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What does a DJ actually do apart from choose the next song?

steve55 8:35 PM - 24 September, 2019
A club DJ has one job: keep people dancing. Sure, he can simply create a playlist and let them play through with a simple pause between each track, but that is not interesting to the ear and, more importantly, it would interrupt the dancing. It would be even worse if the tracks played one after the other with no break between. One moment, you're dancing perfectly in time with the song, and the next you're completely out of step. It's far too jarring and it makes for a bad time on the dance floor.

Instead, a DJ will create a playlist and blend it together into one continuous song, allowing the people to dance without obstruction. To do this, the DJ adjusts the speed of the tracks as the playlist plays so that the tempos match up evenly. This allows the songs to play into each other seamlessly, thus, keeping the party going. Creative DJs can enhance the performance by finding surprising ways of mixing the tracks, utilizing anything from effects to original samples.
DJ Reflex 12:53 AM - 25 September, 2019
^^ Are you asking us or telling us? ^^
deezlee 2:27 AM - 25 September, 2019
When I dj I match beats and blend and slowly move through bpms...
But when I’m dancing vto other djs I prefer they switch tempos more often so that I can dance different ways and not just have it go on and on.
popnwave 4:23 PM - 25 September, 2019
I was waiting for a link to some oddball site.

This post is worded like some spam.
DJ JulioYEG 4:37 PM - 25 September, 2019
dont forget actually reading the floor and knowing the crowd
dj_soo 4:41 PM - 25 September, 2019
I was at least expecting a link to some shitty blog.

This definitely reads like some dude in a 3rd world country trying to drive clicks to some link somewhere.
Culprit 3:10 AM - 26 September, 2019
some djs sell tacos while they dj
Dj Shamann 3:34 AM - 26 September, 2019
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^^ Are you asking us or telling us? ^^



I think it's a lead into a spam link a few days from now, lol. I noticed that some of them have been doing that lately.
popnwave 2:57 PM - 26 September, 2019
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some djs sell tacos while they dj


Hmm food truck DJ... now there's an idea
DJ JulioYEG 6:54 PM - 26 September, 2019
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some djs sell tacos while they dj


Hmm food truck DJ... now there's an idea

business partners wya??
Culprit 6:56 PM - 26 September, 2019
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some djs sell tacos while they dj


Hmm food truck DJ... now there's an idea

business partners wya??


taco's, quesadillas, cumbia's coming up
DJ JulioYEG 6:57 PM - 26 September, 2019
name it tias fiesta
popnwave 2:23 PM - 27 September, 2019
BOOM!

Payday.
Dj Shamann 7:46 PM - 27 September, 2019
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I think it's a lead into a spam link a few days from now, lol. I noticed that some of them have been doing that lately.




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*spam message*

my issue got solved!!



LOL, called it!
577er 9:01 PM - 27 September, 2019
I think we can all agree that the DJ chooses the next song AND responds to spam bots 👾
d:raf 6:08 PM - 30 September, 2019
Wow, even inserted spam links in the quote.

Omega level spambot.
Serato, Forum Moderator
Michael R 3:33 AM - 1 October, 2019
Well that was a let down :'(
AKIEM 9:00 PM - 1 October, 2019
lol
Thundercat 11:46 AM - 4 October, 2019
This place still cracks me up
dj_soo 2:53 PM - 4 October, 2019
This one was much more effective: serato.com