DJ Tutorial, Beat matching Practise.

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remember to do this for quite a while, not just a few min and over time your ears should get used to hearing if one toon is faster or slower than the other.

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@Surrealistic78 11 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to thank you for all your great tutorials. Yesterday I had my first gig within a year of practicing and it went wonderfully well! Your videos (especially the ones about beatmatching and not looking on the BPM counters) helped me a lot to get started. Most important is the passion and loving what you are doing and you really manage to get that vibe across. Keep up the good work and inspiring future DJs who really want to get started. Respect!

@xXxLax4LifexXx 12 жыл бұрын

ive allways loved this guys videos, he gets to the point

@hogdriver32 10 жыл бұрын

"if you got bpm counters , COVER THEM " excellent very-first tutorial for beginners, keep it up!

@roomfullofidiots 14 жыл бұрын

love this guys videos. he explains everything CRYSTAL clearly....it doesn't take long to beatmatch if you know music at all. a good ear could pick it up in an hour, easy.

@RickManz 8 жыл бұрын

still the best video series in 2015, thks buddy!

@SpidermansSymbiote 11 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video. I know nothing about this sort of music but I really want to DJ. I'll be sure to practice going by ear instead of relying on the BPM counters.

@Boutit5150 14 жыл бұрын

brilliant as usual...this guy is the best teacher.

@Omanastylez 14 жыл бұрын

@ReboyGTR Try having both songs playing through the headphones at the same time. Sometimes the main system, or whatever speaker is playing the main track, can have a delay behind what your hearing in your headphones. So if this is the case, the cued track will be slightly faster then the one playing whether they are beatmatched or not. So just try using the headphones only, either both tracks in both ears at the same time or one track in each ear. Hope this helps.

@ellaskins 15 жыл бұрын

no , if you use the same song then the pitches will be at the same position's. Using diferent songs with diferent bpm, will make it a little harder , but more interesting. j

@Rayven_cat 13 жыл бұрын

@griffinherbst that has always been the challenge of being a dj. What you need is a tweener track. One that goes nicely with the two that clash. So you mix in your tweener track and then mix in your other track. Not all tracks go together, if they sound bad together don't just force it, that sounds bad. Vocals on vocals rarely sound good together, unless they are complementing each other.

@scrichard12 9 жыл бұрын

I have been watching some of your videos and just wanted to say great job and thank you! This helps a lot.

@dash1dash2 13 жыл бұрын

@griffinherbst in my case, if I work with cdjs, i prepare my tracks or search for extended versions, which usually include enough headroom and trailing beats for good mixing. You shouldn't use compilation, radio or short versions for mixing.

@Omanastylez 14 жыл бұрын

@ReboyGTR Well if thats the case, it is likely that they are not beat matched perfectly. Ellaskins video on riding the pitch is a good one in teaching you a good way to match songs perfectly. Perfect beatmatching (beat lock) takes a bit of time during the mix. However, make sure you are using quite a small pitch range on your gear (6 - 10%), as this will make it easier to match the beats accurately.

@Fatboy0777 15 жыл бұрын

on the back of the mixer find the output marked REC simply connect a phono to 3.5mm cable to it. the 2 ends to the mixer and the headphone jack to the line in of the pc then get some recording software like Audacity set the volumes and record... simple!

@ozan_has 13 жыл бұрын

Duuuude! I just bought some vinyle from htfr. What a coincidence. Great stuff. Your tutorials are the bomb!

@foreveranuj 15 жыл бұрын

OK - I've been DJing for quite sometime now (and I think I now make reasonably good mixes for fans worldwide). Here's my 2 cents on the beat-matching technik I've adopted: 1) Song 1 Playing on Deck A - you are getting ready with Song 2 on Deck B. Set the CUE point of 2 at the start of a Beat (use Headphones!) 2) Drop 2 in(via Cue > Headphone) at the Beat of 1 and try to rotate the wheel to catch-up/slow-down. Observe the direction of rotation of jogwheel & move the Tempo accordingly! 3) Done!

@brainsword 14 жыл бұрын

better than what i have seen everywhere else!!! good stuff

@knonymous 12 жыл бұрын

good on you mate! watched your vids since the vinyl days and been referring new dj's to you for years. cheers!

@326avinash 13 жыл бұрын

u r simply the best brother..!!!love ur tutorials...!!!best dj tutor ever..!!!:)

@DaeHan2321 11 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video and great analogy

@turbomax 15 жыл бұрын

actually this "ohasing" sound will indicate, that your tracks are running slightly offbeat, but only by such a small ammount that you won't hear any difference exept for the phasing-sound. concerning different bpm in one trakc there is no "allround-medicine" you have to know your trakcs and know when a break or tempo change comes. but actually it is almost impossible to keep them in beat when one track changes its speed. so when that change comes, you should only have this track playing.

@djtrampy 15 жыл бұрын

I used 2 do a simular thing when i 1st started. But wen djs are doin it this way they dnt kno if they have they got it spot on. My advise would be to: burn 2 of the same cd's play same track on both cd decks put the pitch on deck A without looking.. e.g it on +5.25 match the same track on deck B Take the stickys off and then u can see ur result. If u had it on +5.15 u kno ur a tad slow, +5.75 u kno ur too fast, If u have it on the +5.25 u kno u got it spot on In this method u learn.

@StaffRecordPlayer 15 жыл бұрын

You can also try to use exactly the same tune ... then u will hear a "phasing" sound when its perfectly beatmatched :) What do you guys do if you have changing BPM on one track ? For example if youre mixing tracks, that have already been mixed.

@Fatboy0777 15 жыл бұрын

you should listen out for the snares and hi hats and match them as the beats vary greatly

@ellaskins 15 жыл бұрын

many rys ago i have a retro geto blaster and i fitted a pitch to one of the caset players, it was from Sharp. j

@aistisice 15 жыл бұрын

I never had that idea. awesome - thank you

@zextremezex 12 жыл бұрын

@TranceFreakers Totaly right, but i think it is 0.76%, my cdj-200 had 2 decimal.

@bananenking5476 13 жыл бұрын

DUUUDE! it only took you exactly 10 sec. to beatmatch you´re a god :O

@pk130 15 жыл бұрын

hello I am not J but I will try to help you :) I use iKey Plus - it is a box which you connect to output of your mixer. You can connect pendrive (there is a USB port) to record your set. You may choose record quality. Hope it is helpful :)

@phractured 13 жыл бұрын

@flooddoomerGAMING Then keep your crossfader in the center so you can hear both decks on the main channel.

@omarheiba 15 жыл бұрын

I agree, that wud be awesome!!

@MrBlaiZ3 11 жыл бұрын

Hi Geroge, Not really, if u turn on "Key Lock" / "Master Tempo", you will see that hear track speed changing, but keep same Key, even if u are mixing a song with vocals. So first u have to find and match BPMs like "ellaskins" shows on video, later u have to press play on rigth beat (songs changes every 16/32 beats, thats rigth time to press Play and start you mix), u can find "ellaskins" videos about that. DId i help?

@ReboyGTR 14 жыл бұрын

@Omanastylez I've tried split cue and it really helps,but i also want to learn how to mix with single ear monitoring! The monitors (computer speakers)are right next to my ear,or at least so close a real monitor would be in a club and even though i matched the beats,they still go of!

@NyteMyre 14 жыл бұрын

The cover up BPM meters is a good idea. I usually tell myself not to look at them, but I do it anyway :p Its nice how you match without pitch bending btw.

@nemesis4go10 15 жыл бұрын

@uttula: but you still don't know that relative difference between them, since you are changing both pitches on both decks randomly. And the bpm counters are hidden. Your movements doesn't judge the offbeat, and the amount needed to match, thats your ears' work -with a little help from the brain hopefully-.

@kingboo54321 14 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I love your videos

@DjSayvion 13 жыл бұрын

@FunkMasterKRoc yea it can its called harmonic mixing

@DJ00AGE00T 14 жыл бұрын

@STR4F3 I got the TECHNICS RP DJ 1200 absolutely top !!! i´m very confident with those...

@ThePavin 15 жыл бұрын

basically alot of songs change bpm, so bpm reading can be really different, there could be a "real" bpm meter as in exact moment, or their could be an "average" bpm meter.. so im guessing your cdj's show the "real" bpm if im wrong someone correct me, but im pretty sure thats right! hope that helped!

@traxonwax 15 жыл бұрын

BPM readouts, are sketchy or dodgy at beat. Sometimes especially with house music, they are more dead on but with urban/hip hop they can be all over the place. Great video!

@DKF22 12 жыл бұрын

@lkrux House yeah I have done successful beat matching but progressive and electro house seems alot harder

@bigjode100 13 жыл бұрын

Brilliant mate

@Middollo 13 жыл бұрын

I picked up beatmaching quite quickly. But what i have problem with is when it starts to go off deciding weather it need to speed up or slow down...

@afwas3 15 жыл бұрын

wow i learn alot evry time i whatch a vid of yours. verry nice i love it. keepit up ;)

@MrScottCollins 13 жыл бұрын

Your amazing! So much help!

@FunkMasterKRoc 13 жыл бұрын

I'm not a dj I am a music producer. So I'm not familiar with dj skills but I know about music theroy and stuff like that. My question just out of curiosity, I know when I'm making a record if I'm usinng say a guitar sample and get it at the right speed it will still make the whole track sound bad if it is nit in the right key. Does the same apply to djing?

@StaffRecordPlayer 15 жыл бұрын

Thx Max :D greets

@turbomax 15 жыл бұрын

dnb is not easier to match! it depends on how much you are into dnb. the only thing you have to listen to is the snare on 2 and 4. but, sometimes in some tracks oyu have so called "ghost-snares" so the snare isn't played or slightly after the 2nd or 4th beat... you just have to get a feeling for it. practise!

@vernellstube 12 жыл бұрын

Watch a lot of your videos you seem to be very knowledgeable so hear is a question for you I have to cdj 900 the djm 900 and the kontrol x 1 I want to be able to use all four decks in traktor scratch pro using the cdj's and the kontrol x1 I need to know how to oute and set this up thanks if you can help

@DJDarkuJ 15 жыл бұрын

K Oscarvgn11,Let's see what you can do? Cause I'm getting booked into clubs because of tips tricks and advice this guy has shown me. Where are you at as a DJ?

@LOveERDos 13 жыл бұрын

you are the best!!!

@djmarkcotter 15 жыл бұрын

didn't he do a video on this before? or is this the same video, just uploaded again?

@matthijsvanede1010 11 жыл бұрын

wow this ecersice works perfect I practise a lot and now beat matching is very simple for me thanks ellaskins Ps ; I'am dutch so my English is not very good

@MrBlaiZ3 11 жыл бұрын

Yes, were the same

@Max_power109 14 жыл бұрын

any hints on how to tell which track is infront of the other 1? i can do it when i know which track is faster but not when i dont

@KDN322 15 жыл бұрын

finally another tutorial keep em coming man

@harryrait3 11 жыл бұрын

This is exactly how I learned... kool.

@masaharu10k 12 жыл бұрын

very nice tutorial practice mate, keep the good work up!! cheers

@ReboyGTR 14 жыл бұрын

Hey J,quick question! What to you like to use when making the transition from tune to tune? The Crossfader or The Channel Faders?

@GregStelmach 15 жыл бұрын

Great Video J as always :) helps a lot :) peace. Practice and N-joy !!!

@kozla4kov 15 жыл бұрын

Thnx for good video!

@nell335 13 жыл бұрын

ey sir, i would just like to ask how do you phrase match and beat match at the same time, do you beat match first?then when you already match the beat then thats the time that you will start to count to find your cue????ey sir, i would just like to ask how do you phrase match and beat match at the same time, do you beat match first?then when you already match the beat then thats the time that you will start to count to find your cue????

@griffinherbst 13 жыл бұрын

so where do you get the plain beats for the mixing? im trying to mix songs like we no speak americano and say a david guetta song and no mattter how much i try to get it in sync the lyrics clash and it sounds like crap ps i have cdjs as well

@unhallowed45 10 жыл бұрын

I think the SYNC button is Plan B. When all else fails and you can't match the beat up, the sync button is there to help. On the other hand though, it's a shitty, glitchy tool.

@OrganicRecordsCL 10 жыл бұрын

its a great tool when you want to focus on creativity (i think beatmatching is not a skill)

@hogdriver32 10 жыл бұрын

pablo andrade it isn't for you 'cause you don't have it

@thephaseshifter 9 жыл бұрын

Scott V true that, my younger sister got soon her first gig, she does beatmatching, but is really insecure about her skills, i told her try it but when it goes way way to much off train wrecks, and you would like to keep it sync just hit sync or leave the track out. Is the track hard to mix, focus on beatmatching but be ready to hit sync when you need to. I also think the sync button comes in handy to check track out fast, if drum rhythms breaks fit or not. Some tracks you can match them, but cause way different drum patterns they sound horrible.

@ReyDeHouse 15 жыл бұрын

Great Vid, Gotta Love it! Keep up the great work,.

@Jorgepwnmode 13 жыл бұрын

WoW now that I have My cdjs It ALL makes sense :D Thx A LOT!!!

@MrAddison 13 жыл бұрын

Verry good tips for a beginner. :)

@sleeperawaken36 15 жыл бұрын

Good video as always J :)

@gorke17 11 жыл бұрын

I just bought a reloop mixage controller but i dont't really know anything about it so my friend who is a dj told me to go check your channel can you give me some links that i can use as a beginner plz? Grtz

@lkrux 12 жыл бұрын

@DKF22 house is usually the easiest to learn on.

@HalomasterA69 13 жыл бұрын

Im glad this guy isnt putting up his vids on expert village, they dont deserve great videos like this one, ive learned alot, ! Thanks:)

@Livautowerx 15 жыл бұрын

does the "phasing" sound not mean its very slightly off beat?

@manuyel96 8 жыл бұрын

is correct to do the beatmatching with cue point + pitch without using the jog, this may be a way of mixing?

@STR4F3 14 жыл бұрын

new to djing but im stuck between what headphones to get, i heard the Sony 7560's are good so are the mdvr700's, but seinheiser 280 was supposed to be good as well. any electro/techno dj's recommendations on these three? (i have audio technica ad700's right now but im getting a different pair for mixing / shows.)

@djS0nics 14 жыл бұрын

Great video!!! I just can repeat: "just wht i needed." ;)

@irishrover99 15 жыл бұрын

hi all,i have a question,if the bpm is the same on both songs you are mixing do you still have to adjust the the pitch or do you just adjust the jog wheel. cheers

@Atslabs 15 жыл бұрын

Try it with breakbeat, you can just foreget the bpm counters...

@ReboyGTR 14 жыл бұрын

I got a problem with this! I've Beatmatch the 2 tunes i wanna play! It's sounds all good,the beats in the headphones hit at the same time as the sound from the speakers! But when i start to increase the volume on the tune i wanna bring in,the beats still sounds a bit off,even though i matched to beats! Why is this? Help!

@riseup20twelve 14 жыл бұрын

Isn't the wife gonna give you a rollicking for not getting on with the decorating? ;~) props cont' your a good man for doing this for the younguns

@threecheerer 14 жыл бұрын

how long did it take you to get good with beatmatching?

@NaNdgate 15 жыл бұрын

and proud

@bluethrist001 12 жыл бұрын

what if you got a song at 70bpm and one at 140bmp like dubstep or drum n bass beats dont match no matter how many times i try i seen someone go from 60 to 120 how is that possible?

@jordyball 15 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know how to (on VDJ) how to play one song out of da headfones and one songs out speakers?

@ehow99 13 жыл бұрын

they are both the same song?

@voodoochild1uk 13 жыл бұрын

does it matter when you start the 2nd deck or not?

@stylakidd 15 жыл бұрын

ever wondered what it would have been like to beatmatch 2 cassette decks lool?.. i mean... think how hard it would be to cue up the tunes?... im gonna google it.... challenge myself lol, u wouldnt happen to have any cassette decks jonathan?.. for demo maybe?

@steveb877 14 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial :) Thanks alot for the upload!

@DKF22 12 жыл бұрын

I like progressive house and its so hard to beat match because there is so much going on

@panza34 14 жыл бұрын

Legend!!

@djfrankis 15 жыл бұрын

r they both the same song???

@malaka567 15 жыл бұрын

hey man can you NAME! some good songs to beat match but i want them around the same (bpm) ???

@LessDebateMoreCreate 12 жыл бұрын

This is great man, thank you so much.

@etienneLividum 12 жыл бұрын

thx mate. peace

@TheJackdeluen 11 жыл бұрын

were the 2 tracks you used the same?

@syafieq92yusoff 10 жыл бұрын

This is great! simple and clear Great job! :D

@misterboodie 12 жыл бұрын

wearing your painters uniform today?

@zextremezex 12 жыл бұрын

@DKF22 Try to mix drum and bass.

@Becherovkaoriginal 15 жыл бұрын

"If you have something cover your BPM counters on players and practice" but as shown on video, leave your mixer BPM counters uncovered just in case :)