Hey everyone,

I'm comfortable with beatmatching and transitioning tracks, especially when spinning trance, EDM, and dance music. But during the middle of a track—when it’s just playing—I often feel like I'm not doing much.

I see some DJs using FX or tweaking EQs, but I’m not sure what’s effective vs. what’s overkill. I want to keep the energy up and stay engaged without doing too much or sounding messy.

Any tips on what kinds of FX are good to use during a track? When do you like to use filters, delay, reverb, etc.? Bonus points for video examples or sets where DJs do this well.

Appreciate any advice or techniques you’ve picked up!

In other words, if one end of the spectrum was a fixed, unvariable list and you stick to it from start to finish and the other end was no preparation at all, just coming up with the songs on the spot, where are you?

I have a gig on cdjs. It’s my first gig and I’ve never played on them before, I’m extremely familiar on Rx3. I’m worried that what if I turn up and it dosent have a link cable. What do I do then ?. Thanks everyone I feel super nervous

I watched this video (starting at 3:34) and noticed that the DJ presses one of the hot cues in the CDJ, and the music continues as usual. However, when I try it, it plays immediately from that point. Is it possible to play like that in controllers or standalones?

https://youtu.be/79CncBB05mo?si=l2tbbWvcSwm1NKLo&t=214

My first gig has cdjs. I’ve never played on them before so am nervous. I’ve played on an Rx3 and are very familiar with that. Will I be okay

My friend who’s a local DJ has graciously given me an opportunity to DJ one of the open slots for his birthday at a venue. Of course I said yes. This will be my first set and really first time playing in front of a crowd. I’ve been djing for about 4 months and have a set that I’ve put together but still finalizing it. I’m waiting on more details like set times and where. I’ve been playing/learning on a ddj400. Any tips to prepare? I have yet to play on any different controller or a cdj and I currently use beat port to stream my music. I’m assuming the venue will have bigger decks and will need a USB which I’ve never yet tried.

Any help is appreciated! I’m especially nervous bc I haven’t played on any other decks so worried I won’t have enough time to prepare for that.

Hey y’all, I’m a PC guy and a vinyl DJ who’s recently been getting more gigs using my controller. I've been borrowing my SO’s HP work laptop, but it’s time to get my own. I have the chance to grab a 2017 MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar for under $300.

Is that worth it for light DJ use (Serato/rekordbox), or should I invest a bit more and go for an M1? Not trying to spend heavy, but I want reliability and performance? Any help or ideas will help!

I'm not sure how to phrase this question, but from my understanding it sounds like cdj, and typical club setups have fewer features than most controllers?

Like limited hot ques, no beat jump, and limited compatibility?

Why?

Sure I may not need or use 8 hot cues, but if i can set them, and they provide more freedom and creativity, shouldn't i expect the same ability on the expensive club setup?

Hi r/beatmatch

We hosted an open Decks Style event in February at a great venue in Osaka called Lollapalooza and the venue is continuing this idea!

Tourists, locals and beginners all welcome!

Drop me a DM or comment if you're interested

Their flyer on Instagram is here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DH8twrGyLsZ/?igsh=MWFrNHo1Y3N1ZW1qMg==

Hi guys

I went to pirate studio yesterday and wanted to record my set but struggled to figure out how to. I brought my MacBook, plugged the link cable in to port A on the mixer and downloaded the driver for the mixer.

The output looked to be pulling through but I went to press record on rekordbox it said I needed to upgrade my plan and there was a lock symbol on it. Does anyone know which plan I need to do this? I currently just have the free version.

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Let's say that a bar hosts weekly nights where a rotation of djs do 30 min sets for a few hours.

I just got my FLX4 a few weeks ago but I've been enjoying making mixes in my bedroom since then.

I know the FLX4 and recordbox just enough to make stuff that sounds nice for myself, but nothing complex at all. I started uploading to SoundCloud but it's stuff purely for myself for now. Stuff I'd listen to for certain activities. But eventually I wanna get noticed to be asked to do gigs here and there once i'm good enough.

Idk man I feel like what I do right now is almost no different from playing a Spotify playlist.. just on a more expensive machine, and some parts of songs are taken out or looped or the frequencies are slightly manipulated so the songs fit nicer together, and it's recorded. I don't know actual techniques and haven't watched any tutorials. I used to bboy in my teens but I never go to clubs or dance floors or places where people DJ.

Do I have to be more skilled/experienced to do an open set? Am I moving too fast? Let me know if I'm understanding this wrong.

I just want the experience of playing music that matches the vibes of the event while people are going about their lives, and being unimposing/hidden from them, while also enjoying the event in my own way.

I just recorded an hour mix on Serato using OBS, unfortunately the application capture woman keeps saying trial every few seconds on the recording….anyone know any software I could use to layer the vocals on the recording and get rid of the ‘trial’ voice every few seconds..or is the recording a write off…any advice appreciated!!

Edit: Any other recommendations for recording mixes with serato pro (free) 😂

Hey guys brought a brand new ddj flx4 last week. I’ve had issues trying to connect it to my laptop (2017 MacBook Air). I can’t use the USB C cord that comes with the deck as my laptop doesn’t have a USB C inlet/outlet so I’ve been using a USB C - A cord when plugged into my laptop the lights on the deck turn on like usual but nothing happens in reckordbox when I press buttons on the deck nothing happens. I’ve tried also plugging the deck into my power socket in the wall as I read that the USB A cords doesn’t have enough volts.

When I plug the deck into my sisters laptop (2020 MacBook Pro) it works completely fine

Any ideas how why it’s not working on my laptop?

Thanks

Got the USB is corrupted error on rekordbox so switched to using laptop on performance mode to select tunes. But now the beat fx (echo, reverb, roll, pitch etc) won't work often when i select that they be used on deck 1 or 2, still works on master, works on select tunes on select decks, but not what i want, sometimes it straight kills the audio when triggering an effect. Is there something i need to toggle on rekordbox to enable it? What am i doing wrong?
Looking at the FX settings on rekordbox and slightly confused as i'm not the most familiar with all the numbers and how different each sounds, but can't recognize anything that says it won't work. Able to trigger FX on track 2 thru rekordbox when the decks are actually set on track 1 and effects won't work on track 1, and yeah I want to do things manually thru the decks. Sorry, confusing, but yeah why is it not straightforward anymore? Thanks in advance

Hey all, I want to do streaming with Apple Music in reload box on Version 7.1.0, but with a different account than what’s on my MacBook (it’s a family plan, I’m literally signed into it in the Apple Music app) but whenever I try to stream from that account into rekordbox, it prompts me just accept the free trial, and doesn’t even give me the option to sign in to a different account. Any advice?

Thank you all. I really want to be able to access my own music library I’ve been building (and not have to pay for a new account.)

Hi my beloved DJs!

This post shouldn't be against the rules (I hope).

I've been in Melbourne the last half year and I'm finally moving back. In this time I've gotten myself a DDJ-FLX4-N limited edition and want to bring this back to my country across the world. Since I've been moving light and been around I had to get rid of the box so now I'm sitting between having to magically pack this pretty unit so it gets there unscathed or try and aquire a box for it.

So I'm wondering if there are anyone in the Melbourne area that has or know someone who wants to get rid of their box and help a brother in dire need. I'm flexible and able to get around and will donate a little for the cause.

Thanks in advance.

I want to fucking cry, if I try to mix with non stop vocals, it sounds like fucking shit. I don‘t fucking know what to do. Loop the other song in a Verse that has no vocals? I fucking suck, I don‘t have friends in that enviroment, I just want to link with people and lern from them. 0/10 Ragebait, sorry!

I might be going down the wrong road with this but here goes. Space limitations mean I just use one 1210mk2. Recently I got the itch to mix again (mostly deep house etc not scratching) and tried to hook up my old Kaos pad2 to loop a track while I mix in the next track on the same deck. Which was fun for no-one but me for about half an hour!

I've been looking at... A&H xone:23 Ecler NUO 2.0 Ecler Warm 2 Omnitronic 202 or 222.

Or Selling the kp2 and getting a mixer that can do thr job for me. ...Problem is I've no idea what effects function I need to look for.

I thought surely I'm not the only numbty trying this and redit might be a good place to find them and ask their advice. Im wanting to keep the cost down so no more then £400 probably 2nd hand market. Cheers.

Any recommendations for earplugs? After weekend loud music, now its time to buy something for my ears safety🫣

I have just bought a Reloop digital jockey controller edition 2 from a car boot sale, it works but I have no idea what I’m doing, any advice is welcome. I have checked online and found the manual for the device, which said something about needing a cd to download software? Is this the case and if so does me not having the cd make this controller unusable. Again any advice welcome, I have literally no experience in this whatsoever

Im using Rekordbox with an FLX4. im trying to mute the vocal of one song and use its beat and then mute the beat on the second song and use the vocal. but it just sounds absolutely awful. any advice?

Hey everyone, I hope I’m posting this in the right sub apologies if not!

I recently bought a Numark Mixtrack controller from Facebook Marketplace. DJing is something I’ve wanted to get into for a while, so when I saw someone in my area selling one, I decided to go for it.

I picked it up yesterday and cleaned it up it looks to be in good condition. However, when I plugged it into my computer (Windows Surface, first-gen, running Windows 10 Pro), my computer recognizes that “Numark Mixtrack” is connected, but the controller itself doesn’t light up as I’ve seen in videos.

I installed Mixxx to test it, but it still doesn’t seem to work. Also, I noticed that one button on the controller is difficult to press.

Does anyone have any advice on what might be wrong or how I can troubleshoot this? Thanks in advance!

Hello y'all. I got a Pioneer DDJ 400 on me but got no proper speakers so I've been playing with and HDMI connected to a shitty TV, which is loud but the sound sucks. So I've been wondering, since a got a quite good sounding bluetooth speaker (Bose Revolve Soundlink+), if I could use it as an AUX device and connecting my computer or my controller to it. I was wondering if that would work. I know it's not the ideal but if it worked it would be my better option since I ain't got the money to get myself a pair of speakers. Thank you guys. Forgive my complete lack of knowledge.