DJ Give Your Tunes Some Good Effects and Not Bad Ones

0:00 There is no real right way or wrong way of using effects

Ladies and gentlemen, there is no real right way or wrong way of using effects. There is actually a wrong way of using effects.

Let me show you. Listen to this. Tune I'm Using is a track entitled Fire. It's by Shirley Lights and Lenny Fontana and it's on Karmic Power Records and it's a bit of a disco monster. So if you're into your old school disco stroke south soul with that sort of new vibe, then look no further because it's got some balls. Right, press play. So let's speed it forward a bit so you get an idea of the tune.

0:56 Let me show you the wrong way

You know it has, it's got that original kind of disco feel but love it. Alright, let me show you the wrong way. Now, again this is irrelevant of what kit I'm using. So long as you've got kit that has some kind of effects, then you can pretty much do what I'm doing. Alright, I'm going to be using the filter. First of all, I'm going to show you the wrong way to use the effect, the filter. Listen to this. Apart from sounding rubbish, probably look an idiot as well. Now, what was going on there? And you wouldn't believe the amount of DJs that will do that. They'll go, oh yeah man! Oh! They'll treat it as though they've got ants on a screwdriver. Or uncles for that matter. Now, let's listen to the track first of all.

2:58 I am also using the effect in time with the track

So, one, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. Now, let's speed it forward a bit. Get to and round about where I was earlier on. Now, I want to get into the groove. I want to get into this tune. I want to feel this tune. I want to imagine. I'm a part of the track. Listen, so much more energy in there. You see, what I'm doing, I'm not changing the track. I am also using the effect in time with the track. And I'm trying to play a part in that track. It's almost as though I am a little bit of the producer. I am now producing part of that track. So, what I was doing there, I was using the effect in time. I'm going to do the same thing again. This time, I'm going to count.

Listen, two, three, four, one, two, three, four. Effect, effect, effect, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, effect, effect, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. What more now? Three, one, two, three, four. One, bang! Listen to it. It's so much better. All right, check out Mr. Karmic Power Records' Leggy Fontana himself. And don't forget, if you like this kind of stuff, man, exit and enjoy.

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