I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wanted to jump on stage and fool around with the DJ’s EQ because my ears were on the verge of bleeding.Īvoid someone doing that to you by using this free tool as a guide to what your sound looks like, and adjust how you see fit. Not only is this a great tool for you, the DJ, but it’s even better for your audience. ![]() It never hurts to have frequency analysis. :: DOWNLOAD :: BlueCat Frequency Analysis If you’re rolling in the big bucks, might I suggest Camel Phat? A great, stable, versatile effect that has so many possibilities for MIDI heads, both in the studio and on stage. ![]() Search through their presets first to get an idea of the different types of parameter and effect combinations. You get three effects: distortion, a filter, and a compressor each with their own parameters. I think this is probably the best free bit crusher plug-in on the market. One of my favorite plug-in developers, Camel, gave out this goodie a while back. Awesome for transitions, filler sounds, and whatever else you can think of. Keep the feedback low for short, stubby delays, or turn it up for long, drawn-out madness. So simple, so elegant and if you love the soul-drenching delays of 70’s dub, you’ll love this plug-in. It’s just a shame that Kjaerhus Audio isn’t around anymore! I would also recommend checking the other plug-ins in the Classic series. Neat trick: Download Camel Crusher (below) and link up the distortion parameters to Classic Chorus’s modulation depth or the wet/dry knob for a gritty, spacy textured chorus. With Classic Chorus you get great washy sounds without getting too distorted along with a solid set of parameters to fool around with. Many of them were free, many of them weren’t free, but this one is probably one of the best sounding chorus plug-ins I’ve ever tried. Better yet, you can use that effect sequencer at the top to use multiple effects in sync with the beat (it’s 16 bars, or squares, long). You can also make your own presets, or, my favorite, randomize the sequencer. With it, you get a great ‘tape stop’ feature, bit crusher, gater, delay, chorus, shuffler (kind of like Ableton Live’s Beat Repeat effect), and a stretcher. It’s almost always on the top 10 in KVR’s plug-in ranks and gives you the flexibility to mangle your inputs inside and out. I’ll start it off with easily the most popular plug-in for live effects. ![]() We’ve seen tons of examples of great ways to use traditional DJ effects in Traktor and Serato, but what about DJ programs that support VST effects, like Deckadance, Virtual DJ, Torq, and for the more production minded, Abelton? Our recent contributor Meatman has compiled a list of awesome effects that work best in the live DJ environment (although they may work great in the studio too!). Happy New Year, TechTools readers! We wanted to start this year off right, by doing the thing that we love to do best- giving you the heads up on some awesome tools that could help you take your DJ and production world to the next level.
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