http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...?threadid=82271

check that thread first.

personally, i would suggest doing the following. first learn the mixer. figure out what each knob and slider does to the sound. it's really not all that complicated, logically laid out. read the manual if you need to.

next i would put the crossfader in the middle, leave all the channels open (all they way up) and put on two records. try to beatmatch them, don't even worry about headphones at first. once you've got beatmatching down, then learn EQ and fading.

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Originally posted by bia my boyfriend and my turntables just came yesturday.....

You can order boyfriends online too? WoW! Did he come from the same site as your turntables? If so, why didn't you upgrade to a boyfriend that can teach you to Dj!



Anyway, as Johnsmith said above, make sure that you know what each knob, button and slider does before you start out. Play a record and see what each does. Then, what I would suggest is that you use only three things:

1. The gain control for each of the two channels that your TTs are hooked up into.

2. The volume sliders for the same two channels.

3. The cue pan slider that allows you to adjust the volume in the headphones between % cue track and % live track.

Everything else you can ignore once you set the master at a reasonable level.

The first thing that you should do when you lay down the record is to put the track to the right speed, 33/45/78, then, with the needle in the middle of the vinyl (during a chorus etc) adjust the gain level of that track so that it peaks just beyond 0dB. You don't want to overload your equipment.

Then back your record up and let it spin until you reach your first bass beat. Stop your record by holding it in place and letting the slipmat slip (like it is supposed to!). Rewind the track until you can move the vinyl back and forth over your first bass beat. Then move it back and forth to the rhythm of the live track so that the beat in your headphones matches the beat coming from the speakers. Once you feel that you can release the beat on cue, then do so and push the record slightly so that it will catch up to the live one.

So how do you start learning how to beatmatch? First thing I would do is start with two really long tracks--10 mins or more if you can find them. This will give you plenty of time to try to beatmatch the two tracks. The hardest part of learning how to beatmatch is figuring out which track is going faster/slower. In order for you to speed things up, use my technique and listen to the highs of each track rather than the bass beats. This is way more accurate to beatmatch with anyway, so it is a good habbit to develop now. Use the cue pan slider to figure out which sounds are coming from each track.

Once you figure out if your cue track is faster or slower, then adjust the pitch slider accordingly and then go back to your first bass beat. Release it and then tweak the record so that it is beatmatched again (even for a short amount of time) and keep repeating this process until your track is beatmatched. This sounds so simple, but it may take you about a week before you can start to bring two tracks together without sounding horrible. You will get better and better as you keep practicing, but you MUST practice. When your BF is spinning, watch what he does and listen to what is coming out of the speakers. I would also suggest that you get a headphone splitter so that the one of you who is not spinning can still listen to what the other one is listening to. You will also need another pair of headphones. You can get all the parts that you need at radio shack, the salesperson can help you.

To preempt your next post, search the web and read about how to beatmatch, phrasematch, gainmatch, keymatch etc. There are a lot of other aspects to DJing other than beatmatching, so don't forget that once you beatmatch your first two tracks and think that you are the shit One of the better sites that everyone recommends is this:

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

Visit it, read it, learn it! I also suggest picking up How to DJ right by Frank Broughton and Bill Brewster. This book has gotten its own great review thread on this forum, so search for it if you want to learn more about this book. I have it and recommend it whole-heartedly.

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Originally posted by Dj Flesch You can order boyfriends online too? WoW! Did he come from the same site as your turntables? If so, why didn't you upgrade to a boyfriend that can teach you to Dj!

hHEaah what a funny one...lol

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Originally posted by bia my boyfriend and my turntables just came yesturday.....i am sooooo excited

We don't wanna know! People ejaculate all the time anyway!

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Originally posted by Rememberence_ We don't wanna know! People ejaculate all the time anyway!

I don't!

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Originally posted by Push2005 Ik ben net terug begonnen met cassettes op te kopen... Die pitchcontrol is echt ongelofelijk !

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Originally posted by Tiger777 I don't!

*points and laughs*

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Originally posted by Unknown DJ *points and laughs*

Bahhahahaha, nice come back hehe

sounds like someone got sum decks then . when i first got mine i was fasinated at how they span and dazed for about 10 minues as my head went in circle motions hehe, smal things please small minds

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Just to let you know, Beatmatching is something really hard for new wannab dj's like me just don't give up, and practice everyday pretty much forget about your B/F
One last thing ... You will not learn how to beatmatch in a week or 2, it might take you months !

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ha ha guys real funny......i was going to edit it, but after i read it i figured i would leave it up just for kicks.....i always order boyfriends online anyway....thanks for the tips.....i know it will take time....but progress is being made
i know what everything does on the mixer and actually have played two records at the same time without it being train wrecked(i wouldn't call that beat matching, though).... but then after a couple minutes didn't sound good anymore-it was horrible......i will master the art of djing--i am not a wannabe, i just want to have fun and drop beats

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How many records do u have ?

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