Hey Luke, I just wanted to tell you how helpful, insightful and fantastic your vlogs are! You share so much amazing information and you are one of the most honest, helpful and best DJ's/Producers! I love your music and sets and wish you all the best in the future! Please keep up the great work Luke :)
Well said Luke. The art of DJing or becoming an expert DJ does take lots of practice, searching for music old and new. Specifically learning to read a crowd weather its a nightclub, rave, bar, lounge, festival or renegade party. The skills of an expert DJ will develop over time as more people hear you play a musical journey that is carefully mixed, beat-matched, blended, faded, layered, processed and properly eq'd. Moreover becoming a expert DJ also means remembering to have fun. A expert DJ will not only sound amazing he will more often then not have a blast doing so.
Love watching how other DJs use cue and hot cues for mixing. This is a great video because he shows you how he sets them with the context of other tracks and how he envisions mixing them. One thing I would recommend for DJs learning is to focus on mapping tracks out with cues first for navigation purposes and over time developing your hot cue game based on your own style. Never just blindly follow another DJS hot cue technique without staying true to your own style. Learn from them, don't emulate them.
Hey Laidback Luke, TSAS here. Very helpful video. I loved this tip in mixing EDM, where you have a DROP (usually short) and jump to the OUTRO sequence of the song, using the Hot Cue, so the crowd keep on dancing. This way I avoid making unnecessary "edit" versions of the tracks. Thumbs up! Best.
Hello Luke thank you, I was happy to see that we set Hot cues in a similar manner and use the same colors with some of the same reasoning. This video gave some other ideas and I appreciate all that you share for those of use trying to make. Maybe I can give you a suggestion I use purple for my outro so I wouldnt get confused, maybe that can help but again thank you, I wish you had a techno label L's Up
As someone who just started out with dj'ing this helps out tremendously! Maybe you've already done this but an idea for a new vlog, you can explain how new dj's can get their first gigs and get their name out there. Thanks Lucas!
I do exactly this as well. But then again i got the idea from you 2 years ago :-) I use different colours, but it just makes so much sense to do this. As long as you have your cue points set this way you dont even have to know the track that well. If you hit Yellow for example, you know you have the vocal section.
DJ_PaulTUK setting all coloured hotcues manually is next to impossible if you are buying a large number of tracks, you can’t or rather don’t need to set all hotcues for all songs.. right ? Sometimes some tracks are just fine with only 1 hotcue, rest the transition can be managed with eqs n effects..
Useful tips there for speed mixing ! Creative way to set up hot cues. For normal mixing I will prob go for Intro,Vocal & 8 bars Instrumental hot cue for each track. But then again it can be a breakdown process if you have a large amount of tracks and when you spend hours of finding those tracks...
Took me a while to develop my own system by watching how others do it. I think over all consistency was key. I kept my methodology consistent with every song then it became second nature like a riding a bike!
New subscriber here, new dj here. I'd be interested in your views of a 58 year old DJ :) . I just found your channel and I really appreciate this video that's 1.5 years old given that cue points, where to set them, and intro, chorus, outro sections are extremely important to learn. Consider me a blank slate with no preconceived ideas of how to DJ. My old school skills from over 30 years ago will help me to match beats by ear, but today's DJ is a complete show that blows away anything we could even conceive of attempting back then. I could share a ton of stories as to why today is better, but then again. I would just sound like an old "boomer". Keep up the great work and I plan on viewing more of your videos. I took up learning to DJ using modern equipment as a way to reconnect with my old friends (and new friends) in the music world. I just purchased a DDJ 800 to restart my hobby of reconnecting with music!
51yo here...just getting back into it after 30 years. Lots of new things to learn with these terms. We didn't have visuals back in the 80s. Just audio and approximate spots on the LPs.
@@MattSmithTOFY Thanks Matt. Seems you can teach us older dogs some new tricks. I remember 4 track mixers for people who wanted some flexibility in recording mix tapes back then. I guess you could call us blind analog DJs back then compared to the Visual Digital DJs of today!
@@tedlasalvia9668 I had 2 turntables, neither has a pitch control, a dual tape deck and a tape player (play/FF/eject button) from Radio Shack that was repurposed from my car. I had everything on a small $20 pressed-wood bookshelf. I used to do remixes of EuroPop and Surfing music. I think I set a world record for my mix of Wipeout (Ventures + Fat Boys + Surfaris + Beach Boys). The friend I DJed with hated it. LOL
Thanks for yet another vlog. It's amazing that you take the time out to put this stuff out for free. I'm a House/Techno Dj, and always trying to fit in more mainstream EDM music into my sets, to diversify my sets, and also to demonstrate it's about the music, and doing away with genre wars. Lucky, I have found a couple of tracks from your latest Mixmash radio show, which will be on my next House/Techno podcast. Will be nice to see how Drumcode, Defected, and Mixmash sound together in one set :). Thanks LL. Kunal.
I have gone through many DJ's online Mixing Techniques (Lessons), But the way you explain things, All beginner can understand easily. Thanks for Sharing Techniques.
I like this, I needed this a year ago :D I personally color code more, like the 4 beats before the drop I code it Hot pink (or Purple if I were on engine prime) as it's close to red. I also differentiate the climax as Cyan. A dedicated color (in my case yellow but can do orange I guess) to warn I need to be careful using the hotcue, like if it's off beat or off bar or off phrase etc...
I've tried to follow multiple DJs methods of cue points. What I've found is that the only system that matters is your own, because if your hot cues are not where you need or want them then they are of no use to you. There is merit to most systems, but unless your style doesn't match that system then you'll only be working against it. The most useful thing I took from this video, which isn't really mentioned, is the number of points. It's useful for certain performances to have a full set of cues so that you can juggle the track just the way you want. But are you really going to remember all 8 (or 16) points on all your tracks over time? It's more useful to know that, like Luke is suggesting, 1 is always the first break, 2 is first climax, and 3 is first drop. And so far, color coding points is not standard, and unless you're bringing your own gear (or you're far enough up the food chain to be able to demand something on your rider) there might not even be colors where you're playing. So even if all your drops are red, what good is it if they're all shown as green? Then again, you could just re-check all the points while cueing, if you have the time =) Most important thing: You do you and what works for you and make sure you have fun. And prepare for the eventuality that nothing works =)
"Snow disaster" in Finland is called Thursday. Sorry Luke , but that picture looked like normal winter day here :-). Thanks for this vlog anyway. This was good view how you handle those cues!
Hey luke, Just started learning to DJ and while I have a musical background, like any new skill it takes time. But your videos are incredibly inspirational and helpful. Thanks for that :)
Luke!!!! Thanks I literally asked for this I think a few days ago on one of your old vids. This is a great foundation to go off of. Needed this thanks!
Thank you Luke for these tutorials! I was inspired to implement the same cue colors to understand what was going through your mind in your sets and once I saw how flexible it was, I've pretty much stuck with it since haha
Literally just setting my cue points for a gig on the weekend and wanted some pointers so thought id check an old video on cue points and yours pops straight up, always a DJ life saver! :) Thanks Luke!
I've recently gotten into color coding my hot cues in a very similar way. Stuff I add are cool one shots (blue), kicks (purple), and snares (orange) for when I want to turn a track I to a finger drumming routine.
Keep up the good work Luke... been watching your videos for a while ... those cue points comes in really handy... i use them to skip long tracks & hit the breaks & outro points quick... im gonna change it up a bit to be more creative... Learning more in the production side of things myself... great videos...
Heres another one you should do a vlog about is active loops for when the other track is running out and have a loop that is ready when you press play so its on the active loop
Basically the climax is most likely the bridge, transitioning between verse and chorus. Second break is most likely the down time part of the song, mostly after the chorus and going into either middle, which is a 16 measure bar of repeated instruments from the verse, extended for those who like to listen to it longer or to use it to transition, either cut or smoothly transition towards another song, or continue with the same one but on a 16 beat loop. The Drop is the 4 beat part between bridge and chorus. Count is to help the DJ be able to count beats (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or just 1-2-3-4 repeated). It's to help count the beats of the song chosen for that deck. Hope this helps (but at this point this comment is outdated if he ever made a vlog about this.)
Thanks for your videos Luke - I've just received my first controller (which your channel made me buy) and I'm beginning the DJ journey :D I really appreciate them and all of your knowledge that you are sharing with us!
Hey luke, thank you very much for your tutorials, we all appreciate so much the hours you put into this tutorials even though you are a very busy man. I would like to ask you a tutorial on sound distortion, since that has been my main drawback while playing my sets, (i am a amateur bedroom dj by the way)
Congratulations on 15 years...Much success to you, Your business and everyone Involved, Keep up the the Good work and giving your insights, Much Appreciated.
Great insights as always. New enough that your tips here will force me to go back and change my cues... AGAIN :) but always enjoy learning new tricks, getting better, and moving forward, Thanks again! :)
A long time ago, i realised about using the second break as an intro. It totally derestricted my choice for a first track (not always searching for a noisia style intro) and also meant i was forced to get into mixing after the first drop. I think that is the most important thing i would advise people to take away from this video if they aren’t doing it already.
This was again a real amazing vlog. More kind like this. Dealing with cue points even if you can have more than four of them could be really messy. Congrats again for the best DJ/Producer vlog here on UA-cam.
Hahaha. Why didn’t you post this video last week? I swear I watched your transition video and Los Angeles video 50-100 times comparing the cues to how I set them as I was working on a mix. Thanks bro!
Hi Luke, new to the world of DJing i came across this video and wanted to understand a couple of points. 1) You set the cue points right on the drop, does this mean you mix in from that point, or do you mix out. Up until seeing this video, I was setting a cue point 8-bars before the drop, to allow for beat matching and then bringing in the second tune. 2) Could you flip into dual deck mode (Denon prime) and show how you'd executed these songs using the cue points, again someone new to this world, seeing how these would work in anger would real help with my understanding.
Wow I really like Engine Prime. I use Reckordbox with a Pinoeer XDJ-RX2. Curious to see if it will let me colorize/label cues. I think it'll do colors...? I spend a lot of time pre-processing my sets. I like your workflow/organization.
Hey laid back luke this video really help me understand how to set my hot cues for my mixes. Can you do a video on how to fix the beat grid of a song I found this out a couple months ago but don't really understand how its done it will be a big help thanks...
Hey Luke, I have a question: I'm 30 and I want to start being professional. Have been mobile dj-ing for many years but never felt it's my thing. I can also make good productions (professional producers in my area tell me I've got it in me) but never promoted or finished professional stuff. So the question is, am I still in time to be professionally dj-ing and producing and how do I get noticed?
I do something like this on my Nexus. Sadly, I only have 3 Hot Cue points that I can program on this particular unit. I always put them as A = bass drops, B = a breakdown, or acapella, and C = my Emergency Anti-Trainwreck Outro point.
I would love to see another video on this topic but more geared towards wedding and small event DJs who are playing mostly Top 40 and hip hop as those song structures are different than EDM.
He's label owner, and a very well known DJ, other DJs/producers send him tracks to get feedback, or just to play at shows; Im sure there are some tracks that he doesn't get sent and he would have to purchase them, but i don't think he would have much of an issue in this area lol
@@na-qi2gj oh, record pools then! Places like BPM Supreme, Digital DJ Pool, (theres hundreds of them) offer subscription services where you can download all the songs they offer, then cancel the subscription when you dont need it and reactivate when you do! Of Course soundcloud offers free downloads for certain songs, but also keep an eye out for Labels that put out a demo folder. The label Main Course used to create a carepackage of all of their releases for a specific year. The 2014 one had a lot of Jersey Club, Moombahton, and some House from some artists who weren't as big then as they are now. The folder carries anywhere from 30-100 songs so it gives you something to discover :) im not up-to-date on what new labels offer this kind of thing, (if any label is doing this kind of thing still) but its great way to get "Underground" music and play those unknown bangers that set you apart from DJs that only play top 40
deejaylx95 Oh cool thanks for the insight bro! I’m sure this will save me from paying out a load of money in beatport when buying tracks! Thanks again! 🙏
Hot cues are a life saver. But i find that if i dont set them the day the track is out i end up with 50 or more tracks that need this treatment. Then end up a bit lost and it becomes a bit overwhelming Haha. How do deal with this type of situation?
I usually spend multiple evenings just trying to work the load down lol. Ill organize my libraries by date added and take a certain set of artists and just work away. Maybe do A-E one day, F-M the next, N-Z if its doable, etc. I also usually wait a few weeks before i download more music, let's me have time to discover new tracks, and let's the record pools im subcribed to add new stuff as well :)
Hi There, I usually DJ with Traktor nowadays and a Roland drum percussion pad with sticks, and use the loop points in traktor to navigate through tracks while DJing at gigs. I export all the song, cue, loop and key data from traktor to Rekordbox via rekordbuddy software. Then I export playlists to a USB to dj at festivals or gigs that only have pioneer gear available. My problem is with cue and loop points. In traktor i have 8. In rekordbox i have 8. On CDJ2000NXS2 I can recall 8 hotcues, and 8 memory cues. All of this is fine…. BUT some gigs I turn up to have CDJ2000 to CDJ2000NXS (not CDJ2000NXS2) which only have 3 hotcues (& 8 memory cues) on them available. My question is: is there a shift or alt type button or sequence of pressing any button to scroll through the hot cues? EG I have access to ABC hot cues but not D to H hotcues. Is there a way I can access the other 5 hotcues during a songs playback…?EG have access to DEFGH...? Because often when I’m DJing I like to jump from hot cue loop to hot cue loop and skip parts of the track and then when I get to the last hot cue loop callout I leave it looping and mix into the other Cdj looping hot cue or memory cue 1 intro. But I can’t seem to have any access to the other 5 hotcues at gigs with CDJ2000/NXS :( Is there any solution? Joey :)
Hey buddy can u do an vídeo about djs duo splitting up like HIIO, Nari & Milani, Paris & Simo And Lush & Simon (not sure about these last two duos) can u give us a word about that
Hey Luke! Thank you for the amazingly informative video :) How would you set up your cue points when you are playing techno for instance? A lot of techno productions (think Maceo Plex for example) often have a much different structure and I find it a lot harder to set accurate cue points that will aid in the mixing. Do you have any tips when it comes to that? Keep up the good work
Hey Luke,
I just wanted to tell you how helpful, insightful and fantastic your vlogs are!
You share so much amazing information and you are one of the most honest, helpful and best DJ's/Producers! I love your music and sets and wish you all the best in the future! Please keep up the great work Luke :)
Quarantine days brought me back here to improve my DJ skills ! Thank you!
same here
And still here
I admire LL for his positivity and energy just as much as his music. Great shares !!
Well said Luke. The art of DJing or becoming an expert DJ does take lots of practice, searching for music old and new. Specifically learning to read a crowd weather its a nightclub, rave, bar, lounge, festival or renegade party. The skills of an expert DJ will develop over time as more people hear you play a musical journey that is carefully mixed, beat-matched, blended, faded, layered, processed and properly eq'd. Moreover becoming a expert DJ also means remembering to have fun. A expert DJ will not only sound amazing he will more often then not have a blast doing so.
Love watching how other DJs use cue and hot cues for mixing. This is a great video because he shows you how he sets them with the context of other tracks and how he envisions mixing them. One thing I would recommend for DJs learning is to focus on mapping tracks out with cues first for navigation purposes and over time developing your hot cue game based on your own style. Never just blindly follow another DJS hot cue technique without staying true to your own style. Learn from them, don't emulate them.
Hey Laidback Luke, TSAS here. Very helpful video.
I loved this tip in mixing EDM, where you have a DROP (usually short) and jump to the OUTRO sequence of the song, using the Hot Cue, so the crowd keep on dancing.
This way I avoid making unnecessary "edit" versions of the tracks. Thumbs up!
Best.
Hello Luke thank you, I was happy to see that we set Hot cues in a similar manner and use the same colors with some of the same reasoning. This video gave some other ideas and I appreciate all that you share for those of use trying to make. Maybe I can give you a suggestion I use purple for my outro so I wouldnt get confused, maybe that can help but again thank you, I wish you had a techno label L's Up
As someone who just started out with dj'ing this helps out tremendously! Maybe you've already done this but an idea for a new vlog, you can explain how new dj's can get their first gigs and get their name out there. Thanks Lucas!
I do exactly this as well. But then again i got the idea from you 2 years ago :-)
I use different colours, but it just makes so much sense to do this. As long as you have your cue points set this way you dont even have to know the track that well. If you hit Yellow for example, you know you have the vocal section.
DJ_PaulTUK what if there is no vocal 😀, and what if if there is no 8 or 4 bar breakpoint.
@@abs3810 If there was no vocal on a track, then the Yellow key is not set. Simple.
DJ_PaulTUK setting all coloured hotcues manually is next to impossible if you are buying a large number of tracks, you can’t or rather don’t need to set all hotcues for all songs.. right ? Sometimes some tracks are just fine with only 1 hotcue, rest the transition can be managed with eqs n effects..
🥴new to the digital DJ world from vinyl.... I just downloaded a butt load of songs and haven’t done this.🤦🏽♂️fml
Thanks Luke!! I just got my DDJ 400 today and this video will help me so much
Useful tips there for speed mixing ! Creative way to set up hot cues.
For normal mixing I will prob go for Intro,Vocal & 8 bars Instrumental hot cue for each track.
But then again it can be a breakdown process if you have a large amount of tracks and when you spend hours of finding those tracks...
Took me a while to develop my own system by watching how others do it. I think over all consistency was key. I kept my methodology consistent with every song then it became second nature like a riding a bike!
New subscriber here, new dj here. I'd be interested in your views of a 58 year old DJ :) . I just found your channel and I really appreciate this video that's 1.5 years old given that cue points, where to set them, and intro, chorus, outro sections are extremely important to learn. Consider me a blank slate with no preconceived ideas of how to DJ. My old school skills from over 30 years ago will help me to match beats by ear, but today's DJ is a complete show that blows away anything we could even conceive of attempting back then. I could share a ton of stories as to why today is better, but then again. I would just sound like an old "boomer". Keep up the great work and I plan on viewing more of your videos. I took up learning to DJ using modern equipment as a way to reconnect with my old friends (and new friends) in the music world. I just purchased a DDJ 800 to restart my hobby of reconnecting with music!
51yo here...just getting back into it after 30 years. Lots of new things to learn with these terms. We didn't have visuals back in the 80s. Just audio and approximate spots on the LPs.
@@MattSmithTOFY Thanks Matt. Seems you can teach us older dogs some new tricks. I remember 4 track mixers for people who wanted some flexibility in recording mix tapes back then. I guess you could call us blind analog DJs back then compared to the Visual Digital DJs of today!
@@tedlasalvia9668 I had 2 turntables, neither has a pitch control, a dual tape deck and a tape player (play/FF/eject button) from Radio Shack that was repurposed from my car. I had everything on a small $20 pressed-wood bookshelf. I used to do remixes of EuroPop and Surfing music. I think I set a world record for my mix of Wipeout (Ventures + Fat Boys + Surfaris + Beach Boys). The friend I DJed with hated it. LOL
Damn Luke please release some updated versions of your classics! That would be sick :)
Actual video starts from 3:12
Thx me later.(like will work)
thank you so much lol
Thanks for yet another vlog. It's amazing that you take the time out to put this stuff out for free. I'm a House/Techno Dj, and always trying to fit in more mainstream EDM music into my sets, to diversify my sets, and also to demonstrate it's about the music, and doing away with genre wars. Lucky, I have found a couple of tracks from your latest Mixmash radio show, which will be on my next House/Techno podcast. Will be nice to see how Drumcode, Defected, and Mixmash sound together in one set :). Thanks LL. Kunal.
I have gone through many DJ's online Mixing Techniques (Lessons), But the way you explain things, All beginner can understand easily.
Thanks for Sharing Techniques.
I like this, I needed this a year ago :D
I personally color code more, like the 4 beats before the drop I code it Hot pink (or Purple if I were on engine prime) as it's close to red.
I also differentiate the climax as Cyan.
A dedicated color (in my case yellow but can do orange I guess) to warn I need to be careful using the hotcue, like if it's off beat or off bar or off phrase etc...
Lukeee! You are my mentor! Loved the video, it helped me a lot! Thank you so much!
I've tried to follow multiple DJs methods of cue points.
What I've found is that the only system that matters is your own, because if your hot cues are not where you need or want them then they are of no use to you. There is merit to most systems, but unless your style doesn't match that system then you'll only be working against it.
The most useful thing I took from this video, which isn't really mentioned, is the number of points. It's useful for certain performances to have a full set of cues so that you can juggle the track just the way you want. But are you really going to remember all 8 (or 16) points on all your tracks over time? It's more useful to know that, like Luke is suggesting, 1 is always the first break, 2 is first climax, and 3 is first drop.
And so far, color coding points is not standard, and unless you're bringing your own gear (or you're far enough up the food chain to be able to demand something on your rider) there might not even be colors where you're playing. So even if all your drops are red, what good is it if they're all shown as green?
Then again, you could just re-check all the points while cueing, if you have the time =)
Most important thing: You do you and what works for you and make sure you have fun.
And prepare for the eventuality that nothing works =)
"Snow disaster" in Finland is called Thursday. Sorry Luke , but that picture looked like normal winter day here :-). Thanks for this vlog anyway. This was good view how you handle those cues!
Hey luke,
Just started learning to DJ and while I have a musical background, like any new skill it takes time. But your videos are incredibly inspirational and helpful. Thanks for that :)
Luke!!!! Thanks I literally asked for this I think a few days ago on one of your old vids. This is a great foundation to go off of. Needed this thanks!
Thank you Luke for these tutorials! I was inspired to implement the same cue colors to understand what was going through your mind in your sets and once I saw how flexible it was, I've pretty much stuck with it since haha
So sick! I love this guy. If you haven't been to one of his shows, its a must on your bucket list.
Luke, can you please do a vlog on organizing music library/crates?
I would like this to as moving from RB too Engine Prime is messing with my head .
Literally just setting my cue points for a gig on the weekend and wanted some pointers so thought id check an old video on cue points and yours pops straight up, always a DJ life saver! :) Thanks Luke!
Congrats on 15 years!!!!
I've recently gotten into color coding my hot cues in a very similar way. Stuff I add are cool one shots (blue), kicks (purple), and snares (orange) for when I want to turn a track I to a finger drumming routine.
Very informative and helpful. Thank you. There’s so many tutorials out there and this one was simple to follow and get into your head
Hey Luke! Can you do a vlog where you explain how do you organize your crate/music file, thanks!
Yesss so much this
He's has a masterclass explaining it
Keep up the good work Luke... been watching your videos for a while ... those cue points comes in really handy... i use them to skip long tracks & hit the breaks & outro points quick... im gonna change it up a bit to be more creative... Learning more in the production side of things myself... great videos...
Hoi Luke, ik heb recent je tutorials ontdekt, erg inspirend om te zien wat voor technieken jij gebruikt dank voor het delen 😁
Heres another one you should do a vlog about is active loops for when the other track is running out and have a loop that is ready when you press play so its on the active loop
You mentioned, climax, count, drop, second break. Could you, please, make a video explaining the parts of the song?
Roberto Pilonieta would be handy idd
Basically the climax is most likely the bridge, transitioning between verse and chorus. Second break is most likely the down time part of the song, mostly after the chorus and going into either middle, which is a 16 measure bar of repeated instruments from the verse, extended for those who like to listen to it longer or to use it to transition, either cut or smoothly transition towards another song, or continue with the same one but on a 16 beat loop.
The Drop is the 4 beat part between bridge and chorus. Count is to help the DJ be able to count beats (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or just 1-2-3-4 repeated). It's to help count the beats of the song chosen for that deck.
Hope this helps (but at this point this comment is outdated if he ever made a vlog about this.)
Thanks for your videos Luke - I've just received my first controller (which your channel made me buy) and I'm beginning the DJ journey :D I really appreciate them and all of your knowledge that you are sharing with us!
Sad that you had to postpone your show at echostage last friday! :( BUT! Looking forward to February 15!
Awesome video. Just getting into the controller/digital aspect of DJ'ing have only been using vinyl for years so this is a whole new world.
Could you do another video on how you utilize hot cues to shorten/skip portions of songs. And or how to drop mix?
Hey Luke!! Love your channel and your vlogs. Extremely helpful. What do you think about the new Denon DJ Prime 4?
Hey luke, thank you very much for your tutorials, we all appreciate so much the hours you put into this tutorials even though you are a very busy man. I would like to ask you a tutorial on sound distortion, since that has been my main drawback while playing my sets, (i am a amateur bedroom dj by the way)
Congratulations on 15 years...Much success to you, Your business and everyone Involved, Keep up the the Good work and giving your insights, Much Appreciated.
The most helpful tutorial as always is the case with most of your tutorials. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Great insights as always. New enough that your tips here will force me to go back and change my cues... AGAIN :) but always enjoy learning new tricks, getting better, and moving forward, Thanks again! :)
A long time ago, i realised about using the second break as an intro. It totally derestricted my choice for a first track (not always searching for a noisia style intro) and also meant i was forced to get into mixing after the first drop. I think that is the most important thing i would advise people to take away from this video if they aren’t doing it already.
Laidbackluke can you make a vlog how your organize your music library / preparation prior to Dj Set?
Knowing song structure over equipment functions all day thx big bro
hello Luke, when will you do a video of the new denon prime 4 controller???
This was again a real amazing vlog. More kind like this. Dealing with cue points even if you can have more than four of them could be really messy. Congrats again for the best DJ/Producer vlog here on UA-cam.
Hahaha. Why didn’t you post this video last week? I swear I watched your transition video and Los Angeles video 50-100 times comparing the cues to how I set them as I was working on a mix. Thanks bro!
Wow. Im glad I found this channel!
Been catching up on all the vlogs and Luke, this one is GOLD! Very helpful! Thank you.
I’ve been waiting for this one! Thank you Luke!
Thanks Luke
Now I am one step further in playing with music.
Really helped me
Hi Luke always watch your vlogs lots of respect..... any time will DENON let you play with the Denon prime 4 , looks amazing
Hi Luke, new to the world of DJing i came across this video and wanted to understand a couple of points. 1) You set the cue points right on the drop, does this mean you mix in from that point, or do you mix out. Up until seeing this video, I was setting a cue point 8-bars before the drop, to allow for beat matching and then bringing in the second tune. 2) Could you flip into dual deck mode (Denon prime) and show how you'd executed these songs using the cue points, again someone new to this world, seeing how these would work in anger would real help with my understanding.
Wow wow!!! This is the best about Cue Points......Thank You much!
Almost thought my Friday night was not gna be complete... 😮 LUKE!!!
Nice to see Symphonic Rock in LL library too :D
Lovin' that artwork on the back wall!
Thank you for the great knowledge, Luke. Big love.
Wow I really like Engine Prime. I use Reckordbox with a Pinoeer XDJ-RX2. Curious to see if it will let me colorize/label cues. I think it'll do colors...? I spend a lot of time pre-processing my sets. I like your workflow/organization.
Hey laid back luke this video really help me understand how to set my hot cues for my mixes. Can you do a video on how to fix the beat grid of a song I found this out a couple months ago but don't really understand how its done it will be a big help thanks...
Can't wait to get my first Denon Controller and start learning djing. This one will help 👍
i will use this to fix my cue point I am glad I found your videos😁
Hey Luke, I appreciate the knowledge. Your teaching style is on point. Keep it coming.
Hey Luke, I have a question: I'm 30 and I want to start being professional. Have been mobile dj-ing for many years but never felt it's my thing. I can also make good productions (professional producers in my area tell me I've got it in me) but never promoted or finished professional stuff. So the question is, am I still in time to be professionally dj-ing and producing and how do I get noticed?
How about a video on how to mix in key using the prime series 🙏💥🎉
Love the content and advice you give the community enjoyed ur show in dc
Thanks laidback luke helps a lot love from the philippines
First of I’m sure many tutorials I’m about to watch from you learned a lot thank you 🙏
One of best tutorial channels, keep up and ty alot! Can i send u one of my tracks. I really want to hear your feedback.
I love these videos so much! You are so awesome!
I do something like this on my Nexus. Sadly, I only have 3 Hot Cue points that I can program on this particular unit. I always put them as A = bass drops, B = a breakdown, or acapella, and C = my Emergency Anti-Trainwreck Outro point.
Awesome tutorial! Thank you from Houston Texas!
Hey Luke when are you coming to South Africa again
Who does your design for the covers for your tracks on your different labels
Thanks Luke, Exactly what i needed.
I would love to see another video on this topic but more geared towards wedding and small event DJs who are playing mostly Top 40 and hip hop as those song structures are different than EDM.
Nice! I would love to see a video on where you get all your music and how you get so much music without spending too much money?
He's label owner, and a very well known DJ, other DJs/producers send him tracks to get feedback, or just to play at shows; Im sure there are some tracks that he doesn't get sent and he would have to purchase them, but i don't think he would have much of an issue in this area lol
@@deejaylx95 Yeah fair enough haha I was asking moe for us begginner DJs who don' have connecions to loads of DJs
@@na-qi2gj oh, record pools then! Places like BPM Supreme, Digital DJ Pool, (theres hundreds of them) offer subscription services where you can download all the songs they offer, then cancel the subscription when you dont need it and reactivate when you do! Of Course soundcloud offers free downloads for certain songs, but also keep an eye out for Labels that put out a demo folder. The label Main Course used to create a carepackage of all of their releases for a specific year. The 2014 one had a lot of Jersey Club, Moombahton, and some House from some artists who weren't as big then as they are now. The folder carries anywhere from 30-100 songs so it gives you something to discover :) im not up-to-date on what new labels offer this kind of thing, (if any label is doing this kind of thing still) but its great way to get "Underground" music and play those unknown bangers that set you apart from DJs that only play top 40
deejaylx95 Oh cool thanks for
the insight bro! I’m sure this will save me from paying out a load of money in beatport when buying tracks! Thanks again! 🙏
@@na-qi2gj no problem man :) i love to help out another DJ when i can!
No Joke, I unironically use this method on all my tracks to this day!
Hot cues are a life saver. But i find that if i dont set them the day the track is out i end up with 50 or more tracks that need this treatment. Then end up a bit lost and it becomes a bit overwhelming Haha. How do deal with this type of situation?
I usually spend multiple evenings just trying to work the load down lol. Ill organize my libraries by date added and take a certain set of artists and just work away. Maybe do A-E one day, F-M the next, N-Z if its doable, etc. I also usually wait a few weeks before i download more music, let's me have time to discover new tracks, and let's the record pools im subcribed to add new stuff as well :)
Download Mixed in key, it can use the software to automatically adds cue points through out your songs!
Not one to let a software pick where my cue points should be.
mix in key won't do cue points automatically for you if you're using Rekordbox.
Yeah i use engine prime for my hard drive based music then djay pro for my subscription service music.
Super Helpful thanks for this tutorial :) Would you be able to do a video like this but on Eq, Master and Trim Levels on a mixer?
Just wondering have you ever heard of the Denon DJ Prime 4 and if so do you plan on doing a review and maybe a DJ session with it?
That's is a real info that I needed today!
Thank you Very much
Been waiting for this video!
Fantastic vlog. Very insightful, very helpful. Thx!
Hope You keep up those informative videos!✌😊
They are so helpful!❤
Really good video for explaining how to do hot cues.
Man good timing! I was doing exactly this in Engine Prime - prepping for the DJ Prime 4 :)
A few hours before you uploaded this video I searched if there is a video like this on your channel 😅😂
The universe always listens!!!
Hi There,
I usually DJ with Traktor nowadays and a Roland drum percussion pad with sticks, and use the loop points in traktor to navigate through tracks while DJing at gigs.
I export all the song, cue, loop and key data from traktor to Rekordbox via rekordbuddy software.
Then I export playlists to a USB to dj at festivals or gigs that only have pioneer gear available.
My problem is with cue and loop points.
In traktor i have 8.
In rekordbox i have 8.
On CDJ2000NXS2 I can recall 8 hotcues, and 8 memory cues.
All of this is fine….
BUT some gigs I turn up to have CDJ2000 to CDJ2000NXS (not CDJ2000NXS2) which only have 3 hotcues (& 8 memory cues) on them available.
My question is: is there a shift or alt type button or sequence of pressing any button to scroll through the hot cues?
EG I have access to ABC hot cues but not D to H hotcues.
Is there a way I can access the other 5 hotcues during a songs playback…?EG have access to DEFGH...?
Because often when I’m DJing I like to jump from hot cue loop to hot cue loop and skip parts of the track and then when I get to the last hot cue loop callout I leave it looping and mix into the other Cdj looping hot cue or memory cue 1 intro. But I can’t seem to have any access to the other 5 hotcues at gigs with CDJ2000/NXS :(
Is there any solution?
Joey :)
Hey buddy can u do an vídeo about djs duo splitting up like HIIO, Nari & Milani, Paris & Simo And Lush & Simon (not sure about these last two duos) can u give us a word about that
Your log s are very usefull . It improves my DJ skill
Hey Luke! Thank you for the amazingly informative video :)
How would you set up your cue points when you are playing techno for instance? A lot of techno productions (think Maceo Plex for example) often have a much different structure and I find it a lot harder to set accurate cue points that will aid in the mixing. Do you have any tips when it comes to that?
Keep up the good work
thank you very much your vlogs are amazing
I wish you had the links in the description for the videos you mention. But any ways thanks for the knowledge!
Can you explain the purpose of your cue point choices in regards to how they are used to transition?
Hey Luke!, what about a top 10 Techno tracks?
Good vibes luke!!