Lesson 1.2: Cable management...

Back in the 80s and 90s mixing was really an art, and still today I'm impressed by the performance of some of my ex colleagues. Very nice tutorial for young DJs growing up with digital equipment only.

Thanks for taking the time to put this video together. I just got my first pair of turntables after using a controller for the last couple of years. This era of trance is my favourite genre. Now to practice what you taught :-)

Thank you for taking the time to do this. I've been really struggling with working out which track is faster or slower. I'm going to try this technique now 🙂

Wow! That is the best vinyl mixing lesson I've seen on KZfaq so far! Thank you very much!

Mate, yours tutorials are key!!! Thank you very much for you experience. Best Tuto of KZfaq ever!!!!

best tutorial in this subject that I found on the internet

Great quality video, you deserve wayyyy more subscribers :)

Thank you so much saved my bacon .. forgot everything that was taught to me when I did DJ lessons over 20 years ago..lol🥰 can safely practice before the party..🙏

THAT VIDEO WAS FANTASTIC!!! THANK YOU !!! 🎶🎶🎶🎧🎧🎧

Armin & Ocean Lab..... a man of culture!

I only have one turntable but I got myself a cheap mixer with Bluetooth input. It took me like 5 days of daily practice to beat match and mix my first pair of tracks thanks to your tutorial. This is gold and watching you mix is inspirational. This feels addictive!

Back in the very late 80's I only had one 1200 TT because they are so expensive. Otherwise, I might have been able to teach myself beat matching, since we didn't have KZfaq back then. However, now that I can afford a second turntable, or even the clones they have out now, I didn't hold on to my vinyl. Still it's nice to finally get a lesson on this. Also you went into detail on the turntable so much I thought you might explain how to balance the tone arm since proper weight needs to be distributed to the record so that it doesn't bear too heavy into the grooves or slide off the record easily.

Great video man!

This is a really useful video - thanks for sharing

This video starts at 22:57

Super nice really what I was looking for to beat match without screen... thanks broder!

Thank you for the thorough information :)

Fantastic video thank you so much

Trance 4 Ever. Saludos desde la Patagonia, Argentina.

Thank you so much this was great

What i need... Thank you man

Awesome!

0:09 So we have a pretty simple set up My Brain: all them cables tho

At first I wasnt sure if this guy was legit but once I heard him drop the needle on blue fear I got instant chills and realized he was the real deal.

Very thorough

Thanks a LOT!

Nice setup man! And great video!! :) Cheers

such good explanation

Silly question but based on your calcs about bpm prior to playing them, can you pre-adjust the speed using the pitch fader without touching the record/platter or does it not lock in a speed change unless you manually adjust. Total newb question

Well, Satellite and Blue Fear, 2 top classics Tracks, could it be better? Thank you for this video!

Question, can I only hear vinyl in mono when mixing through the cue? I can hear it in stereo in the master but I’m having a lot of difficulty mixing in mono

ty for the lesson 👀

First track is a record from Armin van Buuren? What a great music he made back then. Now it's fuck! Nice vid, thx.

I have a lot of trouble making adjustments by touching the platter! Maybe cause i have a bit of a tremor. I usually just keep it in time by moving he pitch back and forth and can do that much easier without anyone noticing . IS this the wrong way?

Thank god he has good music

B BOY...BEAST!!!!!

For how many seconds can i hear two vinyl in the right tempo before they get off tempo??? I mean how much time i will have to make the mix?

Are the vinyl all the same ?

Cool video man, much appreciated, Respex, Big Upz, & Mad Love to the Skratch DJs....... 👍👊💪🙏😎

Must you sort your vinil collection based on close bpm and do you label each of them? Or would you normally just guess if their close or really far apart. Like 110 to 130 bpm, it could probably sound terrible when the pitch changes to match the other one.

I have everything there...but, What are booth plugs? And do I need them? Also do I plugg in powered speakers in the DJ mixer❓❔🏁thx

The question is: would you apply this bpm adjustment for regular songs versus instrumentals based in techno? By slowing or speeding up the tempo to match the next song in cue, it throws off the original tempo of that song. Does this happen more than I think it does? For example you have the typical "wedding" DJ who likely doesn't match the beat tempos, but just plays the songs in their regular speed. From song to song.

Maybe not so useful, but you didn't mention that if you have turntables that doesn't have a super high torque like the ones I have, then the motor of the turntable has some difficulty to start fast if you let go the record. Then you have to nudge much more to get the record on beat. Other than that, thank you for the tutorial because I have a hard time beatmatching. Greetings from holland

what weight do you setup your cartridge stylus with?

thats what i started with as dj jazzy j so you up and comeing dj's whatch this 🤩🤩🤩🤩

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Whats that turntables are its sl-1200mk2

cool

In another video do you go into matching musical keys? Obviously if you blend where their is only percussion it's easier than trying to blend with musical instrument or voice in harmony. Also, what about cueing the second record only with the headphones because you don't want to broadcast the second record while trying to sync with the first?

Are you able to recommend a good brand of turntables to get started with ? Id rather buy something new instead of 2nd hand and then perhaps eventually invest in something like technics... but i cant really find any solid information for a reliable brand of turntables other than technics.... Thanks

Beautiful setup. Just curious, why are the decks rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise? I’m guessing to clear up the disc space area in front of you? I usually see the arm’s pivot at the upper right position.

Just in case anyone wants to know the song name of the blue vinyl used from 20:25 - Armin van Buuren - Blue Fear

Did they have those SL-1200 twin vinyl decks at Studio 54? Those Disco DJs needed to be masters of those decks........

The phrasing in most techno happens every 32 beats.

"Put the needle on the record, put the needle on the record when the drum beats go like this". Also to slow a record down you can pinch the spindle. Now if you cue the second record on the beat of the first, wouldn't adjusting the pitch control be enough to get in sync or would you steel need to manipulate the record or platter additionally? If I understand correctly, manipulating the record or platter allows you to make more radical temporary movements while the pitch control is to make more permanent minute movements? My problem was I could again only afford belt driven turntables and of course their speed is not as accurate because you need a powerful direct drive motor to keep in time?

Please add subtitles ❤️

dj lesson 1.1 cable management

We’re to Get these equipment

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Cable management 😂👍

« Control arm”? Tone arm, I guess you mean...

Nobody mention all those wires? I couldn’t concentrate on a mix with that lot hanging about I’d want to tidy

Never seen so many cables, get them sorted out ha ha

The SL-1200 mk2 was not the original 1200. It was the second (mk2 for mark 2).

Why wouldn’t I just move the pitch slider rather than touching the record ?

hi can someone please update french subtiles. Peace

Talk about fire hazard.lol nice video though. Great information.

Why not just use the fader/pitch at the beginning then ?

Ok im just here coz im curious....

Dam what's all the cables about

Why not set them up as they were designed?

All those cables need some better management IMHO

It's Technics not Techneeks. Also Mark 2 not M K 2 mk'?

Are you left handed? I've never seen anyone scratch on the right side turntable with their left hand like you do. In fact, I use my left hand for the left side turntable even though I'm right handed. I wouldn't jump over there and us my right hand, so it just looks really weird to me how you hold your record. Sorry to be critical, what ever works for you is golden.

Every DJ has an empty box of Bounce fabric softener on hand. Helps with sound quality.

You need to tighten up yourdrops. Yourusingtechnics, you do not need to push the record. You can literally let it go onthe beat when its cued and beat matched. Practice your drops. Sometimes you may wanna drop it in with volume so, just a pro tip from an old school dj.

lesson 1. turn your decks the correct way around if your mixing trance, battle mode is for scratching lesson 2. get some proper turntables those pile of shit mk3d's are fucking useless for beat matching, mk2's or mk5's are analog pitch control, those things he is using are digital pitch control which isn't good at all for beat matching lesson 3. count in 32's not in 4's like he is doing, this guy is saying you can just drop it in at any bar but you cant coz it will make life hard for ya and unexpected things are gonna happen when you eventually go to mix the track in lesson 4. don't be guessing like this guy if its slow or fast all the time, try make sure it's too fast to begin with so you don't have to guess, then just keep slowing it down till your nearly perfect, then you have to listen good to find out if it's slow or fast, but always even when your gonna mix the track try make sure the 1 your gonna mix in is always a tiny bit too fast, and i do mean tiny, so when your actually mixing it in you can just dab it, the last thing you wanna do is have to speed it up, slowing it down slightly is easy by just dabbing the platter slightly with your finger, and when you do dab it try do it when there is a crash to mask the fact that you had to dab it, within about 20 seconds you should have your track nearly perfectly beat matched, the rest of the time which will be like 3-4 minutes will be spent on getting it absolutely perfectly where you want it, this is where the skill is lesson 5. forget nearly everything this guy has said and find a video of somebody that knows what they are doing, by following what this guy does you are only gonna learn how to mix badly

That is one of the worst!! Dj Mixers Anyone Can use as a DJ to Mix SERIOUS!! LOL😆🤣 The Up & Down Faders Are So!!!!! Long!!!!🎚Lol.. & The Cross Fader Is Horible!!!🤣

Your cable management failed you. It’s an eye sore. Video immediately looks unprofessional

work on your speech when you’re trying to teach people something, too many “um”s, “ah”s and “i should say”s. otherwise, great video!

Spastic hand movements

Terrible

Have the same decks but Black 😅