Beginner DJ Mixing Lesson and Global New Releases CD Pool January 2016

0:00 This is the first demonstration stroke tutorial on CDPool

Alright ladies and gentlemen, happy new year. This is the first demonstration stroke tutorial on CDPool. I'm going to do a bit of a mix. What we're going to do is we're going to have two tracks and we're going to slowly get them closer and closer together till we can get some sort of smooth transition. The tunes I'm using by the way are from the global releases from January 2016. Like you, probably for the next month or so I'm going to be writing 2015 but don't worry, don't panic. Because all you need to do is on the five, you go across, down and around. All you have to do is fill in that little bit where you go across, down, just carry on going down and it looks like a six. So don't make a fuss. If you're in the bank and you make a mistake, then just go like that and pretend you know what you're doing. Okay, right, I'm gonna be using two tracks, track two from disc number two, track five from disc number one, don't forget.

Check out the lickable clink in the description and take you to cdpool.com. Also going to give you a demonstration now on how you can beatmatch using pitches. Nothing else. Two pitch. Okay, so let's play that track there. Okay, that's pretty much off. What I'm going to do now is I'm going to use two pitch controls. Hold on, let's have a listen. One on the right-hand side is clearly faster. And to prove a point, what I've done is I have covered over... The screen, so I can't see at all anything now. I have no idea what the BPM is of these tracks. Well, sort of, because I did see earlier but I've forgotten because I've got a memory like a spatula, saucepan, spoon, sieve, culling, sieve, sieve, that's right. Okay, so, no headphones either, so I will be doing a more advanced lesson on that sort of mixing technique in the future.

2:53 Ah, it's close enough, it was quick, but there you go

Right, let's just take those off now. 124.8, 125.1. Ah, it's close enough, it was quick, but there you go. Okay, 124.8, 125.1. So what I'm going to do now is the transition I want to have is... I'm running right towards the end here, there. So I'm going to start... We're on the last couple of phrases of track two. Don't leave me. It's the Soul Asylum remix. It's a really good tune. It's very vibey. All right, let's just have a listen from that break how many bars we've got until we have the next phrase come in. There's a definite change there. Have a listen. One, one, two, three, two, one, two, three, three, one, two, three, four, one, two, three, 5, 1, 2, 3, sausages, 1, 2, 3, bacon, 1, 2, 3, eggs. Okay, so we've got eight. Let's have a listen to Andrew Greeterix. Some of these people. What on earth are your mother and father thinking of when they think of your names? It's like, why can't they call you Bert or Harry? Bloody hell. Right, okay. 1, 2, 3, 2, 1.

4:53 Eight bars, first

Okay, so what I've done... I've set two hot cues after the first lot of eight bars and after the second lot of eight bars, of course 16. So let's just try this mix now from the beginning of track five at the point where I set the first hot cue here so notice I'm not messing around with bass treble or anything like that at the moment okay we've got a nice transition that's going off a bit okay this time let's try it On the first hot cue I did on the Andrew track, I'm just going to call him Andrew for now, marvellous. This time we're moving four bars ahead of ourselves because we're bringing these two tracks together, we're trying to blend them a little bit better to not have that gap of a beat inside the mix. If you imagine it's a bit like a sponge cake.

6:52 You know, sponge, sponge, jam in the middle

You know, sponge, sponge, jam in the middle. Now, a normal cake would be sponge and sponge. That's it. You haven't got anything exciting. We want that jam in the middle. We want to have something that bonds the two tracks together. What I'm going to do now is try the second cue point but we've got some bassline going on there so what I'm going to do, I'm going to take out The bassline. I'm also just going to increase the filter a little bit. Let's have a listen to what it sounds like without the, where are we now, the black, hold on, the decreed tune. OK, let's try that. That could be a little bit too much filter. So, what I'm going to do though, I'm going to go back a little bit further though. Get more of an intro. Alright, I'm going to use the headphones this time. Coming into the break. Decreed.

9:15 On disc number two

What we're trying to do here is we're trying to get those mixes that club standard DJs will do, where they'll blend a couple of tracks in. It's almost as though you can't hear the blend. It's as though one track is just gelling into the other. That's exactly what we're trying to do here. Okay, this is track five from disc number one. Normally I'm one on that side, but today I'm one on that side. On disc number two. Go towards the end of this track. A little bit quick there, also my excuse is I had the camera stand right in front of where I was going to press and prod. Track number six here from disc number two, Doc Olive style, Alan DeLandry Soulful Mind. Of course it's mixed so we've just got the M-I.

Okay, track number six, disc number two. Oh, I've got to play that one. I only had a quick skip through these tracks earlier on so I'm listening to them pretty much for the first time. Okay, I'm not going to do a mix with this one because I just want to chuck this one in. This one here is track six from disc number one. Now sometimes you hear a cut from the word go and you get that sort of like, you know what? This has got it. This has. It's got that really sort of like, Nice twisty, bendy kind of feel to it, but at the same time, it's got that good club vibe. Memory service? What you got? Original mix? Or just got original thing? I'm liking this one. Looking at it, it's only four minutes long, but it's a good track. I like it. I like it a lot. I just love that feel, that vibe, that sort of energy right at the beginning. It's almost like...

12:37 It's like a happy sort of song

It's like a happy sort of song. If I could put this as being a person, this would be some 10-11 year old girl or boy holding a lollipop. That's it. They're licking a lollipop. Sorry. I love it. I'm going to be beaten. This is one of those oh my god tunes.

15:02 All of a sudden, a new tune

All of a sudden, a new tune. This is like old school but just revamped for, well, now really. Track seven, disc one. So when mixing this kind of house music, it doesn't matter if you've got a long outro and a long intro. That's what people like. Blaine Reed, I Came to Jack. Track seven, disc number one. It's the filter. It's gotta be. Give me a thumbs up. If you disagree with me, stick your thumb down. Number two, don't forget these are the... Check out the link in the description. Practice and enjoy. Here comes the renegade mascot. Deeper down through the hill, behavior back once again. Here comes the renegade mascot. Master! Survive. Any lessons from myself, check out the description. Not the link, sorry. Actually, check out the link to... But also, I'll put an email in there. Practice and enjoy at DJ Tutor. If you're interested in some...

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