DJ Lesson on Beat Matching and Key Changing in the Mix BY Ellaskins the DJ Tutor

0:01 Demonstration stroke tutorial, simple beatmatching, also something we

Alright ladies and gentlemen, demonstration stroke tutorial, simple beatmatching, also something we can do with keys of music. First of all as well, the tracks I'm using is from CDpool, track number 10 from the Global November releases on disc 1, and it is on, let me get this right, it's Black Mighty Wax featuring sharer Jane Morris, a track entitled Shake Your Heart, and on this deck here, the right hand deck, we have track number 10, which is called Shake Your Heart, and on this deck here, the right hand deck, we have track number 9 from disc number 2, Global November 2013, which is DJ Patson featuring CROCQ, a track entitled Break It Down. Right now first of all, what I'm going to do to make this simple and also for you who, the people who need to learn how to beatmatch a little bit better, is try and form a loop just using a hand clap. There's less information to listen to, there's no beats, there's no, oh there is a beat, of course there's a hand clap,

1:29 There, keep it in time

But there's no bassline, there's no melody, there's no vocals, so there's less for you to have to concentrate on. So first of all, I'm going to form a loop, okay we have our loop. Now secondly, there's two parts to this sort of demonstration stroke tutorial. On the right hand deck, I've got master tempo engaged, now let's have a listen to this first sound, have a listen. Of course first thing there, keep it in time. Have a listen when I move the pitch away from me, and then I'll show you how to do that. And then towards me, away from me is slowing the BPM down, towards me is speeding the BPM up. But still have a listen with the master tempo still engaged. Here we go again. Away, same place, towards me, centre point, away, centre point, towards me. Now have a listen with master tempo disengaged. This is crazy.

Anyone musically minded will listen to that and there's a feel, you're almost increasing the feel and decreasing the feel. Decreasing when you slow it down. Decreasing when you speed it up. We'll do that again, here we go.

2:52 I'm going to now set the master tempo again

As I'm bringing it towards me, I'm bringing it around about 4.4%, and that's 4.4% faster than the original speed when it was in the centre position. So, okay, right, I'm going to now set the master tempo again. And by the way, with these demonstrations, what you need to do is read into it, get information, and just take information from these demonstrations. These aren't godsend, this is not what you've got to do 100%. Maybe work along these videos, and take a bit of information, and maybe work something out yourself. You may be able to get a few tips from this, and add it to the way you practice as well. So, let's start this track off. Here we go. Now even if this loop is slightly off, it doesn't matter because what we're going to concentrate on now is keeping this loop in time.

Notice I'm moving around. Notice I'm moving around. I'm moving outside of the platter. That's acting like a jog wheel. That tells me that this one needs to be slightly faster so I could move the pitch on the loop towards me. Alternatively, I can move the pitch on the track that's playing on the right-hand side away from me to slow that one down. And by only having a clap means there's less to concentrate on musically. Hope that's been helpful. Practice and enjoy. Thank you very much.

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