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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Berlin, Ireland
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Berlin, Ireland
Posted:
I did my first gig there about 2 weeks ago and I found that the music was much faster than what I normally spin to. I decided afterwards that it probably caused me to make mistakes I wouldn't normally make because I was trying to do everything at massive pace.
Has anyone experienced this before and do they have any advice besides the obvious practice at faster speeds.
I did my first gig there about 2 weeks ago and I found that the music was much faster than what I normally spin to. I decided afterwards that it probably caused me to make mistakes I wouldn't normally make because I was trying to do everything at massive pace.
Has anyone experienced this before and do they have any advice besides the obvious practice at faster speeds.
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: la-la land
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Location: la-la land
Posted:
Hiya - I know this feeling soooo well.. I had an audition oinks ago for the festie circuit next year.. the music there was waaayyyy fast.. I messed up loads.. (but it's cool we got the gig anyway and I got a part time job with him - anyway..) try taking every other beat or every third.. helps with hard house and D&B it looks good and helps prevent heart attacks and head aches
Hiya - I know this feeling soooo well.. I had an audition oinks ago for the festie circuit next year.. the music there was waaayyyy fast.. I messed up loads.. (but it's cool we got the gig anyway and I got a part time job with him - anyway..) try taking every other beat or every third.. helps with hard house and D&B it looks good and helps prevent heart attacks and head aches
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Berlin, Ireland
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,617 posts
Location: Berlin, Ireland
Posted:
Will give that a try, was just thinking there would it be easier with shorter chains?
Will give that a try, was just thinking there would it be easier with shorter chains?
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: la-la land
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Posted:
or.. you could try that too...
although that might limit some of the tricks you can do..
either or - potato - patota
or.. you could try that too...
although that might limit some of the tricks you can do..
either or - potato - patota
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Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Classically British
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Location: Epsom, Surrey, England
Posted:
Potato please...
In preference to shorter strings which can give a really different feel and limit some tricks, try just using lighter poi. e.g. whenever tries to just spin glowsticks on strings after spinning meaty fire-poi they're always shocked by how fast they are. Also, if they're lighter it's not quite so tiring.
Potato please...
In preference to shorter strings which can give a really different feel and limit some tricks, try just using lighter poi. e.g. whenever tries to just spin glowsticks on strings after spinning meaty fire-poi they're always shocked by how fast they are. Also, if they're lighter it's not quite so tiring.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Berlin, Ireland
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Berlin, Ireland
Posted:
Yea, that was the other thing, I was going to say, I was getting tired soooo fast.
Yea, that was the other thing, I was going to say, I was getting tired soooo fast.
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Posted:
Definitely use light poi. I learned with glowsticks and now I can't slow down, period. It's just the pace I'm used to. When I spin fire people think I'm nuts.
Definitely use light poi. I learned with glowsticks and now I can't slow down, period. It's just the pace I'm used to. When I spin fire people think I'm nuts.
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Location: Melbourne
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Location: Melbourne
Posted:
DNB is probably my favourite to twirl to. Drum and Bass can be sometimes be described as having "jazzy" beats (like 1... 2... 3-4), making them perfect to twirl to. I find big circle/little circle combinations a lot easier with dnb. Another advantage to this genre is that you can find many beats within the music to suit you.
Psytrance is also great, generally having a lower bpm - lots of starts, stops, changing tempo and madarse samples to swing to.
DNB is probably my favourite to twirl to. Drum and Bass can be sometimes be described as having "jazzy" beats (like 1... 2... 3-4), making them perfect to twirl to. I find big circle/little circle combinations a lot easier with dnb. Another advantage to this genre is that you can find many beats within the music to suit you.
Psytrance is also great, generally having a lower bpm - lots of starts, stops, changing tempo and madarse samples to swing to.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
2,617 posts
Location: Berlin, Ireland
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,617 posts
Location: Berlin, Ireland
Posted:
ha ha, I just googled poi fast techno, and the first non-video result was my own post from 11 years ago, but didn't realise until I clicked through to here....he he
Good to get the same tips again though
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ha ha, I just googled poi fast techno, and the first non-video result was my own post from 11 years ago, but didn't realise until I clicked through to here....he he
Good to get the same tips again though
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