Easy DJ Beat Matching Lesson with CD Pool House July 2021

0:00 Yes I've done it, I've got myself a better camera

Alright ladies and gentlemen, yes I've done it, I've got myself a better camera. Well, I sort of haven't, haven't. I've got myself a new iPhone. Normally I don't buy new iPhones and I don't, I haven't. I've got an iPhone 11 now and this is the first video I'm doing I believe in 4K. A little bit behind the times but never mind. These releases by the way are the house releases for CDPool July 2021. And in this video I'm going to show you a very simple way how to learn to beatmatch. This one here by the way is track number 1 from disc number 1 which is Music Takes Me. Now I've listened to most of the tracks on the new releases from July 2021 and I get the vibe that they are very soulful. Now, whoever compiles these and I've got the feeling that you know you'll have a DJ say we'll take the job of compiling the house series and then next month that DJ may take the job of compiling another one.

So it's almost like the DJ is taking his or her flavour of the month and putting them together but spot on, nice selection. Alright so, what we'll do again with the new releases. I give you snippets of the track so we'll just have a little listen today and see what you think. Very nice rolling bass line with this and also you've got nice sort of keyboard elements in the background it's one of those sort of like mid-mix kind of tunes. Alright, let's have a listen to track 1 from disc number 2. Now what I'm going to do now is I'm going to cover the screen and this is what I want you to try and do as well. Once I've given this demo then we'll just run through some of the other tracks. Now even though these two may or may not work.

2:33 I'm going to speed it up a little bit and let's start again

They may not be in key, all we're doing is concentrating on the beginning. So what I want to do, press play here. Now I'm not going to use the pitch at all, I'm just going to press play on this side and let's have a listen. Definitely going off. Alright so what I'm going to do now, now let's imagine completing as a novice and I don't know whether this track is faster or slower than that track. So it's 50-50, I can either slow it down or speed it up. So what I'm going to do, I'm going to slow it down. Now what I'm listening for is the difference in time it took for the beats to go off. If let's say it takes a longer time for the beats to go off after I've slowed the track down, it means I am going in the right direction because I'm getting them closer.

On the other hand if I slow it down and it takes it a shorter amount of time to go off beat then I've moved the pitch in the wrong direction. That's basic logic so I'll move it down. Let's have a listen. Right. My ears are telling me straight away that slowing it down is the wrong direction, I need to speed it up. So I'm going to speed it up a little bit and let's start again. I want to say a little bit. Something like this, the little bit on the pitch of course depends on the percentage of speed you're at. So for example if you're up plus or minus 6 you're going to be say moving the pitch more than if you're plus or minus 16. Now again I don't want to go too complicated for this session, just simple.

Okay so let's try again. 3, 4, 1. Again. Slightly off. Still very slightly so I'm going to now move it in minute increments. I'm going to start them both off at the same time because they both start on the one anyway. Here we go. This one is now a little bit too fast. Slow it down a bit, we're really close. And of course you can start them off at the same time as well. Still a bit too fast, slow it down a little bit more.

4:33 These are the CDJ-1000 Mark III so we do not have a point

Still a little bit too fast. And I'm really close, don't waste too much time but we're on 128 up 128. Now again you see it is slightly off. Now these are the CDJ-1000 Mark III so we do not have a point. So really the BPM should be taken as just a reference and again if you train by ear then really the only reason you should need your screen is to, I don't know, check your Facebook Messenger. Anyway let's go to track 1, disc number 2 and have a little listen. Right so, Feeling Me, Tone Trawl. Where's my headphones? Ah, got me headphones. Okay let's run through some of the tracks. Again the hash releases, soulful 4 to the floor vibe. Okay track number two from disc number one which gets well. If you want any info.

6:37 Terms and conditions do apply, there is a code in the description

On these tracks there's a link in the description, take it directly to the website. And again if you're a DJ in and around the Europe area and you want to take part for the first time you will indeed still I believe get 50% off your first two months downloads. Terms and conditions do apply, there is a code in the description. Use that code to get your 50% off alright. So let's have a listen to something on this number 2 track entitled Get Up. Now again if you're a newbie to these videos, every track I play is of course on the release for July 2021. The house releases and I'm only playing a selection so if you want to hear all of the tracks go to the website and there's a sound bite of any single track.

Do you know what? You can't beat a little bit of sort of hands with old school disco in it. Love it.

9:58 Play a couple more

Play a couple more. Again very sort of similar style but a bit more fall to the floor here. Disco in the background of a sort of modern day house track. This sort of vibe is just, in my mind, insane. One of those two peak times when everyone's going yeah yeah. This is the dogs doo doo. Change your vibe a little bit, finish off with track 11, disc number 1. Feel the heat. First releases for July 2021. Practice and enjoy thank you.

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