5 Common Mistakes Lazy DJs Make (and How to Avoid Them)

[@Crossfader]

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[@rockybourg]

It may be debatable that it is easier to becoming a "DJ" but it is still more admirable & worthwhile to be a DJ with skills, talent and professionalism.

[@ginomartino-f1s]

If you can't work with vinyl, you are no dj but a soundtechnician.

[@rockybourg]

​@@ginomartino-f1s - You opinion is noted...and flushed.

[@elliotsobers5266]

​@@rockybourg😂😂😅😅

[@rockybourg]

@@elliotsobers5266 Transference is so unattractive, yet revealing.

[@mike.fig1]

Mixing in phrase is so so important and something I didn't learn right away with online courses. Makes long mix transitions sound so much more natural.

[@nikonbosse5920]

What makes a great dj for me personally is the ability to read the crowds and play the appropriate songs. It's best to play commercial songs and mix it with a bit of underground where people can enjoy it. You got other things but this is what's important for me at least.

[@Crossfader]

Nice tips!

[@grssu]

no f*ck that, just go crazy with your tracks, having good taste is the most important thing as a DJ. Most commercial stuff just isn't that good. (EDM)

[@nikonbosse5920]

@@grssu cannot deny that fact but that's how it is for me though. I assure you I have a lot of tracks which sound even better than commercials. I played 2-3 times a week and the crowds varied from 300> each day. Believe me when I tried going non commercials only a few reacted to it. Only by going commercial can I get all of them to go crazy and drunk. Well every so often I slip in a few undergrounds and they won't notice.

[@BeamDeam]

​@@nikonbosse5920Mashups are working pretty well for me. Using the Beat from a song i like and putting a well known vocal over it, can get people pretty crazy.

[@Garageraverdj1]

Being a vinyl DJ myself, i rely more on my ear for things like harmonics or pitch Dj Software i find makes many mistakes even if you prep Vocal on vocal mixing is not good, but it can still work if you creatively do it so it's not clashing such as fader ups in a rhythmic flow with echo or delay , because sometimes you have to mix a tune in or are in a vibe moment.

[@kogpt-dash]

There’s hardly anything left to say about DJ mixes anymore. It feels more important to figure out how to create a hit song.

[@Crossfader]

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[@djdee607]

is this for first time subs? got nothing on my mail

[@djdee607]

still nothing!

[@mickser2000]

@@djdee607 I'm the same nothing!

[@djdee607]

@@mickser2000 my guess is this is either for first timers or just a trick to get your email. I've unsubbed from mail list and subbed back but still nothing. I dont like tricks I hope is not. It is not a small s**t channel to be doing this things.

[@martonjanos835]

I’m a beginner but not lazy because I pay attention all you have mentioned here.

[@Unite_the_Kingdom_Sean]

Loving that Sandstorm mashup 🎵🎶

[@eugeneweston3891]

I think overusing effects is more misguided as opposed to lazy. It's the same premise as why a dog licks its groin; because it's there and can be done. I think all that time spent looking at the board and tweaking out effects is better spent looking at the crowd and their reaction to the music you're choosing.

[@djicebreaker80]

I’m not a beginner but it’s good to listen by ear as been vinyl DJ / CDs and now Digital, relying on wave forms and cue points are handy, I use horn but I focus on the music more, I usually use Fx between songs if needed, i been DJ / for 30 plus years and got to know a refreshing to know

[@relate97]

Another thing I see most lazy dj’s do is just playing the same bangers for last 3 years most aren’t keeping up to date with newer music.

[@LukeAnnakin]

Hay whats a good way or place to buy tracks now days

[@relate97]

@ Bandcamp or follow labels that your favorite dj releases under

[@ree746]

Most of an audience isn’t update as a Dj. 3 years of back catalogue isn’t that old. It’s songs people will more likely know.

[@relate97]

@@ree746 I didn’t say 3 years of music saved up I’m talking about using the same 2-3 songs in every set for years that you can just hear on Spotify instead

[@NordaOfficial]

That R3wire mashup is dope, i need that!

[@Crossfader]

👏 Tracks used are from TheMashup.co.uk

[@user-qn9qb6xb1g]

Great video very informative

[@Crossfader]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cjamesburtond]

I can’t tell you how many DJs I see that don’t understand the concept of phrasing

[@MrMonsterek]

This is surprising to me. Lucky for me my dad is a dj and he told me to learn phrase mixing before anything else

[@moeyster]

Do you have a video on how you organise your playlists, like what kind of organisational framework and process?

[@Maria-v9p2s]

Cyranek - Erm What The Sigma (EPIC Remix)

[@aleksandrssliseris373]

This DJ is so good so when hi want to show bad examples the mix anyway sounds great 😊❤❤❤

[@Crossfader]

Glad you like it!

[@PanjiDhanasaputra]

yeah this is true! bad mix still sounded okay 😂😂

[@Only1retro]

And also thinkning that the gear matters, it never does

[@comeback....pietro1971]

Top top top grazie mille 😊

[@littlebangxyz9772]

In curious why you use folders instead of tags? I also do that but it feels like a mistake to me.

[@braceletboi01]

Honestly the 1st fx example wasn’t a great example because it sounded good actually. Even it was a funky blend lol

[@annaterpstra2027]

Thanks a lot for all the tips every time. :) But this time I am wondering why you should put all those Cue Points? If you have to DJ on older equipment you cannot use a Cue Point at all..

[@Crossfader]

This is just an example of where you can set them. 3 cue points is usually enough depending on your mixing style

[@e1ectroniKa]

You have to be on some ancient equipment not to have cue points. And if you are, these lessons apply to the many that aren't

[@bboymac84]

Playing music and DJing are two entirely different things 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Crossfader]

Big facts!

[@gingersmudga3920]

😂😂😂Since the emergence of MP3’s Dj’s have become lazy 😂Half the DJ’s nowadays don’t know what it was like travelling around the country going into record shops seeking out the latest tracks, then add in the weight of flight cases to carry your tunes.

[@bboymac84]

@@gingersmudga3920 yup.

[@adityagaur4967]

​@@gingersmudga3920well, technology is all about making things easier isn't it? It depends on person how to make use of it. Since we don't have to go around looking for records now we can invest that time in practice and improvising skillset.

[@bboymac84]

@@adityagaur4967 exactly! It’s about being smart with your time…

[@eskalation1871]

still a difference between being a "dj" and a dj who actually gets gigs

[@brunorege1742]

Cool

[@marthermeso.godoyjr.4771]

Do you still raffle free controllers?

[@NeilCampbell1]

Bad phrasing is just bad mixing not lazy. I'm not sure hot cues don't make a DJ lazy either! Isn't that the point, to eliminate the 'needle drop'?

[@Muus11c44]

Would you do this vid for ddj flx2?

[@North420]

This applies to all controllers, it’s not specific to any particular controller

[@R1D1CK69]

or just press beathmatch :D

[@irblack3045]

The promo Code doesn’t work

[@vasiliszaxaropoulos8726]

👏👏👏

[@WORLDWIDERICAN]

the free tracks arte not going in my email,whats up?

[@leviartigas7429]

Imma be honest, all of this seems ok in the right setting except not preparing to certain point. This video feels like a guide to playing commercial mixes. I say let mixes sound disgusting, it´s part of the beauty. Of couse I get that the point of the video is to educate people that actually don´t notice that they are doing this stuff cause the ones that are aware of it are making it sound awkward on purpose. But there is also people that make transitions sound overloaded because that´s what they like and how it sounds and with this video you´re making them think that their mixes are "lazy" while there are DJs world touring out there that like playing with phrases out of sync and overload their transitions. But I guess theres a thing for everyone. While some people might like when DJs don´t give a fuck and play disgustingly on purpose others might like all clean and simple transitions

[@kimchi_b]

Good point! Back in the day dissonance and creating tension before the 'release' was a really admired skill in the right hands. I guess this is aimed at DJs who are pretty new and only mix via the Camelot wheel and haven't developed sufficient skills (or their own sense of what is correct and even desirable at certain points in their set). These modern controllers and software have in that sense robbed a lot of personality from the art, instead telling everyone what is the 'right way'(yeah fine if you want to play a seamless set in key that has no tension). Good comment, cheers!

[@OxygeneAirTime]

Abandoning the 'rules' occasionally - in DJing as in most aspects of life - is certainly part of the 'art', but when being "disgusting" and "not giving a fuck" become the acceptable norm then beauty and finesse are soon lost to the garbage can

[@leviartigas7429]

@@OxygeneAirTime I'm sorry you see the world that way

[@leviartigas7429]

@@OxygeneAirTime I think they coexist. I was just pointing out that what the guy in the video calls lazy is just right to others. Art has always been about letting life express it's own beauty though us and itself. And beauty is subjective, that means theres no good and bad, there's just preferences

[@sipage2240]

@@leviartigas7429 I think you're not someone who DJ's and hasn't grasped the concept of the video. The points you made don't really have any bearing on this video or the comments. You've just created an idea in your head and ran with your own idea. I think that you are wrong / incorrect.

[@DJ_Patent]

Dafuq you calling me lazy for?

[@e1ectroniKa]

Cos you probably are, what hes saying is accurate as far as not being lazy with sorting all the music as it comes in. Im not guilty of much of this but im definitely at fault for that

[@v15c3r4l]

I barely like FX and you’re adding all this complexity that sounds vapid and overly mixed

[@sp1ke25]

well im trying to not be a lazy dj

[@Crossfader]

Good to hear!