I've never DJ'd before, but music has always been a big part of my life in general, and I think I can say I picked things up pretty quickly as soon as I bought my controller (FLX10). I can beatmatch pretty well, do nice transitions, understand phrasing, etc.

I do a 3-hour set at home pretty much every day to keep things sharp, and they usually go really well. I still mess up some transitions, obviously, but usually in a way that I don't think most people would even notice, and I've gotten pretty good at quickly correcting my mistakes and moving on.

Due to a funny coincidence (long story), I just secured my first ever gig.

• It's in 3 weeks. And I'm the only DJ.
• It's for around 600 people.
• And... it's a 6-hour set. 😂

It starts at 11PM, when the place is still pretty much empty, and goes until 5AM. It's a place I go to often, and by around 1:30AM it's always absolutely packed with people looking to have a good time. So I know for a fact the crowd will be there.

The weird thing is... I think I may be way too confident for some reason. I'm not really nervous at all right now. Maybe on the day I'll be shitting myself, but we'll see lol.

Anyway, the main reason I'm posting is to gather some advice on things I might be forgetting.

Here's what I've prepared/thought about so far:

• A huge library of songs. I'm aiming for roughly 3x more music than I could realistically play, just so I have plenty of options.
• Divided my Rekordbox playlists by energy: Build Up / Pre-Peak / Peak / Build Down, etc.
• I'll bring comfortable shoes and probably buy an anti-fatigue mat. I'll also make sure I sleep well, eat properly beforehand, stay hydrated, etc.
• I have a few longer/"pee break" tracks selected for when nature inevitably calls.
• I'm trying to practice long sets rather than just transitions individually, so I'm used to thinking about energy and what to play next for hours at a time.

Is there anything obvious I'm missing that you guys would recommend preparing for?

Especially interested in advice from people who have done 5-6+ hour sets, because that's probably the part I'm most inexperienced with. I'm less worried about individual transitions and more about managing the room, energy, fatigue, unexpected problems, etc.

PS: I'll definitely update this after the gig and let you guys know how it went - and whether I was indeed massively overconfident lol.

Thanks all!

My old' faithful is Lady by Modjo, but do you guys have any I can add to my collection?

I will use the bluetooth speakers with the wire, of course, but will they help me to practice? When I say practice, I mean will I hear the difference in the bass when I will bring the lows down?

I am thinking of getting JBL Partybox 120. It will be a good purchase for normal use as well. But if it's not ideal for practising, I am thinking of getting bookshelf speakers with a separate subwoofer.

I’m a new DJ (maybe 2 weeks?) and loving it so far. Having so much fun learning and improving. I am so happy I bought my first deck!

From more experienced DJs, I would love a list of terms + definitions that are UNIQUE to DJing and that you think would help beginners. For example, I’ve seen “redlining” a lot around these subs, but honestly have no idea what it means. Stuff like that.

I want to be a sponge, so throw anything and everything my way. Thanks in advance!

Im a bedroom DJ learning the basics for the last year or so, occasionally playing a birthday party for my 7-year old or his friends, etc.

A friend of a friend just called to ask if I might play a birthday party this weekend for her husband. I asked what kind of music they were thinking and they said hip-hop, reggae, Grateful Dead and Phish. I explained that while I get into some of those, I mostly play house and bass music or a little bit of dubstep or Downtempo, I only have a small library of purchased tunes in those genres, and it sounds like they were really looking for more of an open format DJ. So I said I probably wasn’t a good fit for what they wanted.

But now I’m thinking should I have just said yes and given it a try? I’m not trying to turn this into a business, but I do want to get some more experience and playing in front of people is pretty critical for that. Like, at my level of experience, should I just say yes to every offer and and give it a whirl? I’m not talented enough to be snobby or picky about offers, ha ha ha.

For example, Chris Luno has Youtube videos playing in scenic places. Does he maybe just have a small speaker? Where does the power come from?

So many questions about how they do those setups.

For reference, I am in the very early learning stages.

I am thinking about maybe switching to be a DJ, any tips/ideas/things I need to know /do as a new DJ?

Hi guys!
I am preparing for my first set EVER!!! I was given an opportunity very last minute to dj for a restaurant on Halloween. I am being provided equipment and will have time to prepare and practice but I need guidance! This is a family setting but the patrons often drink a lot and like to dance (we’re in Louisiana). Any advice for someone just starting out would be so helpful! Also any song recommendations for Halloween in a family friendly setting would be great! And costume ideas if you have them. Thanks!!! XOXO

Hello

i recently watched some videos explaining about the rev1 and the flx4.
My dream is turntablism, and the first time i saw the rev1 i said:
"wow, an entry-level scratch controller. I don't need to spend 100000 euros in turntables."

This was my choice, until i got curious about club dj, and i thought "maybe the flx4 is better, i don't care much about the layout."
Can someone recommend me which one is better?

Also, another question (non related): Do old cdjs are still good today?

Thank you

I wanted to get a console and start DJing, but I also do not want to spend too much money, as for now it is mainly a hobby. What is a good choice?

I'm thinking about subscribing to Beatport Streaming Professional Plus @$35/month to get access to open format DJ Edits for bedroom sets. Anyone here have it and can comment?

Is it reliable in Rekordbox version 7.x?

Can the songs be added to a RB playlist and downloaded for offline play as advertised?

Any gotchas you've found that made you cancel your sub?

Was it worth the cost?

Thanks in advance.

Was directed to post this in a dj community, so I’m hoping I can finally get some help.
I’m auditioning for a local show soon(dancing) with my friend and I’ve been tasked with mashing together our music. It’s a holiday show, we’re using 4 holiday themed kpop songs but none of them really go together?
I have the segments I want to use loaded onto Audacity, but I have NO CLUE how to put them together in a way that sounds okay. (I have no experience whatsoever.)
I was just wondering if anyone would be able to give some tips or be willing to give a listen and help in any way??
All songs are different BPM and there’s like three different genres happening.
(Also I know kpop is a touchy subject for some haha, we just thought it would be fun to try for dance bc we both listen to it.)
Any help would be super appreciated !

For anyone using Rekordbox 7 on Windows:

Have you noticed that the waveforms look smooth, but EQ knobs, faders, pitch and other mixer controls seem much less fluid?

I spent quite a while investigating it and eventually found two refresh limits inside the Windows rendering path that effectively keep parts of the mixer UI around ~30 FPS.

I made a small open-source patcher with:

- 60 FPS

- 70 FPS — Recommended

- 120 FPS

- Original / restore mode

It keeps OpenGL waveform rendering enabled and creates a backup before modifying anything.

Currently tested on Rekordbox 7.2.18 x64.

It's still Beta because I'm investigating a separate lower-refresh behavior when no waveform is visible.

GitHub:

https://github.com/SebitosMixx/rekordbox-smooth-mixer-patcher

If anyone tries it, feedback is welcome.

hellooo i’m wondering what laptop would be good to buy for my bf? right now he’s using a lenovo thinkpad and it’s sooooo slow it’s hard to watch him use it. unfortunately im kinda on a budget so anything under 500 would be nice if its possible? i wanna try to get him the best thing i can manage

Estou começando agora com DJ e vou começar agora na minha primeira festa oficial mas uma dúvida que me pega muito e eu não consigo nem visualizar é como faz essa troca de DJ pro outro? eu vou ser a segunda DJ a tocar na festa e basicamente eu não sei exatamente como que funciona essa transição de um DJ pra outro. eu já fui muitas festas e eu já vi eles trocando os equipamentos, no caso o próprio Dj levar a sua controladora pra tocar, mas continua a músicas do dj anterior trocando fazendo aquela transição pro set dele, sabe? não tem aquele corte pra trocar o equipamento. como que funciona na prática?

Hey everyone, looking to get my first controller to start DJing and I'm stuck on which one to choose. I mainly want to utilize stems to do simple mashups like throwing vocals on another beat for fun at home and possibly do some side work if I can pick it up and enjoy it. Serato will be the software I'll be running but I'm not sure if it matters much between the two controllers.

Also not interested in trying something cheap like the FLX4 before jumping in. Any help in deciding would be appreciated. I've read most of the reddit threads on this topic already but they didn't really help.

What happened to this site? It has been down for a long time.

https://www.djmusiccollection.com/

Hey everyone. I'm Panther, a 19 year old boy from Italy. I've always liked music and especially DJing, although I never had the chance to get into it properly. A couple years back my father bought a ddj 200 (for fun he produced music on ableton live and reason), he would use the console every once in a while but I never saw him using it for long periods of time. Through the years I tried it a couple times but never took the time to dig into it due to school and other stuff like training.

Unfortunately my father passed away in early March of this year and I decided to take the music gear as I was always interested in learning from him but never found the time. This year I'll be starting uni and I'd love to start learning how to DJ, I have done some transitions these past couple of weeks and had lots of fun mixing anything really, from house to techno to random songs my friends would give me without any context.

I'd love to eventually play in front of an audience but I know it's definitely far in the future.

I was wondering if anyone would be willing to help me or just give me a couple of tips for my journey.

Thanks to everyone that took some time to read my story, I wish you all luck

(yes I rarely use Reddit)

I have been practicing with someone I have a b2b gig with in a few weeks, and noticed a difference in our EQ mixing styles that I'm not sure how to approach. For me, my EQ knobs rarely go past 12 oclock, maybe pushing the bass or emphasizing the vocals and going to 1 but overall I'd describe my mixing as subtractive. My B2B partner I noticed puts everything at 2 oclock. He doesn't redline, and I know a lot of high end mixers have the headroom to handle the extra boosting, but it makes going B2B a little awkward. I have to either change how I mix or hope that he remembers to turn the trim down the next time he goes to mix in on that channel. Obviously I plan to talk with him about this, but I'm curious if anyone has had to have similar conversations and how they went/what worked for you

I bought an old mobile disco set up advertised on Facebook years ago, thought it would be fun for the family then COVID hit and it was stored away in the loft, cut forward a few years and I have been getting back into mixing dance music (bounce) when I was asked if I could provide disco music for an in-laws party (70th) in their house. I agreed as I had all the lights etc, this was then moved to a venue out with my control and I am beginning to panic. I have been gathering old UK party sing along music but realised quickly the transitions will be a nightmare esp for someone like me who hasn't done this thing before, and also the song quality. I have looked at different music sources to find which best to sign up for as I am reading about DJ edits, grids etc and I am now totally lost. I use virtual dj along with a numark controller. The old saying of all the gear and no idea would be best to describe my situation. Could anyone help steer me in the right direction.

hi, new here and new to DJ'ing, while I tested a few times when I was 22, I am now 58 and have got the resources and want to learn something new, for my brain to keep developing and of course for the love of music. Both my young adult boys took it up two three years ago and are doing some gigs (and dare I say it, are quite good at it), so I want to learn too.

However, my music pattern recognition brain haven't caught up with all the music styles, and while I can hear some songs match better with others, I don't want to cock it up completely while playing. So

How do you guys make sure to have the "correct" genres tagged to your music?

There are so many songs I've got, that are tagged with generic EDM, Techno, Electronic, Dance, Ambient, rather than maybe Hard Style, Hard Groove, Trance, etc. and as I want to learn how to distinguish between them but don't want to spend days trying to figure out, I would rather have some automatic handling, manual help searching or something, so I afterwards can learn how to distinguish them. Or maybe in the worst case scenario, a video or podcast where songs are played and then labelled, for learning my brain how to distinguish the different genres.

Someone that can point me in the right direction?

btw, I have imported my songs to Traktor (I bought a used S4 Mk3, a pair of Krk Rokit 5 G4, headphones and speaker stands so now this ol' parts gonna rock the living room ;) ) so many times now, that I'd like to fix the tags/genres before I import them again. Unless you know a trick of automating the update from within Traktor or with the Traktor file "database".

TIA!

/DJ NiCe ;)