Guides / Tutorial for beginner DJs?

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Posted by Hauken on Jan-28-2006 14:19:

Guides / Tutorial for beginner DJs?

Hey

I'm just mixing for fun and only play when mates come over for parties etc, i'm not aiming to play at clubs or anything like that. I like to make my own mixes and pass around to my mates aswell.

However, i'd like to do it with style ofc :P.

Currently, i'm using Traktor and trial-and-error for dj'ing and i suspect that's not the best way to go. I don't know shit about DJ'ing tbh and i proboubly need to learn the basics and maybe some more techniques?

What i'd like if there is any known beginner guides "stating the obvious" and other pages with articles etc so that you actually could read up a bit on DJ'ing?

I can't afford any turntables yet (Only the records :P) so i'd have to stick to MP3s and my computer for now. Software; Something better then Traktor or is it an ok choice for beginners?

Posted by est on Jan-28-2006 14:36:

http://www.recess.co.uk/start.html

^^Good site, mainly aimed at vinyl but still a useful resource.

Posted by Ministerio on Jan-28-2006 14:37:

www.recess.co.uk

EDIT: Err, ^ beat me to it

Posted by ChoBo on Jan-28-2006 15:25:

that is a great site for starting out!

Posted by benoitfan on Jan-28-2006 16:39:

definitely that website posted in there.
i also made a small site 4 years ago or so for traktor 1.0 that still teaches the basics of mixing, if you want check it out here http://members.tripod.com/wrestling_fans0/mixing.htm

Posted by tvmann on Jan-28-2006 17:25:

How To DJ Right: The Art And Science Of Playing Records (book)

http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/revi...owtoDJRight.htm

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/08...glance&n=283155

They are said to be updating the book to add newer information about digital methods.

Posted by est on Jan-28-2006 17:47:

quote:
Originally posted by tvmann
How To DJ Right: The Art And Science Of Playing Records (book)
They are said to be updating the book to add newer information about digital methods.

"How to DJ Properly", I think! Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton.

Posted by Ygrene on Jan-28-2006 17:53:

quote:
Originally posted by tvmann
How To DJ Right: The Art And Science Of Playing Records (book)

http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/revi...owtoDJRight.htm

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/08...glance&n=283155

They are said to be updating the book to add newer information about digital methods.

+1

This book should be a mandatory read for any DJ. Not only is it helpful but, it's a fun read too.

Posted by Danila on Jan-28-2006 18:09:

I found lots of stuff on djforums.com in tutorial section usefull. Im a beginner as well

Posted by ivanbee on Jan-28-2006 22:21:

quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
+1

This book should be a mandatory read for any DJ. Not only is it helpful but, it's a fun read too.

i bought this book about a month ago and i love it! it's helped me out a lot. i would def. reccomend it to anyone that wants to learn how to be a dj. also...check out the tutorial section on www.topdjgear.com they have some good tips in there. good luck

Posted by JakeC on Jan-28-2006 22:49:

http://www.djsource.co.uk

the original and the best.

Posted by etazbaz on Jan-28-2006 23:00:

i bought four dj books off of amazon.com and by far the best one was "how to dj right" it will teach you everything you need to know about beat matching, phrase matching, harmonic matching etc. it will take you probably a year or two to outgrow that book. "a dj saved my life" is also a great comprehensive book on the history of djing if ur interested. it wont teach you techniques though.

Posted by Hauken on Jan-28-2006 23:06:

Thanks a lot everyone for these tips! Very helpful replies! Will def. pick one of em books up, just as long as i can find it in Sweden.

Posted by Ted Promo on Jan-29-2006 03:49:

Is this all for vinyl (as it looks like), or are there books out there for aspiring cd djs?

Posted by stevieboy32808 on Jan-29-2006 04:10:

Learn from the pros:

http://www.john00fleming.com/john_00_fleming_learn.html

Posted by trancecadet on Jan-29-2006 10:15:

one thing id suggest with tracktor is to assign keys to common functions ie pitch bend/cue/loop etc. You can a do way more with the keyboard and 2 hands than just your hand on the mouse... Also learn to mix in bars/sequence if you havent already then learn to mix harmonically (theres a sticky on it)..

hope that helps. Ive been mixing with tracktor since it was released so anything you wanna know just ask