Weddings different song for each couple introduced?

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dunlopj

dunlopj

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It must be a new trend, but this month, I've had four couples that want a different song used (and cued to a certain point in the song) for each couple introduced.

My problem is that they ask for this like 10 days before their event - just out of the blue.

It makes getting the intros 100% correct very difficult as you're cueing while reading.

One of the couples for this weekend just emailed me this morning with this request.

I don't have the time to do this right.

Would you tell the client that you can't do this due to the last minute of their request?

In the past I've asked a friend to come along and do the music for the intros for me, but this weekend I can't find anyone to assist me.
 
dunlopj said:
It must be a new trend, but this month, I've had four couples that want a different song used (and cued to a certain point in the song) for each couple introduced.

My problem is that they ask for this like 10 days before their event - just out of the blue.

It makes getting the intros 100% correct very difficult as you're cueing while reading.

One of the couples for this weekend just emailed me this morning with this request.

I don't have the time to do this right.

Would you tell the client that you can't do this due to the last minute of their request?

In the past I've asked a friend to come along and do the music for the intros for me, but this weekend I can't find anyone to assist me.
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I have been doing that for umpteen years at Weddings, Fashion Shows, Award Shows etc. It gives individuality to the person(s) being introduced.You have and know how to use a mixer and DJ software, right? Make a separate playlist for the intros, set it to Auto and as you fade from one song to the next the other song automatically loads. Whats so hard about that? :triwink:
 
dunlopj said:
It must be a new trend, but this month, I've had four couples that want a different song used (and cued to a certain point in the song) for each couple introduced.

My problem is that they ask for this like 10 days before their event - just out of the blue.

It makes getting the intros 100% correct very difficult as you're cueing while reading.

One of the couples for this weekend just emailed me this morning with this request.

I don't have the time to do this right.

Would you tell the client that you can't do this due to the last minute of their request?

In the past I've asked a friend to come along and do the music for the intros for me, but this weekend I can't find anyone to assist me.
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Brother, I don't blame you for getting stressed but either do it or don't. I also cringe when I get these but they can work like gang-busters. Just makes copies of all the tracks they want to a separate directory, then go clips the heads of each track up to the hook line. Read the names like normal, bumping to each new track beforehand. I can prep one in 30 minutes like this. Good luck with it.
 
we get it every now and then...and what we do it just edit the song to the spot they want and put it in a separate folder with each song labeled with the people being introduced, that way you don't have to remember who goes with which song. Download Audacity if you need something to cut the songs up with (it's free).
 
rickryan.com said:
Brother, I don't blame you for getting stressed but either do it or don't. I also cringe when I get these but they can work like gang-busters. Just makes copies of all the tracks they want to a separate directory, then go clips the heads of each track up to the hook line. Read the names like normal, bumping to each new track beforehand. I can prep one in 30 minutes like this. Good luck with it.
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RickRyan,
That is a lot of work. Why do you think DJ Software created "Cue Points"? I am surprised this is even an issue unless one is using a single Player such as Windows media Player or regular Winamp.
 
dunlopj said:
It must be a new trend, but this month, I've had four couples that want a different song used (and cued to a certain point in the song) for each couple introduced.

My problem is that they ask for this like 10 days before their event - just out of the blue.

It makes getting the intros 100% correct very difficult as you're cueing while reading.

One of the couples for this weekend just emailed me this morning with this request.

I don't have the time to do this right.

Would you tell the client that you can't do this due to the last minute of their request?

In the past I've asked a friend to come along and do the music for the intros for me, but this weekend I can't find anyone to assist me.
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I have one coming up like this. It seems the young ones are into this. I've had one before like this too.
 
sightsandsounds said:
we get it every now and then...and what we do it just edit the song to the spot they want and put it in a separate folder with each song labeled with the people being introduced, that way you don't have to remember who goes with which song. Download Audacity if you need something to cut the songs up with (it's free).
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I use CakeWalk.
 
You might remember that I had to do this last year and took some heat (here) for pre-recording it. However, it worked perfectly.
Record it, line them up and let it roll.
 
It can be done and I agree with the suggestions above, I use Sound Forge and Acid (No I don't need to get high to do these things) by Sony. You can arrange the songs at the specific points and you can pause between them to let the couples come in if something throws the timing off.
 
if you use vdj just put all the songs into a playlist and use automix while doing your intro's. After each couple is announced you can double click the next song and it will auto mix into the next with a simple fade and just do that for your intros. If you prerecord your mix then what are you going to do when one couple walks out in hyper speed and the next couple takes forever to walk out and get introduced, if you mix on the fly you will sound better and its as simple as 2 clicks after each couple. I am sure there is a short cut or hot key that would bring up the net song in your playlist instead of having to keep the cursor on the next song so you do not accidentally click the wrong song. Their request is nothing to sweat if you make a playlist if your software based or just burn a cd-r with each song in order and just fade out and in while changing tracks.
 
If they want to come in to certain parts of the track, that's where you get into having to edit the songs themselves. I don't think cue points will work (unless your program saves the cue points you set - so that when you load the song to the deck, it loads the cue point).
 
ittigger said:
If they want to come in to certain parts of the track, that's where you get into having to edit the songs themselves. I don't think cue points will work (unless your program saves the cue points you set - so that when you load the song to the deck, it loads the cue point).
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Traktor does that very well. You can create and save several cue points per song.

When I did not have Traktor and was CD/Vinyl based I memorized the start time point on each song, cued it up on my headphones and was "ready like Freddy!" Like I said I have been doing that for umpteen years. It also helps when you have an all in one Headphone & Microphone combo. It leaves both hands free to do your mixing.
 
ahoustondj said:
RickRyan,
That is a lot of work. Why do you think DJ Software created "Cue Points"? I am surprised this is even an issue unless one is using a single Player such as Windows media Player or regular Winamp.
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Use whatever tool you prefer, my point was it's not that big of a deal. The whole thing should take less than 30 mins to have setup and ready to roll.
 
Thanks for all the responses.

I use Rockit and use the audio jukebox feature to do these type of intros, and having to set cue point in Rockit is a snap.

But the audio jukebox feature does not allow you to go to a cue point in a song (I think...Rick please correct me if I'm wrong.)

I'd love to "chop off" the beginning portion of a song if it's easy to do.

Which program do you y'all recommend?

Remember, I'm a novice at trimming tracks.
 
THis is common here in Toronto for weddings. Most all of my introductions are multi song.
 
dunlopj said:
Thanks for all the responses.

I use Rockit and use the audio jukebox feature to do these type of intros, and having to set cue point in Rockit is a snap.

But the audio jukebox feature does not allow you to go to a cue point in a song (I think...Rick please correct me if I'm wrong.)

I'd love to "chop off" the beginning portion of a song if it's easy to do.

Which program do you y'all recommend?

Remember, I'm a novice at trimming tracks.
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Why reinvent the wheel? I am sure Rockit has a fast forward feature. Even that can be used to get to the start point on any given song. It only takes a few seconds to do.
 
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