DJ TASK 5

JACK BEATS 

WHO IS JACK BEATS AND WHAT MUSIC DOES HE DJ?
Jack Beats, who's real name is Benjamin Geffin, is a bassline and a key part of the emerging collective/label 'Night Bass'. Jack Beats started as a duo consisting of Beni G and DJ plus one, who produced their music as well as Deejaying it. The Duo eventually split in recent times

BACKGROUND

Beni G, born in Enfield, grew up deeply interested in DJ scratching and pursued his career in it alongside his academic stud

QUALITIES OF JACK BEATS

As a duo, they became notorious for wobbly basslines, big breakdowns and edgy acapella's cut, copy'd and pasted. 

EQUIPMENT

I was able to retrieve a full rider for Beni G's shows please see below

     (3.1) TECHNICAL RIDER

• PURCHASER agrees to set up the appropriate DJ booth that is free from interruption. 
• PURCHASER hereby agrees to provide and pay for a first-class sound and lighting system, to include the listed equipment and technical specifications on the Technical Rider below:
• This set up must be adhered to in STRICT detail. No parts of the technical rider may be replaced. Failure to adhere to this will result in immediate cancellation of the booking without liability to agreed ARTIST'S fee per contract.

• (3.3). BACKLINE
• (2 - 3) CDJ 2000’s (NEXUS MODELS ONLY) 1 I spare
• All CDJs MUST be linked via an industry standard router including switch
• (2) Pioneer DJM 900 Mixers ONLY (1 is spare)
• Wireless Mic- VERY IMPORTANT
• (This is an extremely important part of the show and a corded microphone will not be acceptable. The microphone should also never run through the 900 mixer and should be placed on the left hand side of the DJ Riser)

(3.4) DJ BOOTH

• Regardless of the stage set up, JACKBEATS require a safe, clean, professional looking DJ-Booth. Unless the stage and booth are part of a scenic design, the booth should follow the below requirements: 

• DJ-Booth should be Mid-Stage Center, 8ft from the Downstage edge
  - The front side of the DJ-Booth MUST be covered by a dark cloth if not by a video wall
  - Must have a Foam Pad or Camping Mat placed under the CDJs and DJM
  - DJ-Booth table should be 8ft Wide X 4ft High AND STURDY ENOUGH TO STAND ON - So the Performer can stand on the table, they will need a riser or step up
  - Must have (2) Large Stage Fans underneath or behind 
• (3.5). AUDIO

• PA System must be stereo four ways active, capable of providing clear non distorted even coverage of sound throughout the audience area at levels up to 120dba, 140 dbc, 30hz to 18khz. 
• The FOH speaker system must not cover / obstruct the stage! 
• The processors for the system should be at FOH and accessible. 
• The PA should be flown whenever possible with ground stacks, infill, out fills and delays as required to give even coverage of sound. Preferred systems include:(d&b, Funktion one, Turbo

DJ TASK 2

MIDI WEEK 4

MIDI WEEK 4

SAMPLING
In The lesson we took a very brief look into basics of sampling and the bridge between Audio and MIDI First of all we created some audio tracks

We were told to bring pre-prepared samples to use which could either be recorded ourselves or from a source online. I brung in one from my sample library, which was a soft piano melody.

The next stage was to convert our track into a sample track, we can do this by going to convert>convert to sampler track. Click 'Transient markers' which will convert you audio into midi notes based on the spikes in the audio

Now we can edit an audio track on basis of editing midi. This can be extremely useful when wanting to edit your audio so it fits in how and where you want it to be in your track.

MIDI EFFECTS 
Overview of the effects that are available to place over your MIDI regions

ARPEGGIATOR: Takes the currently placed notes and sequencing them. Useful when a piece you've played does not seem to have enough depth. You can set the settings for what the effect sequencing
CHORD TRIGGER: This processes single notes into their respective chords. You can also modify the settings for this process

WHAT IS GAIN-STAGING

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MIDI WEEK 3

MIDI WEEK 3
PIANO ROLL
The piano roll is the home of any MIDI notes you have in your project. This is where you can either play your notes in using musical typing on a computer keyboard or a external MIDI controller. It is also possible to draw in your notes by using the pencil tool, this can be extremely useful for people who are not skilled with playing notes or chords to a complex level. On the piano roll, a notes vertical positional indicates the pitch of it while the horizontal position indicated how long the note is and where it starts playing

TOOLS
There are many tools you can use to edit and customise your MIDI. You have primary tool which can be accessed by clicking the mouse while on the piano roll. There is also a secondary which can be accessed at the same time as the primary tool by holding the command key while clicking the mouse.

POINTER TOOL: This tool is the default tool and is used to move and increase or decrease your notes

PENCIL TOOL: This tool is used to draw notes in to your piano roll
ERASER TOOL: Deletes regions and events from the track
TEXT TOOL: Gives you the ability to rename regions and other events
SCISSOR TOOL: Enables you to cut up your regions into different parts
GLUE TOOL: Opposite of the scissor tool, can place regions together
MUTE TOOL: This mutes selected notes
ZOOM TOOL: Enables you to zoom in on your track
FADE TOOL: Gives you the ability to add a volume fade in/out onto your regions
AUTOMATION TOOL: Allows you to set automation
FLEX TOOL: Allows you to manipulate an audio regions waveform
MARQUEE TOOL: Enables you to select and edit regions

MIDI EFFECTS
MIDI effects can be extremely useful in turning your midi work into a more complex and professional state. Effects manipulate your notes and increase depth and character.
























                                                                                     

DJ TASK 3

TURNTABLES

The first turntable as we know it arrived in 1895, when German-born American immigrant Emile Berliner introduced a commercial version of a record player he had been developing for seven years. Utilising a flat disc instead of a cylinder, the gramophone, as it was called, garnered wide public acclaim. Unlike Edison’s cylinders, gramophone records—made first from hard rubber, then from shellac, and later from vinyl—could easily be mass produced. As a result, the gramophone dominated the consumer market, with companies such as the Victor 

The first turntable as we know it arrived in 1895, when German-born American immigrant Emile Berliner introduced a commercial version of a record player he had been developing for seven years. Utilising a flat disc instead of a cylinder, the gramophone, as it was called, garnered wide public acclaim. Unlike Edison’s cylinders, gramophone records—made first from hard rubber, then from shellac, and later from vinyl—could easily be mass produced. As a result, the gramophone dominated the consumer market, with companies such as the Victor Talking Machine Company marketing “Victrolas” to the public.

The invention of the low-cost radio in the aftermath of World War I threatened to bankrupt the recording industry. Ironically, however, radio technology led to improvements in record-making, specifically through the use of electronically amplified disc cutters. By 1925, all phonograph discs were being manufactured utilising this new technology.

AROUND THE TURNTABLE

PLATTER: The platter is the rotating circular part of the turntable where the 

DJ TASK 1

KENNY ALLSTAR

BIO
Kenny Allstar is DJ, music producer and presenter from East London, Kenny has made himself a big figure in the UK rap scene. He was born 19th April, 1993.

WHAT MUSIC DOES HE DJ?
Kenny is well known for using his platforms to showcase UK drill music, which many other channels and platform do not showcase due to the nature of the genre and it's negative response from the media

EQUIPMENT

Pioneer DJ DJM-S9. ...
Behringer EUROLIVE B210D. ...

SONG ANALYSIS 3

SONG ANALYSIS 2

MIDI WEEK 2

1. Picking a Tempo

Picking a tempo is vital in the opening of making a track. The tempo must fit the mood you want for your song, wether that's fast paced or slow paced.

I aim to make hip-hop, trap and drill music, so for me the right choice was 140bpm, which is shared by most songs of these genres

To change the tempo, look for it in the top bar in Logic, and use your mouse to increase or decrease

2. Turn on Advanced Tools

If I want to make tracks on Logic Pro X as a professional musician then Advanced Tools must be turned on to have full grasp of all the necessary features needed to make

To enable you must go to Logic Pro > Preferences > Advanced Tools > Enable all

Note that you should also enable recording, this is the red R button on your software instrument's

3. Recording the MIDI

This is the stage where we play our music in using a software instrument. You can play the melody you want either using a MIDI keyboard, musical typing or drawing your notes in on the piano roll. There is a selection of software instruments made by apple to use.

I wanted a nice soft eclectic piano melody, I recorded a simple but vibey melody which i was happy with

4. Quantising and Velocity

These two tools are vital in polishing your midi into a musically accurate sound. Quantising will put your notes in time according to the time signature you want, this is vital in ensuring your midi is in time with your project's tempo. After Quantising, the velocity tool can be inserted. Using this tool will allow you to customise the accents on your notes and how hard/soft they will sound. velocity can be measure by the colour of the midi notes on your keyboard, Red being the highest and green being the lowest

These steps are just the general basics and first things you should do before going further into your track.