| Author |
Thread |
|
hbf
Junior Member
United Kingdom
114 posts
Joined: May, 2005
|
 Posted - 2005/07/11 : 18:28:16
I had a purple patch last month when i was finding it realy easy to mix every time i mixed but now i cant put 2 tracks to together.
I've been mixin 3 years now and always had good and bad form from day to day but i've not mixed well for about 2 weeks, its its gettin on my nervs now.
I dunno if im tired or not focused enough or what.
Does anybody els seem to have form when they mix? Any body know a way of getting form back?? or is it all just in my head??
[email protected]
QuincE MRC n XTC
Alert moderator 
|
Mortis
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
7,493 posts
Joined: May, 2004
341 hardcore releases
|
Posted - 2005/07/11 : 19:12:24
It happens to the best of us, happened to me over x-mass just gone, it was hell.
What I say is just relax and try and enjoy your mixing rather than trying to force the mix's. Just take a break, go on the decks when you feel like it, not when you feel you have to.
_______________________________________________
I think you ought to know, I think i've lost control.
__________________________________
"Maybe in a day and age in which even our rappers can't get to the end of a verse without having an existential crisis, we should find a place for happy hardcore"
Alert moderator
|
Jax
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
2,676 posts
Joined: Apr, 2005
|
Posted - 2005/07/11 : 19:32:54
i fu*kin hate it with a passion when this happens, makes me feel like absolute shite till i bang a decent mix out which can sometimes be a good few days.
what i do is try and completly forget about my mixing becoming shit and like mortis says, chill out and enjoy the choons. dont go for complicated stuff, just try simple mixing build your confidence back up. i normally try to mix with my newer choons aswell. from my experience, i can be shit for 4 days on the trot, have a go on the 5th and be right back on form.
maybe havin a few cans and gettin ur mates round might help. i always mix better when there is ppl listening to what im doing.
but most of all, yea, most of all. just kiddin, just stick with it mate, it will come back soon an ull be rockin 
Alert moderator
|
lucificifus
Advanced Member
United States
1,518 posts
Joined: Jun, 2004
|
Posted - 2005/07/12 : 00:02:24
What helps me is getting new recs. Sometimes I just get hung up on the same records, and new ones really help :D
-----------------------------
pump tha selectah!
__________________________________
pump tha selectah!
Alert moderator
|
Dain-Ja
Advanced Member
Canada
1,983 posts
Joined: Oct, 2004
|
 Posted - 2005/07/12 : 04:55:57
that happens to me if I'm stressed out
just drink a bit, relax... listen to a mellow mix cd
then get on the decks:
mix your two tracks that are the most easy to mix (ie take two records that are the exact same speed so you don't have any beatmatching to do + tracks that mix well together) and do that mix
since it's a super easy mix you'll likely do it fine and then you'll be confident and your mixing should be back
just progress to tricks and harder mixes slowly
after that session you should be good to go :)
I've had to do it once before when I was really stressed before some exams a while ago - worked for me...
__________________________________
Producer/DJ/Label owner
Rush Delivery Records
Visit makemeRUSH.com for music from the ONLY North American hardcore label pressing vinyl!
FREE track every Monday: http://www.rushdeliveryrecords.com/?p=229
Alert moderator
|
Brian K
Advanced Member
United States
8,663 posts
Joined: Sep, 2001
528 hardcore releases
|
Posted - 2005/07/12 : 05:19:49
could be you're trying too hard, just relax...take a step back, now take a step forward, now take a step back, and now we're cha chaing =P
if you're not having fun you're definetly doing something wrong. have a drink or two and enjoy the tunage...I mean most super star djs are actually crap if you listen to them mix, they just play tunes that everyone enjoys =P
do you record your mixes as well? I found this one of the best ways to improve my mixing when I started out.
"we'll delete the weak"
__________________________________
"we'll delete the weak"
Alert moderator
|
icex
Advanced Member
United States
644 posts
Joined: Aug, 2004
|
Posted - 2005/07/12 : 05:33:14
think it happens to everyone. i found that if i mix when i dont want to i usually fuk up a lil.
what i recommend is listen to music on your headphones before you mix that helps a lot because its like practacing.
__________________________________
http://www.clubstyle.us
Alert moderator
|
marchhare
Senior Member
United States
370 posts
Joined: Jul, 2003
|
Posted - 2005/07/12 : 07:49:06
I know what ya mean.What usually helps me is getting new rekkids,or changing the style I'm mixing for a bit.I also find that when I mix when I dont want to I fuk up a bit.
HaPpY UnBirThDaY WouLd you LiKe soMe TeA??
You are, the DJ number one!
This is my style,F*ck your style
__________________________________
HaPpY UnBirThDaY WouLd you LiKe soMe TeA??
You are, the DJ number one!
Alert moderator
|
Mortis
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
7,493 posts
Joined: May, 2004
341 hardcore releases
|
Posted - 2005/07/12 : 08:46:26
quote:
Originally posted by Brian K:
could be you're trying too hard, just relax...take a step back, now take a step forward, now take a step back, and now we're cha chaing =P
Genius.
_______________________________________________
I think you ought to know, I think i've lost control.
__________________________________
"Maybe in a day and age in which even our rappers can't get to the end of a verse without having an existential crisis, we should find a place for happy hardcore"
Alert moderator
|
hbf
Junior Member
United Kingdom
114 posts
Joined: May, 2005
|
Posted - 2005/07/12 : 19:08:37
I just dont seem to be feelin the music at the moment, boys are round tonight tho, gona have a few spliffs and see what happens.
I aint had a mix for a few days so im gona chill out and try not to think about it too much.
The record stores round hudds are embarrasing as fek so i use the net to buy vinyl, Other than IMO/Shop.Happyhardcore where's good to buy vinyl?
I tend to play the more bouncy side of hardcore like seduction, sy n unknown and some scott brown stuff but have most of what i want from IMO/Shop.Happyhardcore. I can find plenty of freeform and some more obscure music but not much of the bouncy stuff. Do any of the smaller labels cater for it?
[email protected]
QuincE MRC n XTC
__________________________________
DJ QuincE - MC MRC n MC XTC
http://www.essentialsession.com/mixhost.php?setid=233
Lock on sunday 2-4 - www.hardcoreregime.co.uk or tuesday 6-7 www.hardcoreunited.co.uk
E-mail/MSN [email protected]
Alert moderator
|
Jax
Advanced Member
United Kingdom
2,676 posts
Joined: Apr, 2005
|
Posted - 2005/07/12 : 19:21:46
i have exactly the same problem myself mate. try mixing with records you dont like and go back to the good stuff.
its gonna be different for everyone so just try as much stuff as you can think of!! your form will come back
Alert moderator
|
DJ Vibalrush
Average Member
United Kingdom
233 posts
Joined: Oct, 2003
|
Posted - 2005/07/12 : 19:45:21
Yeh i get that from time to time, its defo all about new records, if you feel your bored with a set of tunes, mixing them can seem pointless and boring.
Ive recently discovered the shop on the Nu Energy website, thats got some class tunage.
Have you ever tried mixing other styles of dance music? To keep my mixing fresh i tend to incorperate ways of mixing from other genres so each mix sounds different. Hardcore mixes completly different to Drum n Bass for example.
When the door bell goes, why do dogs always think its for them??
__________________________________
When the door bell goes, why do dogs always think its for them??
Alert moderator
|
hbf
Junior Member
United Kingdom
114 posts
Joined: May, 2005
|
Posted - 2005/07/12 : 20:35:24
quote:
Originally posted by DJ Vibalrush:
Have you ever tried mixing other styles of dance music? To keep my mixing fresh i tend to incorperate ways of mixing from other genres so each mix sounds different. Hardcore mixes completly different to Drum n Bass for example.
Mixed dnb and hard house, just settled on this i suppose cant realy afford to buy other music.
I worked out some of my problems tho, my headphones broke a while ago and i started usin my girlfriends walkman earphones, suprisin but they were pritty good but i broke one of them and she took em off me, was usin some shitty Wharfdale head's but our lass let me use her walkman ones for today and they were so much clearer.
Think i need some new headphones but im so skint. I saw some numark hf125's for about forty quid anybody know if there worth it?
[email protected]
QuincE MRC n XTC
__________________________________
DJ QuincE - MC MRC n MC XTC
http://www.essentialsession.com/mixhost.php?setid=233
Lock on sunday 2-4 - www.hardcoreregime.co.uk or tuesday 6-7 www.hardcoreunited.co.uk
E-mail/MSN [email protected]
Alert moderator
|
Brian K
Advanced Member
United States
8,663 posts
Joined: Sep, 2001
528 hardcore releases
|
Posted - 2005/07/12 : 23:09:10
go try a pair of headphones on before you buy them...make sure they are comfy on your ears and are loud enough.
I tend to go with sennheiser or sony headphones, I have found technic dj1200/10 headphones to be very comfy as well.
"we'll delete the weak"
__________________________________
"we'll delete the weak"
Alert moderator
|
Brian K
Advanced Member
United States
8,663 posts
Joined: Sep, 2001
528 hardcore releases
|
Posted - 2005/07/12 : 23:37:24
quote:
Originally posted by Mortis:
Genius.
that's real genius to you sir
"we'll delete the weak"
__________________________________
"we'll delete the weak"
Alert moderator
|
DJ Vibalrush
Average Member
United Kingdom
233 posts
Joined: Oct, 2003
|
Posted - 2005/07/12 : 23:44:17
I use Sony MDR V700DJ, theyve lasted me a few years so far, and theyve been battered at a ridiculous level! Comfy n still crystal clear, i think you can pick them up for around £70 these days.
When the door bell goes, why do dogs always think its for them??
__________________________________
When the door bell goes, why do dogs always think its for them??
Alert moderator
|
Printer friendly
