DJ Mixing Tutorial New Releases CD Pool Underground and Club March 2014

0:00 Another demonstration straight tutorial

Right guys, another demonstration straight tutorial. Also new releases here from CD4 looking at the underground March releases for 2014. Kicking off with track number two from disc number one. We're going to be bunging in track number four from disc two over here. Also what we're going to do is run through a way in which you can lift the vibe of the mix by going from one track to the other What I'm going to do in this mix is almost like what you would normally have in a track. In most tracks, you have something called the bridge. It's when the key is lifted very slightly. Think of James Brown taking it to the bridge. You'll get the vibe or you'll get the message or the idea. So we'll run through this track. Where I'm going to be mixing in the next one is this sort of area. Just pause it there. Also what I've done, I've set three hot cues on track four from disc two. Have a listen.

But listen to this part. Lifts. Also, cue point there. And the beginning of the track as well. Okay, so let's carry on playing this cut. Hello Mr Moo. Little boys just come in the room. Nice vibe for this. Come on lad, good boy, you got it. That's Danny's head. Oh, come on little boy. Good boy.

2:06 For example, 2-3-4, 2-3-4, 1-2-3-4 and so on

Okay, so what I'm going to do, bring the cup back, I'm going to bring this cue, no in fact hold on, let's just go a little bit forward. Let's use two hot cues. You see also what you can do when you use hot cues, you can edit the track in, not just bring it in on the count of one. So for example, 2-3-4, 2-3-4, 1-2-3-4 and so on. Okay, so let's play this track again. Now I'm sort of at pretty much the beginning of this track here. So let's say, for example, as well, I wanted to mix that track in with this track here. While this track's playing, at the point where I want to eventually mix it in, I need to set a hot cue. So I'll demonstrate that as well. Carry on playing. This is the beginning of the track. Track's playing. And... And... Hot. There. Have a listen. There we go. So we're going towards the end of the track now. Remembering my bars and phrases. This one here, track number...

4:20 Track 4 from disc number 2, find something from disc number 1

Track 4 from disc number 2, find something from disc number 1. And again when you're using the hot cue, spin back, you can do whatever you want really on the platter, but just so long as you make sure you hit the hot cue in time. Also another way of doing that is using slip mode, this doesn't really work, but it's in time, well of course it's in time because slip mode will always keep the track in time, but your effect. This one here, track 4 from disc number 1, don't forget we're looking at the underground releases. March 2014. Disengage, turn it on while the pass filter dial is turned. Quite a different effect. Dustin Natalias, Pressure Cooker, the original mix, coming in. Disengage slip mode from deck one, which is of course disc one, and we'll find another tune. Let's have a look. Another supposed demo. This track here on the right-hand side is at the moment 120.2 BPM. This one here is 117. I could admittedly...

I'm going to speed this one up, could slow that one down. But let's imagine I want to do some, I want to formulate some sort of mix without beatmatching them. So one idea, I've got echo engaged, I'm going to tap in time with this cut. Alternatively what I could do is listen to this on the headphones and tap in time with the track that's playing on the headphones so when I do then engage... The Echo on this track, because of course the Echo will be on this track. The Echo will be in time on that track over there. This demo doesn't matter so much. I'm going to go three quarters. So what I'm going to do now, I'm going to engage the Echo, have a bit of a low-pass filter as well and then just bring this one in. So here we go. Oop, I pressed stop. Yeah, of course let's set the correct channel at the top as well. I'm not going to edit this, sorry, just do it. Here we go.

10:05 I'll get it eventually, don't worry about it

Right, I'll get it eventually, don't worry about it. Just talk amongst yourself. I'll even try channel 4. What a plonker. This is what happens when you're trying to do a demo and not being able to concentrate on everything. Because I was on channel 4, I started off with channel 2, didn't work, channel 3 didn't work, what I should have done is gone, ah, Jonathan, it's channel 4, you muppet. Hi there, I'm from Africa. Okay, channel up there. Could also do like a spin back if I wanted to. Here we go. See, got there in the end, didn't we? This one here is track number 11 from disc number 1. This is Shaman G, J-E-Y, track entitled Jam Hot, it's the original mix. Again these videos as well, always a bit of a demo stroke tutorial but also it's showing you the cuts and what to expect on the CD4 CDs.

And I'm quite sure that these CDs are only available for DJs in Europe. If you do want any info on the CDs from CD4, check out the link in the description sort of down there and you'll get an info or you'll get the info and also a direct hyperlink to cd4.com. Okay we'll finish off with The Underground from disc 11, CD number 2. I'm now going to go to the club releases for March 2014. And the first disc I'm going to be putting in on that side is Disc 1, March 2014. If you do, again, if you do want to know the names of the tracks, have a listen to what I... Have a listen to the explanation for the particular track and then you'll know, of course, when you go to the website because I do say Disc 1, Track 3 and so on, OK? Still today, some people go, what was that track? Well, just listen. All right, whang this one towards the back and have a listen. Here we go.

13:02 Very melodic but at the same time very little

Again, the underground cuts are very minimalistic, techy techno style, a bit of breakbeat in there sometimes, a bit of drum and bass. Very melodic but at the same time very little... There's not as much in the way of vocals as you would expect to have in, let's say for example, the dance releases. Cindy Lauper, by the way, time after time is the Nervo remix coming in. Back two taken from disc one. Back to the club again. Disc 2, taken from the club releases March 2014, going in that side over there. This one here, a bit of an old cut from the 80s, from Revamped. Anyone out there who wants to commit suicide, have a listen to this, I'm sure you'll... Yeah, that's alright. Cindy, you're a lovely lady, but that's enough please, come on. Right, this one here is Sifty K3Y, a tuck.

15:09 Track entitled Touch, it's the three bar remix

Track entitled Touch, it's the three bar remix. There you go, I've told you everything. What's quite hot at the moment is that style of bassline, have a listen to it. Very deep. Stonebridge and this is it, Stonebridge and... Warning, try disc one. Like it, like it. Definitely we've got track three here from disc number two which is track entitled Turn Your World Around. I'm pretty sure it'll go... Here we go. Nice break. Nice bit of compression on the high end there. Very sort of daft punky. Works. Okay, so you have been listening to the underground and the dance releases finishing off... Sorry, I beg your pardon. Are we dancing? No club releases. Just make sure I get everything right. And we're going to finish off with track 11 from disc number 1 which is Leisure Groove 711. It's the original mix and it's rather good. I love that sort of... As soon as you hear sometimes a cut

The first few bars, it just goes yes or no. This one is a definite Y-E capital S. Lovin' it, lovin' it. I'll wang it forward a little bit for you. Straight away, I'm picking up George Morel's groove. It might be a different key, but it's just got that sort of vibe. Once again, if you do want info on the new releases from CD4, check out the link in the description. Alright, practice and enjoy. Thank you very much. And also, check out these guys. Practice and enjoy. Thank you.

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