Three turntable mixing tutorial by Ellaskins the DJ Tutor

0:01 In, taking the first track out

All right, ladies and gentlemen, got a bit of three-deck mixing for you. This is mainly an explanation. There's a little bit of a demonstration at the end of it, but three-deck mixing, first of all, is not about playing one track, mixing a second one in, taking the first track out, mixing a third one into the second one, and then back to the first deck. Looks good, you're on three decks, but it's crap because it's not three-deck mixing. Three-deck mixing is about trying to, or most of the time, having at least two decks going all the time and maybe bringing a third one in for a little bit of the time or as much as you can, and then, of course, back to two. Now, again, there is the technology out there with the sync function to use three or four decks, and I don't mind that. In fact, I promote it.

Just so long as you can. Just so long as you use it correctly and don't take the piss. In other words, bassline, melody, acapella, do it because you're doing remixes. But if you can do it live and you can do more yourself, then it's even better. Right, this demonstration as well, two decks, three on the go, et cetera. A tip for you. All right, say you've got two decks playing and you're then finding a third track on the third deck. Once you've found your track, you'll do a little more hot cue and then listen. Very good point. Flick through your files and find another track that you want to bring into the mix later on in the mix. Not now, later on. Hot cue that. Find another one. Do exactly the same. Hot cue on another track that you'll be bringing later in the mix. So you bring this one in. Maybe you take the first one out far left. You've got the second one and the third one playing. You'll do exactly the same with the first deck.

1:48 You will form a hot cue on the track you want to bring in

You will form a hot cue on the track you want to bring in. Then you'll flick through your files, find another one you want to bring in later on. Do the same for the hot cue and another hot cue. So then you've got these two playing bang straight in with that one. Let the three play for a while. Maybe take this one out and do the same. So guess what? Because you've been thinking in advance, you've now got your tracks ready that you will be bringing into the mix. So you thought in advance, ready for the time when you want to bring them in instead of thinking, what shall I find now? It's already there. Again, if you've done your homework before you've even got to the nightclub or whatever, you'll know that goes with that. That goes with that. That goes with that. Folders, folders. These work together. These work together. Those chuck them in the bin. Right. Okay. So something like this. I haven't got it very loud either. No headphones by the way. Practice and enjoy.

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