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Tyujia
I made the following mix today as a tribute and thanks to the amazing DJ Cotts for inspiring me to take up the decks and get into mixing hardcore. I've not received much feedback from posting mixes on here before, but I'm interested in people's opinions on my mixing and style, so any comments or suggestions are appreciated. I made a couple of mistakes with effects and am still working on getting the levels right for certain tracks, but I'm otherwise pretty content with how this came out. Enjoy the mix~
Nice mix!
Although I owe Ravine & Cotts my regained passion for Hardcore music, I think you should not overcome the temptation by trying to copy them. Do whatever your mind makes feel alright. Find your own way: you got the skills.
Archefluxx
Nice one :) Having a listen
Nothing wrong with a tribute, though Im shocked that his bacon didnt make an appearance :P
Hope you keep mixing, thats a sick set up. The amount of lights there surprised you dont have epileptic fits or whatever lol
_Jay_
That is an insane set-up. Giving it a listen now mate. :-)
Edit: Very, very good mix indeed. Enjoyed it. Did I hear you say you've only been doing this a year? Good work.
Tyujia
quote:Originally posted by Warnman:
Nice mix!
Although I owe Ravine & Cotts my regained passion for Hardcore music, I think you should not overcome the temptation by trying to copy them. Do whatever your mind makes feel alright. Find your own way: you got the skills.
DJ Ravine has never really been an influence on my mixing style. Don't get me wrong, I think he's a great DJ and a very charismatic, funny guy, but I only really paid attention to Cotts' style of mixing because it resonates with me and the way I want to mix. I actually didn't watch anything from him for most of last year because I was so focused on learning my own skill set, so I don't think I'm in any danger of copying him. I just wanted to let him know that he was the linchpin in my endeavours, and he said thanks for the video to me after I posted it to him on Twitter. :)
quote:Originally posted by Archefluxx:
Nice one :) Having a listen
Nothing wrong with a tribute, though Im shocked that his bacon didnt make an appearance :P
Hope you keep mixing, thats a sick set up. The amount of lights there surprised you dont have epileptic fits or whatever lol
Aha, I'm a vegan so unfortunately that puts me at odds with Cotts' taste for fried pork :v
It has taken a little getting used to all four channels but it's amazing having a dedicated scratch deck as well as three other decks to mix with :D
quote:Originally posted by _Jay_:
That is an insane set-up. Giving it a listen now mate. :-)
Edit: Very, very good mix indeed. Enjoyed it. Did I hear you say you've only been doing this a year? Good work.
Yep, only a year so far and I'm hoping my progress will continue if I can just get the damn levels right... such a pain in the ass fiddling with those as every track is different.
Hard2Get
quote:. such a pain in the ass fiddling with those as every track is different.
Ahhh but that is one of the skills of being a DJ! :)
Samination
quote:Originally posted by Hard2Get:
quote:. such a pain in the ass fiddling with those as every track is different.
Ahhh but that is one of the skills of being a DJ! :)
mixing different tracks is an art, unless you're a cheapskate like me using virtual dj, it's a steal :P
4 decks? Intend to mix Makina aswell? :)
Warnman
quote:Originally posted by Tyujia:
DJ Ravine has never really been an influence on my mixing style. Don't get me wrong, I think he's a great DJ and a very charismatic, funny guy, but I only really paid attention to Cotts' style of mixing because it resonates with me and the way I want to mix. I actually didn't watch anything from him for most of last year because I was so focused on learning my own skill set, so I don't think I'm in any danger of copying him. I just wanted to let him know that he was the linchpin in my endeavours, and he said thanks for the video to me after I posted it to him on Twitter. :)
If you want to develope your own personal style, please continue. I would like to listen to more of such mixes.
Tyujia
quote:Originally posted by Samination:
quote:Originally posted by Hard2Get:
quote:. such a pain in the ass fiddling with those as every track is different.
Ahhh but that is one of the skills of being a DJ! :)
mixing different tracks is an art, unless you're a cheapskate like me using virtual dj, it's a steal :P
4 decks? Intend to mix Makina aswell? :)
I tried VDJ before I bought any gear and I absolutely hated it, didn't understand how it worked at all. Good thing it didn't put me off :P
quote:Originally posted by Warnman:
If you want to develope your own personal style, please continue. I would like to listen to more of such mixes.
Well, I'd say by definition that I already have my own style, no two DJs are alike even if one follows another closely. I do things very different to Cotts even if I still study his techniques on occasion to learn from them. I use the upfaders and drop the bass at the end of a phrase, whereas he tends to use the crossfader exclusively, and he doesn't scratch to my knowledge. :)
wong
quote:Originally posted by Samination:
unless you're a cheapskate like me using virtual dj
make that 2 of us haha .
im still shit though
wong
whats that 1st track ? (oasis remix)
rather enjoyed that 1
_Jay_
quote:Originally posted by wong:
whats that 1st track ? (oasis remix)
rather enjoyed that 1
It's this one brother. I vaguely remember finding this recently, but couldn't find out where to buy it.
wong
thanks jay i'll attempt to hunt it down tomorrow far too late for me to be searching for it tonight
Tyujia
quote:Originally posted by _Jay_:
quote:Originally posted by wong:
whats that 1st track ? (oasis remix)
rather enjoyed that 1
It's this one brother. I vaguely remember finding this recently, but couldn't find out where to buy it.
It's one of my favourite tracks and is great for getting a set going :)
I shop for my hardcore mainly on JunoDownload, but I also use IMODownload and TrackItDown to source tracks I can't find on there.
thanks tyujia, great mix btw , is it up for download ? i'll keep an eye out for u in the future
Tyujia
quote:You're quite the encyclopedia when it comes to newer Hardcore aren't you? It's all that finding music for your website that keeps you fresh.
Thanks, I think? :0
I wouldn't describe myself as an encyclopedia but I'm always thirsting for good hardcore and I do tend to search within recent years; I like a lot of stuff by AMS, Arkitech, Nemesis as well as the more upfront stuff like Michael Mansion and Darwin. :)
quote:
thanks tyujia, great mix btw , is it up for download ? i'll keep an eye out for u in the future
It is yeah, the download link is in the video info, but I'll paste it here for you:
quote:Originally posted by Hard2Get:
You're quite the encyclopedia when it comes to newer Hardcore aren't you? It's all that finding music for your website that keeps you fresh.
quote:Originally posted by Tyujia:
Thanks, I think? :0
You may be a cheeky blonde and have some powerful mixing skills, but I believe the man was talking to me! :-)
I do try Matt. And the website definitely didn't hurt. Really should get that going again. But yeah, I'm listening to "new" Hardcore for eight hours plus a day, check trackitdown every day etc. The knowledge is improving, but nowhere near as good as a load of the other boys on here.
wong
i get most of my tracks from free giveaways from producers, plenty has been given away for free to keep me goin for a bit. dont think i spend any more than a 20 quid a month on music these days.
_Jay_
quote:Originally posted by wong:
i get most of my tracks from free giveaways from producers, plenty has been given away for free to keep me goin for a bit. dont think i spend any more than a 20 quid a month on music these days.
Have you ever been on my website mate? There's like 500 free tracks on there.
wong
no i dont think i have. i will have a gander tonight when im on my pc
djDMS
www.hardcoreladyboys.co.uk
piumaki
Yeah Great mix Tyujia!
Btw I cant find Oasis rmx anywhere i m a dumb >_<
wong
quote:Originally posted by piumaki:
Yeah Great mix Tyujia!
Btw I cant find Oasis rmx anywhere i m a dumb >_<
she posted links on page 1
piumaki
yes i've seen but there is not neither on juno nor on TID :(
wong
quote:Originally posted by piumaki:
yes i've seen but there is not neither on juno nor on TID :(
quote:
You may be a cheeky blonde and have some powerful mixing skills, but I believe the man was talking to me! :-)
Oh, my bad, haha >.>
Thanks to everyone who listened and commented, I really appreciate the feedback! :)
I'll likely be recording a reprise on one of my earlier mixes later this week, titled "Darker Side of the Core". Stay tuned for that as I'll post it on here too!
I've also redesigned my Youtube channel, hopefully it's still (if not more) easy on the eyes xD
_Jay_
quote:Originally posted by wong:
quote:Originally posted by piumaki:
yes i've seen but there is not neither on juno nor on TID :(
