Beginner DJ Lesson on Getting Your Internal Clock Working in Perfect Time

0:00 The track we're using is from the Karmic Power Records label

Alright guys, the track we're using is from the Karmic Power Records label. It's KPR088, a track entitled How We Do This. It's the original mix. In this video I'm going to give you a demonstration of how you can get very good timing. This is a beginner DJ lesson and it's great for getting your timing spot on. OK, it's very simple, no mixing, it's all about your internal clock, listening to the BPM, taking time to listen to the BPM, very important. And also the movement on the up-fader. Leave the track play, I'll give you a demonstration and then I'll explain what I need you to do. So what was going on? Right, now first important part is that we're going to be using the up-fader. OK, yeah, alright, yeah, sorry I had the headphone plugged in but you should

Have noticed that the cue wasn't alight which means there was no way of me monitoring from another source. OK, so the object of this tutorial is for you to get your internal clock working perfectly. So what's happening here is I'm bringing the volume of the up-fader down and then taking it up, trying to take it up in time with the beat. Now I was slightly slow but I was trying to get it on the AND, 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 instead of just the 1, 2, 3, 4. So what I want you to start doing is maybe just bring the up-fader up and down in time, listen. So to begin with, maybe very quickly move it up and down but in time. But when you get more confident, leave more of a gap. Now you don't just leave

3:06 Those over

A random gap, the gap has to be perfectly in time. In time with the track, let's start it again. 2, 3, 4. 1, 2, 3, 4. 1, 2, 3, 4. I see I was off there slightly. What I found there is I was thinking too much about keeping it in time instead of letting me, my internal clock keep it in time. There's a very big difference. OK, the other thing is of course the LEDs. Cover those over. Alright, there is no way of seeing anything there. Start it again. Give it a go. Lots of practice and enjoy. Thank you very much.

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