Great explanation! I've always took this knowledge for granted. Really important to do these transitions correctly. Only thing I'd add is sitting at +- 2% is not a bad thing and if you know that you want to get from 120 to 130 use what I call "transition" or "filler" tunes to keep inching you forward. For me a "transition" is a medium level energy tune that will keep the crowd happy until you get to one that will boost the current energy level. You could even use some instrumentals of old "bangers".
Ever heard of using both pitch sliders at the same time? Slowing the first down while speeding up the next or visa versa. This technique I used with vinyl back in the 90's, with the BPM marked on the corner of the sleeve. Aaah the memories are coming back. :-)
Haha 😂 exactly. New era DJs should definitely experience pressed vinyl and how to not only beat match and mix, but EQ with classic analogue. At least if they are going to pursue djing as a passion or hobby. No better skill training then starting with crappy belt drive tables to keep ya on your toes😅
@@malcolmowen1 I learnt to mix on Soundlabs. I could play anything after that! On the rare occasion I had to take them to a party when we couldn't source a set of technics I loved watching people trying to get the hang of them. Hilarious :)
my best memory of a dj speeding up track was DJ Umek (circa 1999)..he was playing a track on one turntable move fader to the other, backspin, quickly pitch up (quite a bit, it was noticablle, and that made it great!!) the first track and bring the fader back to first track...2 bars latter repeat, 2 bars latter repeat... I think we ended at 150bpms after 4 or 5 backspinss... People went crazzzy So He did it intentionally as noticable as possible..
For me, the song I’m playing I’ll change the BPM either 2 - 5 bpms down or above. The next track im playing is where I’ll drastically make the change if needed. Then using a filter or some effect to bring it back where it should on the break down etc. also what I find that helps, while I’m bringing up the cross fader of the track I’m mixing in is bring up the Hi simultaneously to help the smoothness and making it sound that much better and less drastic of what’s coming in.
About 20 years ago it was common for garage DJ's like EZ to play a tune at +7, everyone used to do it. In fact I probably havent ever heard them being played anywhere near close to their original BMP. Also Judge Jules used to to it quick drastically too. The overall vibe of the tune still sounds the same so wouldn't worry too much about it.
Gotta be honest, slowly speeding up a track to get it back to its original tempo is a bad call. as a pro club dj for over 25 yrs, i dont think ive ever done that. Im my opinion and i think its a fair call, if you are playing a track 125 and another that 134 with a step down that much, you're not selecting the right music and most likely crossing over between genre types. Most house tracks will range around 122-126, most tech will range 124-128 and anything above is becoming EDM or psy. A good rule of thumb is always start mid range to give a flex of pitch. for example, Tech house is 124-128 so a good start pitch is 125/6 leading up to 128 at the end of your set. then you wont have much pitch step between tracks. Always try to not cross over genres unless you are making a significant and purposeful change like House to Hip Hop! You also have to consider your undulation which a good dj will do to give the people change to catch a breath. For those who are wondering; Undulation is to move smoothly up and down which in this case is your pitch / tempo
This is kind of what I was hinting at. Slowing down over time or making fast adjustments seems to be bad track selection, but can work in a pinch and sometimes we are not playing in such a serious fashion. I like smaller micro-adjustments over a few tracks to go from like I said earlier complementary genres like Deep to tech house or House to Tech/Bass/Future House. I still would be very picky about finding good tracks to help me make those transitions and having a plan for those tracks still being able to play the rest more on the fly. I say that but I typically have a decent idea of the order I'm going play the majority of my set. I tend to agree with you though.
pushing sync button creates consistency.. but if you already have the correct bpm without pushing sync button this creates versatility with transition.
This is correct and good advice, but even when I started back in 1985, this was obvious to me without being told. And I'm not that clever of a guy. I would think this would be sorta instinctual, right??
Worth pointing out that Master tempo plays part in how it sounds !! if you play high tempo record with 2% pitch up !! it will sound slow !!! but if you then play it again with master tempo off !!! it will sound fast !! the reason for that is software locks the pitch to scale type , what happens then is the groove sounds held back ( Hi Hats ) not as natural flow , software can't render parts into scales it renders the drums everything , which takes away the natural groove flow👍
Most CDJS and even some turntables do not change the pitch when you change the BPMS.I seldom use this feature though as I basically pitch my tracks to one of 5 BPMS I use.I put a color coded sticker on each record indicating how much I have to change the pitch + or - and arrange them in my record box according the 5 BPMS I use.
Sometimes if you need to do it faster than 30-60 sec, i use the filter if i must to do it faster you can cut high if need to go slower way you can slowly cut low and than faster coming back with filter in drop or in 4-8-16-32. Thanks! I found this tip by myself and think its working not bad...
I found on the DDJ 400, when I try to pull the tempo slider backwards it waits till I get to 0, then snaps back to the original BPM, it doesn't slowly wind down, even with BPM match turned off
I do BPM changes from Deep House switching into tech house. I have some higher BPM Deep House that I mix with the slower BPM tech house that mixes better with deep House then I will move into regular tech house, it takes a few tracks and minor adjustments are made. Planning at least the few tracks around that make up the transition still gives you the opportunity to mix a majority of the deep house and tech house before and after the transition more on the fly.
I'm thinking of making a come back, from a bedroom dj to a older bedroom dj 🤣🤣 I blame the lockdown.. and my midlife crisis 💯 I've not uploaded anything mix wise since 2013, and kind of fell of when the deep House bored me back onto call of duty again.. My question is, where do we go for our tracks these days? I've heard good things about subscription services, but I like the old wobblers, the jacking/ house & bass, I cant mix the minimal, or deep house genre, it's just not me, it bores me to tears. I prefer the old skool, drum & bass and garage, but wanted the best quality available, and not the dodgy stuff that's not mixable 😁 Thanks for your time buddy 👍🏼
It's hard to find the older jackin music since bigtunesmp3 was closed down. We'd recommend looking on soundcloud, bandcamp and reaching out to some of the older producers directly!
I agree. I've found true gems on Bandcamp. I bought the whole discography of a record label that closed in 2014 for 10€ the other day. 80 albums of excellent sounding dub techno :D I like Beatport for the more commercial stuff. Got me some Rusko classics yesterday to have them in good quality. My ears were very happy about it.
I think this all comes down to genres. I’ve been a mostly Hip Hop / R&B DJ for nearly 8 years and I would NEVER slow down a song…you can noticeably hear the energy draining out of it. In house music I can imagine it would be different. Just a tip from me!
For people who don't know: Dutch Bubbeling started by playing some Jamaica music at too fast rates. It's become a whole genre. Playing Afrojack Moombah (Afrojack) too slow became Moombahton...
It's definitely another tool for sure that can come in handy, especially as you move genres. I'm still careful not to over use that or use it in all situations. But great pointl
This is very useful! However I do wonder what you would do for songs which may change very quickly with buildups and drops like some drum and bass or drumstep tracks. I feel like you don’t have enough time to blend them together. Also I find this controller really annoying due to the bpm being so fiddly and difficult to get on a whole number of bpm.
Please teach some techniques for transactions between House music (specially 'bass house') 126- 130 Trap or Dubstep 140 - 150 & DnB around 180 On controller and player both if possible 🙏🙏
@@gabemusicofficial5448 yes sir thats true.. i actually asked for 126 128 cuz i have wide range of collection between that bpm range and mostly i play around them
transitions? use the pitch. +7% one -7% other. Use 45/33rpm buttons. get tracks of all bpms. You can use half time or double time to pitch larger increments.. use a 65bpm track after the 130bpm track, pitch up to around dubstep/trap speed. Pitch that up and mix some juke or jungle. Then pitch that up and mix some dnb and hardcore. Then pitch that up and mix some breakcore and terrorcore. Etc.
key correction or master tempo means slower faster is not such a problem but sometimes if you are not careful you can end up at one end and then theres the wide pitch or ultra pitch and things can get tricky but fear not .If you find things going to far in one direction then a gap or slowdown in a tune is one way out .A carefully timed chop here and there or gradual speed changes or cue point that shorten a tune and you just get out the other end or you use cue points to get to bit with a gap or no beats for a change in tempo.Or even if worst comes to the worst just let the track play out or you can use a post fader echo out at the right moment.
Rules are meant to be broken, use your ears, Fatboy slim used to slam Techno records at 45RPM because why not. But make sure to develop taste before attempting things like this in a live situation. Last good one I heard was Taki Latex mixing down "Your Name" by Swedish House mafia at 140bpm from a techno tune.
Just UA-cam Dj Netik. 3 deck vinyl analogue turntables flawlessly phrased , juggled and scratched into another 3 deck digital CDJ. From all styles of world, hip hop. Grindcore, happy hardcore, downtempo to dnb and country. You name it he mixes it. He has tutorials for all styles of hybrid mixing. Even was banned from competing in the world DMC championships yet was appointed as the ambassador and panel judge😅.
Good Video , I'll give some sound advise on this !! in the vinyl era of DJ , we use to pitch records up faster plus 2% or more !!! give it bit of edge when mixing !! sounds better with the cross fader between records when switching ! example would be Kim English Nite Life (126) we use to pitch it up plus 3-4% to be near the 130 tempo area for mixing !!
Great tutorial Jamie. I have a question on when using sync Jamie. (I use the ddj400) Why when used sync and then switch off can you not adjust the Bpm without having to physically push the tempo right back to the beginning and back again before it will allow you to adjust slowly again?? Is there a setting for how to get around this please what I am missing? I think if you take master tempo off it will allow you but I want it on? I mainly use sync if messing with acapellas and want a perfect mashup but then need to say quickly mix into my next track soon after. Thanks 🙏
In long build ups, like in "Seek Bromance", in order to bring more tension and make the drop sounds better, I like to slow the bpm, making the buildup longer, and carefully bringing it to where I want to.
Question please. I have my software install on my laptop and I'm using sb2 controller . When I use online it works , but when I turn off my wifi on my laptop it freezes t and it doest open the software.
i had those problems when i change the music styles. dnb and dark techno. normaly i play dark techno @ 132bpm. dnb is somewhere between 170 and 178 bpm. i just deaktivated key-lock. so the tempo is changing, but not the notes of the trax
I think you mean you ACTIVATED key lock. The notes don't change if you activate key lock. You can mix 150% and it can kind of work some tunes, so 130bpm + 195bpm for instance. If you are blending 135bpm with 175bpm without adjustment it will usually sound pretty cringe, but you could work it if you tried hard
frankly that first song didn't even sound bad slowed down. it's eventually about the track and how it behaves + the vibe on the dancefloor, time and stage of the party. some tracks also might not sound the best on normal speed since in the age of bootlegs and mashups all the creators aren't super professional. for me those speed garage or smthn songs in 134 bpm sound just rushed. bit slowed down would give it less rushed vibe. you kinda need to be on top of your music collection and know if the music works with -/+ pitch. One thing is that when you use master tempo, slowing down causes a problem which is extending the track and it might cause some weird sound issues. Nowadays master tempo is just way better than 20 years ago. I often pitch the songs up a bit too much (I play modern progressive with 128~ bpm), but when I play it doesn't sound too wrong for me. It's just the time when I listen a separate track when I notice if it can't take any speeding, but sometimes it's just necessary for the set. I find it often more disturbing and breaking the flow if pitch is adjusted to original inside the track. often you can just keep it as it is although one song might not act the best in incorrect tempo.
Can you blame them for wanting to make money off of their professional quality content? You don’t even think about the editing the filming time all the little stuff that goes into this video and all the people they have to pay to make this vid.
This is pretty common sense stuff I think most people would pick up while just learning the craft. When I started mixing in 2000 on vinyl, I practiced constantly in my bedroom, just trying different things, mixing super fast tracks with really slow tracks, mixing different genres...etc. You eventually learn what works, and what doesn’t. And if you don’t know these basics, you shouldn’t be trying to play out in front of an audience.
No better skill development then keeping a solid extended mix going on shitty belt drive tables 😂 any future encounters with Dj equipment is a walk in the park with technology hardware advancements
Great tutorial, thanks so much... Any chance you can show how to do a mix with reggae/dance hall /bashment music?.. A lot of reggae music has the same rhythm tracks but different artists recorded on them, theres a lot less beats in reggae music, so I find it hard to mix, I'm still a beginner, but do know the fundamentals of mixing... Thanks! 👍🏼
Hi Jamie i bought DDJ SB3 and used dual rca male to 1/4 in male to connect to my sony xp 700 speaker (only input/output) I am getting a lot of choppy sound lately, i changed the cables multiple times and the problems persist. I do not know if the problem is my SB3 controller or Tidal (where i pull my music from) or the speaker (its brand-new and works very well when i connect from iphone via Bluetooth) which integrates with Serato. Any guidance would be appreciate it
Hey Albert, choppyness and latency are usually due to the DSP (digital signal processor) of the speaker. A lot of speakers have this unfortunately. I can tell you one speaker that is widely used and coveted by the DJ community are though Minirig 3 portable speakers. The bad news is since they are hand built with quality parts in the UK they are damn pricey. They also make a portable subwoofer too and you can daisy chain them together. Check em out if you are really serious about getting a nice little speaker to mix on. Cheers 🥂
I like doing long transitions with 3 tracks, no to little vocals and with key lock - I focus on percussion EQing, compressors and sometimes add drum samples. I just don't understand the issue with bumping the bpm (reducing can be a different thing because it stretches the sounds). Please convince me. I don't do it with vinyls or famous songs though. I don't mind listening to a techno song at +6bpm at all but I hate it when a DJ drops 3bpm too fast (you did it well though 👌🏼)
I've recently gone digital and got myself some Serato driven decks. I buy my music from Beatport and Juno download. I've noticed some of the tunes I've bought have got bits and sections missing from the original vinyl which is very annoying. My question is, is this standard for digital music? I play old skool hardcore and jungle so it is 20-30 yrs old.
@@kepplerkeppler6407 Hiya mate, thanks for reply. As far as I can see I've downloaded the mix I want. I'll send an example of what I'm dealing with. ua-cam.com/video/UWxkXcn2riE/v-deo.html The bit in between 33 and 57 seconds is completely missing, the rest of the tune is absolutely the same in every way
@@kepplerkeppler6407 A lot of the tunes I have bought have been off compilations. Think I'll just double check everything before I buy. I will try that audacity could do with converting my vinyl. Thanks mate
it's not standard - if you want old school jungle and hardcore check the bandcamp of the labels for web releases or remasters, and yeah skip the compilations. Old compilations on CD though might be worth checking, sometimes they had exclusive remix versions or edits.
@@TheTamandtone yeah when you see popular tracks on compilations check the time of the original track and do more dilligence, it could be a radio mix vs club mix vs extended mix kind of thing and compilations have to license lots of tracks and I bet they opt sometimes for shortened or radio mixes as a lot of this compilations are purchased by people who don't know any better. Just want the summer scorcher.
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What software are you using on the laptop for that controller if you don’t mind me asking?
Ditch the digital for best sounding results I say
Great explanation! I've always took this knowledge for granted. Really important to do these transitions correctly. Only thing I'd add is sitting at +- 2% is not a bad thing and if you know that you want to get from 120 to 130 use what I call "transition" or "filler" tunes to keep inching you forward. For me a "transition" is a medium level energy tune that will keep the crowd happy until you get to one that will boost the current energy level. You could even use some instrumentals of old "bangers".
Perfectly said.👍
You can speed up during a build up or a break
New kids, dont know this...
Build up sounds the best
😏
This is what I do
Better when the break come up
Definitely a must know skill for beginner DJs is how to flow in and out of or progress through bpms.
Mystery Box Yes, and once you get more advanced, mixing by key can add a whole new dimension to your sets.
Ever heard of using both pitch sliders at the same time? Slowing the first down while speeding up the next or visa versa. This technique I used with vinyl back in the 90's, with the BPM marked on the corner of the sleeve. Aaah the memories are coming back. :-)
Haha 😂 exactly. New era DJs should definitely experience pressed vinyl and how to not only beat match and mix, but EQ with classic analogue. At least if they are going to pursue djing as a passion or hobby. No better skill training then starting with crappy belt drive tables to keep ya on your toes😅
@@malcolmowen1 I learnt to mix on Soundlabs. I could play anything after that! On the rare occasion I had to take them to a party when we couldn't source a set of technics I loved watching people trying to get the hang of them. Hilarious :)
my best memory of a dj speeding up track was DJ Umek (circa 1999)..he was playing a track on one turntable move fader to the other, backspin,
quickly pitch up (quite a bit, it was noticablle, and that made it great!!) the first track and bring the fader back to first track...2 bars latter repeat, 2 bars latter repeat... I think we ended at 150bpms after 4 or 5 backspinss... People went crazzzy So He did it intentionally as noticable as possible..
As long as he wasent showcasing one of his infamous G out sets where he would run a solid 10 seconds of clashing train wreck.
This is great. Many DJs I know, don't even do basic beat matching; but I do, so this is totally relevant.
Thanks Jamie. I've played a couple of sets in public but this will help me be more adventurous and more confident. Cheers from New Zealand
Speed up the current track to about +2. Now it’s at 128 slow the incoming track -2 to 128. Then after the blending is done you only have to go up +2.
Gil Boogie NYC exactly the same as I was going to write! Haha 😄
@@oledahl. Seems like common knowledge to do it that way. Maybe they're saving that for their paid lessons.
Definitely used a few variations of this technique - good tip
For me, the song I’m playing I’ll change the BPM either 2 - 5 bpms down or above. The next track im playing is where I’ll drastically make the change if needed. Then using a filter or some effect to bring it back where it should on the break down etc.
also what I find that helps, while I’m bringing up the cross fader of the track I’m mixing in is bring up the Hi simultaneously to help the smoothness and making it sound that much better and less drastic of what’s coming in.
This tip has helped me so much. Cheers.
Great tips, I usually do big swing in BPM during non percussion breakdowns also. Then also the long tempo change trick so crowd don’t realize it
About 20 years ago it was common for garage DJ's like EZ to play a tune at +7, everyone used to do it. In fact I probably havent ever heard them being played anywhere near close to their original BMP. Also Judge Jules used to to it quick drastically too. The overall vibe of the tune still sounds the same so wouldn't worry too much about it.
Big up EZ
Word!
That was excellent Jamie!!
Thanks Nick :)
Gotta be honest, slowly speeding up a track to get it back to its original tempo is a bad call. as a pro club dj for over 25 yrs, i dont think ive ever done that. Im my opinion and i think its a fair call, if you are playing a track 125 and another that 134 with a step down that much, you're not selecting the right music and most likely crossing over between genre types. Most house tracks will range around 122-126, most tech will range 124-128 and anything above is becoming EDM or psy. A good rule of thumb is always start mid range to give a flex of pitch. for example, Tech house is 124-128 so a good start pitch is 125/6 leading up to 128 at the end of your set. then you wont have much pitch step between tracks. Always try to not cross over genres unless you are making a significant and purposeful change like House to Hip Hop! You also have to consider your undulation which a good dj will do to give the people change to catch a breath. For those who are wondering; Undulation is to move smoothly up and down which in this case is your pitch / tempo
This is kind of what I was hinting at. Slowing down over time or making fast adjustments seems to be bad track selection, but can work in a pinch and sometimes we are not playing in such a serious fashion. I like smaller micro-adjustments over a few tracks to go from like I said earlier complementary genres like Deep to tech house or House to Tech/Bass/Future House. I still would be very picky about finding good tracks to help me make those transitions and having a plan for those tracks still being able to play the rest more on the fly. I say that but I typically have a decent idea of the order I'm going play the majority of my set. I tend to agree with you though.
7:18 - Jamie says "techno" like it's a naughty word :)
because it is :]
@@michagorecki8893 No
Real techno is supposed to be naughty🕺🏻😈
this exact question was torturing me!! ESPECIALLY considering i mix hip-hop and there's lots of vocals there 👀
thanx again!
Thx so much for existing man! You re so awsome! Keep up good work and God bless
Thanks for all these great videos what help me to get to grips with using the ddj 400 as a beginner 👌🏻👍🏻
You can do a spin back on the jog wheel if the bpms start running off
pushing sync button creates consistency.. but if you already have the correct bpm without pushing sync button this creates versatility with transition.
This is correct and good advice, but even when I started back in 1985, this was obvious to me without being told. And I'm not that clever of a guy. I would think this would be sorta instinctual, right??
Roger Walker definitely! 👍😂🤝
Yep. Same feeling here. Some beginners these days just don't want to think for themselves but want somebody to tell them everything how to do things.
Ian De Vos good point Ian De Vos!👍
Uhhm yeah, listening to the music you play really helps setting the tempo 👍
and back in the day, without key lock, was really obvious
I also say,
“When in doubt, echo out”
(Or reverb 🤓)
Worth pointing out that Master tempo plays part in how it sounds !! if you play high tempo record with 2% pitch up !! it will sound slow !!! but if you then play it again with master tempo off !!! it will sound fast !!
the reason for that is software locks the pitch to scale type , what happens then is the groove sounds held back ( Hi Hats ) not as natural flow , software can't render parts into scales it renders the drums everything , which takes away the natural groove flow👍
I don't use master tempo or pitch lock, ez
If you know your playlist you can start your first song at a faster pace or slower pace
Most CDJS and even some turntables do not change the pitch when you change the BPMS.I seldom use this feature though as I basically pitch my tracks to one of 5 BPMS I use.I put a color coded sticker on each record indicating how much I have to change the pitch + or - and arrange them in my record box according the 5 BPMS I use.
Sometimes if you need to do it faster than 30-60 sec, i use the filter if i must to do it faster you can cut high if need to go slower way you can slowly cut low and than faster coming back with filter in drop or in 4-8-16-32. Thanks! I found this tip by myself and think its working not bad...
Nice video!
What about the good old days when we was using vinyl? We never had all this technology then
I found on the DDJ 400, when I try to pull the tempo slider backwards it waits till I get to 0, then snaps back to the original BPM, it doesn't slowly wind down, even with BPM match turned off
this is the best advice i have gotten on deejaying tutorials
yesterday i struggled with it. Now i find it very helpful
I do BPM changes from Deep House switching into tech house. I have some higher BPM Deep House that I mix with the slower BPM tech house that mixes better with deep House then I will move into regular tech house, it takes a few tracks and minor adjustments are made. Planning at least the few tracks around that make up the transition still gives you the opportunity to mix a majority of the deep house and tech house before and after the transition more on the fly.
Crazy well explained. Thank you very much sir.
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching!
Thanks alot u keep us going
Use traktor pro 3 and u can go up or down 25% on the tempo and the key lock is so good you won’t hear the difference
smart! thanks
you guys are the best!
I'm thinking of making a come back, from a bedroom dj to a older bedroom dj 🤣🤣 I blame the lockdown.. and my midlife crisis 💯
I've not uploaded anything mix wise since 2013, and kind of fell of when the deep House bored me back onto call of duty again..
My question is, where do we go for our tracks these days? I've heard good things about subscription services, but I like the old wobblers, the jacking/ house & bass, I cant mix the minimal, or deep house genre, it's just not me, it bores me to tears.
I prefer the old skool, drum & bass and garage, but wanted the best quality available, and not the dodgy stuff that's not mixable 😁
Thanks for your time buddy 👍🏼
It's hard to find the older jackin music since bigtunesmp3 was closed down. We'd recommend looking on soundcloud, bandcamp and reaching out to some of the older producers directly!
I agree. I've found true gems on Bandcamp. I bought the whole discography of a record label that closed in 2014 for 10€ the other day. 80 albums of excellent sounding dub techno :D I like Beatport for the more commercial stuff. Got me some Rusko classics yesterday to have them in good quality. My ears were very happy about it.
Wow! Great tutorial!!!! Thanks for sharing the knowledge!!!!!!
I think this all comes down to genres. I’ve been a mostly Hip Hop / R&B DJ for nearly 8 years and I would NEVER slow down a song…you can noticeably hear the energy draining out of it. In house music I can imagine it would be different. Just a tip from me!
I do slow downs and speed ups more often than most through my sets especially dropping down gives it a Texas style slowed down
This video is very helpful thank you👍
Great details for beginners Jamie..Love from Canada 👍
This is what the air horn was created for.
Probably very useful for new djs. Never something I have ever thought of but both techniques you showed in this video I already do.
For people who don't know: Dutch Bubbeling started by playing some Jamaica music at too fast rates. It's become a whole genre. Playing Afrojack Moombah (Afrojack) too slow became Moombahton...
Keylock baby! #Serato worth its weight 💪🏾
It's definitely another tool for sure that can come in handy, especially as you move genres. I'm still careful not to over use that or use it in all situations. But great pointl
This is very useful! However I do wonder what you would do for songs which may change very quickly with buildups and drops like some drum and bass or drumstep tracks. I feel like you don’t have enough time to blend them together. Also I find this controller really annoying due to the bpm being so fiddly and difficult to get on a whole number of bpm.
any tips on doing this with rnb, soul, or disco???
Please teach some techniques for transactions between
House music (specially 'bass house') 126- 130
Trap or Dubstep 140 - 150 &
DnB around 180
On controller and player both if possible
🙏🙏
House is 120 to 130 I would say
@@gabemusicofficial5448 yes sir thats true.. i actually asked for 126 128 cuz i have wide range of collection between that bpm range and mostly i play around them
174bpm😉😉
transitions? use the pitch. +7% one -7% other. Use 45/33rpm buttons. get tracks of all bpms. You can use half time or double time to pitch larger increments.. use a 65bpm track after the 130bpm track, pitch up to around dubstep/trap speed. Pitch that up and mix some juke or jungle. Then pitch that up and mix some dnb and hardcore. Then pitch that up and mix some breakcore and terrorcore. Etc.
@@psilocybinting6103 lol
Great tips!
key correction or master tempo means slower faster is not such a problem but sometimes if you are not careful you can end up at one end and then theres the wide pitch or ultra pitch and things can get tricky but fear not .If you find things going to far in one direction then a gap or slowdown in a tune is one way out .A carefully timed chop here and there or gradual speed changes or cue point that shorten a tune and you just get out the other end or you use cue points to get to bit with a gap or no beats for a change in tempo.Or even if worst comes to the worst just let the track play out or you can use a post fader echo out at the right moment.
Great advice... kinda started doing that with EDM and House Techno... by the way I need your Jumper!! :-)
Rules are meant to be broken, use your ears, Fatboy slim used to slam Techno records at 45RPM because why not. But make sure to develop taste before attempting things like this in a live situation.
Last good one I heard was Taki Latex mixing down "Your Name" by Swedish House mafia at 140bpm from a techno tune.
You are so clear it's amezing I'm going to practice these 🎧
I don’t know about everybody else but I would like to see tutorials like this for difficult genres. Like banda
Lol
Just UA-cam Dj Netik. 3 deck vinyl analogue turntables flawlessly phrased , juggled and scratched into another 3 deck digital CDJ. From all styles of world, hip hop. Grindcore, happy hardcore, downtempo to dnb and country. You name it he mixes it. He has tutorials for all styles of hybrid mixing. Even was banned from competing in the world DMC championships yet was appointed as the ambassador and panel judge😅.
Good Video , I'll give some sound advise on this !!
in the vinyl era of DJ , we use to pitch records up faster plus 2% or more !!! give it bit of edge when mixing !! sounds better with the cross fader between records when switching ! example would be Kim English Nite Life (126) we use to pitch it up plus 3-4% to be near the 130 tempo area for mixing !!
this video helped me so much!!!! :D
Great tutorial Jamie.
I have a question on when using sync Jamie. (I use the ddj400)
Why when used sync and then switch off can you not adjust the Bpm without having to physically push the tempo right back to the beginning and back again before it will allow you to adjust slowly again?? Is there a setting for how to get around this please what I am missing? I think if you take master tempo off it will allow you but I want it on?
I mainly use sync if messing with acapellas and want a perfect mashup but then need to say quickly mix into my next track soon after.
Thanks 🙏
You're teaching man thnx a lot. Where can i buy those hoodies btw?
In long build ups, like in "Seek Bromance", in order to bring more tension and make the drop sounds better, I like to slow the bpm, making the buildup longer, and carefully bringing it to where I want to.
Question please. I have my software install on my laptop and I'm using sb2 controller . When I use online it works , but when I turn off my wifi on my laptop it freezes t and it doest open the software.
Thanks so much for interesting tutorial!
Glad it was helpful! :D
Pretty awesome video Thank You
That's why vinly was better the bpms where printed on the label so you knew what records went with each other
Thanks for this information 🙂👍
Thank you!!! Pro tips
Great video 👍🏿
What’s the equipment you have above the pioneer fjx4 mix board?
Great tips thanks
No problem!
Thanks bro.
Thanks ❤️
This has been awesome
So useful!!! 👌
i had those problems when i change the music styles. dnb and dark techno. normaly i play dark techno @ 132bpm. dnb is somewhere between 170 and 178 bpm. i just deaktivated key-lock. so the tempo is changing, but not the notes of the trax
Da fuq are you talking about??
I think you mean you ACTIVATED key lock. The notes don't change if you activate key lock. You can mix 150% and it can kind of work some tunes, so 130bpm + 195bpm for instance. If you are blending 135bpm with 175bpm without adjustment it will usually sound pretty cringe, but you could work it if you tried hard
Sweet appreciate it
Another great tip
Nice tutorial, does anyone know how to select tracks directly from ddj 200 and not from phone or laptop? thank you in advance
frankly that first song didn't even sound bad slowed down. it's eventually about the track and how it behaves + the vibe on the dancefloor, time and stage of the party. some tracks also might not sound the best on normal speed since in the age of bootlegs and mashups all the creators aren't super professional. for me those speed garage or smthn songs in 134 bpm sound just rushed. bit slowed down would give it less rushed vibe.
you kinda need to be on top of your music collection and know if the music works with -/+ pitch.
One thing is that when you use master tempo, slowing down causes a problem which is extending the track and it might cause some weird sound issues. Nowadays master tempo is just way better than 20 years ago.
I often pitch the songs up a bit too much (I play modern progressive with 128~ bpm), but when I play it doesn't sound too wrong for me. It's just the time when I listen a separate track when I notice if it can't take any speeding, but sometimes it's just necessary for the set.
I find it often more disturbing and breaking the flow if pitch is adjusted to original inside the track. often you can just keep it as it is although one song might not act the best in incorrect tempo.
Thanks for the tip, can you do a video on how to EQ
Dope songs!
Sooooo much exposition to get over the 10 minute mark.
I hate this channel.
Callum Kenny hater?
Can you blame them for wanting to make money off of their professional quality content? You don’t even think about the editing the filming time all the little stuff that goes into this video and all the people they have to pay to make this vid.
When people bitch about free content
Could you make a better video lads? So what if it takes ten minutes
This is pretty common sense stuff I think most people would pick up while just learning the craft. When I started mixing in 2000 on vinyl, I practiced constantly in my bedroom, just trying different things, mixing super fast tracks with really slow tracks, mixing different genres...etc. You eventually learn what works, and what doesn’t. And if you don’t know these basics, you shouldn’t be trying to play out in front of an audience.
No better skill development then keeping a solid extended mix going on shitty belt drive tables 😂 any future encounters with Dj equipment is a walk in the park with technology hardware advancements
another great video ! have you got Crossfader merch/hoodies/t-shirts for your fellow students ?
Merch is coming.... very.... very.... soon 👀
Great tutorial, thanks so much... Any chance you can show how to do a mix with reggae/dance hall /bashment music?.. A lot of reggae music has the same rhythm tracks but different artists recorded on them, theres a lot less beats in reggae music, so I find it hard to mix, I'm still a beginner, but do know the fundamentals of mixing... Thanks! 👍🏼
why not just watch some good djs in the style? ua-cam.com/video/FO6UboDqSqI/v-deo.html
Kick, Snare Und Was- Disco Beats (With Claps) (Original Mix)
Wooow thanks !
is mike d-fekt draw a new track, cant find it on YT?
You should do this video again.. but with ,
Hardcore/Gabber..😁 😆
I always adjust the bpm at the build up part + a little filter.
Whenever I spin the jog wheel, the Song pitches up or down for a little short moment, is there any way in rekordbox to get around this?
Omg I made this mistake so much and when I listen to my old old recordings. I’m like wow this sounds terrible
Hi Jamie i bought DDJ SB3 and used dual rca male to 1/4 in male to connect to my sony xp 700 speaker (only input/output) I am getting a lot of choppy sound lately, i changed the cables multiple times and the problems persist. I do not know if the problem is my SB3 controller or Tidal (where i pull my music from) or the speaker (its brand-new and works very well when i connect from iphone via Bluetooth) which integrates with Serato. Any guidance would be appreciate it
Hey Albert, choppyness and latency are usually due to the DSP (digital signal processor) of the speaker. A lot of speakers have this unfortunately. I can tell you one speaker that is widely used and coveted by the DJ community are though Minirig 3 portable speakers. The bad news is since they are hand built with quality parts in the UK they are damn pricey. They also make a portable subwoofer too and you can daisy chain them together. Check em out if you are really serious about getting a nice little speaker to mix on. Cheers 🥂
Please make a video for mixing future bass video with progressive house video
Thank you.
I like doing long transitions with 3 tracks, no to little vocals and with key lock - I focus on percussion EQing, compressors and sometimes add drum samples. I just don't understand the issue with bumping the bpm (reducing can be a different thing because it stretches the sounds).
Please convince me.
I don't do it with vinyls or famous songs though. I don't mind listening to a techno song at +6bpm at all but I hate it when a DJ drops 3bpm too fast (you did it well though 👌🏼)
If it sounds good, it sounds good. Just a matter of knowing your tracks.
thanks for this
Vocal drops in the new song helps
I've recently gone digital and got myself some Serato driven decks. I buy my music from Beatport and Juno download. I've noticed some of the tunes I've bought have got bits and sections missing from the original vinyl which is very annoying. My question is, is this standard for digital music? I play old skool hardcore and jungle so it is 20-30 yrs old.
@@kepplerkeppler6407 Hiya mate, thanks for reply. As far as I can see I've downloaded the mix I want. I'll send an example of what I'm dealing with.
ua-cam.com/video/UWxkXcn2riE/v-deo.html The bit in between 33 and 57 seconds is completely missing, the rest of the tune is absolutely the same in every way
@@kepplerkeppler6407 A lot of the tunes I have bought have been off compilations. Think I'll just double check everything before I buy. I will try that audacity could do with converting my vinyl.
Thanks mate
it's not standard - if you want old school jungle and hardcore check the bandcamp of the labels for web releases or remasters, and yeah skip the compilations. Old compilations on CD though might be worth checking, sometimes they had exclusive remix versions or edits.
@@TheTamandtone yeah when you see popular tracks on compilations check the time of the original track and do more dilligence, it could be a radio mix vs club mix vs extended mix kind of thing and compilations have to license lots of tracks and I bet they opt sometimes for shortened or radio mixes as a lot of this compilations are purchased by people who don't know any better. Just want the summer scorcher.
2.5 minutes in. Let's go.
how can i get away the f****** pitch fx on sync button and the tempo its not on the settings i dont know how ore where it is please help