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How To Become An Online DJ?
An online DJ is quite different from a conventional DJ who plays peppy tracks at social gatherings and nightclubs. An online DJ is someone who creates DJ sets and remixes at home and thereafter releases them on the World Wide Web. Online DJing is not an undemanding career choice and as such, you got to be equipped with the right knowledge and gear in order to become known and successful. You also got to have a solid fan base for the sets and remixes created by you. Only an extensive knowledge of music remixing can help you in becoming an accomplished online DJ.
First things first, in order to become an expert online DJ, you need to get yourself the right DJ equipment which should undeniably include a DJ mixer. You would require a DJ mixer for fading in and out between different tracks. Besides this, you would also be required to buy a digital audio workstation in order to create mixes and remixes. This particular workstation enables audio editing so that your own audio can be recorded. One good digital audio workstation is Ableton Live 8 which not only helps you to remix music tracks but also enables you to make DJ sets.
In the second step, you will be required to open your personal digital workstation and for that you need to connect your computer with your DJ mixer using an MIDI cable or a USB. In case, you got some extra MIDI controllers, you may as well hook them up. In order to build tension or alter the track, you may apply effects within digital workstation. A majority of disc jockeys like to employ mash-ups and track combinations. For quick song mixing and remixing, all you need to do is drag the track on a blank clip on your workstation. With this, you can click, drag and mix as many tracks as you want.
DJ mixers are equipped with equalizer knobs that facilitate creation of a balanced mix. These equalizer knobs boost or cut frequencies that are superfluous in the ultimate mix. Primarily, there are three equalizer knobs called 'Mids', 'Treble' and 'Bass'. Any layman can make out if the final outcome is a balanced mix or not. In order to hear the remixed track, either press the 'play' button or the spacebar. In case you are totally convinced and satisfied with the quality of the track, you may save it as MP3.
You may as well create your own music account on MySpace.com. On clicking the link 'Music Manager', you can easily upload the music track created by you. Promotion of this MySpace page is equally important. You got to track the number of people that have listened to your numbers. This is a good way to gauge the popularity of your tracks and of course your fan base. Accordingly, you may update your profile page so that it suits the requirements of your followers.
So, you see, becoming an online DJ is a pretty enjoyable task. If you are focused properly, nothing can come in between you and your success.