deaf djs & rare-groove...

From: T-Bird (djt_bird@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Sep 25 2000 - 13:07:30 MET DST

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    > I'll probably get seriously flamed for this, but some
    > DJs out there are rather careless about how their sound
    > gets out on the floor. Especially when it comes to
    > spinning '60s-'70s music.

    i'm hoping i'm an exception to this, but i have to agree w/elson.
    having the dope tunes isn't enough if they sound like doo-doo over the
    system! djs remember that in addition to boosting frequencies w/eq, you
    can also CUT them--which we often neglect to do!!

    club owners and promoters, get mixers w/eq & trims!! and not just that
    overall eq either--even *cheap* mixers have 2 or 3 band eq per channel.
    i find it hard to play on mixers where i can't do sound tweaking--it's
    like playing a guitar that's missing some strings.

    > Though the quality of the performed and composed music
    > back then is excellent, I cringe most of the time when
    > DJs spin rare groove in clubs because of the EXTREMELY
    > LOUD UPPER MIDRANGE. The human ear's audible range is
    > most sensitive to midrange sounds, which is why guitars
    > and vocals always sound loud live and in a mix when
    > things like bass frequencies, which are in the lower
    > limits of human hearing range, always have to be
    > boosted.

    another way of dealing with this issue is to trim some of the
    highs/midrange and turn the total level up (this avoids the feedback you
    can get by boosting lows too much--especially if there's not much low to
    be had).

    > Older records are EQ'ed differently than today's
    > records - which exhibit audio frequencies (read: bass,
    > but some high end also) that were generally nonexistent
    > back in the day.

    that's also true of the bootlegged recordings that some djs use (soul
    jazz can't reissue everything, y'know) where the tunes are re-recorded
    from vinyl older than your mama!!

    > I'm ready for the flames. You'll either totally
    > disagree with me, or you simply couldn't tell cos your
    > ears might be already shot...

    no flames from here--why do people have to play so loud anyway?

    -t



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