I completely agree with you Dr B….

When listening to shows, I love to hear a bit of chat…. But the DJ has to have the confidence to pull it off. Not sure I have, but will give it a go next time…

Would be great to use some jingles too, maybe all the DJ’s put some money in to getting some good ones made.

I Dont Mind Hearing a little DJ banter,but i hate the sound of my own voice:groucho:
maybe i couldsay a few words few an effects unit one day or then again maybe not lol,like tich says its a confidence thing too,well for me anyway.

what you mean on radio…???
in a club at a party? you mean mc …..are you out of your frickin mind……………..Noooooooooooooooooo stupid………………:crazy_dru



i luv u………..:bounce_fl

you’d have to wear a wig though, or people might just think you are the bouncer :laugh_at:

Nah totally disagree a dj doesen’t need to talk. It would only be a pointless ramble about nothing. I hate it actually when a tune is about to drop and they stop it for someone to spout crap. Its all about the music. If I wanted talking i’d go to a poetry night.

I personally hate mics and contrary to popular belief hate the sound of my own voice over a mic..

Ditto

agreed 🙂

:laugh_at: :you_crazy :crazy_diz :love: i was gonna say !

I think it depends what sort of ‘show’ you are talking about…

I’ve never felt inclined to talk over my set when playing at a party unless some sort of announcement needs to be made (I remember a few years ago: “would the pikies who keep setting off fireworks next to the dancefloor kindly stop it or face a right fucking battering” :lol_big: ) and reckon any sort of banter would sound well out of place.

But if you’re talking about introducing tunes on radio shows then, definately.

For me I like to be able to give a bit of feedback to the guys in the chat and the amount I talk (although I think still fairly sparse) is determined to a greater or lesser extent by how many people are in there and reacting.

Like SDZ, I reckon it’s really important to at least name check pv and lv1 because of the wide range of ways there are to access the stream. I also feel it helps to let people know that this is a live show and not just a continuation of the mp3 stream.

I totally agree with those guys that hate it when the dj talks over just the wrong bit of the track or just talk incessantly – I hope no-one thinks that about my show (I’ve only been using the mike for a bit but haven’t been told to shut the fuck up yet!) and I think that the nerves and judging when to talk have got better over time!

If you wanna judge for yourself whether I’ve got the levels about right, you could always tune into my show Wednesdays 8-10pm BST on http://www.partyvibe.com

I think it would be great to get some proper partyvibe/djshow/lv1 jingles together. Got a couple ideas and I’ll try and get round to something soon 😉 Could they be set to play randomly in between the mp3 streams? :bounce_fl

As for using a mike when playing out live – only if it’s hardcore and even then someone else not me – there aren’t enough stimulants in the world for me to be able to do that! :groucho: