Here we gooo! My first DJ tutorial in 14 years. It’s sorta mad that I haven’t delved into this at all on the Patreon before but now it’s finally time to get stuck in. This is part 1 of what will be a many-part series taking you through every step you need to take to become a quality-ass DJ.
As always feel free to shoot questions in the comments for me to get back to about anything!
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
01:21 – Sourcing music
04:02 – Introduction to Rekordbox’s layout
06:42 – My keyboard shortcuts setup
10:41 – Difference between hot cues & memory cues + quantize explanation
16:02 – Discussing tempo + adjusting the beat grid
21:44 – Adjusting the beat grid for tracks the change tempo partway
25:20 – Exporting to a USB + why having a good USB is important
27:40 – What tracks will work well together – Tempo
29:16 – What tracks will work well together – Tempo: Use of “Master Tempo”
34:36 – What tracks will work well together – Keys: The Harmonic Mixing Wheel
39:24 – What tracks will work well together – Keys: Brief analysis of key jumps in Tokyo set
45:51 – How to determine the key of a track
51:19 – Outro + what’s on the next tutorial
As mentioned in the key section of the video, I’ve attached a folder of those simple piano notes, indicators and spacers to help organise your playlists too.
FANTASTiC

