My first ever gig I used the first method and there was no booth monitor. I found there was a slight delay between what I was hearing from the room speakers to what I was trying to beat match in my headphones. It was awful and I almost gave up DJ'ing entirely. If it wasn't for the next DJ coming on who suggested using the other method with headphones on and switching between cue and master, I never would have stuck with it. He was such a genuinely nice bloke who didn't judge and I'm secretly eternally grateful to him.

A video on hearing protection would be great. Not just for the DJ LOL. Going to try your headphone levels tips as I struggle with beat matching unless both tracks have a definite beat.

Best DJ teacher, have so much love for him. Next time I have enough for his courses, I am purchasing them. Which is the recommended first one to go for again? New DJ. Realized the downside of Denon SC Live 4 is that the integrated speaker is really a (poor man's) booth speaker and is directly on me as the DJ (it is cool that it is loud enough for a small BBQ party, and you can feel the low end frequencies travelling through your fingers, but way too loud for the DJ 😂). So when playing solo, I might start just using the headphones without the integrated speakers of the SC Live 4.

This video and the sound system volume level video are the ones I’ve been waiting a long time for. Thank you for your help. Also, your excitement and honesty is refreshing

8:54 Thanks a million for explaining this, i never understood why my cued Tunes in my Headphones always sounded louder that my Master at the 12 o'clock position, i never twigged that it was because my Master Channel was set below Neutral gain. Really has always absolutely bugged the absolute shit out of me why it was this way. I even wrote to Pioneer complaining about there dodgy shit and they even said that this is how all there equipment is calibrated never actually explaining why what causes this LOL. Tnanks man :)

Thanks for the video dude! Great one as always. I'd love to hear more about ear protection while DJing!

Love your energy and all your content Andrew. Keen to hear about ear protection also. Cheers, Rob

I absolutely love your energy, also very informative videos. Thank you. 🔥

Thanks so much for this video Andrew. Another super helpful explainer! Much appreciated!

This video was super helpful thank you !

Have just started mixing in headphones after years playing it's a great technique thanks for the breakdown

I always use the 3rd method you explained to beat match. I also love playing through my sets with my headphones on! Great video bro! 👍 Your awesome! Cheers!

Yes yes yesssss, please make a video on hearing protection. This video was soooo helpful as well. Thank you for your hard work and making our lives easier and better. Lots of love.

Love the video thanks as always and yes a ear protection video i believe we will need as well which ties into the sound levels. 😊🙏

really really good videos. thanks so much for sharing your knowledge

Great video. I use the mix knob all the time. Often when I'm playing out I don't have monitor speakers so it has become my best friend. One additional word of warning then using the mix knob - be careful to not grab the headphone level knob by accident and then crank it all the way to the right. I've done it and had to throw my headphone off my head before I knew ears out.

Great and informative video Andrew..

I find your videos full of awesome information and your presentation makes me want to run off and practice a lot….keep up the great work

Fantastic thank you!

A lifetime experience, and around 10 years at least on DJM-750 and above, and I learned something new there, Cheers Andrew.... Go on, ask what it was! 😅😅

split cue FTW! :) Great advice!

Big thanks, for these vidoes the info is greatly appretiated for sometimes one needs to refresh what one know or just learn the correct way where one went wrong. I apply what you said in this video now for 6 months and if i look back allmost 20 years i do no how i ever got my mixes corret on old vinyl. But yes thanks you teach with inspiration and many skill.

Nice man love ur vids

This is an excellent video though I had to watch the second half a few times. I've always done the both tracks on both sides in my headphones but never looked at cue buttons etc. I treat my monitors as the equivalent of the club speakers....

Great content, thank you! An earplugs video, calling out different brands would be awesome

Excellent tutorial. Always wondered the correct procedure when calibrating the master knob.

Hi, great videos, would love to hear your best brand/type suggestions of headphones from budget, midrange to highend. Thanks again and keep up the great work

I just got back into mixing with a DDJ800 after being out of the game for a few years. Your last method is the method that I use. I can do my radio show without distracting the rest of the house as I just use my headphones.

As someone who’s developed tinnitus, I’ve been wearing earplugs at events, but now I’m also going to use them when mixing. A video about mixing and wearing earplugs would be incredibly helpful! Please, could you do this for us? Thank you so much!

Hey Andrew! Love your content, have learned so much about DJing from you alone. But additional to DJ equipment you use, I was wondering what type of audio recording device you use to record your music with when you make your videos?! Much love ✌🏻

Great video. Would love one on ear protection!

Hello Andrew please make earplugs vid is really super needed. This vid☝️ was 🔥 on point, cause at the club was same thing happening to me😅👉🎧 could not hear well 🤦‍♂️

I use the mixing method as well!!

So basically using the method with master button -> the more i turn the upped mixing knob to left the more I can year cue until only cue (having it max on the left side). Then the more master, the more I can hear the output sound( from the speakers). And at 12 oclock i can hear both equally. Plus the level knob let me control the volume on the headphones. Please tell me I understood well :D Thank you for this video!

More on the hearing protection please! I just started playing with a pair of Eargasms and I’m interested to hear your thoughts.

For preservation of hearing, nothing beats in-ear monitors with triple flange foam tips. You won't have to turn up your IEMs very loud at all to hear them.

As fellow owner of the Sennheiser HD 25s like you've got there, I feel the need to let you know (in case you didn't) that the right channel is actually the side with the cable. I went a long time not knowing this and I figured I'd spread the word!

yes do share on earplugs please

Good looking teacher

Awesome , thanks again [gain] hehe,, all the best

Would love a video on hearing protection. Also since you mentioned in ear monitors, would appreciate some perspective on IEM vs headphones and if they offer solid protection. Cheers

And just remember guys, if you want to turn up your headphones more and more, just go the opposite way. If you want to turn up maybe turn them down or let them stay. Your hearing will say thank you 🙏 I’m always having the problem over a night that it’s getting louder and louder, or when i want to mix at home on headphones that I wanna feel the bass and turn them way up. I hope you could understand it 🤘🏽 cheers

Was naturally using the last method as I find it to be the closest to what I normally use on my controller. However, the problem that you mentioned when the master level has a lot of headroom but the inputs are a lot higher it is very hard to mix with the dial. In fact I wold always have my dial near the master and cue was only slightly open. The problem was discovered when I first started to mix in that one bar when master output was at maybe 11-12 o’clock at all times, but the inputs were loud. So I would have to boost the headphones level to hear the master cue, but then as soon as I press the cue on the new track it is blasting into my ears.

I use one ear on one off and use the master cue on while using cue on next channel im mixing in

Would love to hear about hearing protection. Thank you very much!

Hi Andrew, Nice explanation of using headphones. I'm currently playing a club where the monitor speaker is connected to the main output (due to a technical issue with the mixer) so I have no real control of the volume and find it far too loud so have just bought some cheaper end musician ear plugs. I would like a video on earplugs before I commit to some pricy ones.

please so a hearing protection video! NOONE in the dj industry talks about it!!

Andrew,may I ask what equipment is being used in the video please. Also thinking to sign up for your Dj course. Thanks

Do the ear protection, please!!

Hi. I recently watched you informative video titled "How to Prepare for Longer DJ Sets for Clubs, House Parties and Private Functions." You mentioned that one of your students in London is open to get in touch with. Would you mind to tell me how to get in touch with your London based student so I can get gigs. Thank you very much.

If your learning and using sync your tempting fate as there will come a point when a venue doesn’t have sync on their gear….also I wish venues would stop positioning the DJ miles behind the PA

I took my small controller to a gig mounted my PRX and got pumping but eish l couldnt hear nothing from my headphones. Is this solvable. I use a DDJ 400. Im about to throw it away because of this. I bought it so l could go mobile but now l cant mix right

Where is the ideal placement for the DJ monitor? I’ve earned a residency, but I’m struggling with my mixes; they are not up to my standards - it’s frustrating and it’s starting to get embarrassing. I’m having difficulty hearing the music clearly (it almost sounds resorted because it’s so loud)and it creates challenges mixing in and out of tracks. Any suggestions?

have you moved the gear into a different room andrew?

“Personally”would actually be correct because music sound is subjective

If you can’t beat match without a sync button you shouldn’t even be qualified to dj in any club