7 Mixing Techniques Used by PRO DJs!

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Is it time to step up the creativity on your DJ controller? Pro DJs use performance features, music theory and effects to their advantage when mixing or playing to a crowd. In this video, Jamie Hartley shares 7 ways in which pro DJs create energy, layer music and use patterns to perform!
00:00 - Intro
01:11 - LAYERING
01:37 - Example #1 - Multiple Decks
03:07 - Example #2 - Acapella vs Instrumental
04:06 - Example #3 - Double Drop
05:40 - PATTERNS
06:06 - Example #4 - Fader Cuts
07:22 - Example #5 - Hot Cue Drumming
08:38 - ENERGY & ATMOSPHERE
08:43 - Example #6 - Build Up Effects
09:55 - Example #7 - Building Atmosphere
11:07 - Our DJ Courses
Equipment Used In This Video:
- Pioneer DDJ-FLX6
- Numark Mixtrack Platinum FX
- Traktor S4 MK3
- Pioneer XDJ-XZ
- Hercules Inpulse 500
- Pioneer DDJ-400
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[@chuck1880]

8:58 can you please make a video on dj roland build up effects that would be so helpful for me since I am gonna buy the dj roland 202 :)

[@jamesxylo6618]

The build up and drop at 6:30-7:18 was soooo good

[@juanjosuecaniunir3631]

something that James Hype would do

[@ginomangre4484]

i was watching with my mouth open. i just bought myself a ddj-400 to learn how to dj and i was amazed by this part

[@irvinggaona5369]

Song??

[@kl1538]

Wasn’t the drop wayyyy too soft for the build up

[@tofusauce]

James hype bitch

[@theluckyproject8044]

the Hot Cue Drumming technique stands out to me. So many possibilities there, not just for transitions either.

[@cosmicpuma1409]

Do you ever take a day off Jamie? Lol... I'm sure you have a clone!! Seriously though, much respect and so totally appreciated!

[@Crossfader]

Haha, we have a solid team! Everyone plays a huge part in bringing all the fresh content to our channel. Glad you appreciate the video and effort we put in!

[@cosmicpuma1409]

@@Crossfader Awesomeness! I've been thinking about doing one of your courses for a while, hopefully be signing up as my Xmas present to myself. Thanks so much again.

[@trapsoul2095]

Thats really touching words bro❤

[@ronniedonaire7262]

I've learnt so much from you! Thank you :) Can we also appreciate how beautiful that platinum fx is!!

[@harryshort9813]

I always come to the comments to see what people love the most so I know what to practise for a crowd 😉 I did like that fader cut I need to do that more often, such a simple yet complex trick. fair bit of forward thinking and speed involved

[@quintjacobes7286]

Thx mate. Very helpfull. I started in 1999 with performens on vinyl. i stopped in 2010 and now start up again after 10 years. well there i a lot to learn. from vinyl to digital.

[@Crossfader]

The core principles all still apply!! You can definitely take those original skills and just level up with new technology!

[@frankygers]

If you can read your Dancefloor that all you need.

[@tannert.2296]

I’ve always wondered if there’s anyone out there that picked the hobby back up after the movement towards CDJs and experienced extreme culture shock

[@win12jay]

The deep down low finger drumming was dope! thank you!

[@paulbaldie]

Example #4 is frkn amazing! Thank you!

[@misterhanwee1030]

Thanks for these tips. Very inspiring!!!

[@MrJmhess77]

Thanks Jaime. These videos are all amazing but you said one thing at the end here that I think a lot of new beginner DJ's including myself make. Not know ing what to do with your hands in the middle of a mix. Training your hands to start thinking like your ears so crucial.

[@dennisskyden2939]

Extremly helpful, you guys are awesome 🔥

[@sheyansense]

Very cool and useful! Thanks mate!

[@nowananda]

traktor s4 !! such a good controller and makes it easier to combine and tweak multiple effects , something that rekordbox can't do. learnt a lot from this video and already have your "open format DJ" course .

[@guytheberge7217]

Great. Finger drum. Reverb effects and buildup attract me

[@ShockkgyalNuhplayEntertainment]

This is very great mixing, love the tips

[@BryanOwens]

Love this video, seeing things I've done with 4 track tape deck recordings back in the day but now we can do live..... blows my mind lol. Yeah I'm going to try using 4 channels with my flex6.

[@DJ_DIGITAL]

solid video, thanks for the tips!

[@BeatsByPANAMA]

Hot Que drumming is sick!💯 definitely gonna keep that in mind

[@TheSpeedfreaky]

top notch video well done.

[@katherinekorniyenko1283]

Very helpful!!!!! Thank you guyz!!

[@subele_music]

Oooo gonna have some fun today

[@maryjorgensen1085]

thanks so much for info!! I love listening to you. Your great for me to learn from sweetie. All the way from Reno, NV!!! SmilezWitaGiggle is having a blast learning new music skills at 50!!!!! BABY!!!! IM rocking it too!!!!

[@torinmartinez4331]

So good as always! Appreciate you!

[@Crossfader]

Our pleasure!

[@ksamand3139]

Thanks a lot!

[@andyhall3122]

Love #4 mix sounds cool

[@PolnyMisiek]

Wow! I haven't seen anything like that before, awesome work and these tips helps a lot! ^^

[@Crossfader]

Glad it was helpful!

[@undergroundshuffle3933]

No.6 my favo... thx nice Video

[@CrazyKnows]

Double drops baby!!!

[@rierafelipe2596]

Amazing and interesant video, thanks for share this.

[@schmokingd]

That's my weekend sorted. As a Traktor user I loved the last example. Great work

[@Crossfader]

Great to hear you’re going to put it to practice this weekend!

[@mmmmbradbury]

Patterns was my favorite and seemed relatively easy to pickup.

[@offkey9]

Very useful anf helpful. Thx a lot!

[@alexzanderking1556]

really helpful thanks

[@P4boot]

Insane lighting! 😂 the blue hue is dope!

[@Crossfader]

Glad you like it!

[@6thtankbrigade517]

This is really helpful thank you 👍

[@Crossfader]

My pleasure! Glad you found it helpful!

[@mygins5820]

Nice!!!!

[@sstv.ytformyra5071]

Thank you so much for this tutorial

[@Crossfader]

No problem!

[@craigchapman1761]

Jamie I've really enjoyed your videos. Top man thanks for the tips

[@Crossfader]

Glad you like them! Thanks!

[@doit5560]

Thank you, this was exactly what i need

[@Crossfader]

Great to hear!

[@christopherserugwa9430]

WoW. Glad to see one of my favourite African song called "Finally by Mr Flavour ft Sarkordie" being used in the tutorial

[@DMITRYTechmusic]

nice tips, thanks

[@Leosmadeos]

Very helpful

[@meti9230]

The video title should be: 50 percent dj course advertisement, 50 percent explanation and tutorial

[@prod.Matsumura]

God forbid a man trying to make money

[@miggyarceo2627]

I really do love the new Setup 🔥🔥🔥

[@Crossfader]

Glad you liked it. We’re just testing out some different layouts with the lighting we have.

[@Fernisabeautifulplant]

Very nice

[@EvirethMbura]

Love that

[@hgvtim]

All of these are good. I particularly like No.4 (fader cuts). Executed to perfection. Would love to be able to do these but dont get enough time to practise. Really good videos. Thanks. Keep them coming. 👍

[@Crossfader]

Glad you liked them all... even if you can practice in small amounts it’s better than nothing!

[@hgvtim]

I agree however i never seem to get any better 🤣. I enjoy trying though and thats the main thing. Hopefully will purchase one of your courses soon to give me a helping hand. Hope they have no expiry date.. 🤣 🙂👍

[@bigdaz7272]

@@hgvtim Break down whatever you are trying to learn into its separate chunks and spend the time on that one part until you can do it literally with your eyes closed and without even really concentrating on doing it. Don't move onto doing anything else or Jam ect until you have got to this point then move onto the next bit, of the routine, the next cut ect until you have worked your through it all. Then you can put all those small actions you can do with your eyes closed together at the end into the full routine and last of all work on your Timing and Speed.

[@davidmadigan8393]

Mate I'm just starting out with the FLX-6.....and seeing what you did with yours in the first mix has me feeling depressed..😅 Some very decent videos on your channel too. Thanks very much.

[@williamorr6351]

I love the double drop technique that's what I want to learn how to do

[@Faaiz-exe]

Would be interesting to use these techniques with minimal deep tech as well. Since I surf around that genre, it's difficult for me to create a good 'hype' for the drop. Anyway, solid videos mage. Learning so much!

[@FiFiFilth]

Yea man I'm playing the same type of music. Most my homies don't use any of these tricks at all, but I think one should always try to learn new things.

[@QUINEX1]

Use trans/auto gate effect or put your bass like 10 o clock and when it drops put it 12

[@cosmicpuma1409]

Fader cuts for me although all of the techniques are really cool and useful.! 💪😎

[@Crossfader]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marcellofagundes]

Top top top. 🔥🔥👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@apachetechmusic4203]

good video

[@djwobblesosa6434]

I love sx3 and sz2 and then rz

[@Jtweezy4shez]

Double Drops with some chops. I do love the technique of using the 2 other channels and input a loop then shorten that loop to another Drop.

[@Jtweezy4shez]

I wanna Learn Hot Cut Drumming

[@Jtweezy4shez]

BUILDING ATMOSPHERE !!!!!

[@nigelwhybrow9257]

2nd video to nite that’s taught me a little but the biggest and best bit is just. How much I already do some of the mor3 advanced mixing

[@elcheapooutdoors7883]

I don't think there is one I like more than the other. I will be DJing alot of Latin music and I am curious how to add these affects to some of the different styles of Latin. Biachata, latin house and latin hip hop along with american hip hop. I am so new to this and really have just learned to blend so far.

[@tillthebatterydies4549]

Finger drumming to change genres 👌

[@stepainjr]

Patterns and hot cue drumming

[@alyssalovethedj]

Sometimes I will use FX on the build ups or break downs but that's about it... I do like the finger drumming cue points idea and will prolly try it in a practice sesh soon..

[@Crossfader]

Great to hear! Hope the finger drumming practice goes well!

[@alyssalovethedj]

@@Crossfader Thanks! I've been following your channel for quite a while now over several different KZbin accounts and I really appreciate what you guys are doing over there. I'm from the middle of the states in Kansas City and I'm not too impressed with too many of our local KZbinrs when it comes to product reviews and information about gear and software. So thanks again for everything you guys do..

[@hallusinator2232]

how do you clean your equipments its look new in every video after this much use just wondering 😊😊

[@JammTj664]

un givaway de este controller!!!

[@ruthcylruiz6300]

is it ok after i mastered intermediate dj course. i will move to another course like scratching without taking advance dj course Arigato SENSEI

[@alexbangura334]

Good

[@grahamwadsworth9431]

Fader cuts. That was immense. Love this little video. I've only started this year. Started on a ddj200. But now I'm buying another controller. But don't know whether to get ddj400 or the new ddj flx6. How do I get know what intermediate courses might be of interest to me and fund out prices

[@DJShadow1966]

No favourite, loved them all, and will use them all at some point

[@Crossfader]

Great to hear!

[@deancurtis995]

Not slating your video as it’s a great tutorial for beginners 👌🏻

[@natscrib4753]

Aye your not slating him cos he’s 10x the DJ you are

[@faustopf-.]

Who in the 7 hells could dislike this video? My goodness

[@justindoiban9022]

How do you make your hot ques stop after you let go of the button, mine continue to play

[@SrLocario]

Hello, what course have transitions lesson as 6:30-7:18 ? Tnx !!

[@hyvaailtaa2385]

Do you like the traktor kontrol s4? I am in the market of new dj controller, so is the s4 any good or should I just buy the cheaper s3?

[@aaalex303]

Definetaly buy the s4 I have the mk1 and its awesome. I bet the mk3 is even better.

[@Bazm511]

I'm a beginner and just got the ddj 400 controller could yous give me some cool places to get my music at the minute im just using beatport but if you's have others It would be greatly appreciated 🍻

[@djtornado810]

I have a question I have a Pioneer DDJ 800 play with it for a while I'm starting to learn how to use the system been at it for about a year and now it's just not working right when I plug it in and turn it on one side deck comes on and says Pioneer DJ the other side doesn't light up inside the jaw Grill when that does that what is wrong with it I tried updating firmware I tried resetting it I don't want to take it apart I don't want to spend any money to get it fixed cuz I put already $900 in it when I first bought it I just don't know what to do at that time but I am definitely going to buy the Pioneer DDJ Flex 6

[@danielcheah4143]

Double drop!

[@MrMikkiFunk]

Some nice techniques here! Can't say I agree with suggesting people sign up to 'DJ ready' record pools though... You're essentially promoting music piracy, even if in this context it's for people to access instrumentals/ accapellas, the people doing that will also realise they can get a load of other music for free. For those of us who are producers as well as DJs it's already hard enough to make money from music as it is without other DJs suggesting people sign up to services which distribute our music for free, TO the one crowd that should be buying the music in the first place; DJs.

[@seekems4090]

This so instresting... How do I enroll in this class

[@TheVas1968]

YOU HAVE A COURSE FOR VIRTUAL DJ?

[@allenrice6539]

no my ligth go out how do u true it back on

[@djkent9531]

I need the Afrobeat Mastercraft Ft. Flavour & Sarkodie (DJames Quick Hitter) how do I get it? who has a direct link?

[@emanueleraffaele4436]

The first track Word at minute 2.00 is a remix??

[@EdgOrn]

Thanks, hope we get to play music out soon 😄

[@turn-a-kit5408]

Non related question, but do train BJJ?

[@lextr3110]

what is your best sounding controllers?

[@dr.joint4204]

from what song are those 'down' vocals used in the first example? I NEED IT LUL :P

[@Crossfader]

FARR - Heal Me (Biscuits Remix)

[@dr.joint4204]

@@Crossfader omg thank you so much❤️❤️❤️

[@dr.joint4204]

@@Crossfader joo bro, i got a question i also got tyhhe ddj flx6, but i now when i plug it in the midi settings aren't there, like litterly none and it doesnt do anything, am i supposed to enter all the settings including the jog? because it doesnt do anything xD I hope you can tell me :D

[@dixdix369]

It's not sending anything to my email from the link on fader cuts 😭

[@fahimahmed995]

But hot cueing still sucks while using it through CDJ 2000...whenever I hit a hot cue there's always a gap between the previous phrase which sounds awkward...😢

[@stevedemusic2578]

Looks easy. Just blend 658 channels in and out. Done ✔️

[@arvindbhunjun6555]

Hi Jamie great video. I have heard the term "dropping on the one" used in the DJ world and was wondering if you could do an explainer video on how to drop on beat? Keep up the good work!

[@K4lt]

Basically just a beat count. When counting the bar: 1, 2, 3, 4 - - > 1, 2, 3, 4 - - > then drop on the 1

[@sstv.ytformyra5071]

Cant wait to see who's the next winner goodluck

[@hashtagpope]

Fader Cuts

[@gabrielboho8733]

7:16 Song?

[@stefanleimhofer8315]

sehr geil dnb gemixt!!!

[@fernandoborruso8849]

hola muy bueno el video exite la posibilidad de que se hagan estos videos en castellano .para argentina y todo latinoamerica .si les interesa podemos conectar a miles de personas .rfbdj buenos aires .

[@djanthonyrap8222]

can u do a hardstyle mixs?

[@haihy123]

Hey bro, Your course has English sub🤔🤔, thankss

[@TheSiimur]

9:59 your lower third preset broke ahahah

[@filiprangus5826]

Thanks! 6:28 song?

[@S.O.N.E]

Vassy - Oxygen (Outgang & Vantiz extended)

[@filiprangus5826]

@@S.O.N.E thx!

[@cfok5337]

Is it compulsory to mix in key

[@Crossfader]

No compulsory but it sounds dope!

[@jefffransbergen1015]

Its Fucking all About buying your course