Eli5 – What is a DJ like Tiesto actually doing when performing a live show?

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I don’t really know much about the process of remixing a song but I can imagine it is a process that is like editing a video – layering tracks, adding beats, etc. They are clearly not doing that kind of editing live so they are basically playing something that’s already had some amount of that already done.

So what are they doing live besides maybe mixing between songs?

I just don’t understand what all the knob fiddling is about.

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I recently came across this set by DJ Spell that blew me away and gave me a new respect for DJ’ing. Granted, I think the majority of DJs are nowhere near this talented, but I love that you can really see how much skill he puts into this.

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