DJ Lesson and New Releases CD Pool Club, Global October 2013

0:00 It's time for some more new releases for you from CDpool

Alright ladies and gentlemen, it's time for some more new releases for you from CDpool. Also a few demonstrations, a few tutorials, a bit of chatting and a silly hat. By the way, I must admit this is a really stupid idea. I have had a few hats like this where they've had dangly bits right in front of your nose and that's really stupid because... No actually it isn't stupid. I was going to say it's stupid if you're driving. But it isn't stupid if you're driving because let's say, for example, your windscreen wipers stop working. Then you do that and you'll imagine the windscreen wipers working. Also, it's probably a good idea, let's say, if you're outside in the summer and there's flies about, you can swap the flies. Right, back to the tunes. This one here is from CD Paul. It's track 1, disc 1, global releases October 13th. That was a talkover. That was a talkover. That's when you talk over somebody else.

Or you're on the big bridge and you're talking down over there. Anyway, river stuff. Okay, track one, disc number one. Let's do a random kind of thing. Okay, we've got the beatmatch now. So this is sort of a demonstration of the tunes. So listen to the tracks. Don't forget as well, if you want any info on the tunes, go to cdpool.com. I'll put the link down there in the description. So let's have a quick listen to it. You've listened to that one. Not very deep but it's still very soulful.

2:28 Garage track, styles

There's so many different ways and styles of music, and there's so many different styles of styles. So you could have a garage track, and it could fit into its own little category. There could be a garage track, and it could be the only one that just fits into that tiny facet of how where it should fit. You know, a bit of soul, a bit of gospel in there as well, a tiny bit of funk, elements of jazz. It's a bit like making a masterful All these tastes and sensations go around the mouth and whatnot. And someone else could try and make exactly the same meal, but it's completely different because they put extra bit of salt in there. So, alright, back to this tune here, track one. That doesn't work. What does work is this though. Good point in the tune, bring the other one out and it will mix, even though it's not perfect. It will mix because you're keeping the time. That is the important word here.

4:06 Normally what you would do is depending on which side you monitor from

Time. Headphones, a lot of people are asking me how to wear headphones, what's the best way? Well normally what you would do is depending on which side you monitor from. Monitor, that's the speaker here, that's what I'm using at the moment, that one there. Alright so, we'll just put it like that, just about that. Right okay, so I normally monitor using my left ear so my right ear is always listening to what I'm cueing up. My left ear is the one But I will listen to the track that's playing maybe on my monitor system or the main PA. Some people do it the other way, so just that way. It just means that now I'd be monitoring from the right side instead of the left. Now there may be some people out there who've only got one ear, can't hear with the other ear, so very simple. Just tuck the headphones half over your ears, or over your ear. Very, very simple. Some people will monitor like that.

7:36 You're going to hear is them

It's your choice. There will be a future video explaining in more detail the best way to monitor. But of course, THE best way to monitor is the way that fits you. That's important. Okay, track three, disc number one. From disc two, what I'm feeling here now, this is quite a low-deep kind of feel. We seem to be lifting the vibe with this next one here. So, let's hear this in its different facets first, okay? This is... Todd Terry by itself with a break. Just the break of Todd Terry. Okay, so you've got that. This one here is big red button. Don't press it, please. And this is by itself. And then the next thing you're going to hear is them both together. Very subtle kind of melody in the background. It's almost like it's creeping in. There we are. It's a bit louder. Love it, love it. Okay, let's put them both together and let's see what we come up with. Probably a cheese sponge.

10:37 Maybe you should play the track in its entirety

What I want to do is this one. Okay, so in brief what I did, I waited till the break came in, I brought in the big red button mix and then as soon as the beat came in on the tog terry, I made sure the bass went off because I didn't want that beat to come back in. I didn't want that to override this track. I wanted this track to come in more to get the vibe of this one but still have The mix mixing is anytime during the track and that's where you get a very good DJ from an average DJ. An average DJ, don't get me wrong, you could be perfect, will beginning end, beginning end, beginning end all the time. Most tracks or a lot of tracks, some, one track, whatever. You have to mix them in beginning and end because the track itself takes you on a journey and it would be very stupid to break that journey up. The producer has made that track because he wants to take you on a journey with that one track. So, maybe you should play the track in its entirety. But a lot of tunes, it's up to you to cut them up. This is where you will be individual. You will be different to everybody else. Now this one here...

I'm not going to do a beatmix. I'm going to do a bit of an echo, but an echo over this one and bring this one in here. I found a point where I think it would work really well just from a tune side of things. So, over to three. Let's go back to this point here where we haven't got any beat. It's almost like a change. This may be a good idea if you are the other DJ and you're coming on, you want a completely different feel, a completely different vibe. Maybe the DJ before you was playing house and you're playing drum and bass. How do you mix house and drum and bass? Unless you're perfect with beatmatching and you know which one to slow down or speed up, it's just quite difficult. I have done tutorials like that in the past, but it's a good way to change, completely change genres or feels of the mix. Alright, this one here is track 5 from disc number 1, Alan Der Lanier, tracking title No More.

12:40 You're going to hear is from

Club releases now, and so I don't confuse myself, on the right hand side we're going to stay with disc 2, on the left hand side which is closest to you we're going to stick to disc 1. So, the next one you're going to hear is from the club releases and it's going to be a track from disc number 2. So straight away we're going to be lifting the vibe and the feel because the energy from the club releases is far more intense than the global releases. Find something that will work well for this track, it's going to be track Track 8, Spencer and Hill. Cheating really, because I'm mixing right at the end of the track. Speed up there. Sorry, disc. Club releases, we'll take the global out now and we're going to put October 2013 disc 1 plus. And that is one of the most difficult things to do in beatmatching, is slowing them both down and speeding them both up at the same time and trying to keep them in beat.

15:37 My mind's going too fast

My mind's going too fast. Go on this particular track. So the beat of this one went over the echo. I hope you follow. Lost me completely. This one here is track number 12 from disc number 2, Hot Natured. To make sure that the level's perfect, it's either got to be turned down or the other's got to be turned up. Going on there to apologise, it's always stuff going on and these particular videos, even though... They are demonstrations of the new releases from CDPool, they're very random and we've got a bit of an insight into mixing techniques. Now please don't follow everything I say because there are many, many other people out there who give demonstrations and tutorials as well. Also if you're into Ableton check out Danny J Lewis aka Enzyme Black or aka Danny J Lewis. Very, very good teacher.

For music production, go and check him out. I'll finish off with practice and enjoy the idea. Thank you.

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