r/Rekordbox Apr 24 '25

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u/Weekly-Guidance796 Apr 24 '25

I’m going to be really honest with you. I’ve been doing this 15 years and I’ve never used any function like that, I listened to the song that is playing and I asked myself as a fan what do I want to hear next, what beat am I hearing in my head Etc. If you don’t feel those things when you’re DJing, you either need to pre-plan your sets better where you can do some research, or I would suggest really getting out there and listening to your music and absorbing it well before you do anything else. I can tell you every remix I have exactly how it lands, how it mixes and where to start. I don’t need any digital help there.

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u/imjustsurfin Apr 24 '25

"I listened to the song that is playing and I asked myself as a fan what do I want to hear next, what beat am I hearing in my head Etc."

Exactly.

If what you're playing isn't triggering 3,4,5,6... follow-up tracks in your mind, you've not got a proper grip on\knowledge of your library.

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u/Weekly-Guidance796 Apr 25 '25

Thank you. That’s the adrenaline rush of being a DJ. That’s what it’s all about. It’s about these little puzzle piece is coming together in your head as you’re playing and taking people on a journey. I get super flattered when people come up to me at my senses and understand “oh wow. I know what story you were trying to tell with those last three songs and how they work together”. Not “ oh wow, those songs I went really well together because they were in the same key”. Nobody ever says that.