Pioneer CDJ 900Nexus Slip Mode and beat divide Tutorial demonstration

0:00 First off the track I'm using is Kink, Cats and Dogs

Alright guys, first off the track I'm using is Kink, Cats and Dogs. In this video I'm giving you a demonstration of the CDJ-900 Nexus, more importantly the slip mode and beat divide. Great ways of using these two features subtly to make your mix a lot better or just enlighten the track you're playing. First of all, I'm going to do a spin back without using the slip mode. Okay, straight away what you should be able to notice there is when I do a spin back, as soon as the spin back finishes, the track comes back in but it's not in time. And we can get away from that, we can make sure it always comes back in time by utilising the slip mode function. So, press play, press slip mode, now have a listen.

1:03 This video though is about subtly using slip mode and the beat divide

This video though is about subtly using slip mode and the beat divide. Now have a listen. What I'm doing there, if we count bars, I am turning the platter back about an eighth of a turn in between the count of four and the count of one. Two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. Again, we're using the platter, we're turning the platter back, we're in slip mode, we're only turning it back about an eighth of a turn. But we're forming, we're getting a nice effect but it's a very subtle effect. Now I'm going to do near enough exactly the same using the beat divide. I'm not going to go over the top. We're going to use the beat divide subtly to just enhance the track or enhance the mix.

2:38 Let's go over the top and let's hear the difference

Let's press play. Sorry, disengage slip mode. Three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four. Okay, that was the subtle use. Now let's go over the top and let's hear the difference. Still sounds good but not as good as using it subtly. By the way, just to let you know, beat divide and I was using the one over eight, one eighth of a beat. We'll try that again. Two, three, four. Let's move the track a little bit forward. Okay, proof here that by using the effects on the 900 Nexus subtly in tiny amounts, you can get a subtle effect. You can enhance the track and it does sound a lot better than going over the top. Hope that's been a help. Practice and enjoy.

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