08/07/2025
*UPDATE* Emily's Battle with Batten
6 lessons in and Emily is now practicing with a Pioneer DDJ-800 which gives her easier access to and much more choice of FX.
It’s only a month since Emily discovered the ‘Robot FX’ and was using it as part of a 3-skill mix over 6-7 minutes (chopping between 2 tunes, filtering, and using the pads).
Now, over the course of 4 minutes, Emily is mixing up the skills, combining FX such as ‘Crush’, ‘Flanger’ and ‘Echo’ with Filters and cutting the faders to isolate samples or FX.
Progress is phenomenal. We’ve reached the stage where the only barriers are obvious ones caused by sight loss. I find myself almost taking it for granted that when I instruct Emily to cue the tunes, she can hit the buttons instantly!