Everyone's a DJ nowadays

Teeny tiny dj

New stage name? :)

Mixes were all coming out very quiet. Found I couldn't normalise them effectively without compressing/limiting them pretty hard first.

Also dance music. Dynamics are optional amirite

I played a short chromebook set at Stretford Public Hall earlier this eve, was fun.

Free app, sd card with 1000's of tunes & no controller way harder to search through tracks & plan ahead than a bag of vinyl & decks, but was easier to cycle to.

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New amp day. It's early so I haven't turned it up more than 10% but it's LOUD

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Pffft, I've counted the thick white lines and it doesn't even go up to 11.

Looks snug, will it get enough air around it to keep components cool? My old rotel went pop in a similar configuration, which reminds me I have still not got around to getting it fixed.

I hope so - the back has a gap. I can always get a fan blowing on it.

The old one worked fine for 20 odd years in the same position, and that was a bit bigger

IS that a custom built unit that the amp/records are in? Looks really nice

It's an old Ikea thing, predates the Kallax (I think). I can't remember what it was called, but the shelves just about fit the hi-fi separates and 12 inch records, and the bottom ones without the shelves are really easy to get records in and out of.

I bought them all as doubles, they were made as blocks of 4, but a mate had some, and the shelves bowed as they weren't really thick enough to support all the records.

I think I might end up designing something bespoke to be honest, I left the amp on for a few hours with nothing playing, and it's pretty warm to the touch now, five hours later. Or I might bodge some PC fans on the back for some airflow

I think I might end up designing something bespoke to be honest

I think that is the only way if you want something decent. I have Kallax that I have made into an L shape. I have of course run out of room for records again though!

Yeah tell me about it. I've got three boxes of 7s downstairs and about another 3-400 records down there too. No room upstairs with the others unfortunately

I got a call to play last night, easy listening set (k&d vibes) to not scare folks away ahead of a quiz night. Ended up playing quiet instrumental beds to the quiz rounds too and more tunes after so it was quite a long set at 3hrs+ all digital using free version of djay for android on my chromebook on which i'm now finding my way around searching much easier plus it has queue & history options that allow a virtual record bag to be filled with a core set of tunes making a useful filter.

It might become a monthly gig but not always a quiz, the time before was a channel for a silent disco.

That sounds fun, I wish I had enough easy stuff to play a set of it!

It would be useful now - currently playing 45s to a pretty much empty bar. Hence browsing LFGSS!

Hope it got busier for you!

It did not 😅
I ended up sacking it off early. Just not fun - I can play records to myself at home!

I can play records to myself at home!

That's what I did last night, playing with the sync feature in djay (aka cheating at mixing) 🤣

currently playing 45s to a pretty much empty bar

We've all been there! 🙏🏼

That's great it's got a special switch just for when you play

Shameless plug: did you see this? 😉

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17280348/

currently playing 45s to a pretty much empty bar

Done it too, not fun. Even had the bar manager asking me to turn down the already low volume. And this was playing in front of an empty dance floor 😵‍💫

Good vid on sync here: https://youtu.be/mB487pXQ-4g?si=4KU31iRrgLhFHZLq

I did not! Epic post! Bookmarked for when I can play it at the volume it deserves.

Nice one thanks. I'm about as far off Andy C levels of skill as it is possible to get but useful nonetheless. Will give sone of your mixes a listen & share too.

Cheers both, enjoy!

Anyone have any experience of the DJ rehearsal spots like Pirate Studios? I keep seeing mixed reviews but keen to get a couple of hours practise in before playing a set at a friend's wedding next week.