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Tyujia New Member
United Kingdom
21 posts Joined: Oct, 2010
Posted - 2012/01/11 : 22:14:18
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~
Warnman Advanced Member
Germany
2,677 posts Joined: Jun, 2010
Posted - 2012/01/14 : 01:00:10
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.
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Tyujia New Member
United Kingdom
21 posts Joined: Oct, 2010
Posted - 2012/01/16 : 22:15:44
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.
Samination Advanced Member
Sweden
13,281 posts Joined: Jul, 2004
195 hardcore releases
Posted - 2012/01/16 : 22:33:20
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? :)
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Warnman Advanced Member
Germany
2,677 posts Joined: Jun, 2010
Posted - 2012/01/16 : 22:48:06
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.
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Ravers unite!
"Happy Hardcore: Love it... hate it... it's fun!" (Matt Stokes)
Tyujia New Member
United Kingdom
21 posts Joined: Oct, 2010
Posted - 2012/01/16 : 22:54:58
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. :)
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