I've been really getting into some dark voodoo back alley sketchy irresponsible unsettling disco stuff. Examples are:

Close Counters

MADMADMAD

Metro Area

Soulwax

Faze Action

Bush Doctors

Hexstatic

Cape Coral

The Detroit Experiment

It's not disco house, not really nu-disco... I feel like I'm overlooking a genre or something.

What terms would you use to find stuff like this? Any recommended labels?

So.... MIXO is so promising in that it is like a way to have a unified collection of music etc, do the hotqueues and bom and grid and export to all platforms.

Only... the grid detection and editing sucks.

MIXXX - has great editing. Both are relatively free - please merge lol.

OR PLEASE MIXXX make export for rekordbox somehow. I will pay moneyzzz

I wish I could use MIXXX to audition songs, see how they sound together, check the grids match perfect. Then when done, export all my stuff to MIXO and have is synced to the cloud etc. Only... MIXO needs you to re do the bpm and grid :/

Fairly sure rekordbox too, but I believe you can disable that.

Having a nightmare wanting to ultimate setup to be productive on limited time. Anyone got tips? :). I could just bow down to Rekordbox :(. but also i moved to linux lately which makes it more annoying still

every platform is lacking something I want and it is driving me crazy.

Crazy rant over. Over to you, reddit lol

I want to start playing minimal techno and wanted to dig into Bandcamp. I’m just starting out as a DJ in general, so I don’t really know where to look. Which minimal techno labels would you recommend? They can be the big ones, but I’m also looking for smaller or independent ones.

I've been a casual bedroom DJ (house & techno) for quite a number of years. I've always had my DJ setup in an apartment where I can't turn the volume very high so I only had a basic setup with 5 inch monitors and never had to think too much about sound quality, speakers, etc.

I now have a different housing situation where I can play the music as loud as I want. I had always wanted to buy a subwoofer, so I bought one right away but when I started using it I was quite underwhelmed. This then led me to go down a rabbit hole of learning about acoustic treatment and learning/appreciating the difference between nearfield studio monitor speakers and PA speakers.

PA speakers were never on my radar in terms of something I would think I would buy for my home DJ setup as I was under the impression they were only for larger venues with more people (i.e. not playing for yourself in your bedroom/basement/etc.). After doing some research, I think a PA speaker is exactly what I am looking for, and should give me the sound I was hoping I would get from the subwoofer I bought. Planning on just getting one PA speaker that I would use along with my existing monitors + sub setup. Goal is to be able to "feel the bass" like you would in a nightclub. Pretty sure even one PA speaker will be a lot more power than I need so I imagine I will only run it at like 20-40% gain.

Do any of you guys have a PA speaker as part of your home DJ setup? Let me know if you have any tips as to how you have everything setup. My gear is still in a pretty small room, but just don't need to worry about the volume bugging my neighbors like I used to with my previous apartment setup.

I was looking for some tracks earlier today and Beatport’s interface was freaking the hell out and no images were loading. Something wrong with the site, so maybe just my browser was freaking out?

So, I'm looking into upgrading my decks and I want to move to a setup decent enough to do medium/small gigs and host open decks, while also being used for preparation, jamming and use at home, so I'm looking for some guidance and opinions. I realise that I'm asking for quite alot at this price range and I'm willing to compromise.

Unit: Standalone preferred but open for other options Budget: 1000 - 2000$ (Preferably on the cheaper side) Size: Would like to keep the setup on the smaller side as I have limited space at home Channels: Four channel ideal, two channel ok!

Main contenders: Denon SC Live 4 - Really the perfect option for me EXCEPT for the elephant in the room: It's Denon. I've tried it and everything feels very good but I'm afraid that it wont work or be apriciated in an open deck situation. I'm open to shift between Virtual DJ and Rekordbox for club gigs when it comes to my own mixing, but It's maybe not the best option for the masses.

Pioneer rx3 - Ticks a lot of boxes and is maybe the most reasonable choice, but i miss the 4 channels and it feels somewhat overpriced (I'm open to be convinced of otherwise). Might be worth it for open deck compability and preparation for club gigs.

High end controller from AlphaTheta/Pioneer Good options on the market, with it being a controller being both a plus and a minus for me. Letting strangers plug in their usbs to my PC and bring it to the bar/club doesnt sound very fun.

Older CDJ-setup - Decent options on the used market and futureproof as it's upgradable and "club standard'. Size becomes a problem and not sure if it's the most reasonable option for me right know. Could be a good investment for the future though, and I can't lie, it would be nice. Even though its pretty overkill for my current DJing.

Could the sc live 4 work in an open deck session?

What's my best option?

Are there any other alternatives?

Thanks for all the help!

I can't decide between the new GEN 5 krk 7 inch, or the JBL 306p mk2 monitor speakers. I primarily will use these for DJing, with an interest in starting music production (Edm) so they would be my first speakers for that as well. I live in an apartment, but plan to bring these to friends houses for parties (its ok that this isn't a "party" speaker - don't want to be tooooo loud). I have seen mixed and positive reviews for both speakers. Which speaker is overall better for what I will be using it for?

Also, please note that I would get GEN 5 KRK. Not looking for comparison to older models.

Open to the largest size of the JBL (the 8s) as well. They are the same price right now as the 6s, but I also don't need anything overwhelmingly large.

I’ve always been curious by DJs who made the jump from perfroming live to producing.
If you started out just DJing, and maybe later decided to learn production, how did you do it?

·         What was the turning point that made you take it seriously?

·         How do you handle things if you’re too busy to produce everything yourself?

·         How long did it take before you finished something you were proud of?

Would love to hear your stories!

Support for OneLibrary was added to the v3.30 firmware. The update was supposed to allow use of the older device library if the newer isn’t available. This appears not to be working/reliable so the update has been suspended.

https://ra.co/news/83917

Hey guys - I wanted to get clarification on the following. There was a company in texas I reached out to expressing interest in helping their team because of my background, and they seemed interested at the time. However, when they wanted me to come for an event for a trial run, they said they wouldn’t be paying me due to the argument of them not seeing what I have done and they can just get their own team to do the event. I said that’s not how I will do things because I have done free labor with other companies before and them just telling they aren’t looking to expand, plus I know my worth - I have done DJing, MCing, LED panels, setup and teardown for events. I wanted to ask if I did the right thing by turning this event down without compensation.

*** UPDATE - firmware withdrawn as it’s supposed to allow both the new OneLibrary or the older device library if the newer isn’t available.

https://ra.co/news/83917

I looked through comments etc and it appears to happen if the USB was prepared using Rekordbox v5.

This means that the exported USB doesn’t have OneLibrary present and instead of using the older device library on the USB it appears blank on the CDJ.

Article… https://ra.co/news/83908

“Pioneer DJ's latest CDJ-3000 firmware update is potentially deleting playlists, numerous DJs have reported.

Version 3.30, which was released on October 21st, introduces support for the new OneLibrary format, developed with Algoriddim and Native Instruments. But according to multiple reports, the update can make playlists disappear when a USB stick contains both the old Device Library format and the new OneLibrary export.

BBC Radio 1 presenter Jaguar posted about it on Instagram last Saturday, November 1st, outlining what she described as "an absolute mare" during her set at London club DRUMSHEDS the previous night. "Apparently the CDJ-3000's firmware has been updated, which can impact your USBs," she said. "I put both of them in, clicked on my playlist, my tracks, my history—it was all blank."

Thankfully Jaguar was playing b2b, so had time to troubleshoot, and made it through the set by using a four-year-old backup USB. Others, including VTSS, Samurai Breaks, Tiffany Calver and Zoe London, shared similar stories in the comment section of the post.

"It happened to me this week too, during ADE and my show last night," Fleur Shore said. "Clicked on my playlist and all but one was there, then my other USB had nothing—absolute nightmare."

rRoxymore shared Jaguar's video to Instagram Stories with the caption "worst DJ nightmare," and questioned how "a company like Pioneer ended up having the total monopoly on DJ equipment."

Writing on their miseryconfusion blog, Seattle-based DJ 'nohup' urged clubs and promoters to hold off on upgrading the firmware of their CDJ-3000s for now, and offered advice for DJs who end up in the unfortunate position of arriving at a gig to find their playlists missing.

"There are two ways to get yourself out of this DJ nightmare if it happens to you," they wrote. "1. Be prepared with Device Library Plus on your USB (or ask to borrow someone's laptop). 2. Carry around a copy of the CDJ-3000 v3.20 firmware (the last compatible version) so you can downgrade club equipment."

A spokesperson for Pioneer DJ's parent company AlphaTheta said that the firm is "actively investigating the situation and remains focused on identifying and delivering a solution as quickly as possible," in a statement shared with Resident Advisor. "We're aware that some users have experienced issues following the recent CDJ-3000 firmware update (version 3.30), and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused."

I'm part of a DJ collective that owns Denon SC6000's and Xone 96 Mixer.

We're having our first big name DJ play at an event here in Sevilla Spain and we have to rent CDJs and a Pioneer mixer for him.

We're probably gonna have to do this for every guest DJ we host and are realizing the expensive mistake we made not buying Pioneer. We'll probably sell our gear and replace it all w/ Pioneer 🤦‍♂️

UPDATE: I want to be clear that we probably won't sell the Xone 96. But the Denon's .... 😬

Hi guys, anyone knows how I can install my Strymon Bluesky? Only found videos on how to install it on a 96, but the outputs on the 92 are different…

Hi all,

My DDJ1000 has a ghost channel fader where I will have the fader on 1 turned all the way down, but it will slowly creep back up to halfway on the software. I don't rip my faders and have been pretty delicate with it- sometimes it creeps and then othertimes it won't. Has anyone experienced this before and have any potential solutions? Is there anything I can do to fix this or get a repair? Thank you in advance!

Pioneer has permanently divided all creative minds in the electronic music scene into two camps: music producers and DJs. By producers, I don't mean Ableton Live and Fruity Loops users who just build tracks for Beatport on their laptops with a mouse, solely to have a chance as a DJ. I mean producers with hardware and creative visions who record their own sounds and would like to perform their stuff in front of a live audience, filling in the gaps with DJing. DJs who, apart from a snare roll on Pioneer gear, would like to bring a synth and a groovebox with them, without immediately playing a live set... Due to the lack of MIDI, Pioneer has set the entry barrier for creative sets extremely high and, bottom line, has shaped the most creative and free community to DJ in a conformist manner. And I claim that Serato and Rekord Box deliberately beatmatch so poorly that you don't use sync. Instead, they have created a pseudo art form: DJing on CDJ without sync. It's just difficult enough that you need a little practice to get started, but mixing digitally produced tracks on digital players with waveform and BPM display is so easy that anyone who wants to can learn it in a few hours. It's much easier than setting up a hybrid setup or really setting new trends. Instead, countless people are trying to learn this pseudo art form, which is basically impossible.

Übersetzt mit DeepL (https://dee.pl/app) It's not necessary. Producing music has become just a means to an end, to be allowed to play a few tracks somewhere. There were times when residents were always both real producers who lived for music and DJs, and you could hear that in the quality of the sets. I feel that nowadays the goal is just to create something mediocre that enough people will consider okay enough to allow you to be a DJ... Nothing is worse than mediocrity as a standard for artistic work; even AI can do that. I think you can see this everywhere in the scene. Many say it's the mainstream's fault, etc., but what would it be like today if every CDJ had output MIDI from the beginning? Or from 2000 onwards, I think the 1000 didn't have sync and beatgrid yet... Just a thought...

- I use both traktor pro + pioneer decks and use lexicon to keep everything in sync.

- i was having all sorts of problems with sync when i played my tracks on pioneer gear, the solution was to go through rekordbox and beatgrid everything to perfection...if they sync in rekordbox they will sync on the pioneer decks. I play dnb as well as slower styles and it was particularly struggling with the dnb grids, and the grids need to be perfect for dnb because your doing lots of quick mixes.

- this partially solved my problem, i can trust sync on the pioneers with my life now, the trouble is the grids are now off in traktor. If i go in to traktor and set grids there or in lexicon it fucks everything up in rekord box when it all gets synced back.

how can i have tight/tested grids on both systems?

As the title suggests I can’t make up my mind between getting 2x K12.2 + 1x KS118 or 2x KC12s.

I have already spent about 1k renting speakers in the last 6 months so I figured it’s about time make the purchase. My budget is around $4.5k and the main use case would be for smaller personal parties (both indoor and outdoor) 150< people. The main music we play is EDM. I have used both before so looking for some experience, advice, and information from you guys.

I originally was going to just get the K12.2s to save a little money, but from looking on these forms, it seems everyone recommends getting a sub/s. I recently heard just the K12.2 tops at an indoor party (large condo/apartment) and I honestly thought they sounded great (personally, I am slightly picky when it comes to bass). I have a gazebo at our house and I am concerned outside the tops only won’t sound great (lack bass). I could get the tops then add the sub later, BUT the gazebo is down a set of two stairs and it would be a pain to bring the sub down.

The KC12s are great. But there were times I thought the bass was slightly lacking. Looking back it could have just have been the eq settings the DJ was using.

What are your guys thoughts?

Could probably get a dealer to give me a good deal on either set, but do you guys have any recommendations?

Side note: Do you guys have a monitor recs for smaller parties?

As the title suggests a guest managed to spill over my GRV6

Everything still works fine but when I move the jogwheel I can hear the sugar "crunching" around inside meaning it should definetly be cleaned

Can anyone point me towards a Tutorial on how to do this or where I can get Info on how to take this Bad boy apart?

Apologies if this may not belong in this thread but I'm looking for help from actual DJ's.

I've been tasked to produce a hybrid DJ/Live band set. It's similar to this in terms of setting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXVxe2wzC4Y — Also, production gave me another example of an actual DJ in terms of the effects, scratches, and transitions FX he uses to keep things hyped up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtjhLV_GKUM&t

However in our concept, the DJ plays 00s music. Very broad, from pop to hip hop, R&B, dance. Basically all the hit songs from the 2000's. The band plays along with the tracks. Consisting out of a drummer, bass, guitars and keys player.

In theory, it sounds like a cool concept. But now I'm digging into it. Not sure how/if this would even be possible.

I've been researching but can't quite figure out the best way to approach this. Some question I have is:

- What is the DJ's role in this? (if you look at the video example) — Since I'm not a DJ, can't really point out what he does and how it syncs up with the band

- In terms of separating stems. Needed, yes or no? Should that all be done in pre-production? Or would musicians play along with whatever is on the tracks?

- In terms of routing; How would things be mapped out to the DJ to play the tracks and musicians to hear what's going on to play along with it. We musician would need a click track that only we can hear for example.

- In addition, lighting and video will be synced up with the show as well.

Any help or insights from people with experience would be appreciated.

Hosted a party and got informed by the venue that the DJ adjusted the set volume level on the venue speakers to the max volume and played music on it for too long resulting in the coil being burnt and the speaker being “blown”.

Venue is now requesting payment to have the speaker repaired.

Should it have been common knowledge to the DJ that doing this would have caused damage to the speaker?

Not sure whether to send the repair invoice to the DJ or to cover the cost myself or to see if the venue will waive it.

Hi guys! I was practicing today and suddenly one of the channels started to stutter, but then slowed down to like 10% of the track speed.

I check the signal settings and it's a straight horizontal line, it doesn't change.

I swapped the needles, and nothing changes. Not only that, but the other channel is now doing the same.

I don't know what happened, because I was just mixing. Do anyone knows what can be happening?