Dj help, Why watch your output on your mixer???

0:00 Definition or why, should I say

Folks, I did mention that what we were going to do in a second video is show you the definition or why, should I say, we need to watch the output on the mixer. Right, OK, the output on the mixer, amazing isn't it? If we look at a conventional mixer, most mixers you will have this little thing here, which is the output level and you will see... The DJ Tutor. The little lights flashing and then as soon as they poked into the red, that was about the optimum sound level. When they started peaking to about 8, 5, 6, 7, 8 plus here, then you got what's known as distortion. Now all you DJs and bedroom DJs out there, it's fine if it's peaking here on the first red, but as soon as you start going up higher and higher, you're not actually physically getting much louder.

2:13 No disrespect to people who drink vodka because I like it myself occas

Punters start to hear distortion and it starts sounding absolutely crap. Believe me, it's always a good idea to keep it about here. Now then, look at it logically from this point of view. If the amplifier is turned all the way up, okay, and it's kicking here, that is the optimum sound you will get out of the amplifier and out of the speakers. As soon as it starts going up to here... Thank you for watching. So in other words, the punters will be hearing a proper audible sound, not a whole load of fuzzy crap that a lot of DJs, when they've had about four bottles of vodka, start playing. No disrespect to people who drink vodka because I like it myself occasionally. Right, I'll show you. Right. Bit of a classic tune.

That's a decent sort of sound. Now again, it's very difficult to do this because you can't really hear the sound correctly coming through the speaker. But if all of a sudden I start putting the bass up, and that, and that, it does actually sound distorted. It does, you can hear the bass is too much and also the vocals are starting to crackle. Now if you imagine that's what's happening on this little speaker. What's that going to sound like in a nightclub environment? So here, a bit more maybe, a bit more. I mean at the end of the day if it kicks into the second red that's fine but when you start going third and fourth the worst thing in the world is to see this. I'll turn the volume down. It's this. That is a waste of time ladies and gentlemen. Right, here's a tip for you. People say always about tips and what can we do.

3:47 Listen to this record

Cool things. Right, listen to this record. Right speed. I'll put it for you again. This is a female artist. Right, what I'm going to do now, I'm going to make her sound like a bloke. OK? Check it out. Bit mad, but there you go. It takes a bit of practice, but all you're doing is you're actually turning the record completely off. So there's no power going to the platter itself and then you can spin it with your finger. You can actually spin it as fast as you want. Thank you for watching.

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