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Leelo1
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 Posted - 2003/05/06 : 23:48:09
is it true the art of a good dj is practice
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Simon
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 Posted - 2003/05/07 : 01:00:32
It will most definatly help a great deal.
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Chrysostomou
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Posted - 2003/05/07 : 05:13:43
the art of DJing improves with practice but you obviously need to have the gist of it first before starting and you will have commit yourself to it! 
If you need xtra help then there are some good books out there with advice. My mate certainly has improved since he bought this book of some sort..
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Kaffine
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Posted - 2003/05/07 : 05:43:15
For every set you spin live, there should be like, 150 hours practice! ;)
EDIT: Not literally. You get the general idea. :)
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DJ_Cosmic
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Posted - 2003/05/07 : 07:00:26
i gotta agree that it dus need pratice, im kinda new to DJ'in and started up on CD's then brought ma self to vynil and see my self as quite gud, not amazin (yet) but i do think sum people are born with the talent and Chrysostomou u need to b commited and want to b the best which i do 
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E.N.D
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Posted - 2003/05/07 : 11:02:33
you don't necessarily need to know the gist of it before starting to play. I just started buying hhc vinyl because I was sick of listening to happy 2b hardcore and the crappy "world of..." series. So I bought some cheap decks and started screwing around. I didn't know how to beat match or anything about song structure. But one day it just clicked and took off from there...
So I guess to wrap up my comments..
yes the true art of a good dj is practice
no you don't need to read books to be a good dj
and some people are born with the talent and pick up on djing naturally (not myself haha...took me 2 months to learn to beatmatch!)
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bdubs
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Posted - 2003/05/07 : 11:04:47
Just like what cosmic sorta said, you need to have the natural predisposition first off to be a good dj. No matter how hard you practice, just like any other activity that takes skill to do if you don't have the natural talent for it then you just aren't going to excel at it unfortunately. Sure you can learn to beatmatch and do the basics but not everyone can reach that level that we all hope to achieve one day. Not everyone can be a dj, just like not everyone can be a rock star, football player, etc. But if you do have the natural ability, then practice is the only way that you will ever be able to reach your true potential.
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DJ_Cosmic
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Posted - 2003/05/07 : 11:08:43
its not all about beat matchin, its also noin wen to bring it in and how long to keep it and and wen to bring it out and also the lil tricks we all use lol, u cant jus bring any 2 old songs togehter and mix away
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E.N.D
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Posted - 2003/05/07 : 11:10:34
I'm convinced that anyone can be a dj.
True that most people are not going to be superstars but they can still kick alot of ass and make themselves happy.
It's like the anaology
not everyone can be a rock star but anyone can be in a kick ass Judas Priest tribute band.
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E.N.D
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Posted - 2003/05/07 : 11:12:34
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Originally posted by DJ_Cosmic:
its not all about beat matchin, its also noin wen to bring it in and how long to keep it and and wen to bring it out and also the lil tricks we all use lol, u cant jus bring any 2 old songs togehter and mix away
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But if you practice and learn those "tricks" you can bring any two tracks together and make them work ;)
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DJ_Cosmic
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Posted - 2003/05/07 : 11:16:49
lol yea thats wot i ment  jus sed it a differant way lol
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Exhile
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Posted - 2003/05/07 : 12:01:19
Spot on though
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DJ Mouse
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Posted - 2003/05/07 : 14:56:29
if you put your mind to it you can do anything. if i can mix then anyone can mix. you just need to have the will power to keep at it. don't expect to be a superstar dj overnight,it took me 2 years to get my first gig
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Kandy_Raver
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Posted - 2003/05/07 : 17:45:11
hmmmmm I'm kinda a novice DJ but I can mix the sound pretty good but I pratice and I can't find my mistakes
but the mixes sound clean but I need a sampler to kinda the mix out ^ ^
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Exhile
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Posted - 2003/05/07 : 20:46:24
And try recording a lot of mixes. that way you can tell best whats gone wrong
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DJ Overdose
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Posted - 2003/05/07 : 23:18:06
I have been mixing for many a year now and have played at loads of pubs & clubs in London, but I still make sure I'm on the decks nearly every day. Practice will definately help, but there are other things that help too. IMO having a load of choons to choose from and getting new choons as often as possible is also good to keep your intrest levels up! The more you're into it, the more you'll want to practice. Knowing your choons too can be a bonus like DJ Cosmic said, knowing where to drop a choon etc'. Also IMO I think that no amount of tutoring or reading, watching videos can help that much. You can just end up getting stressed that you cant run before you can walk. Hell, if it was that easy to do, all your fav DJ's wouldn't be that special! Practice, experience and patience!
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