Woops . Read the thread title wrong .
I thought it said "Effects and what do you guys think of them"
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I use effects dely, echo, wash on efx 500. its a good tool i would say. however, theres a time for everything
I never know how to use them properly so i stay away from them as a whole.
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I use effects: dely, echo,flanger, roll loops and other depend what music im mixing. but make sure your not overusing them.
@ all the people that said i dont know how to use them properly so i dont use them --> go away and practice using them. I think that effects will make your set stand out from all the osther + 'i dont know how to use effects so i just dont use them' approach is the worst approach ever
Only one I use the filter. Sometimes just to add to the drop a bit. Give it slightly more punch when it comes in
I tend to lift my shirt and pull out my member. It has some LED's stuck on it, so when I swing it round it's like a meaty catherine wheel.
I so massively disagree with this. In general a guy with good mixing skill vs a guy with good mixing and good skills on the fx, the guy who can use FX and mix well will sound way better.
Using FX is dangerous! They can make or break a set! Generally i only use the flanger to fade out a track that just won't go! If you wanna learn to use FX, learn to use them properly, because nothing is worse than that DJ who thought "it might be cool to randomly add an echo here"
Oh and for looping, i personally use it to fade out a track! Works well when an intro is very long and you need a bit more track!
IMHO, mixing requires only two tracks. With just two tracks, you can transition in a number of ways... but adding unexpected sounds keeps the listener engaged. Unexpected sounds could be turntablism, samples/controllerism, and effects, but like anything added, these should be seen as an enhancement - not a replacement - for original tracks. Use enhancements sparingly.
I do not use turntablism. (I'd love to, but need to buy TTs to learn these techniques.) I've been experimenting with samples/controllerism (with the F1 and Traktor), so I have more to learn here.
As for effects, I've settled on two primary effects - echo delay and phase shift - and use them often to enhance transitions and tracks respectively. I LOVE echo fades, and I LOVE to phase shift build-ups! I used to use loop roll, quick reverse, and brake to sound more "live DJ" like, but I received feedback that these effects distract instead of enhance, so I've stopped using them.
YMMV. Remember to experiment in practice well before you use effects live.
-KLH