my thoughts exactly.
On Mon, 9 Oct 2000, M. Todd Smith wrote: > If you learned to DJ by counting then you missed the point, DJ'ing is about > listening not counting. Just because you don't count doesn't mean you > aren't aware of the beat. When people dance they are very aware of the beat > (some even stop if the DJ brings in an offbeat mix), I know when I dance I > don't count, and it would by my fervent belief that no one else does either. > > The best DJ's I have ever met can pick up a record they have never heard > before and throw it down like they've owned it forever. This is the > intuitive knowledge of musical structure gained through listening and paying > attention to music. > > Perhaps the reason behind your disconcertation with Isotope 127 is that you > are internally trying to count, instead of listening, and feeling the > rhythm. Just my 2 cents > > Todd > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Hillegonda Rietveld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <313@hyperreal.org>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 11:02 AM > Subject: Re: [313] Re: Mixing and musical structure > > > > hello, > > > > I guess it all depends on what you mean by internalizing. If you do not > > count time, or are unware of it, chances are you probably suck. If you > > can count time and be aware of bar changes without it taking most of the > > space in your conscious mind you are probably better off. It used to be > > that I would have to use my fingers to count the bars while counting > > time, then I counted them verbally in my head, and nowadays in the back > > of my mind I just see that bars coming and going while I think about > > other things. You are both right in a sense. You have to be aware of > > time, but it cannot be all that you are aware of. > > > > I saw isotope 217 play a month or so ago, their structures were alot > > more complicated than the usual dance stuff. I had a very difficult time > > keeping up with everything that was going on, it was very pleasant > > actually, been a long time since I have heard something that made me > > feel absolutely bewildered. why does music seem less magical the more > > you understand how it works? > > > > I will shut up now. > > > > take care, > > Mike > > > > Hillegonda Rietveld wrote: > > > > > > Hillegonda; > > > Yes, it helps to know about musical structure before embarking on > mixing - > > > how otherwise can one distinguish beats, bars and sections? > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > - wut? you actually just need to be able to count. > > > ----------------------------- > > > > > > I hope you're joking - what do you count to? 3? 4? one bar? 15? counting > is > > > for nippers in toddler trunks who are in learning stage - when you > > > actually DJ, you need to have internalised the structure and other > aspects > > > of your musical selection. Only then can you play from the heart, be the > > > music and play with flow rather than act out some sad calculator without > > > direction. > > > > > > To use a parallel example: if you are in the middle of some busy > traffic, > > > do you count distance, speed and accelleration when crossing the road or > > > overtaking a car? I hope not, by the time you'd rationally achieved > that, > > > you'd be dead. > > > > > > Hillegonda. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > > Michael Taylor : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.billionairesforbushorgore.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
