DJing versus Producing

[KLH]

Many people don't understand the difference between producing and DJing. Simply said, a DJ is an entertainer who plays pre-recorded music for crowds. Also simply said, a Producer is someone who makes or remakes (aka remixes) music in a studio. In any case, when on DJF, look for DJs to post mixes and such and look for Producers to post their own created tracks and/or remixes of other tracks.

Obviously, there are DJs who are Producers and Producers who are DJs. Blurring the line further, there is a movement called Live Remixing that does just that. DJ Enferno is the poster-child for this type of performance.

DJs typically use decks to make music and work with entire tracks. If software is used, the software usually emulate decks for digital audio playback using MP3s - like DJ apps and DVS software. At the end, a DJ performs a mix that is comprised of a sequence of songs.

Producers work with elements of tracks and add/remove those elements to remix the track into something that didn't exist before. In this way, they work as computer-aided composers who sometimes just "spice up" the beat or create whole new music passages. They use Digital Audio Workstation software, Digital Audio Editors, and many (sooo many) plugins to make their magic happen. At the end, they have a newly made track that can be used by a DJ in a DJ Mix.

Exciting times.

-KLH

[Hamza21]

spam!! How much did enferno pay you to post this?

[BuddyUK]

Many people don't understand the difference between producing and DJing

[Divercity]

All my friends say and think im a DJ. I'm a producer that can play music live.



Its retarded

[TheFrenchWay]

I think this mentally come from the hip-hop world were many DJs produced beats before.

[mostapha]

And from the fact that it's a lot easier to make it big by releasing a couple awesome tracks than by being an awesome DJ. Well…easier isn't the right word. Maybe it's more appropriate to say that it's possible to make it big by producing a couple awesome tracks while it kind of isn't if you're just DJing.

[mrkleen]

And from the fact that it's a lot easier to make it big by releasing a couple awesome tracks than by being an awesome DJ. Well…easier isn't the right word. Maybe it's more appropriate to say that it's possible to make it big by producing a couple awesome tracks while it kind of isn't if you're just DJing.

Yup. What a shame, as most producers are SHIT DJs.....so the average person at events rarely gets to hear a really good DJ any more.

[moyo wilde]

i think it has gotten really weird cause:

to make money as a dj it is best to be a producer

and

to make money as a producer it is best to dj

[HyeToTheSky]

[PONTUS.2]

i dont like live remixing

iuno its weird. now let me just say right now that this is just sort of coming to me without too much thought ill think about it some more but....

it isnt really appealing to me when producers basically take a track, but then they separate the track elements like bass, synth, drums, loops, etc. and "rebuild it live"

im like like really? rebuild it? you mean just trigger the loops and add a shitload of effects?e i dont think solo electronic production acts will ever be interesting to me.

like if it was me .... ...... i would have my tracks made and use serato to just mix them in the traditional manner.

i honestly dont know what it is though, i mean a band, essentially does what electronic producers do in that, they rebuild a track live with their individual parts/instruments.

i guess theres just more showmanship in playing instruments then sequencing audio clips.

like i said maw fuckaz imma rethink all this shit. just some random thoughts that came to me