Using White Noise in a DJ Set
After we posted our popular “What’s In Your DJ Bag?” video featuring MSTRKRFT, some of you asked why Jessie Keeler kept white noise CDs in his bag along with his Serato CDs. Here, Ean shows you some ways to mix white noise over a track, including crossfading and effects tips.
Download the white noise sample used in the video.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:18 pm Quote
fun! thanks for the vid (FIRST!)
November 11th, 2009 at 5:31 pm Quote
Nice one!
November 11th, 2009 at 5:58 pm Quote
could we get a link to that file?
November 11th, 2009 at 6:00 pm Quote
Thank you sir for that splendid demonstration. I figure that might of been the use but I did even think about using the effects to further shape the sound. I really need to spend some times really exploring the possibility of the effects in tracktor pro beyond the obvious.
Thanks Again Ean!
November 11th, 2009 at 6:31 pm Quote
good show chaps!
thanks for the holiday post! :D
November 11th, 2009 at 6:35 pm Quote
Here’s a site for some white noise.
http://whitenoisemp3s.com/free-white-noise
Cheers
November 11th, 2009 at 8:00 pm Quote
Cool video. Simple technique that brings a lot to the table.
November 11th, 2009 at 9:03 pm Quote
Great to see a old trick done in a new way!
November 11th, 2009 at 10:53 pm Quote
Wow, why did I not think of something like that. Thats pretty cool.
November 12th, 2009 at 12:38 am Quote
You can elaborate on this technique even further with other wave shapes too!
Think, sine, pink noise, sawtooth, etc.
This would be the basis of a variety of synthesizers!
With some pitch shifting/time stretching you can get al sorts of tones and sounds. Throw on a gater, and it rocks.
I usually plug this little iPod touch app into one of my decks:
http://www.apptism.com/apps/oscillator
It gives you
- Four waveforms. (i.e. sine wave, square wave, saw wave and white noise.)
That you can fiddle with.
Infinite fun.
But be careful, this thing’ll peak your gear in second if you aren’t careful.
November 12th, 2009 at 2:04 am Quote
I still don’t understand why he needs white noise cds and don’t uses white noise tracks in Serato
November 12th, 2009 at 2:34 am Quote
You can make white noise by just turning on the moullahand drive or whatever that effect is called. Then you can use the gater on it like Ean’s doing here. I do it just for laughs :P
Just turn on an effects unit on an empty deck, crank up the drive. Hey presto no need for an mp3 I think? Maybe I’m missing something and the white noise mp3 has advantages.
Either way this is a really quick way to chuck in some temporary noise.
November 12th, 2009 at 3:10 am Quote
so you can have 2 decks playing in serato and add white noise on top via cd players. An always on source of samples.
yes- this is an easy way to get white noise but it does have its disadvantages. A loud source file like the one in this post is more workable in the deck because of the signal flow.
November 12th, 2009 at 4:00 am Quote
Nice idea!!!!
November 12th, 2009 at 4:38 am Quote
Great Stuff, Respect!
November 12th, 2009 at 5:42 am Quote
Great tutorial!
Trying it now, using Behringer BCR 2000!
Thanks a lot Ean!
November 12th, 2009 at 8:09 am Quote
Thanks a lot had fun with this
November 12th, 2009 at 1:34 pm Quote
sa sert a rien du tout, astuce debile !
November 12th, 2009 at 1:38 pm Quote
What’s that USB cable used on the VCI? It doesn’t look like the regular DJTT one.
November 12th, 2009 at 9:55 pm Quote
good eyes!
they were so popular that we sold completely out and I could not find one for this video :)
we are getting a new batch in at the end of november.
November 12th, 2009 at 11:30 pm Quote
great video, inspires me to try some new stuff in traktor.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:16 am Quote
If you just turn up the Noise setting on the Gate FX then you don’t even need the white noise sample.
November 13th, 2009 at 9:42 am Quote
Wehre i get the TSI File???? Maybe my TSI File is old. I cust want the same TSI like Ean Golden.
November 16th, 2009 at 9:45 am Quote
Mr Nice Guy: http://www.djtechtools.com/midi-map/
December 17th, 2009 at 4:22 am Quote
check this quck video of me using white noise :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwm3CLM272E
damn i love using white noise