Ive stopped the wrong deck a couple of times.. lol

@highlichs

5 жыл бұрын

We all did. 😂

@karlo3188

2 жыл бұрын

Or loaded a new track on the wrong deck :D

Sometimes using the channel faders to mix a track out and sometimes using the crossfader can lead to confusing situations where you end up cuing up the next track while the crowd listens to all of it. I've done this at least more than 5 times in my very long career. Sometimes the crowd ignores it (if you're very good at beatmixing, they might think it's intentional). So my advice is, before cuing up the next track, always make sure the channel isn't going into the speakers.

@highlichs

5 жыл бұрын

100% agreed

biggest mistake pushing the wrong play button....

@DJ_AMO_UK

5 жыл бұрын

MELT it used to be lifting the wrong needle off = total silence............

@mickeydavenport6955

5 жыл бұрын

+DJ Amo or when Paul Oakenfold was too candy flipped had to help him off the decks. Watch your drugs and mix in circle of fifths kids

@danielhall2319

5 жыл бұрын

Or pulling the wrong USB out, silence.....

@djkrptdnb

5 жыл бұрын

Did this live on air on the radio once - my first time guesting on the show too

@12inchRules

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but that’s a mistake we’ve all made.

Did you really need those GoPros?

@DjRavine

5 жыл бұрын

Nah but it was fun

Very sound advice! Thank you! I am a DJ and I agree with everything you both say.

So happy you mentioned redlining

@DjRavine

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but Hardstyle is pretty much just creative redlining 😂

@DJMKN93

5 жыл бұрын

Hahah yeah v true!

wow thanks i appreciate it as a beginner over here!

Great Job, great featuring 💓 💚

U guys rock!!!

Good advice guys👍

Glad to see Ravine is still around.

Setting headphones down on the cue button made for an awkward situation last year. I used to play a track list for my opening hour just to get comfortable but have since stopped and it has helped to control the energy better.

Itchy Hawtin, haha! Love it. Never heard that one before!

I love flanger and filter!

Ultimately the end game is getting people on the dance floor,I say use whatever works.

@boffyboydj

5 жыл бұрын

Was just about to thumbs up your comment and realised we have the same surname lol are you from the UK mate ?

@77Spionkop

5 жыл бұрын

@@boffyboydj I'm from Warrington but I live in Vancouver...haha cheers

@boffyboydj

5 жыл бұрын

Any links to Manchester by any chance ? You may be relation somehow lol.

@lorenzodapino146

5 жыл бұрын

I'm cool

@highlichs

5 жыл бұрын

True that

First 2 are no-brainers. 3 depends on the style of music you play. 4 depends on the gig; some promoters expect a set playlist. And 5 doesn’t matter. Be yourself. Most important rule: if your going to use a microphone only use it during your first and last songs!

0:33 It depends on equipment/wiring. I'd say to only red line if you know your equipment. I've played club venues where I was specifically told to red line or the audience won't hear enough bass (which they were correct). And the (really expensive) equipment easily took it.

Ravine seems like such a cool dude to be around..

@DjRavine

5 жыл бұрын

Eyyy, I'll thumbs up that.

Started from the bottom now we’re here. DJ Ravine is the GOAT

one of my first gigs around 5 years ago: thought I was gonna be playing on a pioneer 850 mixer.. yer right lol ... turned out to be a xone 92 and I hit the LPF and had no clue how to turn it off :P pretty embarrassing 2 minutes Must admit I did every mistake you guys mentioned, cool video

Guys, thank you for this, redlining is a real issue I see too often xD

Great points, guys!! So true. Funny moments too because I can relate :D

Hey Ravine, where you and where is Hawtin... schoolboy

Where can I download music from? Where can I do a professional dj course ? Which are the top laptops for Djs? Which are the budget laptops for Djs?

I missed the play button once or twice ;)

@LeonHc1

4 жыл бұрын

U did Hardcore Vibes ,you've been forgiven everything 😄

If you don't know the equipment, just rent it for a day. Another frequent mistake is not using the structure of the tracks and just mix random.

@itsdj3than

5 жыл бұрын

A lot of people haven't got the money to do that

@bookofbrah

4 жыл бұрын

@@itsdj3than They don't have the money to mix random?? :/ Sorry just trolling :D Nice vid!

flanger is amazing

cool beans

Missed the play button twice now 😂🤷‍♂️

Can you do a Deconstruction for the song „Terrority - The Blaze“?

What about tape delay or peak filter, warmhole?

what's the gear you have in front of you?

on the set folder issues i make what i call mood folders that change the moods of a crowd ...hype ...mediocre or slow grind

😀❤️❤️❤️yea nice, interesting 👀💗

I was in Hyannis, Massachusetts in like 1992, walking around bar hopping with my friend. The 1st place we hit up was playing dance music but there was no crowd. So we said, lets come back later. I cannot tell you where the next 3 hours were spent but we somehow we made it back there. I listened for about 4 songs and noticed the DJ was replaying the same set I heard earlier. It was a buzz kill. The guy just figured he would play big songs. I actually experienced this one night at another venue as well. Please don't repeat sets. Mix it up literally. Have fun and kick ass.

Mixing in keys ?

I would say master tempo ( key lock ) you can tell which DJ has vinyl experience and who don't , lots of vinyl DJ's will not have it on with a cdj nexus and they will pitch tunes up to give them more natural groove to mix like a Technics turntable and mix via pitch and using their ears example DJ EZ or Andy C , Mike Ruffcut Lloyd etc Of course MT keeps the same key, it's good for harmonic mixing performance but it's matter of opinion there depends what kind of DJ you are club DJ mixing or performance drop DJ

FLANGER is awesome..it has to be used to 'charge' pre-chorus..fantastic energy unleashed when you turn it off just chorus starting! :)

It felt like Ravine had to re-iterate every point Ben made, which made me feel like he wasn't as respected as he should have been as guest.

@DjRavine

5 жыл бұрын

I feel like I re-iterated every point Ben made, which made me feel like he wasn't respected as he should been as a guest. But no really, Ben's been at Point Blank years longer than I have and in other videos. If anything he requires ribbing.

Flanger for eveeeeeer ! XD

"It's a classic amature mistake to just want to put effects over everything"..... Unless you're Gammer.

Another important tip is to know how to use a cdj before playing at a club. I had to learn the hard way

@isaacburlo9547

5 жыл бұрын

me too. twice my usb's weren't done right in record box. I had no music and had to borrow my mate's cd

fuck with the flanger depend on what you doing

Biggest mistakes DJs make, are celebs thinking people will want hear them due to their name value, e.g. Paris Hilton

Wow I want to join your school .. but I am from India and I can't....I have no money to afford..the controllers

Worst experience for me was; breaking a needle & forgetting a spare! 🤦🏻‍♂️

Feel the vibe lol every club I've been to, people are high or drunk. They don't care that much.

I really want to start DJing could anybody tell me what are the things required to start or point me to a resource that shows what I need? I would google but I much rather go to a direct source, someone who actually knows what to get

@thomaspynchon1868

5 жыл бұрын

Go get the small DJ gear and practice it. Get a headphone that has good quality and not too expensive.

@thomaspynchon1868

5 жыл бұрын

Watch some guides how to DJ.

@isaacburlo9547

5 жыл бұрын

try get a small midi controller and some headphones.. dont worry about speakers, any will work to practice. Virtual DJ or Serato dj software are easy to learn. See some videos online but remember to have your own style ;) dont become a puppet

Stopping and taking off the Record I just Mixed over to and taking It off the player. Only once In 30 Years.

Omg, I fucked up a set once, because I listened too much to track requests. Wont do that mistake again

#1: Not using EQ. For the sake of everyone's ears, turn down the mids #2: Blagging #3: Turning up unprepared - drives me up the wall!!!

4 жыл бұрын

What's blagging?

@VoyageOne1

3 жыл бұрын

​@ Someone guilt tripping the DJ if they can perform a set.

3 жыл бұрын

@@VoyageOne1 So blaming + bragging? Damn that sounds petty

Honestly all of these are just common sense...

Did he really say Itchy Hawtin? lol do you even know his setup and his workflow? check out every 3rd Tomorrowland DJs and their fake-ass performances and compare them with Hawtin. Do some research! About the video though, it was informative and useful. Thanks for making these!

I'm sorry to say but you simply cannot beat touching knobs and loving flanges! Great video guys more of the same please

Itchie Hawtin? ded

Armin Van Buuren

iF yOuRe nOt ReDLiniNg yOuRe nOt HeAdLiniNg!

Just be nice in general. The thing I see a lot of greenhorns do is “tweaking” the mixer for no reason. And begging for playlists from dj’s who do put some effort in finding hidden gems.

Ravine makes the same mistake over & over again... namely playing happy hardcore!

Don't use fx because tracks are too many fxs

My girl loves the flanger

Really...the red lining? Did you read the manual, how much headroom there is per channel? I never redline but if you do, nobody cares

that flanger sound like crap

You learn from mastakes

Hmmmmm touching knobs 🤭🙄

@highlichs

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao! Knob love ❤

Ravine. The KZread bedroom DJ. Yawn. Moving on

Top mistake uploading youtube video - wearing go pros on the head for the entire video but not needing them to give the top 5 DJ mistakes ;-))

There’s only 2 things that dj’s do wrong 1. Can’t even beat mix with the sync button 2. To much technology and don’t know how to use it

@swiftnevisonbushwrangler6905

5 жыл бұрын

Edin Trumic thanks for the English lesson. I take it that’s the only input you had on this topic because you can’t DJ for shit.

@swiftnevisonbushwrangler6905

5 жыл бұрын

Edin Trumic for you to insult me I need to be offended. You FAILED. I didn’t mention anything about vinyl but obviously your one of those pretend dj’s that doesn’t know how to beat mix. By the time you’ve tapped the tempo button I would of already got 2 tunes ( yes real records) rolling effortlessly.

@swiftnevisonbushwrangler6905

5 жыл бұрын

Edin Trumic I’m not bragging or even said how sick of a dj I am. I think you must have a complex or feel really insecure about your own skills as a dj. You still haven’t said anything on the topic of this video so I’m done responding to you. Mike I think is your real name so go and practice some more

@swiftnevisonbushwrangler6905

5 жыл бұрын

Edin Trumic it’s fact not dumb and if your only opinion is to slate someone else’s comment and not have a opinion on the topic it self is pathetic. Good bye troll

@swiftnevisonbushwrangler6905

5 жыл бұрын

Edin Trumic I can’t hear you I’m disc jockeying

DJ Elon Musk!

Seriously didnt mention mixing in key? And they're making fun of one of the best? LMAO

@lorenzodapino146

5 жыл бұрын

I'm cool

@highlichs

5 жыл бұрын

Who doesn't know about key mixing and circle of fifth isn't a good Dj for my opinion. A single blue note can destroy the whole transition.

@DjRavine

5 жыл бұрын

We actually did a video on Mixed in Key about a month ago. We'll cover it in our next video. I've got plenty more DJ mistakes to talk about.

I stopped when they talked about Hawtin. What a bunch of noobs.

Surely using sync and relying on BPM counters should be top of the list haha 😂

@rentzboss

5 жыл бұрын

And beatgrids

@000slappydirk

5 жыл бұрын

R3NTZ I don’t even know what a beatgrid is haha 🤦🏼‍♂️

@rentzboss

5 жыл бұрын

@@000slappydirk It's a bunch of lines on top of the waveform that marks the "exact" position of the beat just in case you don't have ears to figure it out by yourself 🤷

@auradjmixes4748

5 жыл бұрын

No why?

@t.kahraba763

5 жыл бұрын

Sync is beneficial and it gives you time to do other things aswell, get over it already

Why is DJ Ravine here talking about Djing tips? I thought Point blank were you all about getting people with knowledge and credibility, You know real DJ's.

@lustforlow-end6022

4 жыл бұрын

He is a real DJ, he’s had gigs, he just plays terrible tunes! He must be what 27 maybe older & he still likes happy f*cking hardcore!

One day a computer will do all the djing without the dj I think it will be in 5 years;) bye bye

majority of people like these kinds effect usings . otherwise he is not a DJ ( not my opinion people's opinion )

Surprised you haven't mentioned harmonic mixing. Hearing a DJ mix anything out of key is just horrible.

Asian DJ has a different accent:)

Top 5 dj mistakes 1.Not using vinyl 2.not using vinyl 3.not using vinyl 4.not using vinyl 5.not using vinyl

@falcongoat541

5 жыл бұрын

Ah, a crude-oil-platter slinging reactionary

@djbobrokk723

5 жыл бұрын

:)) I love vinyl but on many situations (logistics overall) it's hard to play with..

@VoyageOne1

3 жыл бұрын

Cool opinion bro but its not 1999 anymore

Another Big Mistake....playing EDM ;-)

@mjamusicswitzerland

5 жыл бұрын

Psycho Boba 😂👍

@DjRavine

5 жыл бұрын

Hardwell is crying right now.

@djbobrokk723

5 жыл бұрын

:))) as ever we've to get best from all genres, nothing parted.. anyway too much EDM is boring.. and EDM is builded to be played in wide festival..I think is not suited for small clubs or parties..

Biggest mistake - not using vinyl

@000slappydirk

5 жыл бұрын

David Delahunty exactly biggest mistake turning up with no “disks” to disk jockey haha and syncing on top of it.... should technically be label “live EQing set”...... no beat matching and no records at all technically isn’t djing in my book.

@misterman5651

5 жыл бұрын

Welcom in 2018 jezus let the vinyl thing go where long past it I respect dj's who still use it a lot but by hating on every cdj dj is just stupid beacuz there still is a talent in playing with cdjs.

@000slappydirk

5 жыл бұрын

david demuynck hay everyone is entitled to their opinion mate and let’s be honest with the new nexus it takes zero skill to use, a deaf person could mix just fine on them just fine, literally. And yes you are right CDJs are capable of great things but 95% of people use them for the basics.

@misterman5651

5 жыл бұрын

@@000slappydirk solid opinion...I can't argue with that ;)