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| DATE | 2008-11-22 |
| FROM | Ron Guerin
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [Fwd: MONDAY, November 24 6:30-8PM Sunny Dubey on The Linux DJ (Live
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Subject: [nylug-announce] MONDAY, November 24 6:30-8PM Sunny Dubey on
The Linux DJ (Live Mix!)
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:53:14 -0500 (EST)
From: NYLUG Announcements
To: NYLUG Announcements
*Monday*, November 24, 2008
6:30pm-8:00 PM
IBM
590 Madison Ave, 12th Floor
corner of 57th Street
** RSVP Closes at 4:30pm the day of the meeting (sharp!) ***
Please RSVP for EVERY meeting at this time.
Register at http://rsvp.nylug.org/
Check in with photo ID at the lobby for badge.
Sunny Dubey
- on -
The Linux DJ (Live Mix!)
Last time, it was all talk and no spin :(
This time its all spin spin spin >:)
Over the last 50 years DJing and its music has evolved from simple
records to full blown PC-based setups. Join us Monday November 24, as
we discuss a wide variety of topics that encompass what every DJ knows,
and what every Linux based DJ should know. Sunny will demonstrate the
tools of the trade that are used by simple wedding DJs to global DJs
like Armin van Buuren.
Part 1: The fundamentals of DJing
Together we shall explore many concepts that are natural to DJs, and
totally foreign to non-DJs. Basic skills include: hardware setup,
audience reading, music theory, track selection, music media formats, DJ
mixer usage, cutting, mild-scratching, the various transitions, and beat
mixing. Don't worry, we know this is much to soak in. Everything shall
be described with actual demonstrations in the next few parts.
Part 2: The Linux PC only setup
DJing no longer needs expensive hardware setups, and can be done
entirely via software. This is the simplest form of digital DJing, and
yet one that lends itself to much creativity by the DJ in the booth.
Part 3: Digital vinyl emulation under Linux
(turntables, mixers ... the whole 9 yards!)
It sounds crazy, but it is entirely possible to use "old school" tech
like records and turntables with "new school" formats like MP3 and
OGG-Vorbis. This combination of new and old is brilliant for it lets DJs
use the hardware and techniques developed over decades while still
spinning with the latest and greatest music out there. The turntablism
lives on under Linux!
Part 4: Digital DJing hardware and Linux
For many turntables are nothing more than a relic of the past. Today
there exists hardware made specifically for DJing via your Linux PC,
while having billions of knobs, faders, and other "thingies" DJs have
become accustomed to. Amazingly, this hardware works under Linux and
takes digital DJing to a whole new level!
Part 5: Live Mix!
All talk and no play is well .... boring! Together we shall spin a set
with a wide variety of music using the greatest operating system there
ever was: Linux!
More Information:
* Mixx - Digital DJing on Linux
http://www.mixxx.org
* Xwax - Digital vinyl emulation on Linux
http://www.xwax.co.uk
* Rane - Digital DJing hardware + digital vinyl records
http://www.rane.com/scratch.html
* M-Audio - Digital DJing hardware interface
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/TorqXponent.html
* Dance Records www.dancerecords.com - Online Dance Vinyl/CD/MP3 store
(DRM Free) http://www.dancerecords.com
* DJ Downloads www.djdownload.com - Online Dance MP3 store (DRM Free)
http://www.djdownload.com
* Beat Port www.beatport.com - Online Dance MP3 store (DRM Free)
http://www.beatport.com
About Sunny Dubey:
Sunny is a long time Linux user, DJ (trance, progressive, house),
and has recently graduated NYU Polytechnic with a bachelor's in
Business.
Meeting Location:
Please note that this meeting will be held at IBM, 590 Madison Ave,
12th floor, corner of 57th Street, and not at Google. This is
the building with the IBM logo on the front of the building.
Map:
http://nylug.org/mapofibm
Books!!!
Our friends at Prentice-Hall kindly provide us with review copies
of various new titles. One of these could be yours, all you have
to do is agree to review the book within a reasonable period of
time.
Swag (Give Away):
During/after the meeting... unusually terrific swag may be given
away.
Stammtisch:
After the meeting ... You may wish to join up with other NYLUGgers
over at TGI Fridays located at 677 Lexington Avenue and 56th
Street, second floor. Northeast corner.
Python Workshops:
We are rounding up a group that wants to learn Python. This would
be a great time to attend our workshop.
The workshops meet every other Tuesday, at the NY Public Library,
Hudson Park Branch. 66 Leroy St. NY NY from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Next meetings are December 9, followed by December 23.
See the calendar at: http://nylug.org/pythoncalendar
Please see our home page at http://www.nylug.org for the HTMLized
version of this announcement, our archives, and a lot of other good
stuff.
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