdike Stare - In The Wake Of Chronos11. Powell - The Ongoing Significance Of Steel & Flesh12. Silicon Teens - Sun Flight13. Cocteau Twins - Laugh Lines14. Visitors - Electric Heat15. Teenage Jesus & The Jerks - Orphans16. Spleen - The Sound Of Silence17. Organs Of Love - Someone's Dead18. Roxy Music - Same Old SceneTracklisting for @themutante's mix to come soon!
For further information please visit:kickintheeye.podomatic.comkickintheyepodcast.blogspot.commrjohnkennedy's twitterthemutante's twitter
― electrobiscuit, Saturday, 9 June 2012 09:45 (twelve years ago) link
Can a mod ban people like /\/\/\ who only ever post on ILX to push their mixes online.
― Hennesy Williams (EDB), Saturday, 9 June 2012 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
killfile?
― the late great, Saturday, 9 June 2012 21:55 (twelve years ago) link
KILLFILE 2.0
― the late great, Saturday, 9 June 2012 21:57 (twelve years ago) link
never ban prisoneer
― they loooovin the crut (The Reverend), Saturday, 9 June 2012 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
I gain too much satisfaction from prisoneer to even think of not having him around.
― Hennesy Williams (EDB), Saturday, 9 June 2012 22:05 (twelve years ago) link
Can a mod ban people who are whiny little cunts?
FYI, I might not post on here outside of my mixes but I spend a good chunk of time on here just reading through the forum, downloading others mixes and checking out peoples opinions and posts.
― electrobiscuit, Saturday, 9 June 2012 23:37 (twelve years ago) link
participating more won't hurt, then.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Sunday, 10 June 2012 00:03 (twelve years ago) link
Posting now and that is the main thing
Hello'
― coal, Sunday, 10 June 2012 07:09 (twelve years ago) link
I apologize then, I will continue waiting patiently for each and every Kick In The Eye podcast that is so graciously given to me every month.
Yours truly,
Whiny cunt.
― Hennesy Williams (EDB), Sunday, 10 June 2012 08:23 (twelve years ago) link
That said, please understand that for someone with virtually no presence on this board, to regularly post one's podcast (complete with logo, cover design, twitter name, and factual description) it's not impossible that it looks identical to (or rather, actually functions as) spam.
With enduring faith,
W. Cunt.
― Hennesy Williams (EDB), Sunday, 10 June 2012 08:31 (twelve years ago) link
Why not just block it then if you have a problem using the Killfile. However, I too apologize, I didn't know what kind of a weak willed person I was dealing with, that would manage to construe a post on a message board as some form of aural and visceral rape.
I swear your honor I didn't force Mr.Cunt to listen to it!
― electrobiscuit, Sunday, 10 June 2012 09:23 (twelve years ago) link
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/154/912/berneydidnotread.gif?1318992465
― the late great, Monday, 11 June 2012 00:28 (twelve years ago) link
ok anyway so i threw together a quick set to
1) question the idea that you don't want to use effects and eq. i used a filter and/or a delay on almost all of the mixes.
2) push back on the idea that continental mid-00s microhouse doesn't have a place at the table with modern techno
3) try to mix with more energy and quicker cuts (see ben ufo lwe mix) and a faster flow through tracks (see actress boiler room)
4) bring it rough rugged and raw (see prisoneer mixes)
http://soundcloud.com/mister-prime-minister/respect-to-his-majestys-beard
― the late great, Monday, 11 June 2012 00:35 (twelve years ago) link
would love feedback as usual
― the late great, Monday, 11 June 2012 04:11 (twelve years ago) link
one cannot see prisoneer
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Monday, 11 June 2012 05:08 (twelve years ago) link
only been listening for 20 minutes when frickin safari crashed but I can say it's a pretty sick mix.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Monday, 11 June 2012 07:15 (twelve years ago) link
thanks! :-)
― the late great, Monday, 11 June 2012 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
Just been skimming but would not mind knowing what the track before blackwater is.
― Hennesy Williams (EDB), Monday, 11 June 2012 18:04 (twelve years ago) link
http://soundcloud.com/newtownradio/wtbs-with-dj-speculator-june
tommy bolin people, peoplerobert palmerwang chungcabaret voltairecranium hfunknown artist LIESF.O.I. the box re-opensbass noir im glad you came to me dubthe jason load experience house dubcandy j somethings they never changeaudio one need u nowaudio one in the nightunited freaks of america dj fiasco's blender mixcabaret voltairethe orb a huge pulsating brain that rules the center of the worldjahiliyya fields white cabbage LIESthomas dolby liepziggary numanthomas dolbyexude life isAPB so many broken hearts instrumentalSOS band just be good to mechevy chase love to have my baby
― speculator (speculaotr), Monday, 11 June 2012 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
xpost to EDB
voigt and voigt - vision 04 on kompakt extra
― the late great, Monday, 11 June 2012 19:06 (twelve years ago) link
c'mon Will. "Cabaret Voltaire". We're going to need more information than that.
― dan selzer, Monday, 11 June 2012 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
respect to your mix title's beard
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Monday, 11 June 2012 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
dan, it is from a 12" from 1990 or 91.. one song is called liquid or something? i cant remember.. its good acid house
― speculator (speculaotr), Monday, 11 June 2012 20:33 (twelve years ago) link
http://soundcloud.com/cericovach/coal-city-club-jams
― coal, Thursday, 14 June 2012 13:41 (twelve years ago) link
not a mix per se but rev's new release UEP http://reverenddollars.bandcamp.com/album/uep-2
― fauxmarc, Thursday, 14 June 2012 15:53 (twelve years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/pushingit/secret-invasion-mix-june-2012
interface + minus - hardworklinkoban - like this (dixone remix)piri piri - mami (manare remix)kat fyte - eventfulburaka som sistema - tira o pe (roby howler remix)die von brau - milhuesomega - tu no 'ta pa' mi feat. toby love (rmx)fidser - all right (artfruit remix)reverend dollars - uknwdmnwll (chants remix)inoj - love you downdismantle - detonatenguzunguzu - what dance? warrior one - fyah feat ayah marar (baxta remix)bodona - pa linkc - errthingnigga poison - festa na bu zona (beat laden remix)q and not u - nine things everybody knows
― fauxmarc, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
dope mix, not just saying that 'cause i'm on it (thanks for that btw!). it's all new to me, i like that die von brau track esp.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
lol uh.... who are you? chants?
― fauxmarc, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 23:31 (twelve years ago) link