Any tech tips for a noob MC?

[frankiegrimes]

Crowd surfing always goes down a treat in the dance.

Shout 'SELE-LE-LE-KTA' after every drop as well.

[Mr Hyde]

Here are a few bars you can have free of charge:

"all the ladies in the lycra go hyper hyper"
"when I say dub you say step....dub, step"
"whistle crew, I cant here you"
"Put your hands in the air, wave them around like you just don't care"

.......I could give you some more, £1 each though. manz gotta make p

[dopelabs]

Any tech tips for a noob MC?


yes... ssshhhhhh!

[__________]

^ yeah, less is more

[JBoy]

Toast, Sp, lx one and pokes are the only decent mc's nowadays. it makes me cringe everytime crazy d ruins a tune with his out of time lyrics like hes slurring on valium. Its almost as bad as DT back in the garage days.

[soulkids]

Here are a few bars you can have free of charge:

"all the ladies in the lycra go hyper hyper"
"when I say dub you say step....dub, step"
"whistle crew, I cant here you"
"Put your hands in the air, wave them around like you just don't care"

.......I could give you some more, £1 each though. manz gotta make p

golden

listen to asbo

[__________]

everytime crazy d ruins a tune

Do you have any examples of this?

[neonriddims]

don't call for rewinds unless the crowd REAALLY want it!

^this

The oi vs wheel & deal set in amsterdam the mc was calling for wheelups all the time and N-type just ignored him... made the guy look like a bit of a muppet

[JBoy]

everytime crazy d ruins a tune

Do you have any examples of this?

Theres a couple of old FWD sets with youngsta where the mic is too loud and he ruins every drop with some daft garble.

[DRTY]

as has been said less is more, don't 'mc', host.

but some practical things

-turn bass EQ down a lot.
-always stay behind the speakers. (not literally, that'd be silly)
-don't turn the mic up if someone's already set the level, an excessively loud mic WILL ruin a night.
-take your own mic to shows.
-don't let 'that guy' show you how much of an amazing MC he is.
-don't call for a rewind, unless the crowd clearly want it.

[vries]

-don't let 'that guy' show you how much of an amazing MC he is.

THIS

Also, don't tell the dj he can't use the effects 'cause you've already got the reverb on your mic channel.

[pulsar]

you go: "when i say something; you say something else"
then go: "something"
then get the crowd to go: "something else"
and then go: "something"
and then get the crowd to go: "something else"
(if you can time this just before a sick drop it will be 100 times more awesome!)

also...
you go: "oggy, oggy, oggy"
then get the crowd to go: "oi, oi, oi"

[Shum]

"When I say massive, you say sausage."
"Massive..."
"SAUSAGE!"
"Massive..."
"SAUSAGE!"

[pulsar]

"When I say massive, you say sausage."
"Massive..."
"SAUSAGE!"
"Massive..."
"SAUSAGE!"

MAN KNOWS

[monkers]

shout "TURBO WHEELY DEALY" and pull up every tune.

hahaha this made me laugh out loud

[redfire]

learn the difference between MCing and hosting. its a big one. go youtube U Roy , and you can understand this clearly.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

and:

"dibby" is not a word..

and words actually sung on the record are not to be mc'd over....


oh, and: oggy ogggy oggy???? no, No, fucking no

try not to get in the dj's way when touching the mixer for whatever reason. he will murder you.

indeed

[DRTY]

and words actually sung on the record are not to be mc'd over....

Another essential point! If a track has vocals then shat ap

[wascal]

- Call for a rewind on every tune multiple times, even if its a dubstep remix of the Vengaboys

- Make sure the mic is at least 25% louder than the music (bonus MC points for triggering the limiter on the rig)

- Only have one set of lyrics and repeat them ad nauseum.

- If you're starting out, corner DJs in the toilets and MC at them - a captive audience!

- Remember to shout for the soundman to turn you up every 5 minutes even if you're redlining the mixer

- Even if you speak like royalty in day to day life, adopt a strong patois for authenticity

- If in doubt, make animal noises

Follow these rules and you should be set for life

[Ferryman]

- If you're starting out, corner DJs in the toilets and MC at them - a captive audience!

Had this a couple of times. Hilarious

[Liam92]

"KICK SNARE, KICK SNARE, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE!"

Repeat for ~90mins