DJ Tutorial, Beat matching Practise.

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DJ Tutorial, Beat matching Practise
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remember to do this for quite a while, not just a few min and over time your ears should get used to hearing if one toon is faster or slower than the other.

[@Surrealistic78]

I just wanted to thank you for all your great tutorials. Yesterday I had my first gig within a year of practicing and it went wonderfully well! Your videos (especially the ones about beatmatching and not looking on the BPM counters) helped me a lot to get started. Most important is the passion and loving what you are doing and you really manage to get that vibe across. Keep up the good work and inspiring future DJs who really want to get started. Respect!

[@xXxLax4LifexXx]

ive allways loved this guys videos, he gets to the point

[@scrichard12]

I have been watching some of your videos and just wanted to say great job and thank you! This helps a lot.

[@RickManz]

still the best video series in 2015, thks buddy!

[@Boutit5150]

brilliant as usual...this guy is the best teacher.

[@roomfullofidiots]

love this guys videos. he explains everything CRYSTAL clearly....it doesn't take long to beatmatch if you know music at all. a good ear could pick it up in an hour, easy.

[@hogdriver32]

"if you got bpm counters , COVER THEM " excellent very-first tutorial for beginners, keep it up!

[@knonymous]

good on you mate! watched your vids since the vinyl days and been referring new dj's to you for years. cheers!

[@ozan_has]

Duuuude! I just bought some vinyle from htfr. What a coincidence. Great stuff. Your tutorials are the bomb!

[@brainsword]

better than what i have seen everywhere else!!! good stuff

[@ellaskins]

no , if you use the same song then the pitches will be at the same position's. Using diferent songs with diferent bpm, will make it a little harder , but more interesting. j

[@kingboo54321]

Amazing! I love your videos

[@SpidermansSymbiote]

Very helpful video. I know nothing about this sort of music but I really want to DJ. I'll be sure to practice going by ear instead of relying on the BPM counters.

[@326avinash]

u r simply the best brother..!!!love ur tutorials...!!!best dj tutor ever..!!!:)

[@DaeHan2321]

Outstanding video and great analogy

[@KDN322]

finally another tutorial keep em coming man

[@aistisice]

I never had that idea. awesome - thank you

[@bananenking5476]

DUUUDE! it only took you exactly 10 sec. to beatmatch you´re a god :O

[@MrScottCollins]

Your amazing! So much help!

[@bigjode100]

Brilliant mate

[@Omanastylez]

@ReboyGTR Try having both songs playing through the headphones at the same time. Sometimes the main system, or whatever speaker is playing the main track, can have a delay behind what your hearing in your headphones. So if this is the case, the cued track will be slightly faster then the one playing whether they are beatmatched or not. So just try using the headphones only, either both tracks in both ears at the same time or one track in each ear. Hope this helps.

[@ReyDeHouse]

Great Vid, Gotta Love it! Keep up the great work,.

[@LessDebateMoreCreate]

This is great man, thank you so much.

[@syafieq92yusoff]

This is great! simple and clear Great job! :D

[@steveb877]

Awesome tutorial :) Thanks alot for the upload!

[@djS0nics]

Great video!!! I just can repeat: "just wht i needed." ;)

[@sleeperawaken36]

Good video as always J :)

[@GregStelmach]

Great Video J as always :) helps a lot :) peace. Practice and N-joy !!!

[@masaharu10k]

very nice tutorial practice mate, keep the good work up!! cheers

[@afwas3]

wow i learn alot evry time i whatch a vid of yours. verry nice i love it. keepit up ;)

[@LOveERDos]

you are the best!!!

[@ReboyGTR]

@Omanastylez I've tried split cue and it really helps,but i also want to learn how to mix with single ear monitoring! The monitors (computer speakers)are right next to my ear,or at least so close a real monitor would be in a club and even though i matched the beats,they still go of!

[@ellaskins]

many rys ago i have a retro geto blaster and i fitted a pitch to one of the caset players, it was from Sharp. j

[@omarheiba]

I agree, that wud be awesome!!

[@Jorgepwnmode]

WoW now that I have My cdjs It ALL makes sense :D Thx A LOT!!!

[@AndersEriksson1980]

Verry good tips for a beginner. :)

[@kozla4kov]

Thnx for good video!

[@NyteMyre]

The cover up BPM meters is a good idea. I usually tell myself not to look at them, but I do it anyway :p Its nice how you match without pitch bending btw.

[@djtrampy]

I used 2 do a simular thing when i 1st started. But wen djs are doin it this way they dnt kno if they have they got it spot on. My advise would be to: burn 2 of the same cd's play same track on both cd decks put the pitch on deck A without looking.. e.g it on +5.25 match the same track on deck B Take the stickys off and then u can see ur result. If u had it on +5.15 u kno ur a tad slow, +5.75 u kno ur too fast, If u have it on the +5.25 u kno u got it spot on In this method u learn.

[@dash1dash2]

@griffinherbst in my case, if I work with cdjs, i prepare my tracks or search for extended versions, which usually include enough headroom and trailing beats for good mixing. You shouldn't use compilation, radio or short versions for mixing.

[@FunkMasterKRoc]

I'm not a dj I am a music producer. So I'm not familiar with dj skills but I know about music theroy and stuff like that. My question just out of curiosity, I know when I'm making a record if I'm usinng say a guitar sample and get it at the right speed it will still make the whole track sound bad if it is nit in the right key. Does the same apply to djing?

[@harryrait3]

This is exactly how I learned... kool.

[@matthijsvanede1010]

wow this ecersice works perfect I practise a lot and now beat matching is very simple for me thanks ellaskins Ps ; I'am dutch so my English is not very good

[@panza34]

Legend!!

[@STR4F3]

new to djing but im stuck between what headphones to get, i heard the Sony 7560's are good so are the mdvr700's, but seinheiser 280 was supposed to be good as well. any electro/techno dj's recommendations on these three? (i have audio technica ad700's right now but im getting a different pair for mixing / shows.)

[@StaffRecordPlayer]

You can also try to use exactly the same tune ... then u will hear a "phasing" sound when its perfectly beatmatched :) What do you guys do if you have changing BPM on one track ? For example if youre mixing tracks, that have already been mixed.

[@BERTEDUS]

amazing guy =D

[@DJ00AGE00T]

@STR4F3 I got the TECHNICS RP DJ 1200 absolutely top !!! i´m very confident with those...

[@ReboyGTR]

Hey J,quick question! What to you like to use when making the transition from tune to tune? The Crossfader or The Channel Faders?

[@Rayven_cat]

@griffinherbst that has always been the challenge of being a dj. What you need is a tweener track. One that goes nicely with the two that clash. So you mix in your tweener track and then mix in your other track. Not all tracks go together, if they sound bad together don't just force it, that sounds bad. Vocals on vocals rarely sound good together, unless they are complementing each other.

[@foreveranuj]

OK - I've been DJing for quite sometime now (and I think I now make reasonably good mixes for fans worldwide). Here's my 2 cents on the beat-matching technik I've adopted: 1) Song 1 Playing on Deck A - you are getting ready with Song 2 on Deck B. Set the CUE point of 2 at the start of a Beat (use Headphones!) 2) Drop 2 in(via Cue > Headphone) at the Beat of 1 and try to rotate the wheel to catch-up/slow-down. Observe the direction of rotation of jogwheel & move the Tempo accordingly! 3) Done!

[@turbomax]

actually this "ohasing" sound will indicate, that your tracks are running slightly offbeat, but only by such a small ammount that you won't hear any difference exept for the phasing-sound. concerning different bpm in one trakc there is no "allround-medicine" you have to know your trakcs and know when a break or tempo change comes. but actually it is almost impossible to keep them in beat when one track changes its speed. so when that change comes, you should only have this track playing.

[@Fatboy0777]

on the back of the mixer find the output marked REC simply connect a phono to 3.5mm cable to it. the 2 ends to the mixer and the headphone jack to the line in of the pc then get some recording software like Audacity set the volumes and record... simple!

[@DKF22]

@lkrux House yeah I have done successful beat matching but progressive and electro house seems alot harder

[@Omanastylez]

@ReboyGTR Well if thats the case, it is likely that they are not beat matched perfectly. Ellaskins video on riding the pitch is a good one in teaching you a good way to match songs perfectly. Perfect beatmatching (beat lock) takes a bit of time during the mix. However, make sure you are using quite a small pitch range on your gear (6 - 10%), as this will make it easier to match the beats accurately.

[@manuyel96]

is correct to do the beatmatching with cue point + pitch without using the jog, this may be a way of mixing?

[@StaffRecordPlayer]

Thx Max :D greets

[@zextremezex]

@TranceFreakers Totaly right, but i think it is 0.76%, my cdj-200 had 2 decimal.

[@Max_power109]

any hints on how to tell which track is infront of the other 1? i can do it when i know which track is faster but not when i dont

[@Middollo]

I picked up beatmaching quite quickly. But what i have problem with is when it starts to go off deciding weather it need to speed up or slow down...

[@vernellstube]

Watch a lot of your videos you seem to be very knowledgeable so hear is a question for you I have to cdj 900 the djm 900 and the kontrol x 1 I want to be able to use all four decks in traktor scratch pro using the cdj's and the kontrol x1 I need to know how to oute and set this up thanks if you can help

[@nell335]

ey sir, i would just like to ask how do you phrase match and beat match at the same time, do you beat match first?then when you already match the beat then thats the time that you will start to count to find your cue????ey sir, i would just like to ask how do you phrase match and beat match at the same time, do you beat match first?then when you already match the beat then thats the time that you will start to count to find your cue????

[@MrBlaiZ3]

Hi Geroge, Not really, if u turn on "Key Lock" / "Master Tempo", you will see that hear track speed changing, but keep same Key, even if u are mixing a song with vocals. So first u have to find and match BPMs like "ellaskins" shows on video, later u have to press play on rigth beat (songs changes every 16/32 beats, thats rigth time to press Play and start you mix), u can find "ellaskins" videos about that. DId i help?

[@griffinherbst]

so where do you get the plain beats for the mixing? im trying to mix songs like we no speak americano and say a david guetta song and no mattter how much i try to get it in sync the lyrics clash and it sounds like crap ps i have cdjs as well

[@Fatboy0777]

you should listen out for the snares and hi hats and match them as the beats vary greatly

[@irishrover99]

hi all,i have a question,if the bpm is the same on both songs you are mixing do you still have to adjust the the pitch or do you just adjust the jog wheel. cheers

[@traxonwax]

BPM readouts, are sketchy or dodgy at beat. Sometimes especially with house music, they are more dead on but with urban/hip hop they can be all over the place. Great video!

[@DjSayvion]

@FunkMasterKRoc yea it can its called harmonic mixing

[@voodoochild1uk]

does it matter when you start the 2nd deck or not?

[@unhallowed45]

I think the SYNC button is Plan B. When all else fails and you can't match the beat up, the sync button is there to help. On the other hand though, it's a shitty, glitchy tool.

[@OrganicRecordsCL]

its a great tool when you want to focus on creativity (i think beatmatching is not a skill)

[@hogdriver32]

pablo andrade it isn't for you 'cause you don't have it

[@thephaseshifter]

Scott V true that, my younger sister got soon her first gig, she does beatmatching, but is really insecure about her skills, i told her try it but when it goes way way to much off train wrecks, and you would like to keep it sync just hit sync or leave the track out. Is the track hard to mix, focus on beatmatching but be ready to hit sync when you need to. I also think the sync button comes in handy to check track out fast, if drum rhythms breaks fit or not. Some tracks you can match them, but cause way different drum patterns they sound horrible.

[@phractured]

@flooddoomerGAMING Then keep your crossfader in the center so you can hear both decks on the main channel.

[@gorke17]

I just bought a reloop mixage controller but i dont't really know anything about it so my friend who is a dj told me to go check your channel can you give me some links that i can use as a beginner plz? Grtz

[@ThePavin]

basically alot of songs change bpm, so bpm reading can be really different, there could be a "real" bpm meter as in exact moment, or their could be an "average" bpm meter.. so im guessing your cdj's show the "real" bpm if im wrong someone correct me, but im pretty sure thats right! hope that helped!

[@TheJackdeluen]

were the 2 tracks you used the same?

[@pk130]

hello I am not J but I will try to help you :) I use iKey Plus - it is a box which you connect to output of your mixer. You can connect pendrive (there is a USB port) to record your set. You may choose record quality. Hope it is helpful :)

[@nemesis4go10]

@uttula: but you still don't know that relative difference between them, since you are changing both pitches on both decks randomly. And the bpm counters are hidden. Your movements doesn't judge the offbeat, and the amount needed to match, thats your ears' work -with a little help from the brain hopefully-.

[@GROOVECLUBER]

mhh i might do this 24/7 :D

[@etienneLividum]

thx mate. peace

[@HalomasterA69]

Im glad this guy isnt putting up his vids on expert village, they dont deserve great videos like this one, ive learned alot, ! Thanks:)

[@threecheerer]

how long did it take you to get good with beatmatching?

[@Livautowerx]

does the "phasing" sound not mean its very slightly off beat?

[@DJSephEntertainment]

What do you do if a song does not have an intro or outro?

[@djmarkcotter]

didn't he do a video on this before? or is this the same video, just uploaded again?

[@kieranmach]

thanks worked 4 me

[@ReboyGTR]

I got a problem with this! I've Beatmatch the 2 tunes i wanna play! It's sounds all good,the beats in the headphones hit at the same time as the sound from the speakers! But when i start to increase the volume on the tune i wanna bring in,the beats still sounds a bit off,even though i matched to beats! Why is this? Help!

[@EulondKelly]

Where do u get your beats?

[@NaNdgate]

and proud

[@jordyball]

Does anyone know how to (on VDJ) how to play one song out of da headfones and one songs out speakers?

[@malaka567]

hey man can you NAME! some good songs to beat match but i want them around the same (bpm) ???

[@ptz021]

GRAET VIDEO :)))

[@bluethrist001]

what if you got a song at 70bpm and one at 140bmp like dubstep or drum n bass beats dont match no matter how many times i try i seen someone go from 60 to 120 how is that possible?

[@Dtctr010]

i bet in one hour tillgo from 26 to at least one thousand good vid very good

[@turbomax]

dnb is not easier to match! it depends on how much you are into dnb. the only thing you have to listen to is the snare on 2 and 4. but, sometimes in some tracks oyu have so called "ghost-snares" so the snare isn't played or slightly after the 2nd or 4th beat... you just have to get a feeling for it. practise!

[@ThePennyboy]

i love you

[@DJDarkuJ]

K Oscarvgn11,Let's see what you can do? Cause I'm getting booked into clubs because of tips tricks and advice this guy has shown me. Where are you at as a DJ?

[@djfrankis]

r they both the same song???

[@ehow99]

they are both the same song?

[@riseup20twelve]

Isn't the wife gonna give you a rollicking for not getting on with the decorating? ;~) props cont' your a good man for doing this for the younguns

[@Becherovkaoriginal]

"If you have something cover your BPM counters on players and practice" but as shown on video, leave your mixer BPM counters uncovered just in case :)

[@lkrux]

@DKF22 house is usually the easiest to learn on.