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This is terrible advice, and completely misses the point of the article. It’s really hard to do what Jeff mills is doing with turntables. Like years and year
by caseyohara 8y ago
This is terrible advice, and completely misses the point of the article.
It’s really hard to do what Jeff mills is doing with turntables. Like years and years of many hours a day practice.
You are right it's really hard, but that's exactly what makes Jeff Mills a special and respected DJ; that virtuosity is the art of DJing. Anyone can skip all of the hard work, just learn Ableton Live, let the software sync everything for you, and blend two tracks together. But there's no art in that.
That said, Ableton and other digital DJing software are a perfectly good place to learn and grow, just not a substitute for putting in the hard work.
- balfirevic 8y agoIt's about the music that comes out of your performance - you don't get extra points for doing it the hard way. Some people will admire the skill but they might also admire DJ-ing while playing Tetris with your other hand. If you get the same results by doing it the easier way - all the better. > just not a substitute for putting in the hard work It appears that it is. Well, not really of course, the actual important part of choosing what, when and how to mix, responding to the audience and creating the atmosphere - that's something you still have to do.
- empath75 8y agoIt's a substitute for _learning how to beatmatch_ which is incredibly time consuming and a big barrier to getting started.