Darude @ Club Ibiza, Washington, DC 14.03.09 part 2

[Hemmaty]

1:20. Pitch changing. Is this for a harmonic mix? If so... How do you know how much to increase the pitch (eg. by value of traktor decimal points) to match the next track? I understand the concepts of Harmonic mixing but not how much I'd need to casually adjust a track eg an 8A to a 10A. Is there a rule? kiitos Ville! p.s. Superchumbo's mix of Sandstorm is such a good tease. Simple and entrancing! oh and I'm buying your extended mix version of Salmiakki sessions. The mini mix is amazing!

[darude]

@Hemmaty You're right, the pitch is changing (but not tempo). Due to the difference in the original tempos of the two tracks, Gareth's 'I Ran' being 135 and 'SSS' being 130, otherwise fitting Am to Em would be actually like Am to "Em and a half", so I pitched 'I Ran' up on the fly about +65 cents (3,8% diff in relation to 'SSS'), which I usually don't do that quick and audibly, but in this case doing it during the build towards the end of it, it doesn't sound bad, but just created urgency.

[darude]

@Hemmaty In Traktor you can set up the deck display to show the pitch % and cent amount (in relation to the original pitch). If you know that for eg. the GE 'I Ran' mix is 135bpm Am, and you want to mix 130 Em (Am & Em being fitting keys) you can see that what the difference is, in this case 65 cents. You need to decide which track you tune to which, and calculate the difference, which is sometimes tricky in the heat of a mix if neither is in the original pitch (but not rocket science ;)

[darude]

@Hemmaty I have my Otus' upper corner wheels assigned to key adjustment & the wheel buttons for on/off key.

If you still have the same tracks, but are playing 'I Ran' at 132, you're playing it -0,39 cents/-2,2%. In that case 'SSS' would only be +0,26, so you'd first have 'I Ran' key set at -0,39, then engage, then wheel it to +0,26. I personally don't have key on all the time as it degrades sound quality. I usually don't play tracks more than 2bpm ~ 1,5% ~ 25 cents apart, so I don't need to.

[alanpriceisgool]

@Hemmaty good question. Does traktor show you the key of a song>?

[darude]

@alanpriceisgool Traktor has a key field where it does show the key of the song, but it DOES NOT detect it on its own, you need to either check the key yourself and input the data in Traktor (or iTunes, or any ID tag capable software), or use a key detection software like Mixed In Key to do that for you. MIK is great, but everyone thinking of starting to mix harmonically IMO should also know how to find the key themselves, so they're not just blindly trusting a software.

[StarsksyHype]

i miss darude, do something new ?

[darude]

@StarsksyHype I am, I am... I know it's taken long to release new tracks, yeah, but life happens, you know, wife, kid, touring, taking care of myself better (touring around the year is NOT too good for your general health... :O ) BUT, I have started a record company, EnMass Music (döt cöm) and there are a couple of remixes on our releases by me and there'll be a DJ mix compilation by me this year still. Keep your eyes and ears peeled! :)

[BigBallinIndian]

Dude, I'm trying to do this when I'm older. Right now I'm using loops and I'm trying to get better software and make my own stuff. Can someone tell me if there is like college classes I can do to understand all this like sound engineering? You are a freaking beast man, idk if you heard of flying lotus but you should check em out.

[XTN94]

did you use "tell me (Heikki L powerhouse dub mix)

[darude]

@XTN94 Nope, it's the Original Mix.

[XTN94]

@darude nice u gotta get it original

[XTN94]

3:45 is the best part of all this nice job (do a sandstorm mix) lol love that song and the "before the storm" album 

[darude]

@XTN94 Thanks!

[51yikes]

DUDEE! u get dooooown !! :D

[lucas010888]

nice set, when will you be in Australia next, more importantly, Brisbane?

[hepscockoo]

Nice Lazerzzzzzzzzzz! and incredible mixing!

[esaedvik]

Superchumbo's remix of Sandstorm is still sooo awesome :)

[SeanVae]

Awesome stuff man xD you need to come to Ireland !! we have nothing :D :D

[PACmoney88]

so darude i gotta know how come u dont play at ultra or in florida ur my favorite artist but i wont ever get to see unless u play in florida

[DJJayStoneMusic]

cool!!! How do u like the otus?

[darude]

@DJJayStoneMusic I LOVE Otus!

[Djscratchmeup1]

So you dont have to do all the dancing,hire dancers

[darude]

But I love dancing! :)

[bobbyyh00]

aika upea esitys :) 5/5

[vitalik624]

Ujobak dj,naturaljnij fucken dj,beach.

[Hector216Rivera]

Is this the official darude channel or some kid trying to be darude. If it is you're awesome Darude, if not still Darude is fucking awesome.

[Hemmaty]

@Hector216Rivera This is the official Darude channel. He often replies to his fans comments as you can see below!

Darude is a legend. One of the worlds best Club Trance DJs!

[adamj108]

i was there this past saturday night when he played. great performance.

i got a dui on the way home though. had to go to jail :(

[darude]

Thanks for coming, but I'm not sorry about your DUI arrest. I'm glad you didn't kill anyone. I've lost a friend because of a drunken driver.

[adamj108]

Im sorry about your loss Ville. My intentions were not to hurt anyone. I was 1 point over the legal limit. Technically i was fine, but they don't play around with DUI's anymore here.

Keep making music.

[steveb877]

super stoked to see you spin in New Orleans Saturday!! Keep up the good work and best wishes! :)

[DJAlexNiko]

Darude will be @ Ibiza in Washington DC on Nov. 28th

It's going to be another great night.

[darude]

Yeeeaaaaaaaah baby!!! :)

[doranna14]

awesome dj and cool crowd =D wish i was there sooo bad!!!

[TheOddSeed]

"I'm a sucker for ua-uaaah!!"  XD! LOL

[atari26003]

Great video dude, how are you lately i haven't talked to you in a while!

[ticklemeimsexy]

you deffinitly rocked dc out of their shoes! thanks for the great night and the wonderful memories! see you soon at ibiza!

[32JSE]

Lol cool.Looks like you remixed I Ran live.

[darude]

Traktor DOES have auto sync, but I don't use it to beatmatch, I press play as I would with a cd-player, then often nudge once or twice for it to be dead on. In the video you'll see my hand automatically move to the platter in case I missed... ;)

Using the auto-sync is accurate only if the beatgrids in relation the kick's attacks are 100% accurate in both tracks and mine often aren't *exactly*, because they don't need to be. I DO use the sync feature to match the bpm to the earlier track though.

[DJMaddmatt]

I understand, that's still pretty dang accurate... What caught my eye the most was the video on the left wall, D-A-R-U-D-E that's pretty cool. Maybe he'll teach you some video editing tricks lolol

[buddygunz]

Hey man, love your stuff. My brother passed away a few weeks ago and was a huge fan as well. We played 'feel the beat' at his funeral and it was awesome. Our priest was a bit surprised by understanding. Tears in my eyes thinking about it.

[darude]

Oh no, my biggest condolences! It makes me feel weird and honoured at the same time that you found it "awesome" to play my track at such sad circumstances! I hope all the best and enormous amounts of strength to you and your family!

[DJMaddmatt]

i like how you clicked play at the EXACT moment, or does the program auto sync it?

[fonola182]

q buen tema!!!

[ArtOWrath]

Darude always Dalivers haha kickass man.

[kajis]

GREAT! More of these <3 (: