Comments on: Dont Crash the Plane- Follow these rules. http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/08/29/dont-crash-the-plane-follow-these-rules/ A complete recource for digital dj's and performers that use digital technology including controllerism Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:02:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: MONO SUX http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/08/29/dont-crash-the-plane-follow-these-rules/#comment-14071 MONO SUX Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:40:30 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=671#comment-14071 Another thing is the damn stereo /momo switch, its pretty obvious but often overlooked. The last two clubs i played at had the switch at mono. It sounds muffled and bass heavy. that took me a while to figure out. Im starting to think its the resident DJs switching that shit to mono when they got off. Another thing is the damn stereo /momo switch, its pretty obvious but often overlooked.
The last two clubs i played at had the switch at mono. It sounds muffled and bass heavy. that took me a while to figure out. Im starting to think its the resident DJs switching that shit to mono when they got off.

]]> By: D.J. Pegasus http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/08/29/dont-crash-the-plane-follow-these-rules/#comment-14070 D.J. Pegasus Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:53:03 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=671#comment-14070 Great article. This should be required reading for DJs. Too many I've heard just crank the volume and hurt my ears! A couple things to add: - If your mixer has individual pre-fader gain signal indicators (e.g. DJM-500 and up) start with them set to peak at 0db (requires previewing the track to find the peaks.) This gives you plenty of headroom and avoids distortion later on. - Consider keeping the channel faders on the mixer just above mid-way so you have some wiggle room if you need to increase/decrease the incoming track's volume relative to the outgoing one. I can't tell you how many times this has been useful for me, especially when mixing into 80's music which isn't compressed nearly as much as more modern stuff. - Set the power amps to max volume (that the speakers can safely support) and use the Master fader on your mixer as your main volume control. Before the show starts, test the system with your master fader at full volume and make sure neither your mixer or the amplifiers are clipping (or going into protection mode!) If the mixer is, turn down the master fader. If the amps are, adjust the mixer's master output calibration, or just turn down the fader. If it's too quiet at this point, you need bigger amps! Great article. This should be required reading for DJs. Too many I’ve heard just crank the volume and hurt my ears!

A couple things to add:
- If your mixer has individual pre-fader gain signal indicators (e.g. DJM-500 and up) start with them set to peak at 0db (requires previewing the track to find the peaks.) This gives you plenty of headroom and avoids distortion later on.
- Consider keeping the channel faders on the mixer just above mid-way so you have some wiggle room if you need to increase/decrease the incoming track’s volume relative to the outgoing one. I can’t tell you how many times this has been useful for me, especially when mixing into 80’s music which isn’t compressed nearly as much as more modern stuff.
- Set the power amps to max volume (that the speakers can safely support) and use the Master fader on your mixer as your main volume control. Before the show starts, test the system with your master fader at full volume and make sure neither your mixer or the amplifiers are clipping (or going into protection mode!) If the mixer is, turn down the master fader. If the amps are, adjust the mixer’s master output calibration, or just turn down the fader. If it’s too quiet at this point, you need bigger amps!

]]> By: Urban Fabric http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/08/29/dont-crash-the-plane-follow-these-rules/#comment-13900 Urban Fabric Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:13:09 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=671#comment-13900 Always good info Ean. I think every starter dj should be issued these steps. Always good info Ean. I think every starter dj should be issued these steps.

]]> By: ..::Les délices de Vibe-Bélair::.. http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/08/29/dont-crash-the-plane-follow-these-rules/#comment-13449 ..::Les délices de Vibe-Bélair::.. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:39:50 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=671#comment-13449 <strong>Un mixer c'est comme une femme, jamais dans le rouge !...</strong> Comme j'ai pu remarquer à plusieurs reprises, certains DJs ne savent pas que lorsque le son dépasse 0db ça a pour effet d'induire de la distorsion. Y'as un article intéressant sur le blog DJTechTools qui traite justement sur ce sujet. Si vous co... Un mixer c’est comme une femme, jamais dans le rouge !…

Comme j’ai pu remarquer à plusieurs reprises, certains DJs ne savent pas que lorsque le son dépasse 0db ça a pour effet d’induire de la distorsion. Y’as un article intéressant sur le blog DJTechTools qui traite justement sur ce sujet. Si vous co…

]]> By: Francis Kay Rozen http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/08/29/dont-crash-the-plane-follow-these-rules/#comment-13446 Francis Kay Rozen Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:33:35 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=671#comment-13446 Great article. I'll link it on my blog. Great article. I’ll link it on my blog.

]]> By: DJ Rio http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/08/29/dont-crash-the-plane-follow-these-rules/#comment-13211 DJ Rio Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:49:41 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=671#comment-13211 Great Ean, the sound quality is the most that we have to care of. After all we are in charge of the speakers and the products of our works go through those, the volume level and the EQ are very important. Thanks for this great article. Dj Rio Great Ean, the sound quality is the most that we have to care of. After all we are in charge of the speakers and the products of our works go through those, the volume level and the EQ are very important.

Thanks for this great article.

Dj Rio

]]> By: Aanrii http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/08/29/dont-crash-the-plane-follow-these-rules/#comment-13146 Aanrii Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:58:30 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=671#comment-13146 JesC mentioned about guest djs and that was so true last friday. It was great party, volume knob was in the right place and then the guest dj came in. He cranked it up too much and then the sound started to hurt my ears. So I had to go and get those cheap ear plugs from the bar and then the music they played sounded just muffled. And this was all his fault and he could have avoided it by not turning the volume up. That's when I made note to myself: Don't play the music too loud. People usually don't enjoy pain while they are partying. :P JesC mentioned about guest djs and that was so true last friday. It was great party, volume knob was in the right place and then the guest dj came in. He cranked it up too much and then the sound started to hurt my ears. So I had to go and get those cheap ear plugs from the bar and then the music they played sounded just muffled.

And this was all his fault and he could have avoided it by not turning the volume up. That’s when I made note to myself: Don’t play the music too loud. People usually don’t enjoy pain while they are partying. :P

]]> By: Ean Golden ?ber Master-, Gain- & Booth-Lautst?rken - DJ - Deejayforum.de http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/08/29/dont-crash-the-plane-follow-these-rules/#comment-13067 Ean Golden ?ber Master-, Gain- & Booth-Lautst?rken - DJ - Deejayforum.de Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:55:26 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=671#comment-13067 [...] ?ber Master-, Gain- & Booth-Lautst?rken Auf djtechtools.com gibt es ein recht interessantes Tutorial von Ean Golden, in dem er hilfreiche Tipps zu den verschiedenen Lautst?rke-Regelungsm?glichkeiten [...] […] ?ber Master-, Gain- & Booth-Lautst?rken Auf djtechtools.com gibt es ein recht interessantes Tutorial von Ean Golden, in dem er hilfreiche Tipps zu den verschiedenen Lautst?rke-Regelungsm?glichkeiten […]

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