How you can get better at mixing, Video for the new DJ.

0:00 In the morning or halfway through

Alright folks, sometimes you wake up first thing in the morning or halfway through the afternoon or whatever and you have an idea for a video so that's the way I work sometimes. Now then, this is the whole idea behind this one and that is a lot of people have been saying how do I get better at mixing? How can I get better? Now then, a few videos I've watched from users from YouTube, they've had their mates in there in the room with them and they're doing this video and they've said watch this video. You know, like I said, mates are in there and they're trying to impress. I've just got to let the cat out. Off you go. Now then, Rick Remix has checked his latest video out, OK, because one thing he has said that's very true and that is you need to spend time by yourself, alright, doing your little mix. Because it's quite logical when you've got people with you in that room, alright, the first thing you're going to try and do is impress them.

1:27 I know that sounds very bizarre, but it's true

The first thing you want to do is for them to go, wow, that's Frank. Blinking cats. Go on out and go. The first thing that you're going to want to do is, yeah, impress. And they're going to want to, you know, you're going to want to have that wow factor whereby they're going to look, wow, look at that mix. Wow, look how he's taking the bass out and bringing the mid in. So while you're thinking about trying to impress them. You're not thinking about what you're doing. Now I know that sounds very bizarre, but it's true. Because if it's just you in a room with your turntables, your PC, your CD player, whatever, CD players, that is the best thing. If it's just you in that room with your gear. Because then you're just, it's just you and you will find that you'll concentrate more.

There is a contradiction here, because a lot of people find that they mix better when there's people around them. Now I don't want to get the two muddled up, because that is very, very true as well. Because you get the buzz from your friends and you get hyped and you want to do more and maybe sometimes it's better. But for a beginner, for a novice, for someone who is just learning... The worst thing in the world is for you to have all your mates around while you're doing a set, trying to impress them, and you're not concentrating on what you're doing. It's a bit like, in a sense, it's a bit like trying to run before you can walk. There's no point. There is absolutely no point. By all means, okay, when your friends are around, have a go on the decks, but then for God's sake, when they've gone, go back.

2:52 The DJ Tutor is the best way to get started with beatmatching

The DJ Tutor is the best way to get started with beatmatching. Instead of them just messing around and acting stupid, they're going to be watching you and listening then. So anyway, quick video. That's what it's about. Practice by yourself and like I said, when you get better, not much better, but it's just a natural progression. Mixing what I find, and this is from my own personal experience, is like, when I say like riding a bike, okay, it's not like riding a bike. But, what I'm trying to say is this. Once you learn how to ride a bicycle, okay? You can put that bicycle in a shed and it will go rusty, okay? And then, you can buy another bicycle ten years later because the one you had first off is knackered. But, as soon as you go on that bicycle, that new one, you'll ride it straight away. In other words, as soon as you learn how to mix, you learn the facets, you've got the knowledge, etc.

It'll never ever go away, but you need to build on that knowledge first. You get that knowledge first and then the rest is history, okay? Practice and enjoy.

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