r/DJsCirclejerk

I’ve noticed that during long blends there are sometimes 15-20 seconds where I’m not touching anything, and I can physically feel the crowd beginning to suspect I’m a fraud.

Last weekend I made eye contact with a guy in the front row during a breakdown and he folded his arms like “this dude pressed play.”

At one point during my set everything was perfectly beatmatched and phrased, so I stood there enjoying the music for maybe 10 seconds. Immediately I saw two people whispering to each other while one guy shook his head. This really shook me in the moment.

Since then I’ve started doing things like:

• aggressively turning EQ knobs that aren’t assigned to anything
• tapping cue buttons randomly
• leaning over the mixer and nodding seriously
• unplugging headphones and plugging them back in mid-transition
• pretending to search for tracks while the next 4 songs are already queued

I even started fake typing on my laptop during drops because it looks technical.

What do you guys do during the parts where the music is already handled but you still need to maintain the illusion of labor?

I’m a 3D animator, motion designer, illustrator, and DJ creating custom visuals for DJs, music artists, and events.

Services:
• DJ set visuals
• animated logo intros
• promo videos / teaser clips
• cover art
• motion graphics
• custom 2D / 3D visuals

Portfolio:
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DM if you’ve got a project in mind.

Hello everyone,

I’m from Chandigarh and planning to start my career as a DJ. I’m a complete beginner and looking for a good institute or academy where I can properly learn DJing, music mixing, live performance, software, and equipment handling.

Can anyone suggest the best DJ courses or institutes in:

• Chandigarh
• Mohali
• Panchkula
• or nearby areas

I’m looking for:

• Practical training
• Beginner-friendly classes
• Good mentors
• Affordable fees
• Real club/live event exposure if possible

Also, if anyone here has personally done a DJ course, please share your experience and whether it was worth it.

Thanks in advance

Traktor user of 12 years here .... I just bought a new AlphaTheta XDJ-AZ and I'm considering sending it back. I've never played on Pioneer gear so this is a new system for me. I've only had it since Thursday.

My complaints:

Too big and heavy to be portable. I also have an ableton rig with keyboard and instruments jammed into my music space, so it leaves me feeling like I need to buy a new, dedicated DJ table for it. :/

I don't like the details of the beat grid compared to what I had in traktor. I have the update that displays all 4 decks.

I've had a hard time recreating some of favorite acapella / track mashups that were so special to me in Traktor.

Feels overpriced when I look at reviews online compared to other units.

I dove into Rekordbox and I understand it, but I honestly miss my manual system of keeping all my songs in folders that were analyzed by KeyFinder. Again, I might just be resisting change.

I am buying this setup with DJ'ing on tik tok in mind as well, so a standalone unit is ideal to alleviate that processing off the computer.

I don't play in clubs or need to be plugged into the Pioneer ecosystem even though I really wanted to be, which is why I bought this unit. lol

I'm considering the Denon Prime 4+ or just going with the Pioneer DDJ-FLX10 to stay in the Pioneer ecosystem ( I know it's not standalone.)

Any advice gang?

Thank you.

Vinyl DJ for 20 years I use a ENS DJ400 rotary. I recently built some custom loud speakers and wanted to do some outdoor gigs, but I didn’t wanna bring my turntables for various obvious reason.

Settled on the xdj-1000s. Got them home and immediately something did not sound right. Like frankly, they sound like shit. The mid frequencies are distorted. The highs and the upper mids are all smashed together the bass sounds poorly compressed.

A/B with a Scarlett sound card from my computer tracks sound perfect in comparison. I then A/B/C from a vinyl record of the exact same file. The record sounds great. A little bit different because of the vinyl mastering. I have to return the 1000s and get some 3000x’s.

All problems fixed. 3000x’s sound almost the same as the sound card input maybe a little more “forward” and better for club music like a good quality DAC should sound. Can’t believe pioneer is selling $1300 items with a poor quality DAC. You can get a pristine AKM chip Topping DAC for $150. Anyways, the 3000x’s are amazing in other ways compared to the cheap feeling 1000s. worth the upgrade? Probably but it’s crazy money.

I'm a female DJ, and I just wanted to point out my observation. It seems like most female DJs dance and prance around during the entire performance and have a constant fake smile.

If its just a transition video on ig or something, they will be prancing and smiling for the ENTIRE transition, not just when the beat drops.

If its a long melodic break in the track at a show or something, they will be dancing around even when there's no beat. It looks and feels like they are not even connected to the music and the structure of it.

Not to mention the dancing itself usually seems very off. Almost like they are trying to be exotic dancers while DJing, which doesn't even fit stylistically with the music they are playing.

I dont do any of this because i think its insincere, annoying and looks ridiculous. But it almost makes me embarassed to be a female DJ and definitely cringe every time I see it.

Does anyone else feel like this?

When I see a dj play a set on Boiler Room or Section etc. it looks like they never use the bitch control. I'll guess that this question is not new here but do I use sync or am I'm missing something here? 😄

Hey guys, looking for some advice from people who know DJ gear/setup stuff. I'm planning to film some DJ content in my Mustang convertible, so space is definitely limited, and I'm trying to figure out the cleanest/minimal setup.
I'm debating between:

1. Bringing my DDJ-FLX10 with a portable power station + speaker setup in the car while using my laptop
   OR
2. Renting an Omnis-Duo and connecting it to the car stereo via Bluetooth since it has the built-in screen and doesn't need a laptop.
   For anyone who's done car DJ content before, what setup would make the most sense for convenience, space, and clean filming? Also open to any other minimal setup ideas you guys think would work better.

I was warming up the function for the headliner and started off with some Enya and ambient to set the tone. Then straight to recession pop but the crowd was too hipster for Pitbull at 8:15pm. Switched it back to some ambient and tbh nobody danced but I never hit that Sync button.

Then the headliner starts getting the crowd moving to some afrohouse and closing with some dnb. The crowd goes wild but I saw the Sync button turned on. Bunch of basic ass bitches, if only they knew.

Hey fellow DJs, Just started djing and I have a question about the sync button.

There is this effect a lot of DJs use where they turn a knob and then the whole song sounds like it's underwater. I'm guessing underwater sound = sync, but when I press the sync button, the song still sounds normal?

How can I get my song to sync?