How to get a skip beat by using the hot cues .

0:00 A bit of a trick for you on a CD player

Alright folks, a bit of a trick for you on a CD player. All you need is hot cues. We've got these guys here. This is the Pioneer CDJ-1000 Mark III. Now let's have a listen to the track first. By the way, look in the description for the name of the tune. What I'm going to do is I'm going to give a good skip feel to this track. So what I need to do is make sure on record mode we're going to start the tune off again and with the hot cue A I'm going to set a cue point. On the hand clap, not the bass beat. In other words, one, two, four. So in other words, the count of two or the count of four. The bass beat is one and three. The hand clap is two and four. I'll explain. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. So what I'm going to do, first cue point is on the count of two. Let's have a listen.

1:17 In other words, that first beat

What I'm going to do now is set a cue point on the count of 1 or 3. So in other words, that first beat. 1, 2, 3, 4. 1, 2, 3, 4. Off record mode and now I've got two cue points. Bass beat. What I can do now is almost get this beat from a straightforward beat into almost a skip beat. What I need to do is start by pressing A and then B straight away. Have a listen. It does give the beat a bit of a... Skip Vibe, practice and enjoy.

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