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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The answer to this will entirely depend on the DJ.
Some are realistically doing very little on stage – curating a playlist as they go perhaps and keeping the nights music flowing (which honestly is a talent all of its own), but they are not doing much from a technical music standpoint.
Other will be more involved – doing more of the manual work and tweaking the sound rather than leaving it to software, doing more with how and when to fade track and playing around with things like filters and mixing between tracks on the fly and so on.
It would be best to think of this as a modern equivalent to early DJs with two turntables and a mixer. The software can automate a lot, but it also adds a lot of extra control to those who want it.
Past that you get into the world of the guys who are playing music live – combining things like prepared records with drum loops, instruments like samplers and keyboards, audio processing/effects gear and more to build, play and edit music on the fly.
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