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Getting into DJ mixing? Want to learn DJ mixing? You’ve hit the right spot! It doesn’t matter if you’re djing with some free dj mixing software, dj mixing online or learning to DJ on your professional dj mixing equipment like Pioneer CDJs, you’re going to learn how to dj mix in this section of our site. You’ll find tips, tricks and free dj mixing lessons to help you get started!
Believe it or not, dropping a track into a mix isn’t just for sh*tty stipclub DJs with no skills. You can drop tracks into your DJ mix and have a great effect on the energy of your mix. My friend Jonathan shows easy dropping a track into your DJ mix can be and how good it can sound!
This is the classic mixing technique that DJ who don’t really know what they’re doing use to mix songs. They’ll wait for a good time, grit they’re teeth, look away in despair and they’ll drop the new song in and kill the old one. Most DJs make this sound terrible because the tracks don’t sound good beside each other and they aren’t beatmatched properly.
That being said, dropping in a track can be used with every genre of DJing. Hip Hop DJs use it to mix quickly in between tracks or to drop in a really popular song out of nowhere to make everyone scream on the dance floor. Top 40 DJs drop in tracks because they can’t possible mix Britney Spears together with ACDC and make it sound good so they cut one song off and bring in the other really quickly. And house DJs use drops to pick up the energy of a mix by quickly switching to a song with a stronger baseline or better percussion.
If you’re thinking about signing up for some DJ lessons, don’t go anywhere! You need to read this first!
A lot of new DJs head out to buy DJ lessons, find some free DJ lessons or track down some DJ lessons online and the end up making some huge mistakes. There are 3 common mistakes that new djs make when they sign up for their first DJ lessons.
Falling for one of these “dj lesson traps” can make the process of learning how to dj take so much longer. Scoring the set of DJ lessons that are right for you will make DJing fun and you’ll learn how to DJ very quickly. But if you end up with the wrong DJ Lessons from a mediocre teacher your DJing will suffer. The Dj lessons will teach you bad habits and it will slow your progress big time.
So before you go out and buy a package of DJ lessons or Dj lesson DVDs, make sure you know about these 3 common downfalls of DJ lessons:
You obviously want to know how to DJ or else you wouldn’t be here. Learning how to DJ can be an extremely easy, quick and fun process. Or learning how to DJ mix can be a terribly frustrating and boring process. And the not so great news is that its really up to you.
If you want to discover how to DJ you’ve come to the right page. I’m going to break down the key steps you’ll need to take when you learn how to DJ. I’ll also highlight some key points that hold people back from figuring out how to DJ so you can avoid the same fate of failure and frustration! Read the rest of this entry »
This is one of the many little tricks I teach in my Pro DJ Mixing: Quick & Easy video series but DJing For Dummies does it with a vinyl record and pioneer cdj. Prety cool stuff.
Everyone thats learning to DJ has to be able to tell which song they are mixing is going faster than the other. And to be honest its not an easy thing to be able to tell which song is going faster and if the song you’re listening to in your headphones is faster or slower than the track playing out loud in your dj mix.
This dj training video shows you a little trick that new DJs use to learn how to DJ a lot quicker. It eliminates the guess work out of knowing if the song in your headphones is faster or slower than the song playing out loud.
Its long been thought that scratching on a digital setup isn’t as good as scratching vinyl. Sure James Zabellia rocks with scratching but what other electronic DJs scratch on a regular basis – aside from the odd wack buildup you’ll hear at a local DJ night in your hometown.
And while Vinyl scratch DJing will always have its place in the DJ industry, believe it or not diehard vinyl DJs, you can achieve the traditional scratching sound on a modern digital setup too.
This is by far one of the best digital scratching tutorials I’ve seen online.
After a lot of videos like this one started floating around a lot of DJs started defending DJ Steve Angello saying that he can mix without headphones. I’ve seen a great video showing Steve Angello mixing without headphones (I couldn’t find it). Now its clear that what DJ Steve Angello was playing was part of a pre-recorded set to sync with the fireworks. But when he does mix without his headphones, that raises the question, how can you DJ without headphones?
Its an old DJing party trick to know how to DJ without headphones. Its not as difficult as it looks. Here’s how:
This is a continuation from the last post about DJ Steve Angello fake DJ mixing. Its a post about how to DJ if you’re going to DJ with just software.
Lets face it, as DJ technology progresses so too does the ability for new DJs like us to learn how to DJ mix quickly and put together some sweet mixes. It also allows you to auto-beatmatch so you can chat up that really cute and slightly-tipsy girl thats been hanging around the DJ booth giving you the f*ck me eyes. Like most advancements in technology there are improvements. DJing is no different.
A lot of DJs forget why party venues hire DJs. Its because DJs are entertainers.
Having a DJ in the room creates a better, more energetic feel to a room than having music play off of a juke box. This is a fact.
So if the DJ can create all this energy, why is it that so many DJs just look at their laptops like they are checking their email?
The best DJs, the ones that have the biggest following and the most loyal tribe are the ones that let loose and pump up the energy like the guy in this video.
Okay he might not look cool because he is a little older and his movements make it look like he’s having a seizure but he’s doing his best at being an entertainer. You should too!
Now if you’re anything like me you probably shudder at the word “theory”. It sounds very academic… doesn’t it. And anything relating to school I want NOTHING to do with…
That being said I found a sweet series articles that explains all of the different points of beatmatching. The different steps won’t actually teach you how to DJ… but they will help prepare you for beginning to learn the basics of dj mixing and beatmatching
1) How To DJ. Advice To Help You Learn How To DJ: How To DJ 2) Advice On DJ Lessons For Beginners: DJ Lessons 3) How To Be A DJ. Advice On How To Become A DJ: How To Be A DJ 4) A Review Of The Best Dj Games: DJ Games
