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Topic: bad surprises, what to do ?

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Hi
I'm curious to know how you guys prevent mixing troubles while on action.
I'm just a begginer so my solution will be to prerecord a long mix, bring an extra mp3player and play that "saveme.file"...
so what do you do ?
 
Posted Sat 15 Aug 15 @ 4:00 pm
Always good to have a back up of some kind. A mix on an mp3 player like you suggested is good. I have two laptops and two controllers but that is not doable for everyone.

One important thing to remember, if you are playing in public and getting paid you need to purchase the appropriate VDJ license.
 
i make sets and have them on mp3. rock , dance , country and so on.. enough to get by for a hour.. with out anyone knowing as im reloading or fixing.
 
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lol, i didnt realize that.
 
I bring two of everything vital, have all speakers run as active so only one part will fail at the time, have alternative wirings to bypass things in the setup if needed, and an mp3 player to take over for a few minutes if something goes down and needs to be brought back up
 
And what about if the mixer breaks?
 
In all the years I'v been DJ'ing equipment failure is fairly rare. My PC's rarely crashed and VDJ has been stable 90% of the time on various laptops. I guess you could bring backups and all that, but getting an SSD for your boot drive likely makes more sense.

Especially for all you DJ's that have a separate laptop just for DJ'in no internet access and all that other paranoia.

Since there a few tablets and 2 in 1 tablets for under $400, that might be a suitable backup and solution for micro gigs (less than 100 people).

You can also invest in a controller that will operate independent of a laptop or computer device.
 
well i guess a good DJ (that has the money) will think about buying a spare one.
or borrow from a friend.
 
I use a Bootcamped MBP (5 years) and original Denon MC6000 (4 years). I have recorded several gigs (without mic) and transferred them to an old 30gb iPod. The MC6000 is great as I have all the above self-contained in a Magma flightcase. The microphone, headphones and the iPod are all plugged into the MC6000 with a stereo pair output to an external mixer.

If the computer crashes then the iPod just needs the volume turned up as it's playing at every gig in the background. I still have the microphone and headphones working. I can restart the computer in the middle of a gig with no drama.

A backup plan is essential.
Spot the iPod to the right of the laptop.
 


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