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 think a lot , LOT, of the club/show djs have it all prerecorded and are just up the putting on a show…which isn’t a bad thing, its how they share their final product, its still their work.

(not all them)

Its like lip syncing but not in a way that anyone would care…or call out.

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