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Is the SYNC Button Killing the DJ Mix?

Lesson Intermediate Stage 3: Beatmatching November 2019

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Where the heck is it? Oh, hi. I'm just trying to find the sync button. So, is the sync button killing the DJ industry? Well, if you're a DJ and you have a controller, you have a CDJ, you have something with a sync button, it's up to you. Do you want to kill the industry? Do you want to make it look drab and dreary and boring? Or, do you want to add a bit of spice to it? Let me give you an analogy. You've got some friends coming around. You want to cook them a nice meal. You've got two options. You can go to a shop and you can buy ready-made what you like, and they'll love it. All the ingredients are set correctly. The tastes, the quality, the spices, the herbs are fantastic. But it's a ready meal. You haven't really put any soul into making anything.

On the other hand, you can go out and you can buy the ingredients, and you can take time and pleasure putting those ingredients together, adding just the right amount of spice to bring out some life in what you give your guests. That's exactly the same with DJs. So you've got the option. Press that sync button and have something that, yeah, is pretty good. On the other hand, don't use the sync, and give your mix a bit of life. Practice and enjoy. Thank you.

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