DJ drops a Drum & Bass mix on beginner Pioneer controller!

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  • Опубліковано 25 вер 2019
  • Proving big sound can come from small packages, DJ Danny James returns this week to perform a heavy drum and bass set on Pioneer DJ's most popular entry level controller. Using a host of Rekordbox performance features and effects, watch as Danny pushes the DDJ 400 through this high energy performance!
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  • @Crossfader
    @Crossfader  4 роки тому +10

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    • @tthurber9480
      @tthurber9480 4 роки тому +3

      Nice I been following your page due to the fact that you show beginners how to do stuff in real time. I really enjoy this set because I'm a drum and bass DJ myself, And watching you has helped me out with little things you do to convent myself to a CONTROLLER . I been playing on some 1200's and a Ves 505 mixer for 20+yrs and have about 2500 records, now I got a Roland dj505 and I been watching you, it has helped a old school dj move over to a midi controller. The controller seem to allows you to get a funky with it with the loop feat. And so many effects. This just truly shows the skills it takes to be a dj..Thanks for the music and the performance😁😁😁😁😁 ps I love the dj505 but so badly want the 808.. hehe😄😄

    • @calsingfield3450
      @calsingfield3450 2 роки тому

      Wicked set, would love to see a step by step series of how you made this mix! Would massively help many learners like my self. 🤙

    • @Crossfader
      @Crossfader  2 роки тому +1

      We haven’t got this set covered however we have many mix breakdowns available in our DJ Hub: wearecrossfader.co.uk/dj-hub

  • @benlewis7464
    @benlewis7464 4 роки тому +74

    No one talking about 16:32? Acid Fashion into the Roll The Dice was perfect!

    • @Feijek
      @Feijek 22 дні тому +1

      Well, the potential is there but imho it's executed rather poorly. Could've kept the Acid Fashion loop on for longer to support the mids on Roll the Dice and then fade it out during the buildup right before the drop.
      But that might be personal preference ✌️

  • @sunglint
    @sunglint 4 роки тому +75

    Watching a great set on a beginner controller is inspiring. I learned so much from watching this, many thanks!

    • @markrago7217
      @markrago7217 4 роки тому +1

      Too much stock put into the quality of equipment. Decent EQ, pitch control, and crossfader all you really need. Hot loop features, FX, etc., help, but not necessary.

  • @kaifaiyoung
    @kaifaiyoung 4 роки тому +31

    Great vid man, after six months i'm starting to find my feet with dj'ing and have my first performance next week so this is a great inspiration thank you!

  • @emcee19.05
    @emcee19.05 4 роки тому +10

    That acapella transition, daaaaamn.

  • @jftechdrones
    @jftechdrones 4 роки тому +44

    I see this guy is a pretty big fan of High Contrast

    • @beatadecay_4422
      @beatadecay_4422 3 роки тому +10

      Why wouldnt you be, hes a genius

    • @jftechdrones
      @jftechdrones 3 роки тому

      @@beatadecay_4422 Agreed, his new album was one of the best albums of 2020 in my opinion.

    • @antiduckable
      @antiduckable 3 роки тому +2

      Return of Forever was the track that got me absolutely hooked on drum and bass back in 2000. Still one of my favourite tracks!

    • @calamity075
      @calamity075 2 роки тому +5

      Also playing more tracks from the same artist most of the times is a bit easier because the tracks mostly have similar timings and nuances

    • @fourdegreeswarmer
      @fourdegreeswarmer 2 роки тому +2

      Aren’t we all

  • @Sundstr8m
    @Sundstr8m 4 роки тому +2

    I have a DDJ400 myself, very inspiring!

  • @leatherwoodrc
    @leatherwoodrc 4 роки тому +19

    some amazing double droppin transitions. You've inspired me to sneak my 400 into work tomorrow. Hopefully it will be a slow Friday cause I'll be busy slacking off in my headphones.

  • @patnrtk
    @patnrtk 4 роки тому +2

    Learnt a lot from this mix! Please more stuff like this!

  • @Serdy
    @Serdy 4 роки тому +1

    Dude is straight up throwing down fire in this one

  • @kntr4732
    @kntr4732 4 роки тому +2

    The last one was actually pretty nice

  • @sapphirestewart3588
    @sapphirestewart3588 2 роки тому

    SO HELPFUL AND AMAZING THANK U SO MUCH

  • @dwaero
    @dwaero 4 роки тому +25

    Hopefuly I'll get skills like that in near future

  • @obione7949
    @obione7949 2 роки тому

    Banging little mix

  • @rwbmusicuk
    @rwbmusicuk 4 роки тому +3

    Wish I had the choice of this controller when I first started! Has everything you need to go from bedroom to clubs looks amazing

    • @carsonlove531
      @carsonlove531 4 роки тому +4

      RWB as someone who just bought the DDj 400, I am pretty damn stoked to read people saying stuff like this

    • @mk2nathan
      @mk2nathan 2 роки тому +4

      @@carsonlove531 How far have you progressed in 2 years bro?

  • @hot4futureyears2come
    @hot4futureyears2come 4 роки тому +4

    I have this controller , best controller under 250. i love it

  • @Junglii_George
    @Junglii_George 8 місяців тому

    This was a dope mix

  • @niccreasey1941
    @niccreasey1941 Рік тому

    Great mix learnt a lot

  • @DANDLERR
    @DANDLERR 4 роки тому +3

    Very nice set! I have the same deck at home. I was wondering how to make a pull up for a track sound smoother... mine always sound horrible XD

  • @Muphet
    @Muphet 4 роки тому +4

    great one! would be nice to also see effect sellected

  • @jelly8594
    @jelly8594 4 роки тому

    Loving it!👍

  • @Harp-Z
    @Harp-Z 3 роки тому

    This is awesome dude, could you let me know where you get your instrumental and acapella tracks from please?

  • @simonasbenetis3527
    @simonasbenetis3527 4 роки тому +3

    Please make more videos with Roland dj 202

  • @Roboro1169
    @Roboro1169 3 роки тому +1

    the finish.... OMG...!!!!!

  • @championsoundsdj6911
    @championsoundsdj6911 4 роки тому +5

    Nice mix, really enjoyed it, having said that though i do miss people not just getting straight on the decks and hitting record and uploading "live" mixes so to speak, like I say i'm not having a dig because I really enjoyed the mix.
    What would be really cool and what I think is a good idea would be to have say 5 djs go b2b one track each across different genres. See what people come up with, different music styles and transitions. I mean like reggae, dnb, house, funk/soul disco whatever just mashup b2b one track each no precue points or harmonic mixing (unless you get lucky on your mix.)

    • @aduken762
      @aduken762 4 роки тому +8

      Stevie T DJ and Disco Hire York it’s not easy to go from 175 to 80bpm

  • @mux3499
    @mux3499 4 роки тому +2

    Can someone link me the remind me instrumental!? Wanna chuck it in my sets!!

  • @joelwilcox5424
    @joelwilcox5424 Рік тому

    do you have your eq set to isolater or eq?

  • @quinnlangdon1205
    @quinnlangdon1205 3 роки тому +1

    How do you get the instrumentals?

  • @zandertom1
    @zandertom1 4 роки тому

    That last transition tho

  • @josephporter3323
    @josephporter3323 4 роки тому +7

    7:29 transition was maddddd

  • @NRTKDNB
    @NRTKDNB 2 роки тому +1

    why you play 1time on 87 and next on 174 ?? i know 87x2 is 174 but why not both on 174 ??

  • @null2089
    @null2089 4 роки тому

    You are dope🙆🙆👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙌

  • @therealmariarosariadefranc6660
    @therealmariarosariadefranc6660 4 роки тому

    Bell fra

  • @travislawson3480
    @travislawson3480 4 роки тому +1

    How do u make it so that the tempo adjustment goes up or down less rapidly. Is there some setting to change this? Thanks

    • @tomwillcocks8627
      @tomwillcocks8627 3 роки тому +1

      On rekordbox, below the BPM number, click on the red bit until you find the setting you want

  • @Jaya-ee2ff
    @Jaya-ee2ff 4 роки тому

    First song name?

  • @juaneduardobenavente6287
    @juaneduardobenavente6287 4 роки тому

    Love the set! Where you download music from? Beatport?

  • @fabiolainaciotcheemaisquemoda
    @fabiolainaciotcheemaisquemoda 4 роки тому

    Arrasooooou !

  • @dmp4096
    @dmp4096 4 роки тому +41

    I hope that everyone who watches this gets Just This One Thing:
    It ain’t about the gear. It’s never about the gear!
    It’s about the MUSIC and how the DJ PRESENTS the music.
    Rant over.
    I did wonder about one thing though. There were times where the DJ was spinning the jog wheels like a madman and I really did not see the beat markers move very much at all. Sometimes I swear they DIDN’T move.
    Was I seeing things? What was going on??

    • @luther6969
      @luther6969 4 роки тому

      i didn't notice ... can you time stamp this

    • @KatazuiOfficial
      @KatazuiOfficial 4 роки тому +1

      It ain't bout the gear, it's about the musican's ears.

    • @haydenfraser3035
      @haydenfraser3035 4 роки тому +1

      I mean the jog wheels are used to beatmatch and temporarily slow or speed up the song by miniscule amounts, so it's hard as a viewer to see the beat markers move at all

    • @carsonlove531
      @carsonlove531 4 роки тому +9

      During the song around the 3:00 to 4:00, I saw him move the jog wheel like four different times on the looping track even though it was already lined up pretty damn well. Honestly sometimes I wonder if it isn’t just because it keeps you in a rhythm of constantly doing stuff so that you stay “sharp” the whole time. Otherwise the jog wheel stuff was just nonsense

    • @alexvandenberg3371
      @alexvandenberg3371 4 роки тому +2

      @@carsonlove531 He slightly moves the track so the beat matches up as they are slightly out of synch, this is called beatmatching, its a very basic skill every DJ should learn.

  • @znek4288
    @znek4288 Рік тому

    Damn now I see every dj has their own way of mixing, I mix very fast and change tracks quickly while he gives the track way more air time. I'm out here changing and switching tracks every 16 beats lmao

  • @PayAsUgO2k7
    @PayAsUgO2k7 2 роки тому

    Tracklist?

  • @thesuperiorbench6307
    @thesuperiorbench6307 4 роки тому

    This is dank

  • @TheAbbott1986
    @TheAbbott1986 4 роки тому +1

    Crossfader where can I find the instrumental of remind me can't find it anywhere please help

  • @jaredahn6810
    @jaredahn6810 2 роки тому

    Oh man that was the fastest 17 minutes of my life

  • @DoctorDiscoCZ
    @DoctorDiscoCZ 4 роки тому +1

    Hmm, what kind of DJ has an unreleased remix of Ingrid is a hybrid?

    • @jaffawaffa22
      @jaffawaffa22 4 роки тому

      It was released officially, just on DIMENSION's Fabriclive mix, its a great mix.

  • @pschemodj
    @pschemodj 4 роки тому +3

    Question- How to pick next track from playlisty so fast?

  • @balayaw
    @balayaw Рік тому +1

    i did a dancefloor dnb '22 mix for 1h using this exact same controller in this video, you can check it out in my channel if you want to know how it can actually sound.

  • @petitformat
    @petitformat 4 роки тому +1

    @4:44

  • @mr.surprise2341
    @mr.surprise2341 4 роки тому +1

    Are crab scratches ok to do on this controller or does it have a alot of slack opening and closing the crossfader? Love you mix as usually though! DnB is my jam! :D

    • @hot4futureyears2come
      @hot4futureyears2come 4 роки тому +1

      you can adjust the crossfader within the software to .03 cut. so crabs sound great . or you can leave it at the 1.0mm if you prefer

  • @kevinhoxha5073
    @kevinhoxha5073 4 роки тому

    🕺🕺

  • @mattvincey
    @mattvincey 4 роки тому

    👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @harrypullenger3557
    @harrypullenger3557 4 роки тому +1

    Beginner controller?!? I wish it was

  • @benjoyce6200
    @benjoyce6200 3 роки тому

    the spinning of the jog wheel in the wrong direction in the first minute was aggravating

  • @yuvakumar1405
    @yuvakumar1405 4 роки тому +1

    Model name

    • @benlee3342
      @benlee3342 4 роки тому +1

      tamil status boy ddj-400 it says on the controller

    • @yuvakumar1405
      @yuvakumar1405 4 роки тому

      @@benlee3342 25000 RS

  • @djfago6240
    @djfago6240 3 роки тому

    Why did u fast forward the video?

  • @SuperFuzzmonkey
    @SuperFuzzmonkey 2 роки тому

    It's pains me why he just doesn't use beat sync

  • @djharoon2361
    @djharoon2361 4 роки тому

    1st

  • @boutsbyblanks
    @boutsbyblanks Місяць тому

    Why the constant jogging?

    • @hairynippleful
      @hairynippleful Місяць тому

      They nudge the tracks slightly to keep them on beat, because they're not exactly the same tempo.