DJ TUTORIAL on Up-faders, mix, transition

0:00 This time not using the crossfade, we're using the up-faders

Alright guys, in this demo stroke tutorial I'm going to give you another way how to do a transition. This time not using the crossfade, we're using the up-faders. Crossfade on this mixer has been disengaged and you can disengage the crossfade by setting under each of the up-faders, setting these small little switches to the through position. Very important, make sure they're all on through if you want to just use the up-faders and not use the crossfade at all. So if I put that there, nothing's happening with the crossfade. Alright, two tunes I'm using by Danny J Lewis, I will put the names of the tracks in the description, also a link to his Facebook page, go and check him out, he's a bit of a cool guy and bungs out some banging tracks.

Right, in this one I'm going to do one move which is normally more associated. With the likes of scratch turntablists. There are very subtle differences with doing something like this as opposed to say using the crossfade. One of the most important ones I would say is if you do a transition using crossfade from one side to the other, you can get much more of a smooth mix. A smooth cross from one track to the other. Using this sort of technique it's a little bit more rough and ready. So it could be the difference between someone saying, oh that mix was done by a bloke. Or I like it because I could hear the change, brilliant. Right so we'll press play.

Wait for this one to come in. I've got my headphones on so I may have to joggy wheel it a little bit just to get it in beat.

2:49 Exactly what went

We're into this track now. What we're going to do now is use the hot cues and do some spin backs as well. After I've done this, I'll explain exactly what went on.

Okay, so what was happening again? Like I said earlier, no crossfade. So. No need to use the crossfade. Old school DJ me and I still like to use the up faders. I personally feel you do have more control over the volume instead of going from one side to the other. All right, one of the main moves for we're not no actually it's not one of the main moves. It's a move that a scratch turntable as DJ will use is they will have two fingers on the up faders and you'll see them do this. So for example, they'll be cutting along with this one and all of a sudden they'll bring them. Both out and in also slowly bring them in, but move them up and down so they come louder. So at one point you saw me bringing them both down and up at the same time like that now it's very difficult to do that with the crossfade because if the crossfades in the middle, the only way of actually doing it is to bring both up faders down so by disengaging the crossfade, it means you haven't got to mess around with that and you're moving the up faders up and down getting the sound completely out and completely in.

4:53 Down right hand side one up right hand side two and at that point

The other move, which is relatively simple, but it does take a bit of time to practice. It's a bit like I suppose scratching your head and rubbing your tummy like that both channels up and then what I do, I bring that one down and the movements are in time with the music. So it's almost like 123412341234 for the visually impaired. We've got both. Okay. So for example, the right one down on one and then the right one up on two and then the left one down on three and then the left one up on four. So if you notice, you've always got sound coming through the speakers because at least one of them is up at the same time and at in one beat both are up. Okay, so down right hand side one up right hand side two and at that point.

At number two, both are up and then down left hand side three and up left hand side four and then we went over here and we brought this track in. Now again, this part is done on the headphones while the other side is playing. So while the left hand sides playing cough cough splutter, the right hand side is on your headphones and this is at the point. Let's imagine I'm listening to this through my headphones now what I did. I set the hot cues to record and I just recorded a couple of hot cues. So if we now again, this is the genius part when the deck is set to vinyl you can spin it back and hit the hot cue but again, it's always timing listen 341234123412341234 again that's practice but it's about having a bit of fun you see also I'm going to try this now sort of work.

Okay. Let's move it backwards as well. All right, have fun the tracks we were listening to by the way is Danny J Lewis a track entitled this house and then this one over here hold on just make sure we got the right one Danny J Lewis can't nobody all right so go and check them out wonderful guy and practice and enjoy thank you.

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