Equpiment: Pioneer DJ DDJ_REV1

My sister asked me to handle the equipment for her wedding. She's heard me DJ at a family members baby shower but I just brought my soundbar last time because it was a small area. I know this is not ideal for a wedding. What would I need?

I just want to let y'all know. I do not mind not being apart of the wedding. I love my family but that's not a big deal to me or my sister. She asked me because she trust me enough to do it. I need advice not negativity. We all start somewhere. I've been practing & will continue to practice & do research on wedding so please advice only. I don't need a therapist.

Also, beginner questions;

What are some sites I can get free sample sounds?

What are some things I can do to get my first gig?

So I was messing around with the new Spotify mixed feature and really got into the ins and outs that it provides in terms of eq adjustment,bass swapping,filters etc. My main question is can I do all of these on a controller and perform it live? This is my first venture into djing as a hobby and I’m not too versed on how an actual controller operates. Any and all feedback appreciated

I bought an FLX4 with rekordbox and I'm loving it. I travel a lot though and I don't have time to practice enough. I found that the Djay app works on my phone so I am looking for a compact controller to run with it so I can practice on the go. I'm specifically looking for something that will let me practice getting into and out of song as well as beat matching, (including volume faders and a crossfader). I can't seem to find an option that has volume faders so I'm wondering if anyone can suggest a compact and reliable controller with a good and realistic feel for working on the basics. Thank you

Hola a todos, tengo una duda existencial desde hace años que no volvía a poner música, pero ahora me equipé y ya hice algunos eventos pequeños pero quería saber cuánto se está cobrando acá en la región metropolitana Chile?? tengo dos parlantes de 15 pulgadas 1500 w rms en total, luces máquina de humo y micrófonos ese es mi equipamiento como cuánto se está cobrando alguien sabrá algún consejo por favor.

I’m a beginner DJ and I’ve been using ChatGPT to organize my music by energy, discover similar tracks, and structure a set. I combine its recommendations with my own digging, but I still listen to and personally choose every track.
My idea is to move from a strong opening into peak-time techno, then hypnotic techno similar to Lunaks, and finish with some psytrance.
Does anyone else use ChatGPT this way? Do you find it useful, or do you think it can get in the way of developing your own sound?

As the title suggests, I am curious as to what "Open Format" for electronic music DJs means.

Does that mean that if you are primarily a tech house DJ, open format means other electronic music subgenres like Industrial, Bouncy Techno, Funktronica, Experimental Electronic?

Basically other genres outside of house but within electronic.

Or does that mean outside of electronic all together, like reggae, hip hop, disco, funk, salsa, bachata. soul, Top 40, pop, New Wave, Modern Rock, era music, etc?

Curious.

Please teach me something.

I feel like I'm jumping from r&b to pop to house to rap to disco, and it feels good because I love the songs, and I'm having a hard time discerning it from a hypothetical crowds reaction.

Similarly, is there a balance of woman or man vocals?

…And everything went wrong. Brought my laptop thinking I could just connect Serato and use everything I have been using at home. Turns out the Pioneer Opus Quad couldn’t be detected by Serato. Tried downloading driver to my laptop. Couldn’t work. Tried exporting my entire library to RB, also couldn’t work. Spent roughly 30 mins exporting my playlists to a USB drive. Started playing and made so many rookie mistakes - forgot to move fader up when switching EQs, forgot to turn back the filter knob to 90 degrees, forgot to match BPM before switching, lost all my colour tags from Serato (I use them to indicate mood of songs), pulled out USB when song was playing, and the list goes on.

Oh did I mention its a slooow Tuesday night on a rooftop bar, so less than 20 people came and went in a 3 hour span. Realised how different it is to be playing at home vs an actual venue. I would say don’t ever underestimate the sound quality and technical challenges of playing live. Another thing I realised was how different EQs on different controllers would sound. Always pay attention to the sound, if you notice something wrong, quickly adjust.

Hey but I had fun! Definitely not my last!

I've been learning how to dj for the past year, pretty frequently for the last 6 months and have been putting together sets and recording them. I feel a lot more confident with my phrasing and eq swaps and am playing all sorts of genres, started with downtempo, progressive house, melodic techno, minimal tech, tech house, psytech.

I've been learning that each genre has its own mixing techniques that it prefers which is forcing me to learn and practice looping and memory loops.

I've been completely neglecting FX and even hi-pass/low pass filters and would like to practice them in order to more easily mix tracks. I'm really having trouble with atmospheric/experimental music right now.

How did you guys learn to use FX and filters? How to recommend practicing them or how would you teach them to someone else?

I am a dj currently just domlive youtube but was wondering if anyone can help me out on which is better. As I have done some research but am still a little confused on which one will or will not flag and take down my streaming mixes due to copyright stuff. I know mixcloud has mechanical licensing which soundcloud doesnt. But I alway hear everyone say to upload your sets to soubdcloud? Any help is greatly appreciated thank you

So I'm a vinyl house, breaks, techno dj. I do have digital players (SC6000s) and I'm doing an 80s themed Haloween party at a bar. I bought a ton of music but man the beat grid analysis of Serato and Engine DJ is fucking horrible for any music that's not strictly a 4x4 beat. BPMs are totally off. Even with "lucid". Im not bringing a laptop so ill be using EngineOS.

So things like Freestyle/hiphop ill have no issues with but what about like classic Halloween songs. What kind of tricks to mix like Thriller with Somebody's Watching me. Or other classic Halloween songs. Links to any tutorials or videos would be cool.

I run a Xone:24C and mostly play vinyl, but I recently added a Xone:K3 so I can play MP3s too.

I’d like a dedicated device to run the full version of djay (or a similar DJ app) that I can leave permanently set up with my gear. Ideally, it would have the smallest screen possible, since I just want to browse and play digital tracks without using my phone or laptop.