Is mixing healthy?

[bengalaas]

I wonder if there's any evidence to suggest that beatmatching helps to train one's brain.. sorta like a healthy mental exercise to help coordination between your left and right side of the brain?

That'd be sick.. the better dj you are, the healthier your brain is.

I like brain cells. And you?

[DSILVR]

Lol^^:lol: :lol: :lol:

[twisted_elegance]

:stroke:

[Bracko]

can we please put the 2 forums back together.

[DSILVR]

Haaaahahahhhahahahahahahahha

[richcur]

I'd say it all still comes back to using different headphones for the left and the right side of your head.

[plan-b]

I wonder if there's any evidence to suggest that beatmatching helps to train one's brain.. sorta like a healthy mental exercise to help coordination between your left and right side of the brain?

That'd be sick.. the better dj you are, the healthier your brain is.

I like brain cells. And you?
I think it moreso comes down to the music that you spin...

I play trance so I'm already fucked...

[Bracko]

Haaaahahahhhahahahahahahahha

yeah, well since i get called a jealous jaded cunt all the time, i think it might be worthwhile to see how cruel some of the other old members can be :lol:

[rileybriggs]

/facepalm

[ferretrock]

yeah, well since i get called a jealous jaded **** all the time, i think it might be worthwhile to see how cruel some of the other old members can be :lol:

Truth is that i think most of the MP&T crew hang around here as well. I'm not too old and jaded though, but i don't mind dealing out some education.

Mixing should help your rhythm, but if you want to keep your braincells healthy, i'd say that laying off the booze and reading regularly/doing tertiary education would be more helpful.

I can't say that i read much (other than on forums :D), so i think i'm dooming myself.

[v904]

I train my brain by focusing on the CDJ and willing it to play

once after 4 hours i passed out and my head hit play on the way down, I chalk it up as a win

[Spectrum]

I train my brain by focusing on the CDJ and willing it to play

once after 4 hours i passed out and my head hit play on the way down, I chalk it up as a win


It's all about the force...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dNt6zRp2_0

[beakers]

It's all about the force...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dNt6zRp2_0

thats fuckin cool

[johnjay]

if you've learnt how to mix it really does help with producing

eg when you are recording your keys on the fly live it helps, yes you can quantize it cut and paste but who can be fuked

also with how you write your tunes, ppl can bag djs but they dont realise nearly every killer record has been made by djs, and theres a reason for that

[Master Mischief]

It's all about the force...



Baahaa...classic...!!!

Without going to much into it. Your brain is divided into left and right cerebral hemispheres conected by your corpus callosum(basically your CPU in relation to computers). Everyones different. So determing which side does what differs from person to person. Popular theory suggests that one side processes all your analythical memorys/recall and the other houses the creative side. Hense when someone is said to be creatively right brained and looks high right, they are said to be using there right hemisphere or processing thoughts creatively(great for spotting when your kids are telling you a tall story).

Studies have showed music memory association is largely retained in your creative side. Depending on how much memory is dedecated to this will largely be based on how much music you expose yourself too. Mental processing of music is divided between both your left and right hemisheres because it requires analythical and creative thoughts to process the required actions you need to play your tunes and what not.

To answer your question. Yes there are exercises you can do. Though repetition your musical memory recall is significantly enhanced and re-enforced. 'Practice makes perfect' in laymans term. Another way to enhance your recall is to stress the brain out. Ever heard the term "people only remeber bad things"...it's true. We remember stressful situations easier so in the event it happens again, the brain will be more prepared to deal with it. And you can use it to enhance memory recall...For example: Classic pianoists use this technique when they play complicated pieces and are having trouble retaining the information though repetition. The simply play the piece for hours repetitively and then stress their brain out by having a cold shower. They then might have a meal with lot's of omega 3 in it, such as a fresh piece of grilled fish and salard. Go to sleep, wake up and when they play the piece, there's no struggle to recall the piece of music they were trying to play the day before. And they play it like they've been playing it for years.

The most you can do for yourself to improve memory recall is getting enough sleep at night and by eating a healthy and balanced diet. Detoxing once a year is great as your able to assorb all the goodness in healthy food easiyer.

The fact is if you eat shit all the time. You will feel like shit all the time...you are what you eat....

End rant...:boring:

[Wuzm]

I pretty much never mix without drinking, so if it is indeed healthy it's probably cancelled out by the booze.

Also, AWESOME VIDEO.

[Spectrum]

also with how you write your tunes, ppl can bag djs but they dont realise nearly every killer record has been made by djs, and theres a reason for that


Hmmm... I'm gonna disagree with you on that. :stroke:

Plenty of killer records (nearly all even?) have been produced by people who don't DJ.

In fact, quite a number of cranking producers have only taken up DJing to pursue gigs /money in order to keep doing what they love. Did I say money? Stupid amounts of money. Money to buy more gear and, er, gear.

Not to mention the truckload of DJs who claim production rights on "their" tracks, yet the liner notes / discogs suggest third-party assistance.

Perhaps the tide's turning with the DJ bandwagon soooooooo huge these days that it's inevitable that out of the entire world's population that's now pressing play on CDJs every weekend, a select handful - who also so happen to be talented musicians - go on to produce some awesage tunage.

Even the above-average punter is gonna know what gets their rocks off on the 'floor. They don't need to DJ (ie. like a tune, beg/borrow/buy/steal it, beatmix it in, stand back and lap up all the attention) to 'get it'. I dare say, most DJs wouldn't have half a clue how the music they play is put together. Nor do they need to, they're just DJs.

4/4 time, key matching, working out 4, 8, 16, 32 bar intros, mid-sections, outros has been in place for longer than the phonograph has been invented, so I'm not convinced that DJ skillz makes the producer.

Thoughts?

[blky]

It's all about the force...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dNt6zRp2_0

thats fuckin cool

i think my brain just imploded on itself coz that rocked!

[ferretrock]

ppl can bag djs but they dont realise nearly every killer record has been made by djs

yeah - gotta disagree there... whatwith the fact that the new school of DJing has only existed since the 70s and prior to that DJs were just announcers at radio stations that put on records they liked/were played to. They usually weren't musicians of any sort.

Pink Floyd, not a DJ - but they made many a killer record.

[ferretrock]

It's all about the force...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dNt6zRp2_0

awesumo!
imagine dropping that in during a club set :rock:

[johnjay]

im talking about dance music

yes I know elvis presley was not a dj

maybe guys like satoshi tommie etc who are now 40 and want to settle down and cbf going out on a plane may only dj to suppourt their passion for making music, but most ppl making EDM are making it so that they can kill a dancefloor with it

I mean why else would you be motivated to make tunes?

I still rekon if you have trained your ear how to beatmix your brain will have opened up to the structure of EDm and it will be easier to produce, disagree if you want

[plan-b]

I mean why else would you be motivated to make tunes?

:lol:

[ferretrock]

I still rekon if you have trained your ear how to beatmix your brain will have opened up to the structure of EDm and it will be easier to produce, disagree if you want

Easier to produce. Yes, possibly - certainly if you are following formulae. But your other comment:
I mean why else would you be motivated to make tunes?
simply proves your ignorance... music composers are expressing their emotions and ideas through their music. It's likely the medium that they do it best in - I'm not the best talker, or writer, but i can jam alright - get my ideas out there a bit.
And yeah , if you can get other people to like it/the dancefloor to go to then you aren't doing too badly - but to say that the 'rockstar' thing is the reason to do it just makes me think that you have no clue.