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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Depends on the DJ – there are some that are mixing and creating the beats live. More common is the DJ that has a set list that is synched with lights, and they only make small adjustments and can possibly layer additional sounds on top of the existing beats as they see fit, but the core beat is relatively fixed.
And I’ve been to shows where the DJ will bust out an electric guitar to play along with the beats (so will walk away from the decks to play an instrument). And others where the DJ has an electronic percussive set that goes along with the tracks and so “plays” their own percussive set along with the tracks.
Depending on the lighting setup, some DJs also do their mixes live (and sometimes still with vinyl), with a general prepared set list but a record crate that lets them go ‘off script’ if they feel like it.
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