http://www.john00fleming.com/john_00_fleming_learn.html
Here are Some Tricks, Explained by Johnn '00' Fleming =)

http://www.i-dj.co.uk/technique/
Here are all kind of techniques, from different artists.

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Pepa - Pure Bliss (June 2007 Promo)
Pepa - Visual Thoughts (March 2007 Promo)
Pepa - Trippin' Again

Mash-ups:
Perasma Vs BT - Swing 2 Gravity (Pepa Live Mash-up)
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Last edited by Pinokio on Nov-13-2005 at 19:25

cool site!

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Originally posted by Scorchio Hi. Ok, So I have been DJing for about 3 years on CDs and vinyls, and I've got to a point where I'm not satisfied with my mixing, I'm already well trained in beatmatching and EQing but I would like to learn how to make my mixing more interesting and creative, switching frequencies doesnt do it to me anymore, and so I would appriciate it allot if some of you could drop your tips about your advanced EQing, Drop Mixing, Phasing and Doubeling as an effect (I saw Derrick Carter do this its awesome!) Thanks in advance.

I'm not a pro dj, but a bedroom version of one. Also if mixing in mp3 counts then let me give you my two cents. The way I mix is by taking advantage of effects in the music. For example if a song has bells in it I try to mix a second song that has the same bell effect in it. Then I find a different effect like a repeating swoosh in the 2nd song and mix the third song which has a similar swooshing sound in it. But make sure it feels right, otherwise it can sound like a really horrible transition. This works every time for me!

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Originally posted by PutBoy There are plenty extremely technical DJ's out there. You could always listen to them and hear what they do. It obviously matters what it is you're mixing. Trance would be harder to manipulate, whilst Techno is literally made for it.

Er, YEAH!! i've seen a few techno dj's play and it's full of effects and tricks, but trance is much harder basically because there aren't as many opportunities to use effects. I use simple things like midway through a mix, switch the XF from deck 1 to 2 on each beat (for 1 bar duration) then cutting one and dropping the whole mix back in, and it sounds good to me! but mainly do that with the tekky stuff i play, not trance, don't use many effects at all when i'm playing trance. I think it's just about experimenting with things, and finding things that you like the sound of.

Try listening to dj's like Eddie Halliwell play and then try to mimic some of the effects they've done, not as simple as being told how to do something, i know, but it's a method.

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Originally posted by wee_rooney ok, heres a few tips am gonna try and explain, hope they come in handy............... ..ill add some more when ave had a chance to get used to using these effects

werd up, nuo 5 effect tips! I'll share how i use those same effects a little differently later on. I can't wait to try some of these, thanks wee_rooney!

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Originally posted by Liam werd up, nuo 5 effect tips! I'll share how i use those same effects a little differently later on. I can't wait to try some of these, thanks wee_rooney!

cheers Liam!

look forward to hearin what you can do with them, could be doin wae some new ideas!
im also gettin a kaoss pad 2 at christmas, so hopefully get time to get to grips with that over the holidays aswell!

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Originally posted by PutBoy Beatjuggle? There is a cool technique, it's sounds good with breaks and hip-hop and the like anyways. You cue the 1/4 of one track with the 2/4 of the other track, and you X-fade so that the clap is heard every beat. Kind hard to explain. Let's do diagrams: KICK - CLAP - KICK - CLAP < - Tune 1 CLAP - KICK - CLAP - KICK < - Tune 2 Move the X-fade across for every beat. You could get a nice effect. You should only do this a couple of bars though, like a break-down kinda thing. If you have the same tracks playing on both decks, it's... well, try it. Pretty basic though, I guess

Not beatjuggling but a nice effect.

Beatjuggling is much harder and will take a lot of practice.
It's basically the creation of a beat using the kick and snare of a record and applying the Fader by using scratch techniques.

An example would be taking a standard 4/4 beat and turning it into a hip hop style beat by changing the placement of the kicks.

Sounds wicked when done well but not useful for trance DJs.

Cheers
Nem

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Originally posted by Nemesis44 Not beatjuggling but a nice effect. Beatjuggling is much harder and will take a lot of practice. It's basically the creation of a beat using the kick and snare of a record and applying the Fader by using scratch techniques. An example would be taking a standard 4/4 beat and turning it into a hip hop style beat by changing the placement of the kicks. Sounds wicked when done well but not useful for trance DJs. Cheers Nem

FINALLY! a concise definition. i always wondered what beat juggling was exactly.

can someone re-explain backspins again? i still don't know what it entails, or even what it sounds like. sample please

This is very interesting

What is the correct way to do spinbnacks? I read that on the recess site, but I don't really understand it. When is the correct time to drop one, and how??

I do them with the "live" record, just before the bass kicks in on the the cued track. Turn the gain down on the live track before you do it though!

I will mix in the cued track, starting the first beat at the first bar of the main lead/melody of the live track, then after a phase (32 beats I think?) ill increase the high slightly & reduce the mid of the outgoing (live) track, whilst bringing in the cued track further. Then right at the end of the live track's lead/melody, i'll spin it back quickly then slide the crossfader all the way over onto the cued track just in time for the bass to kick in. Sounds awesome when done correctly, and you have to pick the right records aswell...

A good example is Musique Vs U2 - New Years Dub (Mauro Picotto Mix) into The Green Martian - Industry! Judge Jules did this years ago, I saw it on rapture TV & then practiced it

When mixing the outro with the intro of the incoming song gets a bit stale, do this: match up the end of the outro with the beginning of the climax. You should start to bring in the next record at the beginning of the build up. When nearing the climax, the volume should be around 80%-90%, then go 100% when you reach the climax. The idea isn't original of me, I read it somewhere off the internet.