Archive for September, 2009
Sep
12
A decent mixer - $600
A pair of standard CDJ-1000 CD Players - $2000
A pair of good speakers - $1000
An amp to power the speakers - $400
Some good lighting effects - $600
A good library of music - PRICELESS!
Yes, it is truly an expensive "hobby" to be a DJ. But it need not be just a hobby. You CAN make back all you pay for your equipment ten-fold within 12 months if you just take that bit of extra time to care more about your playlists rather than your mixing techniques.
Most DJs fail not because they do not have good mixing / scratching / beat-mixing etc techniques, but because they don't play the music that people are willing to pay good money to hear.
There are so many DJs that will remain stubborn and only play their selected style of music, only to find themselves broke and wondering why nobody will book them and their amazing mixing talents.
It is so painfully obvious that any DJ's very first priority (since a DJ is employed to play music) is to get that much sorted out FIRST!
- Sort your music out first - THEN worry about mixing techniques etc
- Create your library to cater for all styles of music and for all age groups
- Get over the ego issue of playing songs you don't like yourself
I have seen some of the DJs I have trained go on to make a great career for themselves. And once they understand that they must play the music that the crowd wants to hear, they can THEN go on to specialise in their preferred style of music.
Build the Reputation ... Then Specialize.
Don't be one of those DJs who spends hundreds (or even thousands) on their equipment but deny the most important aspect of what a DJ is employed for ... the music!
I recommend that aspiring DJs should build a great library of music FIRST. Even before they buy all the equipment needed. Build a library of great music that people want THEN look at the gear you need. Even skills such as mixing, beat-mixing etc can come later. There is an excellent resource available - Click Here
Here you will find details on how to download a pre-made list that we KNOW works!
If you are worried about the expense of buying all the music you need, there is good news here too! You can legally download MP3 tracks for only .20c per track!
Visit http://www.heapsofinfo.com and follow the link for MP3 downloads.
Don't be afraid to spend some time and money on building a quality library of music before wasting your money on equipment that will NEVER pay itself off if you aren't keeping your audience happy.
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Sep
12
Some Important Music Gear Accessories
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What are the music gear? Music gear can range from the likes of stage speakers, any kind of sound equipment, DJ equipment, recording devices, sound amplifiers, mics, speakers, and loud speakers, to digital effect makers and several others. They also have some music gear accessories to go with it. It is the accessories more than the music gear that need to be emphasized when you are trying to find that right piece of equipment to feel the essence of music and be comfortable.
How do we know which music gear or accessories are to be bought? You need to make up your mind on how to buy your required music gear accessories. There are a number of fancy and costly products available in the market. However, take care that you buy only the equipment that suit your budget, style and requirements. You can consult top music experts to help you in buying accessories that suit you. You can try to email them or meet them personally to do this.
Some important music gear and accessories
If you are planning to buy accessories for your pet iPod then the ear buds are an excellent choice for any one who likes good quality at reasonable price. If you search a little, you can find a specific lot that are admirable due to their greater audio quality, safe fit, and noise separating capability.
Headphones have improved a lot over time, and they are ready to go better with time. A number of brands have done a superior job of shrinking the size of its noise canceling headphones and bettering the audio quality. Most of the products are not cheap but it enhances your audio experience considerably.
If you search online, you can get some stores which are coming up with the idea of gifting your favorites the required music gear accessories. This would prove to be a great experience in your buying experience as you will get the expertise to find the right accessory for the right gear for your preferred music instrument.
To keep your favorite super mix CDs organized, you need to have a proper CD cataloger, pouch, or case. The features to look out for are the durability, water resistance, the structure and the usability options.
When you feel that your hands need to be free but the mic should be in place, try the music mic belt. Those are the ones created to hold your mic securely in one position. Most of the variants are water resistant and durable.
An Armband to hold your pet MP3 player is no longer a dream. The size is not too much of a factor here as most are designed to fit the odd sizes. The main features of these products are the smoothness and light weight.
A useful ornament for microphone is the microphone windscreen. It is essential as it can protect you from germs and can help you in reducing the pops and the hiss from the recording. The protective screens, an essential accessory, are used to save the mic from dust,sogginess and material dent.
Victor Epand is an expert consultant for music gear, speakers, and microphones. You can find the best marketplace for music gear, speakers, and microphones at these 3 sites: music gear accessories, speakers, subwoofers.
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Sep
08
How To Choose A Niche For Your Podcast
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Understand Your Target Audience
This is a very important factor you need to consider before podcasting. You need to know your audience. Their age, likes and dislikes, hobbies, talents, skills, and even their personal problems, as well. Truth is, being a podcaster is like a DJ or VJ. You need to interact with your audience even if they don't know your name and personal life. It's somehow a give and take relationship. To be more effective, speak and act like a shrink. Shrinking only requires you to listen and reflect with your audience's sentiments. Never give advices unless they seek for it. Advices are not therapeutic, right? That's right, folks.
A podcaster is not an adviser. A good podcaster doesn't give advices, instead, he connects with audience through interactive sharing and prolific discussions.
Analyze Your Scope & Keywords
As I've said earlier, the age is a significant factor in podcasting. When you are dealing with kids, the topic should be simple but is filled with substance and quality. Usually, kids loves stories, fairy tales and simple "how-to" projects. Teach them how to play basketball, soccer and tennis. Kids are very easy to please. If you don't like them but is willing to get in touch with their interests, read Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Theory or Piaget's Cognitive Development. Reading these theories will make you understand the basic wants and needs of all individuals of all ages. It can also help you improve your interpersonal relationships. A simple psychoanalytic reminder: If you want to connect with the people around you, know yourself first and everything follows.
Another effective technique to find a topic is through keyword analysis, researching a list of podcasting niches is not enough unless you thoroughly evaluate the relevance of your niche. Connecting with your audience means generating a solid volume of traffic back to your site. For this reason, before speaking a word on your microphone, research and if possible, outline your podcasting system and determine if your topic is all worth it.
Attachment
If you think you are a frustrated podcaster, kindly pick up your torn pieces together and move on. Podcasting can make you rich only if you know how you market it properly. When you already prepared your podcasting system, it's time for you to set up a forum in your site and ask the people what they still want and expect from your podcast. Or, link your sites to any SEO mentors out there. There are many of them, choose wisely. How to choose A SEO Mentor for Podcasting? That's another story.
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Sep
06
Film EMI Movie Review
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The movie EMI revolves round the central theme 'Liya Hai To Chukana Padega' (If you have borrowed, you need to return), and the merit of the film being the originality of thought on a pertinent subject of getting the goodies of life on loans - personal, home or credit cards. The debutant director Saurabh Kabra has scored a point with a four pronged story.
The movie EMI begins with the first character Ryan (Arjun Rampal) a self employed DJ who aspires and lives life kingsize and is a habitual defaulter. He happens to meet Nancy ( Malaika Arora Khan), at the disc and falls head over heels at her beauty. The flamboyant Ryan wants her in his life.His craving for a life bigger and better gets all the more stronger. With it his credit limits too soar.....
The second character is Prerna ( Urmila Matondkar) an unemployed widow, who is coming to terms with her husbands *******. Her objective is to get the insurance amount, post which life would be easy for her and her 5 year old daughter. But she has to prove that her husband did not commit ******* which can be done at a price. She gets into personal loan as a quick fix to this and all her pressing needs.....
The third character is that of Anil and Shilpa ( Ashish Choudhary and Neha Uberoi), a working couple who want to begin their lives together entering into sacrament of marriage. But have a long wish list of having their own home, own car, a laptop and most importantly a foreign destination honeymoon. They end up into personal loans, home loans and credit card payments. Everything seems fine till they decide to call off the relationship.....
The fourth character is that of Chandrakant ( Kulbhushan Kharbanda) a retired father and his only son ( Pushkar Jog), who wants to go abroad for further studies because it's the current trend. The fathers savings are just not enough to fund the son's dreams and he is forced to consider a education loan as the only way out........
All of these characters turn up to be defaulters due to unavoidable circumstances which are of their own making. Enter Sattar Bhai ( Sanjay Dutt) owner of Goodluck Recovery Agency the saviour for those caught in debt trap, most sought after by banks, telecom companies and various multinationals. From bhaigiri to business to politics to social work - that's how Sattar wants to progress in life. Sattar follows a simple rule when it comes to his business - Loan Liya Hai to Chukao and his cronies following the strong arm tactics.
Will Sattar succeed in using this principle while dealing with the disparate characters?
Director Saurabh Kabra has kept a uniform tempo throughout the movie and has been aptly supported by cinematographer Paramvir Singh. Khalid Azmis dialogues fit the bill. Music is not that great, except for the title song sung by Sanjay Dutt.
Sanjay Dutt rules the roost with his performance and has got into the soul of the character. Arjun Rampal is equally good. Ashish Choudhary is also worth a mention. Malaika Arora Khan is sizzling in the dance numbers. Neha Uberoi is okay. Kulbhushan Kharbanda is class act. Manoj Joshi, DayaShankar Pandey and Snehal Dabhi add the requisite masala.
EMI has a synergy with real to life instances; it may seem to take a deviation from facts. But on the whole does convey the fragility of today's lifestyles based on EMI's and to borrow responsibly if there be a need.
MovieJini writes on the latest movies and films, hindi movie reviews, film news, celebrity news related to Bollywood.
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Sep
05
What You Should Know About Surround Sound Speaker
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Are you a music lover? Do you want a change in the conventional sound? Do you want to experience the sound coming from every corner of your room? Then you should know about surround sound. Surround sound normally gives you such an effect that you will feel that the sound is coming from every corner of the room, though it is played in front of you.
Surround sound is becoming more and more popular every day. This particular kind of sound is being used mainly in the cinema halls. It gives you a more realistic effect of the film. But apart from cinema halls, it is available for your music system too. How? It's simple. You can have this effect with the help of a surround sound speakers.
To know more about surround sound, we first need to understand how a surround sound speaker works. The speakers are located in various positions of the room. They receive multiple audio channels. The whole program is located in one source. When the source starts playing, the sound tracks being decoded simultaneously.
Surround sounds have different formats. They are, Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround, Dolby Pro Logic II X, Dolby Digital EX, DTS, Dolby True HD, True Surround XT, and DTS-ES etc. There are a variety of Surround sound speakers.
Front right and front left speakers
These two speakers are most important in the surround sound system. All the major sounds come from these two speakers. For such importance most of the manufacturing companies keep an eye on these two speakers especially. They always try to make it powerful and high quality. These speakers are very much used in CD players, home theaters etc.
Center channel speaker
It is a small size speaker. It is normally placed below or above the TV set. It delivers the dialogues of the TV or cinema. It makes the dialogs clear. This speaker is shielded magnetically. So they are not able to harm the TV set. Normally the mid range frequencies are being handled by this speaker.
Rear channel speaker
This speaker is placed according to the seating arrangement of the listener. The speaker models also define the placement arrangement of this speaker. For instance, in a 5.1 surround sound set up, there are two such speakers and they are placed right behind the listeners. Four speakers are allotted for the 6.1 version. Here, two speakers are placed behind the head of the listener and two on either side of the listener.
Subwoofer
Subwoofer is a very important part of surround sound speaker. The subwoofer produces extremely low frequencies. It will be a great help for you, when you are watching an action movie or listening to a music that consists a lot of percussion. It also produces deep bass. Subwoofer is omni directional and so it can be kept anywhere in the room. It is very essential for a home theater.
Surround sound speaker have lots of benefits. Listening to music or viewing a cinema becomes very delicious because of this kind of speaker. It makes the movie and music more realistic. In short, this speaker is actually giving a new dimension to the new age sound.
Victor Epand is an expert consultant for music gear, speakers, and microphones. You can find the best marketplace for music gear, speakers, and microphones at these 3 sites: music gear, DJ, surround sound speakers
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