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How to DJ Right: The Art and Science of Playing Records
Genuinely a really good guide.
You should probably read How to DJ Right and the entire manual for Traktor, and the links on the right hand side under Marvelous Manuals.
I suggest you start reading before you go much further into DJing. Your question is so basic it hardly even makes sense.
Start playing around, learn what you can do with your new hardware! Don't worry about technical skill yet, just learn some verbs.
Load up a track you like and play with it. What can you do with it, and how do you do it on that controller? Speed it up? Slow it down? Play it backwards? Set it so it plays from a certain point in the track when ever you want it to? Loop a section of the track?
How about another track? Maybe you can get them to play at the same time? See if you can get the timings matched up? Try playing one track, then playing another before it's done and see if you can transition smoothly with the crossfader. Take a dance track with lots of drums on the intro and outro and see if you can transition from its ending into its beginning.
Once you're comfortable with that a bit, I'd say start soaking up tutorials and learning from others. This book really helped me: How to DJ Right. If you have any friends who can teach you how they do it, they will be your most valuable asset.
This is all general advice, I've never played with an S4 before, but I can't imagine it'd be different than learning any other cool new music thing. Best of luck!
Don't worry about it and just go mix more. When I was first getting into it I was lost as what to do. get "how to Dj right"
http://www.amazon.com/How-DJ-Right-Science-Playing/dp/0802139957/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375237654&sr=8-1&keywords=how+to+dj+right
Just spin more, love what you are doing, record what you do, listen to it. post stuff here get feedback. Heck I said I would listen to you stream some music. If you want I can give you some 1 on 1 coaching.(not that I am some super awesome DJ)
You can use a keyboard and some free or pirated software, but it's probably pointless. Better off reading this cover to cover and the wiki over there ->
It's an expensive hobby so prepare for that too.
How to DJ Right.
Tremendously helpful to me, not only do i feel more confident in my ability to play for people now, but I also believe it helped me with my production, even though its not a book on production.
https://www.amazon.com/How-DJ-Right-Science-Playing/dp/0802139957/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505229521&sr=8-1&keywords=how+to+dj+right
if using vinyl proper handeling of record, platter, and pitch
Don't waste your money. There's plenty of free resources out there.
This book is worth it tho: http://www.amazon.ca/How-DJ-Right-Science-Playing/dp/0802139957
Well I'd highly recommend snagging a copy of this book as well as checking out /r/Beatmatch.
That book has helped me with loads. It covers beat and phrase matching among lots of other things.
> i've tried to find the book "How to DJ right" but I just couldn't.
Did you maybe try looking on Amazon?
There are a lot of areas that need work here... (Obviously because it's your first mix)
There's nothing wrong with varied genres, but you have to connect songs together with something. It could be a vocal line, complementary melodies, or a matching vibe. Mixing in a song that is the complete opposite mood to the previous track can also sometimes work as a surprise. Songs have to relate! Learning to beatmatch helps you find these connections because as you cue your next track and mix it in you start to hear what works and what doesn't. Your song choices have absolutely no flow. They're not beatmatched or in key and the filter use throughout them is irritating...
The two Toro Y Moi songs and "Get Lucky" share a similar vibe. You could mix those, then move to a darker tone with "Addiction" followed by the Metronomy song. That may or may not work but it's worth a shot... Since you are using Ableton you have the luxury of pre arranging your mix ahead of time, so you should make sure it works perfectly.
As a beginner I highly recommend this book: How To DJ Right It's definitely not Ableton specific (it was written in the era of turntables) but it will help you through your initial stages.
And you should watch this video for some basic mixing techniques: 5 Basic Mix Techniques
I thinks you've got a good start with your taste in music but take the time to practice the fundamentals!
If you don't mind reading a bit, the book [how to dj properly ](How to DJ Right: The Art and Science of Playing Records https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802139957/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_7JRjyb8361T41) is a great jumping off point
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and for more historical perspective: Last Night a DJ Saved My Life.
Same authors, good reading
I really recommend you checking this book out. It is actually very informative and helps with all the basics.
Hi! in a nut shell -- DJing is playing the right song for the right crowd at the right time. I think it's an amazing journey because sometimes I get it right, and other times I get it wrong, but in both instances, I learn something about myself and about others.
I would HIGHLY recommend picking up a copy of the book that is listed in the announcements. It helped me to understand a lot of the 'Why' of how things work.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802139957
Also feel free to msg me with any specific questions you might have. I mostly use Serato but am transitioning to Rekordbox.
I like books, so maybe we should have a book section? We can include:
We should probably include things about turntablism too. Here's a tutorial video series for that. And links to documentaries? I found Scratch to be pretty entertaining. Or would this stuff be more suited for the turntablists subreddit? r/DJs has more subscribers...
Harmonic mixing seems like it would be a good thing to throw in there.
If you want to do art where you splatter green, blue, red, and brown all over an ungessoed canvas then go ahead. If you want to be respected for it, I suggest you study your history and actually be able to tell what the difference is between genres.
Watch this..
If you understood how challenging it is to make a great mix with one genre, one tone and a solid curation for the perfect moment in time, you would not be bored. Dig deeper.
Read this
Trust me, you'll notice how much better things get when you actually take the time to understand this art. I'm not writing this to give you shit, I just want you to be a better DJ. You should want that too.
If anyone wants to learn about DJing or is a beginner, this book is absolutely necessary in my opinion. It teaches the science and theory of what is actually happening at every given moment.
A good DJ feels the crowd and massages them in the direction that they unwittingly want to go. An audience has an endurance that varies. One sign of a good DJ is that they understand this and balance the peaks and troughs of excitement. "DJs" that record a mix and then play it live are like obnoxious travelers abroad that assume the local culture will praise them and bend to their will. One size does not fit all when playing live. You must watch their faces, listen to their voices, and feel what they feel in order to lead them to new heights.
I watched what DJs were doing a lot, I googled a lot, I read shit tons of forum posts and I wasn't afraid to ask questions. I know people who swear by this book.
Feel free to ask me about junk.
As for actually improving as a DJ rather than tech stuff, here's a few tips.
If you're looking to get into DJing, I highly recommend this book
Best to start with the basic theory there is a good book [how to dj right] (https://www.amazon.com/How-DJ-Right-Science-Playing/dp/0802139957) got mine used from the market place for like 3€. Though doing all that with no hardware is little fun but i guess enough to get a taste and see if you really want to pursue it
Listening to a lot of mixes is certainly a great idea, I didn't even think about DJing for years, I just love music so much, I realized after a while I had a serious collection going and people seemed to like my taste in music.
I started using Virtual DJ without a controller for a LONG time, just putting together mixes with a mouse and keyboard (painful, but it works). I'm always listening to music, always looking in various places for music new and old. Beatport is a great finger on the pulse of electronic music, but certainly don't limit yourself to one place. Did you hear a song, a band or producer you like? Type that shit into pandora and have a listen, you won't find gold every time, but it's a good way to discover new stuff.
My buddies in the IRC channel (look how to access this room on the right hand nav bar dealie, we'd love to talk to you about getting into DJing) are usually linking this book and this one as well to newcomers. I haven't read them myself though.
Your passion for music will drive you forward, just keep listening and do some practice transitions, keep mixing, all the time. The different styles and techniques you can employ in your DJing can be overwhelming, but just focus on the basics. Learn your style, your niche, your SOUND, work on blending tracks and whatever else you want to do will.. present itself in time. Good luck homie and I hope to see you in #r_djs!
For me this was better than any DJ course or a video.
https://www.amazon.com/How-DJ-Right-Science-Playing/dp/0802139957
I actually had a friend who's been DJing for ~7-8 years sit me down and explain it to me. Since then though he's lent me this book, which breaks it down in the same way that he did.
http://www.amazon.com/How-DJ-Right-Science-Playing/dp/0802139957
The book is pretty old and very DJ focused, but track structure is hugely relevant to DJs so this should be really helpful. There's no real focus on trap or hip hop, but the same concepts are applicable to almost all genres of electronic music.
Pretty much all vinyl. It's the most fun. But, despite having spun a few parties, it's just a hobby for me, which makes it way easier to justify the format (and a big part of the fun is digging for old house and disco records, and finding gems in the dollar bins).
Ellaskins was pretty helpful when I was starting although I think that just as helpful as his actual videos is his takeaway message, "practice and enjoy" - just gotta stick with it and get the feel for it. Also, I had the book How to DJ Right which helped me visualize some things early on.
As for BPM, I finally got around to putting BPM stickers on my disco collection because the BPMs are so all over the place that I got tired of thinking "oh yeah this track would go great next" and it turns out to be like 20 bpm slower once I start attempting to mix it. I haven't bothered with my house collection because it's all in a similar range and I just have a good idea of which records are "slower" (like 115-120bpm) "medium" or "fast" (closer to 135), and so as long as you are not grabbing an outlier, with practice, you should be able to figure out about how much quicker or slower the new record you're trying to mix in is, and you just get a feel for pitch slider position. I also generally try not to go over/under about 4% on the pitch slider especially if the track has vocals (for something more like, say, techno, I think this matters less). I'm sure lots of people have different opinions on that, just giving you mine.
There's a book called, "how to DJ right" https://www.amazon.com/How-DJ-Right-Science-Playing/dp/0802139957 that I read a longggg time ago but I think explains how to manually sync records the old fashioned way. Quick google search found this, which breaks down all the random info pretty well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I86wv3WcDgg
My personal opinion here, but I think this is one of those things where people should learn by trial and error. There are so many free resources out there now days, that if you really have the desire and dedication to learn, you will do it on your own. You will crash and burn, but god damnit, you will come back and try again time after time after time. Sure, you can take a lesson from someone to learn a new technique or whatever, but you should have basic skills going in. I've been doing this for 15+ years now. I've met many "I am going to pay this guy to teach me to DJ!" people. Not a single one has ever made it anywhere.
As funny as it sounds, I've given this book to a countless number of people. To some as a gag gift and to others as a subtle hint....
https://www.amazon.com/How-DJ-Right-Science-Playing/dp/0802139957
https://www.amazon.ca/How-DJ-Right-Science-Playing/dp/0802139957
There are a lot of translatable concepts here, even for digital DJs.
I have learned with that guy ellaskins but another user posted that, besides that i'd recomend to listen to other DJs of the genres you like, obtain the tracks of those mixes, listen to the tracks you like and put close attention to how that DJ mix those songs and at least for EDM mixes there is not too much you can learn or teach.
Also this book is a good inside to DJ topics, is a bit too swallow but at least i enjoyed reading it
How to DJ Right
I think this book should be requisite reading for anyone who wants to become a DJ. Not too expensive and covers all the bases.
I'm not sure about general musical knowledge, but this book is absolutely great for DJs:
https://www.amazon.com/How-DJ-Right-Science-Playing/dp/0802139957
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What I remember from reading this a long time ago is that BPM = Beats per minute, and they are important for beat matching
from google - http://bpmdj.yellowcouch.org/djskills.html
This is exactly what I would say.
Check this book out if you can:
How to DJ Right: The Art and... https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802139957?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Some advice from this bedroom DJ who just does it for fun...
This book is cheap used on Amazon and despite being dated in many ways, it has a ton of great advice.
https://www.amazon.com/How-DJ-Right-Science-Playing/dp/0802139957
Also, ellaskins on YouTube. In the beginner videos he speaks very plain and it's easy to understand.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr3_EE6O_eA71X2quaKvziw
More than anything, hop on your deck for a few tracks every day and just sort of screw around, trying different things.
As always, feel free to ask things here, check the search first, but everyone here is fairly nice for the most part.
This is a definitive guide for the noob. You'll need to cover what they've covered.
Buy the book "How To DJ (Properly)" for a really good coverage of the basics and doesn't presume you already know specific stuff.
Then, read the book.