DJ Mixing Tutorial and New Releases CD Pool February Dance 2014

0:00 A new release is for you from CDPool

Alright ladies and gentlemen, a new release is for you from CDPool. We're looking at the dance releases February 2014. More importantly this is a tutorial on using the hot cues pretty much to their fullest extent. So for example imagine there's a track playing on the left hand side here and it's coming to a close and you haven't got another track ready. Well let's just rewind slightly. You've just started playing the track on the left Skip through your tunes and form hot cues at the beginning of tracks that maybe you think you would A, either like to bring into the mix or B, you feel are good enough to bring into the mix or F, maybe just like them. So let's say for example now we're back to this track here and it's coming towards the end and you're trying to find the track that you really do want to bring in.

To the track that's playing or finishing, you can't find it. Well, because you have thought in advance and set some hot cues on tracks that you're pretty sure will work, all is not lost because you can bring it into the mix. You see, alternatively, let's go back a little bit to this track. While this track's playing, you can just set a hot cue point halfway through. Cachy, as we say in Wales, or the shit does hit the fan. Then of course you can just revert back to your hot cue and you've got another two or three minutes of that track. People don't use the hot cues enough. I feel you should. They're a great way of getting out of the crap and also a great way of just chopping up the tunes. There's so much you can do with them. Right, there's a few tracks I'm going to be using.

Track number two from disc number two. We'll have a listen to this first. What I've done, I've set a hot cue on this track here. I'm not using any headphones as well. So what I'm going to be doing, I'm going to be bringing in track four from disc number one. Hold on. Bringing in track four from disc number one and I've set a hot cue point on track number four to bring it in at a point which I feel is great, which is... A point around about sort of the latter part of the track that's playing. But what I've done here, I've set a hot cue on this track as well. So what I can do at any time, I can hit two hot cues and bring them both in together. Now, the tracks aren't quantized, they're not put through rekordbox so it may go slightly off. Do apologize. So this track is playing quite happily. Again, the idea of these CD pool new releases is for you to get a glimpse of what to expect on the CDs.

2:43 That continually

So just make sure the BPM are pretty much the same. I don't normally use the BPM readout, but I'm using it for demonstration purposes here. Not a good idea to concentrate on that continually. Use your ears! Okay, so we're happily chugging away there. Now bearing in mind you wouldn't normally bring these two tracks in at this time, this is just a demo. The track you're listening to now on this side is track number four from disc one. Rehab. Bang. Good fade out there on the low frequency revolution. And straight into here. That's what people like to hear. Okay, now what I've done with this track, I've set a cue point around about towards the end of the track and then I've set a cue point for the next song. So I'm just going to make sure we're in the right BPM for the next song here. Again, I'm using... I'm not using headphones. There you go, take a minute. There you go.

Again, what I could be doing now, right? Revolution. I like that. So, let's get another cue point. That sounds slightly off, but how about this? Revolution. Start it at the rev. Yeah, you've got to get your timing right there. Okay, let's wind it forward a bit so you get an idea of the track. They stand on the track coming in. Got my little boy with me. Say hello, Blaze! Hello, good lad. Here we go.

5:37 Number three here in disc two

Even if you set the hot cue at the beginning of the track, it doesn't matter. At least you set it. Number three here in disc two. Again, it's all about timing. It's snapping in at the right time. This is a little bit rough but this is a demo and I'm also trying to concentrate on my little boy as well. What are you doing mate? Check it out. Are you happy playing with Lego? Yeah? Are you playing with Lego? Good man. Right, let's try and find another tune from this. This one by the way is track number 3 from disc number 2. What I'm going to do now is put my headphones in and try and find a tune that will mix in harmonically or whatever with this one here. Hold on. This is from disc number 1. Give the mix a nice lift. Yeah, here we go. Wait for the correct break. Don't bring it back a bit, that's too easy. Because she's a bit of a diva now, it's Lisa Stansfield, a track entitled Can't Dance. It's the Moto Blanc club mix. Again, this proves about the new releases... Sorry, not new releases, sorry, I beg your pardon. This proves the point about the dance releases from CDPool. Dance releases are...

10:23 Bye-bye

I would class a bit more fluffy, a bit more cheesy, bit of vocals in there, the sort of tunes that you could play to your auntie on a Sunday afternoon while she's sipping her Darjeeling. Right this one here will finish off with track number 12 from disc 2, Lisa Stansfield. And yes, very random, a lot going on in the mix, in this video and also in my life as well. Once again as well, said it a few times, if... If you are in or around Dubai or you want some tutoring, then I'm teaching in Dubai over the next two weekends. I'll put an info in the description so go and check it out and there's still time to join in, take part. See you there! Thank you very much and a big shout-out as ever to see people who do bring together some wicked cuts. Practice and enjoy. Thank you very much. Let's go and see Blaze.

Are you quite happy? What are you doing? What have you got there? Have you got lots of Lego in there? That is a good stash of Lego. Is that good mister? Yeah? Are you happy? Can you wave bye-bye? Say bye-bye. Bye-bye. Love you. Bye-bye.

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