All Serato DJ users need to know this trick!

[@Crossfader]

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[@djtrizm2530]

will it also work with pioneer s9?

[@tinashesibeko1]

never thought of using the 'negative' space of a track. fire

[@BassRocket]

The negative space is truly where everything in the universe is developed and understood.

[@tommino8970]

I'm using similar procedure, but with looping of the first bar (or more) to match the beat. It's quicker than jumping back, see this: 1. load new track, 2. activate loop, 3 start playing, 4. in moment of transition switch off looping.

[@tankerock]

Yeah thats what I do too.. I loop the first 16 or 32 bars of the next song, beat match it. Adjust levels in my headphones and turn off loop when I'm ready to use it. Then I'll either, (1) lower the levels of the first track as the 2nd one is coming in (2) cross fade (3) echo out the first track

[@benpedro6099]

Yeah this looks like a faff, I loop too

[@thezapdad]

I did the loop method too but this looks so much smoother. This is great.

[@wchorski]

id also say it's good for in the moment corrections. say you're bringing in a track (or want to repeat a chorus), but wish it was 4 bars back and you hadn't set a loop or que point.

[@rickrod4701]

Yeah, thats what I do also. I find that to be easier and faster. I also like to use the roll feature alot to create drum rolls for example on Reggaeton tracks and at times around 1 bar before the start of break.

[@RiddimKingdom]

This is so simple but so genius. In all the DJ lessons I’ve had and all the DJs I’ve played alongside I’ve never seen this nor been showed this. It’s so good for hip hop and pop tracks

[@djloudy]

I literally have been doing this in Traktor with my S4 for 3 years. Competitors finally adding a feature that's been around for 10+ years! Great job explaining it to people who may have never had a feature like this before though, it's way too useful of a technique in DJing.

[@mrimmabreakitdown]

DiGital this has been in serato since scratch live :)

[@WynneSikorski]

I do a similar thing, but I scratch it in Lol. Most of the songs I play are like 80-110, very different style. I’m more of a party rock/ battle DJ and been DJing for 8 years and still love watching these. Keep up the great work.

[@BroDeuel]

I'm starting off as a DJ now and this is very, very cool! I will go and practice this tonight! FIRE!!!! Thank you!

[@emane17]

Thanks!

[@jimc3161]

I always wondered why the ability to load a song so far in advance - now I know. Very helpful video!!

[@djdirty7455]

Excellent technique, all though my personal feelings are DJ tutorials focus too much on using edited tracks with long intros. I feel this way because I have been djing since 1983 & we didn't have such creative control over a track as you do with the most simplest digital track. I learned to be creative with what I was given on a record, tape, or CD lol. I never have a problem blending or mixing any track or genre. With that said I love learning new creative ideas & this is the reason I subscribe to your channel. I look to you and a hand full of other you-tube djers because I respect your opinion & like today actually learn useful new techniques. Bravo sir I like this & will always follow you to enhance my journey as a DJ. (just as a note I've been a resident dj since 2009 every fri & sat. I also dj on Monday's & Thursdays during this same time period.)

[@TheSaabClinicUK]

Funnily enough, a DJ friend of mine showed me this back in Dec and i was blown away by how easy it is to do !. Now i use it all the time. Also great for setting up perfect Double Drop scenario's if you want to get really heavy.

[@DJActionVasquez]

Hey what's up. Can you please explain that double drop trick? Thanks a lot.

[@Dje111]

Yeah I need know to cuz I am having trouble on sereto DJ lite to mix to the next song

[@DJDevine]

From a vinyl veteran I love this feature! So sweet!

[@aryotare]

Great video! Using the beatjump technique to mix in a track is very clever and clear, even a beginner DJ can use it

[@pimlican1]

Never use beat jumping, but looks easier than setting early hot cues.

[@djvibedjservices]

THANKS didn't think of using beat jump in that manner. great tip!

[@larrycoffey806]

So many tools in Serato. Been using Flip, hotcue jumps and loops for this issue. I'll start using this. Thanks for sharing.

[@mlrd6622]

Love the wolf fx pack, the jet fx pack is also amazing! Got Serato DJ Pro at half price.(£60) Never been happier with my DJ Software. The 'Slice' feature is also amazing for quick bootlegs live.

[@Yenbeats]

Nice. Didn't even know we had this feature. Been using Serato for years lol. This is fire for prepping tracks and setting cues vs counting... probably cut prep time by 3/4!!

[@chukkyboodarkstar7283]

Cross fader is the best,I love you guys

[@jamesbond-xf1mu]

Thank you Jamie Hartley for a very good lead in tutorial, I'm just getting back to the hobby and this really helps. thanks again.

[@thedjd4]

Beat jumping is also real handy for short tracks or if something happens and a track is running out or extendeding a main section without looping in a hurry 👍🏽

[@CarsAndBasss]

Love your videos. I've been DJing for a few years but I'm planning on buying the beginner online program and then the intermediate to go through it from the ground up. There are always little tips and tricks I can learn that I didnt know, or need to work on that will ultimately make me a better DJ. Master the basics first! Thanks a lot man!

[@DaSole]

Mahalo for the beat jump trick....never knew it existed....gonna use it at tonights gig!

[@mbwane1]

Yo you’re just the best. Your videos are so consistent

[@carlospalacios1422]

Excellent tutorial, I'd like to see you someday make a Techno tutorial with transition and tricks, I really struggle with this and I'd like to learn more...cheers...

[@craighockenhull7457]

Carlos Palacios few tips that I like to use is to bring in the new track on the second drop of the one playing. Then at around the 50/60 second mark swap the basses Quickly and slowly bring out the old track

[@carlospalacios1422]

@@craighockenhull7457 thank u... what about the samples use?, Do you choose them in advance?, Use stems?, or edit the song in the DAW?

[@Crossfader]

Thanks for the suggestion. Will look to get some tutorials created!

[@camillamedia2436]

This made everything so much clearer.

[@alexkm8021]

have never used the negative space... will for sure practice

[@velanche]

How fortuitous! I am working through a Serato DJ course, and there were settings that I heard of but never knew how to use, and beat jump is one of those features. Great that this video came out in the nick of time and it's a good use case! I just need to now find out how to access it on my SX3; SHIFT-ROLL isn't it. Anyway, good stuff. Thank you!

[@missionpossible2334]

Velanche Stuart, where can I find the Serato DJ course that you speak of.

[@velanche]

@@missionpossible2334 The Complete Guide to Serato DJ at groove3.com.

[@missionpossible2334]

@@velanche thank you sir!

[@Crossfader]

On the SX3 you can just go to Roll mode. You won't need to hold shift and roll. We also have Serato DJ Courses available over on our website wearecrossfader.co.uk

[@always_trust_all_scientists]

Brilliant. It looks simple and a bit complex (to start with) at first. I will practice this..

[@ameetprajapati1853]

BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[@Djtrinimanglen74]

Thanks for this. I have learned a lot from you and you colleagues. Keep doing great work. Much appreciated!!!

[@aydee.beats_]

Thank you for this breakdown! Appreciate it.

[@marsrmx]

The echo-out effect form the Wolf pack makes this even easier IMHO

[@DamonHodgesOfficialPagePlus]

A perfect review and for sure I will implement this into my program. thanks for sharing.

[@demetriusjudkins3542]

Really good ideas. Never thought about using the dead space.

[@Incorrigible_Bastahd]

I'd really like to see some of these tips for the Prime 4 system. There are beatjump controls on the hardware so it's a no-brainer translating this specific trick over, but there have to be some more things people have figured out with the system by now, and there's not a lot out there illustrating those things. Love your vids! Keep em coming! :)

[@Crossfader]

Keep an eye out in the coming months. We’re going to have a lot of Prime tips coming your way :)

[@scottnye3831]

Does prime 4 not have best jump buttons? I watched it on a tutorial yesterday (got one arriving next week) and it appears to have them to the upper left of the jog wheels

[@Incorrigible_Bastahd]

@@Crossfader AWESOME! Thank you guys! This rig is the best decision I've made in a looooong time as a selektah/performer.

[@scottnye3831]

This is useful for a lot of Psy trance tracks which have instrumental intros. Kill the bass on the the existing track as the new bassline starts

[@evgenygalitskiy5048]

Really helpful! Thanks, guys!

[@championsoundsdj6911]

Never knew about this lead in feature. Thank you

[@tjedwards6934]

Love this. Simple but effective!

[@Crossfader]

Glad you like it! 🙌🏻

[@creamteamsound]

Wicked advice! I haven't used beat jump before... but, I'm going to try it for this function. Thanks!

[@pablomorales9101]

This was so helpful!! Thank you

[@ianolson802]

This is a great video. Thanks for sharing I will use it this weekend for my wedding.

[@truculenttabasco]

Very useful, thanks Jamie.

[@krowland7584]

Never thought bout echo as a way to cascade from track to track. Seems like itd be cooler to sample glitch it with a guitar pedal or something but your technique is effective.

[@reydavidruiz7307]

Excelente tip no se me había ocurrido hacerlo así de esa manera y uno siempre buscando el extended o el remix jajajaja gracias por el tip saludos!

[@jodsongrau]

Great tip, living and learning. Thanks

[@asymmetricfuzion970]

I love this. Thank you

[@blitzj0k3r]

Thank you so much, brotha. Your content is so helpful!!!

[@TheHoovman81]

Great video...just starting out and this helps a ton!

[@trancextend]

Very nice trick. I shall practice and enjoy.

[@DJShuffle07]

Not bad at all that's something I needed now thank you so much Jamie! 🥇💯👍🏻

[@bcastro3291]

Like your didactics Jamie, simple and cool man!

[@johnnyrubio4798]

Thanks 😊 alot for this tip it really works

[@kaito5576]

Great tutorial

[@coachmatt5245]

Searching for some answers and hopefully a fix for this issue i'm having - Thank-you in advance - for your responses - I hope you can all assist me with this issue - I'm a fairly newby when it coms to this DJ stuff - Please bare with me - Just starting from scratch -A buddy gave this controller as a starter if I i can gt i to work or fixed. I tried this on 2 different Macbook old (2009) & new (2022) with respectable software of Serato

[@lobo807]

Hello. Can I actually see the compasses on the screen the same way you do? What is the configuration for that? Thanks for your answer

[@victorsaenz9452]

I just need to work on reading phases and knowing when to start playing and beat jumping the 2nd track

[@seangrady9542]

Do you have a video about how to control track position using shift and the controller buttons like you were in Serato?

[@musicalfreestyles]

Very helpful but I need to get more comfortable with programming my controller pads. Not sure why, but I’m afraid of them!

[@juice3185]

Like it...first few times got it-then track ran out...does it apply to all bpm's?

[@Canurelate2this]

Salute for this tip

[@hamidrahman120]

I'm a beginner and looking for advice...so when I'm listening to the music on my headphones I can't seem to use the equaliser? Is it because it's connected to my speakers?

[@Joaquin77]

Dude!!! OMG!!! That's so true!! Using the dead time to your advantage!!!! Thank you so much for thes golden tip!!

[@Crossfader]

Anytime at all, glad you found it useful!

[@soundriteradio3053]

great technique and simple

[@Crossfader]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@djhemirukahemisphere8893]

Great hack Jamie. Nice work

[@unnamed9393]

Love your videos. At the end virtual dj rocks the whole boat. Vdj is a monster. I watch this trick now. Do you have a trick for me 2 use ddj1000 im serato? That would be a good starter 😜🤗

[@policeboy1288]

Never thought of this lol definitely going to try it

[@ghst_noiz]

ahhhh that makes my ocd happy

[@dr.labbejl1686]

So my question with this is: Does the cue or the hot cue act as the starting point to go the 16 beats back ? I see that you start going back without a sense of beat or bars.

[@JazzHory]

While the tracks are playing, the beat jump holds the beat but will go back/forward 4 bars/8 bars/16 etc eg If you start beat jumping on beat 3 it will continue counting from beat 3 in another section of the track. Hope that makes sense

[@coachduran46]

Very useful tip!

[@lobo807]

Thank you bro

[@zeroChannelJJ]

What sorcery is this? I did this using my auto loop and cue points, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 to know where the song starts... 😅 Thank you. I didnt know this...

[@timbell8279]

Does this assume you have quantize on? It seemed your jump backs were at a random time...wouldn't you have to do the beatjump on time with the beat?

[@jeevanh26]

You dont have to have quantize on if i remember correctly. It skips you precisely 4 beats ahead (or more/ backwards depending on which button you press). So lets say you are at 2/3 of the beat and you press forward 4 beats, it will put you on precisely the same point (2/3 of the beat) but just 4 beats further into the song. Hope that makes sense

[@timbell8279]

@@jeevanh26 It does. Thanks :)

[@dylo5628]

great video! thx

[@partycity55]

Very cool trick Thank You

[@DJKWAH]

I would imagine that there is something to be said about lining up beat grids and mixing the songs in key.

[@murder_yt20]

Thank you 💕 sir

[@rufusgeorge2145]

Is the track Stay by Lawrence James in the Crossfader Music Pack? :)

[@Crossfader]

It is! Under the commercial house folder :)

[@rufusgeorge2145]

What about the song Energy energy we got the energy. Lawrence James what are you telling me?

[@rubenlopez7334]

I feel like a lot of hip hop songs that I have don’t have those break downs where the beat is just playing where I can throw the lyrics over it

[@leoloza202]

Great info

[@anagrijalbagarcia3290]

i love u so much bro, thanks very much

[@Rebelsmic]

Very Helpful fren

[@SherwinBajao]

Love this trick/tip!

[@chrisg9159]

Simple and helpful video but I have a question to make. Why don't you just mix the first bar of the second song with the last bar of the first song? I mean, is there any difference in the result or is it just easier to keep track of the mix?

[@Crossfader]

This is great if you don’t want to have to wait until the last bar of a song before mixing. It also means you can make sure your timing is right before the transition happens, rather than hope you press play perfectly on time.

[@dmex7777]

A lot of this just training your ear to music and learning timing,practice and put in the work!

[@eliotmansfield]

clever technique

[@grapsta]

Cool trick.. but what if you go back 16 bars and the section playing still has 32 bars left ?

[@dyonissiszoes3747]

IMO, this is overcomplicating something that could be done instantly with using a cue point on the beginning of the vocal. You could even blend it in and create a remix like you would with a sampler. But I'm using Traktor, maybe this isn't possible in Serato? (I doubt it though).

[@dKidLigh26]

Lmfao facts. Im looking like why you doing all that

[@mamastarz7958]

exactly, only difference is the echo to kill the other beat..

[@skrillztheentourage]

All this is to me is a complicated way of the echo out, then drop in the next track using a cue point like you stated. I rather keep it simple lol

[@Neek_Cheek]

How are you lining up the phases perfectly by just beat jumping back? Specifically, in example 2, you beat jump back 4 times to negative space on DECK B and it perfectly starts at the beginning of the outro phase of DECK A. How did you know?

[@Crossfader]

This comes down to understanding music theory, something we teach in depth in our online courses but here is the basic maths. A 16 bar phrase is the same as 64 beats. Therefore if beat jump is set to 16 beats, pressing it 4 times will jump backwards by 16 bars. Hope this makes sense!

[@papadoesit]

Crossfader I don’t see the pre numbers on my serato? I’m talking b4 the song starts? Am I doing something wrong

[@keithchegwin1222]

Does it have an Automix for if I need to take a shit when I'm mobile DJing for hours on end? Thanks

[@djjamad1416]

impressive

[@FionnAhern10]

very helpful👑

[@ogphatchild]

Very nice

[@M_E_T_R_O__9]

Thanks whats the model of the controller on the right?

[@iconix21]

AWESOME.....!!!! Thank you.....!!!!!

[@mazedeluxe]

wow 💡💡💡

[@jackietree1201]

This is awesome Brodie! You should make a video on how beginners should use their headphones when Djing 🎧♥️

[@djembajador]

Thank you!

[@Crossfader]

You're welcome!

[@ZerHour]

Will serato pro run on windows 10 tablet or maybe windows phone ? Rather than use a laptop controller is numark NV 2

[@constantinebrown5773]

thanks for this