Free Music and Beginner DJ Lesson on Using the EQ

0:01 Good way of using the bass

Alright, ladies and gentlemen, another beginner DJ lesson. In this one I'm going to show you a good way of using the bass, mid and treble, also known as the low, mid and high on your DJ mixer. The track you're listening to by the way is entitled Music Power. It's by Heavyweight People. It's from Enzyme Black Recordings, courtesy of Mr Danny J Lewis. If you like this cut, I will explain later on in the video how you can get this track for free. There is a limited amount of downloads and if you listen up, you can get this track for free in good quality audio. First of all though, the demonstration and then the explanation. Here we go. Now I'm going to explain exactly what was going on and first of all what you need to do before you even do any of this.

3:00 Of course, that's depending on when you watch this video

Now if you're quick enough, you can even try this with the track that I'm playing. Of course, that's depending on when you watch this video. Very quickly, if you watch this video today, it's highly likely you will be able to get the download for free. Watch it tomorrow, less chance a year from now, I doubt it very much. OK, so, if you can get the Heavyweight People track Music Power, then all you need to do, and for that matter with any track, You have to listen to it. You have the same song loaded on both of your players. You also then set the pitch control to the centre point, which means that the track will be at exactly the same BPM. Not only that, it will be the same BPM when it was made by the producer in the studio of course.

4:36 Bass, boat, each those

What you need to do then is set some hot cues, ideally at the beginning of a phrase. And then of course volume down on one side And the side that's actually down, so no volume. Take the bass away completely to the 7 o'clock position. Don't forget, 7 o'clock position, that EQ will be completely out. But again, that depends on if you've got complete cut. If you haven't, then it will probably be reduced by a certain amount of dB. On the RX here we have minus 26, that tells me that when the low is set to 7 o'clock, it is reduced by minus 26 dB. That's short for decibels. Okay, so what I was doing is I was waiting for the beginning of a phrase on the side that's playing Then starting the other side at that point where the phrase started

And then I started to bring the volume up And then I started to slowly increase the bass While I was increasing the bass on one side Maybe decrease the bass on the other side Also the same with the high Sometimes with the mid as well Now I just need to show you this Alright, this is quite important Now let's imagine This piece of paper This curve on the left Is our bass in the track itself Slowly disappearing So this isn't me moving the bass This is the bass in the track moving The one on the right Is the bass coming in, let's say the one on the right Now this isn't an exact interpretation of how the bass will come out of the track and go in the track With the song that we're playing This is just a very basic diagram

Now these lines that are going from top to bottom Are the points where I take the bass out On the one that's leading out And bring the bass in on the one that's coming in Now just have a look at that picture And I'm going to move the camera over here now And explain a few things Now what I want you to do I love analogies Oh, you're at an angle There you go I really do like an analogy Or analogies Now let's imagine We have ten painters Now each of those painters is given red, green and blue The exact colour The exact same amount of colour Each of those painters then Is given the exact same paintbrushes Each painter is given a white piece of paper They have the same colours The same paintbrushes The same paint Everything

But each one of those painters Is a completely different person They are unique So if they're told then To paint a boat Each one of them has to paint a boat Not only do they have to paint a boat They've got to paint a boat of a certain height, size, width, diameter But they are allowed to use the colours How they want to use the colours Now, the reason I'm saying this Is because so many people are asking me all the time How do you use the bass, mid and treble Where's the best place to bring it in Where's the best place to take it out It's up to you You need to listen to the music Because the music is your That's your colour You are the person involved In making the colours Deciding how you need to Mix those colours

Notice the word mix You are in the position Of mixing the bass, mid and treble The track itself Will tell you How it wants to be mixed So the artist is looking at the boat And the boat is telling the artist How the boat wants to be coloured And because Each one of those people Is a completely different person They will have their own interpretation Of how they want to mix the colour So you are the person who will know How you want that track to mix Because the track is telling you For example here, let's have a listen Ok we go to Let's just bring that camera down a little bit I'm going to go to this point here

8:11 Download site, once

Ok now I can hear the bass The bass line in the background So bass out And then in Out Slowly bring it in I'm slowly just teasing that bass in And treble out And in But also I'm still remembering That phrasing as well Ok so how do you get this track How on earth are you going to get this track Now in the description of this video There is A URL to A download site Where you can get this track Once you see the download site On the page On the left hand side There is a bunch of codes Follow the instructions On that page And Hopefully, cross fingers You will get one of the downloads There's only 100 of them Once they're gone They are completely gone Ok so Once again Check out this tune And if you're quick enough You may be able to have this tune

And do exactly what I'm doing And you'll get the track And yeah Go to it This is a good soulful Disco house style cut And you hopefully Will get it for free Practice and enjoy Thank you

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