Hey I’m new to controllers but not new to music I’m considering this controller do you have any regrets or wish to have purchased a higher tier controller?
I definitely recommend ddj rev-1 as s good starter just to start learning the basic and advanced basic techniques to mixing. I definitely wish I had started out with the best but time is practice‼️
EQ at max is personally my fav Bc it makes the kick and hats harder wit them at max and at minimum it sounds to soft in my opinion. All personal preference
@@d3monikmusic Yeah, no doubt. I’m all for personal preference. EQing is definitely all about dialing in the sound frequencies you want to hear but it needs to be approached with finesse. Just turning the EQ bands all the way up to max isn’t good practice. You’re increasing the output gain by doing so and running your channel volume very hot. You wouldn’t want to run your channel volume above the yellow meters. The meters are there to tell you when you’re running output gain too hot (aka peaking). Not only can this cause distortion in the audio you’re trying to output but this can also damage speakers or monitors (whatever you’re playing out of) if you’re peaking like that. You definitely want to make sure your signals are dialed in as clean as possible. Try starting the EQ bands at the 12 o’ clock position. Run the trim gain at about 11 o’clock for starters. When you bring the volume fader all the way up, check the volume meter to see if it’s peaking in the red. If it is, bring your trim gain down some until you’re out of the red zone. Boosting the EQ bands should only occur when a track isn’t mixed as well as a more polished track that you’re trying to beat match. The high EQ band is typically good for trimming down higher frequencies that are clashing between 2 beatmatched tracks. The mid EQ band is typically good for trimming down snares that are clashing or for “muting” out vocals if you’re beatmatching 2 songs with vocals in them. The low EQ band is good for isolating the low end kicks and bass. The dominating track should have its low end frequency set to 12 o’clock and the incoming beatmatched track should be at the 7 o’ clock position (or zero) so that the low end frequencies from both tracks don’t clash. Stacking low ends can create an unpleasant muddy sound. Low end frequencies carry a lot of energy and dominate the driving force of a track. So when mixing, once you’re ready to pass the dominating track to the new track you’re bringing in, you’d want to switch the low end to the new track, by turning the low EQ band up (from zero to 12 o’ clock) and the other track’s low end down. This is the practice of real time EQing as well as maintaining a clean volume signal throughout your mix. I’m sorry for the long explanation but I just want to help as I can see that you really enjoy mixing tracks, which is really cool. But, I also think that you should be aware of output gain control and what the EQ bands are actually for. I’d definitely recommend looking up some videos on gain staging or how to use a DJ mixer. I hope this helps some.
@@unanimousarts yea I have my main master volume lower and my trims a lil high and I have the eq at max Bc it makes up for having the master volume low and it doesn’t pass the yellow light bar i hits green and yellow I don’t let the master hit red anymore‼️
@@d3monikmusic Ah okay, I understand. That approach is typically what you see in beat production, when you’re looking to distort a beat without peaking. Running the signal hot on the edge like that can be taxing for your gear and as mentioned, speakers/monitors. What type of speakers/monitors are you using? I wonder if you’re trying to dial in the sound you want because of the type of speaker/monitors you have?
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Hey I’m new to controllers but not new to music I’m considering this controller do you have any regrets or wish to have purchased a higher tier controller?
I definitely recommend ddj rev-1 as s good starter just to start learning the basic and advanced basic techniques to mixing. I definitely wish I had started out with the best but time is practice‼️
Cool mix! Can I ask why you’re running the channels hot and the EQ knobs at max?
EQ at max is personally my fav Bc it makes the kick and hats harder wit them at max and at minimum it sounds to soft in my opinion. All personal preference
@@d3monikmusic Yeah, no doubt. I’m all for personal preference. EQing is definitely all about dialing in the sound frequencies you want to hear but it needs to be approached with finesse. Just turning the EQ bands all the way up to max isn’t good practice. You’re increasing the output gain by doing so and running your channel volume very hot. You wouldn’t want to run your channel volume above the yellow meters. The meters are there to tell you when you’re running output gain too hot (aka peaking). Not only can this cause distortion in the audio you’re trying to output but this can also damage speakers or monitors (whatever you’re playing out of) if you’re peaking like that. You definitely want to make sure your signals are dialed in as clean as possible. Try starting the EQ bands at the 12 o’ clock position. Run the trim gain at about 11 o’clock for starters. When you bring the volume fader all the way up, check the volume meter to see if it’s peaking in the red. If it is, bring your trim gain down some until you’re out of the red zone. Boosting the EQ bands should only occur when a track isn’t mixed as well as a more polished track that you’re trying to beat match. The high EQ band is typically good for trimming down higher frequencies that are clashing between 2 beatmatched tracks. The mid EQ band is typically good for trimming down snares that are clashing or for “muting” out vocals if you’re beatmatching 2 songs with vocals in them. The low EQ band is good for isolating the low end kicks and bass. The dominating track should have its low end frequency set to 12 o’clock and the incoming beatmatched track should be at the 7 o’ clock position (or zero) so that the low end frequencies from both tracks don’t clash. Stacking low ends can create an unpleasant muddy sound. Low end frequencies carry a lot of energy and dominate the driving force of a track. So when mixing, once you’re ready to pass the dominating track to the new track you’re bringing in, you’d want to switch the low end to the new track, by turning the low EQ band up (from zero to 12 o’ clock) and the other track’s low end down. This is the practice of real time EQing as well as maintaining a clean volume signal throughout your mix. I’m sorry for the long explanation but I just want to help as I can see that you really enjoy mixing tracks, which is really cool. But, I also think that you should be aware of output gain control and what the EQ bands are actually for. I’d definitely recommend looking up some videos on gain staging or how to use a DJ mixer. I hope this helps some.
@@unanimousarts yea I have my main master volume lower and my trims a lil high and I have the eq at max Bc it makes up for having the master volume low and it doesn’t pass the yellow light bar i hits green and yellow I don’t let the master hit red anymore‼️
@@unanimousarts love the feedback 👌🏼can always use more tips.
@@d3monikmusic Ah okay, I understand. That approach is typically what you see in beat production, when you’re looking to distort a beat without peaking. Running the signal hot on the edge like that can be taxing for your gear and as mentioned, speakers/monitors. What type of speakers/monitors are you using? I wonder if you’re trying to dial in the sound you want because of the type of speaker/monitors you have?
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