By day I work in a search engine marketing firm. At night I'm a superstar dj...tutor. Yes that's right i teach in local community center vocational university. I prepare the uninitiated for life as a master deck specialist. If you need to learn how to dj these are some tips for you.
There are always software programs that can mix music in time, but avoid these as they may devastate your natural rhythm and they'll make you unable to realise the full nature of how hard and rewarding it is to mix 2 or more records together by hand.
To start with it is smart to start out using turntables, or cd's. The renowned Technics are famous in the djing world. They're glorious and easy to operate. You need to use Lead runner CD Decks if you prefer to use cd's. You operate these just like records. You can pull them backwards and forwards and they reply like a record. Then for the more technologically inclined you can use a software mixing programme like Tracktor with a hardware mixer. That suggests you can have a library of thousands of songs on your computer. A bit easier to carry than a case full of cd's or record box.
Next you want to select 2 tracks. Select 2 from the same musical genre for simpleness. Select tracks possessing a clear punchy kick drum in a 4/4 beat. This'll help you get accustomed to the rhythm and find out how to beat match in time.
On the decks or mixer interface if you are using a computer program you will see + and - buttons for speeding up and slowing the tracks. The art of beat mixing involves catching the beat on time and dropping the following record in at the same speed (bpm - BPM) and mixing the 2 tracks together or chopping bits in back and forth. Mose house, trance and techno music is in the range of 130-160 bpm.
First up you need to play one song. Then you need to listen to the other in your phones, keeping one ear free to listen to the record playing over the speakers. You have to start with rolling the beat back and forth on the record you need to mix in. Then you drop it in hopefully on the same beat at the start of a bar of the track that is playing over the speakers. You then adjust the rate of the record in your headphones so it approximately is the same speed. You will need to reset the record and continually stick it back to the start before getting it right.
After you eventually get this bit right you need to use the crossfader on the mixer to blend or chop in the new record. It could take months or years to hone even a basic mix. After that you can work on playing with the EQ and employing trick. Practise makes perfect!
There are always software programs that can mix music in time, but avoid these as they may devastate your natural rhythm and they'll make you unable to realise the full nature of how hard and rewarding it is to mix 2 or more records together by hand.
To start with it is smart to start out using turntables, or cd's. The renowned Technics are famous in the djing world. They're glorious and easy to operate. You need to use Lead runner CD Decks if you prefer to use cd's. You operate these just like records. You can pull them backwards and forwards and they reply like a record. Then for the more technologically inclined you can use a software mixing programme like Tracktor with a hardware mixer. That suggests you can have a library of thousands of songs on your computer. A bit easier to carry than a case full of cd's or record box.
Next you want to select 2 tracks. Select 2 from the same musical genre for simpleness. Select tracks possessing a clear punchy kick drum in a 4/4 beat. This'll help you get accustomed to the rhythm and find out how to beat match in time.
On the decks or mixer interface if you are using a computer program you will see + and - buttons for speeding up and slowing the tracks. The art of beat mixing involves catching the beat on time and dropping the following record in at the same speed (bpm - BPM) and mixing the 2 tracks together or chopping bits in back and forth. Mose house, trance and techno music is in the range of 130-160 bpm.
First up you need to play one song. Then you need to listen to the other in your phones, keeping one ear free to listen to the record playing over the speakers. You have to start with rolling the beat back and forth on the record you need to mix in. Then you drop it in hopefully on the same beat at the start of a bar of the track that is playing over the speakers. You then adjust the rate of the record in your headphones so it approximately is the same speed. You will need to reset the record and continually stick it back to the start before getting it right.
After you eventually get this bit right you need to use the crossfader on the mixer to blend or chop in the new record. It could take months or years to hone even a basic mix. After that you can work on playing with the EQ and employing trick. Practise makes perfect!
