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1. Welcome To The Class!: Hi, and welcome to this
Skillshare class where you will learn a fast-paced,
high-energy DJ mix. You will learn how
to mix together five deep host tracks
in just five minutes. This class is a
great way for you to practice your DJ skills, learn some new techniques, and have fun all
at the same time. For those that haven't
met me before, my name is DJ Jack Bradley and I'm an international
professional DJ. I have deejayed all around the world including
places such as Thailand, Australia, France,
Greece, and the UK. In those locations, I have deejayed in venues
such as clubs, bars, pool parties, ball
parties, and festivals. I have a huge range
of DJ experience. In this Skillshare class, I'm going to teach you how to do a five-minute deep house DJ mix using some of the techniques
that I use when I DJ live. All the tracks that are
used in this class are available for you to download
for free in the resources. This means you get to join in and follow along step-by-step and learn the exact same DJ mix as I do with the
exact same tracks. In the next video, I will demonstrate to you the exact DJ mix that
you will be learning. Then in the following
videos after that, I'll walk you through
step-by-step how to prepare each individual
track ready for the DJ mix. I will show you
exactly where you need to set all of your hot cues, when to press your hot cues, then at the end of each video, we will practice
how to mix between the two tracks smoothly
using the cross fader. Then once we've prepared all of the tracks and practice mixing
with them individually, I will then go ahead and do
the full mix once again. But this time, you should
be able to join in and do the exact same DJ
mix yourself too. You don't need to be an
expert to do this class as I'll walk you
through step-by-step, everything you need to know and everything you need to do. But it does help if you have some basic DJ knowledge and you understand what all
the buttons and dials do on your DJ controller. If you are a complete beginner
and you want to learn the full basics and
fundamentals of deejaying, you can check out
my full DJ course, called The Complete DJ
Course for Beginners, which teaches you all the
techniques and fundamentals you need to know to DJ
from start to finish. That being said, if you want to learn how to do a fast-paced, high-energy, deep house DJ mix, then let's dive straight into
it and watch the full mix that we are going to learn in the next video. See
you there. [MUSIC]
2. Deep House DJ Mix Demonstraion: In this video, I'm going
to quickly demonstrate to you the exact DJ mix that
you will be learning. I'm going to demonstrate
the full mix first and then in each
video after that, I'll show you exactly
how to prepare each individual track to be able to do this exact same DJ mix. Once we have gone
through and prepared each individual track, we'll then do the full
DJ mix again together at the end where you
will then be able to join in and do the
exact same DJ mix yourself. I hope you enjoy
it and here it goes. [MUSIC]
3. Rekordbox - Quick Set Up: In this video, I'm
quickly going to go through the
settings you need when using Rekordbox to be able to
do this DJ mix effectively. It makes it a lot easier if we both have the same settings as each other and the
correct settings to be able to do this
type of mixing. If you already have
the settings on that, I'm going to show
you, that's great. But if not, you may
just need to quickly change your settings to match
the ones that I am using. Firstly, we just need to go to the settings cog at the top
and open up the settings. Then the first thing we
need to do is go to, view and then scroll down
until you see waveform. Then just when we
get to waveform, we need to make sure
that the color is ticked as RGB for red, green, and blue, and that we also have full waveform selected as well. Then we need to go to the controller top and
then select the mixer tab. From here we just need
to make sure that the crossfader curve
is in the center, so it looks like this one here. Then under the controller tab, we just need to go to the
tab that says, others. Then from here, what I advise is to make sure that the jump before reaching the next
beat box is not selected. As standard, I'll
have this as a tick, but for this one
we're just going to have it not selected. Then we need to make
sure that all of these boxes here say enable and the boxes on the values all have the number one in there. Some of these are standard, may be set to half a
beat or a quarter beat, but we just need to make
sure that they all have the one value in
these boxes here. Then we can just go ahead
and exit the settings. On the far left-hand side
of the waveform at the top, we'll have a little arrow box. If we select that, it will allow you to zoom
in and out of the waveform. What we need to do is just zoom all the way out on the waveform. Then when we are actually
doing the mixes, we want to make sure that both these cues here
are red and activated. This cue here, if it's
not selected a red, just make sure that that
cue is red and the one on the opposite side is
also red and activated. This is just to make
sure that Quantize is activated when you're mixing. What this will do is make
sure that when you use in your hot cues they stay
in time with the track. Also when mixing, we
just need to make sure the beat sync is
enabled on both tracks. You should be able to
have a Sync button on your DJ controller. You just got to make sure
that that is lit up and activated when you're
doing your DJ mixes. What this will do is
make sure that your beat snap in time
with each other, so both tracks are
at the same time when you're doing your DJ mixes. Now, during these tutorials, we will be using a
function called beat jump. If you're not sure how to use these on your DJ controller, there is a tab on
each deck here on the DJ software
that you can do a drop-down just here and find the beat jump function
just on your software. Select that. The main one we're going to be
using is the 32-bit. What this does is it jumps forward and backwards
in the track 32 beats. If you don't have that
on your DJ controller, beat jump, you can just find
it here on your software. Now that we have all
the settings setup correctly for this DJ mix, we're ready to move on
and prepare the tracks. See you in the next video.
4. Serato - Quick Set Up: In this video, I'm
quickly going to go through the
settings you will need when using Serato to be able to do this DJ mix effectively. It makes it a lot easier if we both have the same
settings as each other and the correct
settings to be able to do this type of mixing. If you already have
the settings that I'm going to show you
on, that's great. But if not, you may just
need to quickly change your settings to
match the ones that I'm using for this mix. What we need to do is just go to the settings cog in the
top right-hand corner, and then go to the
DJ Preferences tab. From here, we just
need to make sure that enable hot cues is selected on, the show beat jump controls
is also selected on, and the quantized value
is set to one beat. In the Song Load section, we just need to
make sure we have play from start is selected on, but also we need play from first hot cue point
also selected on. What that will do
is when you load a song with a hot cue, it will move the track
straight away to the first hot cue of that track, and that will come in
handy throughout this mix. Then on sync mode, we just need to make sure
that smart sync is selected. Once we've done that, we
can exit the settings. Throughout these
mixed tutorials, we will be using the
beat jump function. Most DJ controllers do have the beat jump function
on them, but if not, you may need to use the
software and you'll find the beat jump
functions just here. So it will be the second lot of numbers on the second line. The main one we'll be
using is the Number 32, and what this does is
it jumps forwards and backwards in the track 32 beats. When we are doing the DJ mixes, we want to make sure that
both tracks are synced on, and when we're pressing
"Play" on the next track, we want to make sure that
it has the gray sync. This means that
the Sync button is armed, and when it is gray, when you press "Play"
on the next track, it will snap the beats
in time together. If it is in blue or
yellow, it won't do that. When using the beat sync, you want to make sure that the
track that you're going to play next is selected gray. Also, when doing the
mixes in these tutorials, you want to make sure that
the quantize function is on. Up here in the top
left-hand corner, there's a little Q button. If we select that, we need to make sure it's highlighted blue. This means that
quantize is activated. What quantized does is when
you're using your hot cues, it keeps the tracks in time, so that when you're
using the hot cues, the tracks don't go out
of time with each other. Lastly, on the full
waveform here, you can zoom in and out of this waveform all the way
in and all the way out. The best view that I have
found for the mixes is to zoom all the way out and then
go back in once more. I find this view of the waveform most effective for
this type of mixing. Now we have all the
settings ready, we can move on to the next
video and prepare the tracks. See you in the next video.
5. Playlist Preparation: In this video we're going to put all the tracks together in a playlist and then put them in the correct order
ready for the DJ mix. If you haven't done so already, you will need to
download all the tracks that we are going
to be using from the resources which you'll be able to find somewhere
around this video. They will either be below the video or the
side of this video, depending on which platform
you are watching on. Once you have downloaded
the tracks you will need to access your files on your
laptop via the DJ software. You can do this by going to the Explorer tab on the left
hand side of the library, clicking the drop-down
arrow at the side. Or if you are using Serato
go into the File tab at the top of the
library to be able to access your files from there. Then in the Explorer tab, you want to find the tracks
that you have downloaded. Here we have deep house mix, and these are the tracks that
we would have downloaded. Once you have found where
the downloaded tracks are, you'll need to put them
in a separate playlist on your DJ software. In library on the
left-hand side you can scroll it to playlists. Then on the playlist tab, just click the plus icon on
the far right hand side. You can go ahead and
name the play list just like I've done here, Deep House Mix With Me, and then go and find the
tracks from your laptop. Select them all, and
then transfer them over to the playlist by just simply dragging and dropping
over to the playlist. Now we have them here in the
playlist on the software. The next thing we'll need
to do is to make sure we have the right columns
showing on our library. We just need to
make sure we have at least these two
columns showing, which is track title and
the comments columns. If you do have any other
columns showing that's fine, such as here we
have BPM and key, but as long as we make sure
we have the track title and comments columns
we should be okay. We can change the columns by
right-clicking the title bar along the top of the
library and then just selecting which
columns we want. Here now we can see we just have the track title and comments. Once we've done that we are
going to put the tracks into the correct
order for the DJ mix. The first track is going
to be Ocean Drive, and in the comments here,
we're just going to put 01. Then the second track is
going to be Paradise, which is going to be
02 in the comments. Then the third track
is going to be Human, so we need to put 03 in the
comments for that track. The fourth track is
going to be Rupture, which is going to
be 04 the comments. The last track is going
to be Promiscuous, which is going to be
05 in the comments. What this enables us
to do is to click the comments tab at the top of the column and it should put
them in ascending order. Now they're in order for
us ready to mix with. Once we have our
tracks in a playlist and in numbered order
we can now move on to the next video and
start preparing the individual tracks. See
you in the next video.
6. Track 1 Preparation: In this video, we're
going to prepare the first track in the DJ mix. Now, on the left-hand
side on deck 1, we have the first track,
which is Ocean Drive. In this DJ mix, we will mainly be
using hot cues to jump to different
sections of the tracks. When prepared
correctly, hot cues are very simple but effective way to manipulate your tracks
how you want them. With hot cues, you can easily jump to different
sections of the track and play the sections
that you want to play at the exact time
you want to play them. What we will be
ultimately doing in this DJ mix is creating
very short versions of each track that will
only consist of the key most energetic parts of the track that
we want to play. We will be jumping to a
different part of the track every phrase or
every two phrases, and also only mixing over the space of one or two phrases. This way, the mix will move very fast through the tracks and it will keep the energy high and entertaining
throughout the DJ mix, as they will always
be something going on and changing
for the audience. If you aren't sure
what a phrase is, a phrase consists of 32 beats. At the start of a
phrase is generally where significant changes
happen in the track. For example, where signs
will be added or taken away. Because significant changes in a track happen at the
start of phrases, this is where we will be
doing our changes too. This is where we will
be setting our hot cues so the tracks change in time
with the natural structure. If you want to learn
more about phrases and still don't fully understand
them after this DJ mix, you can always check them out on my full DJ course called The Complete DJ
Course for Beginners, which explains
everything you need to know to learn how to DJ. In each track preparation video, we will be setting hot cues
in the correct places, color-coding the hot cues, and also making notes
on the hot cues. This is to let us
know what action we should be doing at each
point in the track. This should make it a lot
easier for us to perform the DJ mix as the hot cue should tell us exactly
what we need to do. Once we have each track
correctly prepared, we will then go on and do the whole DJ mix at
the end together. So that being said, let's start preparing our first track. So the first hot cue we're
going to set here on Ocean Drive is going to be eight beats before
the vocals come in, and that's going to be
at bar number 47.1. We just need to find that
now here on this track. It should be around this area here on the start of the break. Let's have a listen to this
to where the vocals come in. [MUSIC] I'm just going to
wind that back slightly. [MUSIC] So this here
is the key point that we're going to
want to introduce. We're going to go back
eight beats from here. So you can use beat
jump if you want to, or you can just wind
it back because it's only a short number of beats. So I'm just going to
go back eight beats now just to here on
bar number 47.1, and this is going to
be our first hot cue. I'm just going to press
the control of that on the hot cue performance
pads and save that hot cue. What we're going to do here
is right-click the hot cue. Now, we can change the
colors and the comments. We're going to leave
the color green, but change the
comment to start mix. What we're going to do
at this point is just filter the tracking
over eight beats to get to the point where the vocals come in so
it sounds like this. I'm going to turn
the low-pass filter down all the way to
the left-hand side, press the first hot cue, and then filter it
in over eight beats, [MUSIC] and that is how we're
going to start the mix. The second hot cue
we're going to set is one phrase after the drop. So what we're going to do is
find the drop on this track. Here on the waveform, you
can see where it goes red, this looks like the chorus, and the drop is the first
beat of the chorus. So let's have a listen to this. [MUSIC]. So just on that
first beat there. [NOISE] So this is the
drop of the chorus, and we're going to go
32 beats after this. So using beat jump, we're going to jump
forward 32 beats, which is one phrase, and then set the second
hot cue just here. So this is on bar number 73.1. Now, this time we're going to
right-click the hot cue on the software and change
the color to blue, and then also change
the comments. I'm going to right-click
again, change comments., and I'm going to jump to C. What this does is it tells us at this
point on this hot cue, we're going to
jump to hot cue C, and press that hot cue, and hot cue C is going to be one phrase after
the second drop. We find the second drop here towards the
end of the track. [MUSIC] So that is
the second drop. So I'm going to wind it
back to the first beat. From here, I'm going
to jump forward one phrase, which is 32-beats. [NOISE] This here is
at bar number 129.1, and this is going to
be our third hot cue. This one we're going to
leave the color green, but in the comments we're
going to put in press. So we know this
is the button and this is the hot cue
we need to press. So what will happen here is
when we get to hot cue B, we will jump all the way over to hot cue C towards the
end of the track. And because we're working
in terms of phrases, it should still time right
with the track structure. So let's have a listen to this. [MUSIC] 1, 2, 3, 4. So as you can hear
there, it starts a new phrase and the
vocal starts again. So then we get a nice
seamless transition between the hot cues. The last hot cue
we're going to set on this track is going to be one phrase after hot cue C. I want to wind this
track back now. Now, we're back to hot
cue C. I'm going to use beat jump to jump
forward 32 beats, and now we should be
on bar number 137.1, and we want to set our
last hot cue just here. I'm going to change the
color of the hot cue to blue and then change the
comments to mix out. This is the point in the
track where we're going to start mixing out of it, where it starts to reduce down and we can bring
the next track in. Throughout this DJ mix, you'll notice we are using two different colors
for the hot cues. This is so it'll make it much easier for us when
we're doing the DJ mix. The blue color hot cues
means that this point, you need to do an action, and the action is usually to press the next green hot cue. The green hot cues are the hot cues that
you need to press. For example, when it
gets to hot cue B, it will say jump to C, but we don't actually
press that hot cue, we press the next one, which
is green and says press. So you don't actually
press the blue hot cues, they tell you what to do. And the green hot
cues are the ones that we will actually
be pressing. It'll become more clear
and easier to understand the colors as we go through
the tracks and prepare them. I've also made it so that the hot cues go in order
from start to finish. This is also making it easier to follow along during the DJ mix. You go from hot cue A, to B, to C, to D, and then on
the next tracker with the same sequence. Then as you can see, to
make it even easier, we have also included what
to do in the comments. So you can read the hot cue, follow instructions as well. So what I want to do now is
quickly go through this track using the hot cues and talk
you through it as I do it. When doing this mix, we
also need to make sure that quantized is activated
on our DJ controller. This will help us keep in time when pressing the hot cues. So the first thing we're
going to do is turn the low-pass filter down all the way over to
the left-hand side. Then over eight beats, we're going to
filter the tracking. [MUSIC] At this point now, we just want to
listen to the break, await the tract to drop. Now, as we're getting
on to hot cue B, we need to get ready
to press on cue C. 1, 2, 3, 4. So that is jump from chorus 1 to chorus 2C seamless there. That point though, hot cue B as well, press the next tract and
start doing the mix. So there you have it. That is the first track now prepared. Let's move on to the
next video and get the second track prepared.
See you in the next video.
7. Track 2 Preparation: In this video, we're
going to prepare the second track
ready for the DJ mix. On the right-hand side
here, we have the track, Paradise Now, on deck 2. On this track, we're only
going to set two hot cues. On the first hot cue,
we're going to set one phrase and eight beats
before the second drop. So firstly, I'm just going
to find the second drop, which will be around
this area here. We can see the
second break leading up to the second
drop and the chorus. Now the reason why
we have to set the hot cue one phrase
and eight beats backwards from here
is because there is a short eight beat break
just before the drop. If you have a listen
around this area here, there'll be a short
eight beat break leading up to the drop. So this will be the whole
buildup of the track. Then from here will be that the end of the phrase
of the buildup, then there'll be eight
beats leading to the drop. So have a listen to this. [MUSIC] So as you
can hear there, there's a little gap
of eight beats like a bridge between the
build-up and the drop. We have to take this into
account when mixing. So what I'm going to
do is wind the track back to eight beats
before the drop. So just here, I'm at bar 123.1. From this point,
I'm going to jump back 32 beats using beat jump. This is where we're going
to set our first hot cue. Here we're at bar number 115.1, and this is where the first
hot cue is going to be set. This is the start
of a new phrase. When the vocal starts
on the buildup, this is when we're
going to mix in to the previous track, Ocean Drive. So just have a quick
listen to this. [MUSIC] So that's the point we're going to mix into
the track, Ocean Drive. We want to be mixed out of
the track, Ocean Drive, by the end of this phrase, which is eight
bits for the drop. So I'm just going
to play this again. [MUSIC] So it's just at this point here that we
want to mix out of the track, Ocean Drive, completely. I will explain this a
little clearer when I do the mix towards the
end of this video. [MUSIC] So now the second hot cue we're going to set on hot cue B is going to be two
phrases from the drop. So we're here at the drop now, the first beat of
the second chorus, and I'm going to use beat
jump once again to jump forward two phrases 1, 2. So now we're at
bar number 141.1. I'm going to set the
second hot cue just here. So for this hot cue, I'm
going to change the color to blue and also change
the comment to mix out. Also if you've noticed
for the first hot cue, I forgot to add a
comment on that, so we're going to
leave it green and then change the
comments to mix in. Now we've got two hot cues, one mix in, one mix out. The first way I'm
going to show you how to mix this track into Ocean Drive is going to be a very basic but
effective way of mixing. Now, if you've watched any
of the other mix with me, you will know that we generally move the cross fader slowly from one side to the other
over the space of one phrase. But this time we're going to
do it slightly different. So instead of starting with the cross fader all the way over to one side on the track
that is currently playing, we're actually going to
start with a cross fader already slightly over
towards the center. So I would say around a
third of the way over. So not completely in the middle, but not completely over
to the left-hand side, around a third of the way over. This way, when we
start the next track, you can hear the vocals
come in straight away, given more impact to the mix. Then after we've
started the next track, we can then mix as
normal and move the cross fader across
slowly over one phrase. So I'm going to show
you how that mix is done now and listen out for the vocals coming
in straight away as soon as I hit hot cue A. So this time I'm going
to put the cross fader slightly over
towards the center. I'll talk you through the mix. So I'm going to start the track, Ocean Drive, towards the end. Then when it gets to hot cue D, I'm going to press hot
cue A on the track, Paradise, and then slowly
move the cross fader across as normal.
Let's have a listen. [MUSIC] Ready? 1, 2, 3, 4. As you can see, then I got the cross fader all the way
over to the other side, eight beats before the drop. Now when you're doing the mix, make sure you have
both beat syncs on and both quantize activated
on the tracks as well. This way, when you press play, the tracks will snap in time together and be at
the same speed. Now as an extra
touch to the mix, if you know how to use the
equalizers on the mixer, you can use the
low-frequency equalizer to make the mix sound
a little smoother. You can do this by turning down the low-frequency equalizer on a track that you are mixing
it off during the mix. This way, the base
that's coming in on the next track will have more of an impact during the mix. So I'll show you
that one more time. This time I'll show
you how to turn down the low-frequency equalizer at the same time as moving
the cross fader across. So I'm going to put
the cross fader slightly over
towards the middle. The track, Ocean Drive, once again near the end. Both tracks of beat sync up
and quantize is activated. Let's have a listen to this mix. [MUSIC] So when it
gets to hot cue D, I'm going to press hot
cue A on this track. 1, 2, 3, 4. Now I'm going to
slowly turn down the low frequency equalizer, move the cross fader across. So there you have it, you have the option as well to turn down the low-frequency equalizers on the track that you're
mixing out of. But as I've mentioned,
if you're not familiar with the equalizers, that's fine, you can just use the cross fader to go
across to the other side. If you do want to
learn more about using the equalizers
where mixing, you can head over to my
full DJ course after this mix called The Complete
DJ Course for Beginners. It teaches you everything
you need to know to learn how to DJ from start to finish. So that being said, we now
should have track 2 prepared. Let's move on to track
3 in the next video.
8. Track 3 Preparation: In this video, I'm going
to show you how to prepare the third
track of the DJ mix. Now on the left-hand
side on deck 1, we have the track Human. The first track we're going
to set on this track is at the start of the break and
at the start at the vocals. This is going to be
on bar number 33.1, so let's find this in the track. You can see the breakdown here. We have the intro
and then the break, and then the chorus, so it should be around
this area here. [NOISE] We found it
just here at 33.1, is going to be where we
set our first hot cue. Now on this hot cue I'm
going to leave it as green by adding the comments mix in, but I'm also going to add in 2P. The 2P stands for two phrases. For this mixing,
we're going to do it over two phrases instead of one. But I'll show you
how to do that at the end of this video. If we just quickly listen
from this hot cue, this is how we are going to
mix into the previous track, Paradise and the vocals come in straight away on this as
well, so have a listen. [MUSIC] That is the point where we're going to mix
into the new track Human. The second hot cue
we're going to set hot cue B is going to be
two phrases after the drop. Firstly, what we want
to do is find the drop which is around this area
here on the waveform. Let's have a quick
listen. [MUSIC] Just at that point there we're
going to wind the track back. [NOISE] Bar number 50.1,
that's going to be the drop. We need to jump to phrases
from here using beat jump. I'm going to jump
forward 1,2 phrases. Now we should be at bar number 66.1 and this is where we are going to
set our second hot cue. We want to change the
color of the hot cue to blue and then
change the comments to jump to C. The third hot cue
we're going to set, which is going to be hot cue C, is going to be two
phrases from here. We want to use the
beat jump function again to jump
forward two phrases, 1,2 and now we should
be at bar number 82.1 and this is where we're going to
set the third hot cue. On this hot cue we're going
to leave as the color green but then in the comments
we're going to add press. Now the reason why we jump in this section I'm
skipping it out, is because it doesn't
have any vocals in that section so we're going straight from vocals to vocals. If you just have a listen
to where hot cue B is, you'll hear the vocals go out. [MUSIC] What we're going to do at that point is jump to the next part of the
track that has vocals in. I'm just going to show you
how to do that.[MUSIC] 1, 2, 3, 4 [MUSIC]. As you can hear
that for this style of mixing that we're doing, going from vocals to vocals
is a lot more entertaining. The last hot cue we're going
to set hot cue D is going to be one phrase after hot
cue C so I'm going to spin the track
back to hot cue C. [NOISE] Then from here
we're going to use beat jump to jump forward 32 beats and now we should
be at bar number 90.1, and this is going to
be our fourth hot cue. I'm going to change the color
of this hot cue to blue, then also adding the
comments, mix out. This is the point of the
track we're going to mix out of this track
into the next track. Now we have a hot cue
setup on the track Human, I'm going to show you how to mix it into the track Paradise. We're going to do
with a similar style of mixing to the previous mix, where we're going to
start with the crossfader already partly over to the
center of the crossfader. This way the vocals
will come in straight away on the track Human
and then what we're going to do is slowly
move the crossfader across over two phrases
instead of one. Whilst also, at the same time
I went to turn the baseline down and the low frequency equalizer on the track Paradise. I'm going to show you
how to do that mix now and talk you through
it so I'm going to start with the
crossfader already slightly over to the center, around a third of
the way over towards the center and then when it gets to hot cue B on paradise, I'm going to press hot cue A on the track coming in Human. Let's have a listen to that mix. [MUSIC] Here we have some vocals on paradise and as soon
as that goes out, at hot cue B and
I'm going to press hot cue A on the new track. 1, 2, 3, 4. [MUSIC] Now I'm going to slowly start moving the crossfader across turn in the
baseline down on paradise. That is how we do
that mix there and then we're going to wait for
hot cue B jump to hot cue C. Again jumping from
vocals to vocals 1, 2, 3, 4. Then here hot cue D is when
we press the next track. There hot cue D
will start mixing, go and start mixing in the next track that
we're going to prepare it in the next video. Remember, when you're doing that style of mixing as well, if you feel confident enough, you can use the
low-frequency equalizers. If not, using just the
crossfader, will do just fine. Now we have track 3 setup. Let's move on and
prepare track 4, and I'll see you
in the next video.
9. Track 4 Preparation: In this video, I'm going
to show you how to prepare the fourth
track of the DJ mix. Now, on the right hand
side on deck two, we have the track Rupture. The first hot cue we're going to set on this track is going to be one phrase before
the baseline comes in. On the track here
the baseline comes in around this point
on the wave form. We have the intro and then
the kick drum comes in, there's a short break, and then the baseline comes in.
Let's have a listen. [MUSIC] I'm just going to
wind it back to the start of the bass [NOISE]
and then from here, I'm going to jump
backwards 32 beats. Now, we're at bar number 25.1 and this is where we're going
to set the first hot cue. I'm going to lead the
hot cue color green but change the
comments to mix in. This is the point in the
track where we're going to mix into the other track, Human. The second hot cue
we're going to set, hot cue B is going to be eight beats before
the bass comes in. I'm going to beat jump back to the start of the
bass which is just here and now what
I'm going to do is wind the track
back eight beats. [NOISE] We should now be
here at bar number 31.1. I'm going to set the
second hot cue just here. I'm going to change the
color of the hot cue to blue and add in the comments jump to C. When
we're mixing this track in, we're not actually going to
let it get to the baseline. We're going to actually do a hot cue jump during the mix, and I'm going to show you
how to do that shortly. The next hot cue, hot cue
C that we're going to jump to is going
to be eight beats before the vocals come
in on the track and it's going to be two phrases
from this point. What I'm going to do
is pop beat jump on and jump forward two
phrases, one, two. Now, it should be
at bar number 47.1. This is where our third
hot cue is going to go, hot cue C. I'm going to leave the color green and then
change the comments to press. What we want to do during
the mix is jump from hot cue B to hot cue C so this
way at the end of the mix, the vocals come in. If you have a listen
to this drop. [MUSIC] As you can hear that the vocals
come in on that drop as opposed to the drop
where hot cue B is. From here during the mix, when it gets to hot cue B, we're going to press hot cue C and they are both eight
beats before the drop. So it should still
time right with the phrases. Let's
have a listen. [MUSIC] One, two, three, four. [MUSIC] We're going to have to do that during the mix. The last hot cue we're
going to set on this track, hot cue D is going to be one phrase before the
drop of the chorus. The chorus that I'm
talking about is going to be around
here on the waveform. Let's have a listen to this. [MUSIC] What we're going to do is set a hot cue 32
beats before this drop. I'm going to wind the track back slightly. We're on the drop bar. I'm going to use beat
jump to jump back 32 beats and this is where
we're going to set hot cue D, our forth hot cue. I'm going to change the color to blue and then add in
the comments mix out. Again, at this point we're not actually going to
let the track drop. We're going to mix out
of this point into another drop of another track that I'm going to show
you in the next video. So I'm going to quickly
show you how to do this mix from Human into Rupture and then jump through the track Rupture as I talk
you through it. Now, because there's no vocals straightaway in the
track Rupture we can start with the cross fader all the way over to one side, and then slowly push it
across over one phrase. Then just before we get to
completely the other side, we're going to press
the hot cue C so we have a different drop
at the end of the mix. I'm going to start
with the cross fader all the way over to
the left hand side. This time start the track Human from hot cue C, and I'll
talk you through it. [MUSIC] When it gets to hot cue D, I'm going to press hot
cue A on this side, then move the cross
fader across, and then when it
goes to hot cue B, press hot cue C. That is how you do that mix. As you're doing it, you have to make sure you're ready for hot cue B coming up to press
hot cue C during the mix. I'm going to show you that
mix one more time but this time use the low
frequency equalizer. You do have to be quick
with this mix and do have to be on the ball. I'll
show you one more time. Just put the cross fader
all the way over to the left hand side and press hot cue C on the track, Human. [MUSIC] This time I'm going to move the cross
fader across and use the low frequency equalizer
at the same time. One, two, three, four. Get ready for hot cue C. But remember, using the low frequency equalizer is just an option for a
smoother transition. Using just the cross fader
it will be just fine. Now, we have the fourth
track setup and ready. We're now going to prepare
that last fifth track in the next video. See you then.
10. Track 5 Preparation: In this video, I'm going
to show you how to prepare the fifth
track for the DJ mix. Now on the left-hand
side on deck 1 we have to track, Promiscuous. The first hot cue
you're going to set on this track is going to be one phrase before the drop
of the second chorus. As you can see here, this is going to
be break number 2, and this will be
chorus number 2. Let's have a listen to that. [MUSIC] Just here is the drop
of the second chorus, and we're going to jump
back 32 bits from here. This is where our
first hot cue is going to be at bar number 81.1. I'm going to leave the
color of this green and then change the
comment to mix in. This is the point in
the chat we're going to mix into the track rupture. The second hot cue we're
going to set, hot cue B, is going to be one
phrase after the drop, but four beats back. What I'm going to do is
go back to the drop. I'm back here on the
drop of the track, and then we'll jump
forward 32 beats, but now from here, I'm going
to go backwards four beats. [MUSIC] Now we should
be at bar number 96.1, and this is where our second
hot cue is going to be. What I'm going to do is
change the color to blue, and then in the comments put, jump to C. The third hot cue we're going to set
hot cue C is going to be one phrase forward
from this point. What I want to do is
go back to beat jump, jump forward one more phrase, and now we should be
at bar number 104.1, and this is going to be
where our third hot cue is. I'm going to leave it
the colored green and then change the
comments to press. Now, as you can see
here from this point, there is a slight
forward beat break. Let's have a listen to that. [MUSIC] As you can hear, there's a slight
vocal just before it. This is the reason why
we've put it forward four beats on the
last two hot cues, so it should sound
something like this. [MUSIC] One, 2, 3, 4. [MUSIC] It should now still be in time with the track's natural structure and phrases, but both hot cues are four beats before the
start of the phrase. This is just so
you fit the vocals at the start of this phrase. The last hot cue we're
going to set is hot cue D, and it's going to be at the
last phrase of the chorus. This is going to be
at bar number 113.1. This is going to be around this area here on the waveform. I'm just going to
find the bar 113.1. [MUSIC] It's just here. I'm going to set the
fourth hot cue just here, and then change
the color to blue, and then in the comments, I'm going to put, filter out. This is going to be the end of the mix where we're
just going to use the filter dial to filter the track out for
the end of the mix. What I'm going to do now
is show you how to mix auto Rapture into the
new track, Promiscuous. Let's just start
the track rupture just before hot cue D, and also the crossfader
is going to start all the way over to
the right-hand side. Then over the space
of one phrase, I'm going to slowly
move the crossfader across to the left-hand side
to the track, Promiscuous. In this mix, we don't necessarily
have to use the law of frequency equalizes because it's a break on top of a break, there's no baselines in the
tracks so we can just use the crossfader for this mix and it'll be just as effective. Let's have a listen to that mix. [MUSIC] One, 2, 3, 4, and I'll slowly move
the crossfader across. As you can hear that
replaced the drop on Rapture to the drop
from Promiscuous. Then when it gets to hot cue B, I'm going to press "Hot Cue C." Then from here when it gets to hot cue D we're going to
slowly filter the track. [MUSIC] There you have it. That is how you do the
last mix of this DJ mix. In the next video, I'm going to do the
full performance again of all the tracks
mixing into each other, and you should be able to
join along as well and use the same hot cues
and do the same mixes. I'm also going to include some pop-up instructions
as well with the mix, so you can follow
along and watch what I do so you understand it fully. Let's have a watch of that and I'll see you in the next video.
11. Full Deep House DJ Mix Demonstration : In this video, I'm now
going to demonstrate to you the full DJ
mix once again, but this time you
should now have all the hotkey
setup correctly on your own tracks and also have had a practice
with them too. This means now you should
be able to mix along and do the exact
same DJ mixers I do. As I do the DJ mix, the video will also include
pop-up instructions as well. So as you are watching the mix, you should understand
what to do. For the purpose of
this demonstration, I will be using in
the low-frequency equalizes to mix width. But remember, if you
don't feel comfortable using the law of frequency
equalizes just yet, it will still work
if you just want to use the cross fader by itself. Have a watch me doing the DJ mix first and then give
it a go yourself. If you follow the
hot cues that you've set up and prepare correctly, you should have no problem
doing this Dj mix. Good luck, and I hope you
have lots of fun with it. Let's do it. [MUSIC]
12. Congratulations!: Well done and congratulations
for completing this class. I hope you've enjoyed it
and I hope you've had a lots of fun learning
and doing the DJ mix. There are more DJ classes just like this one on my profile. So if you did enjoy it, make sure you check
those out too. As mentioned at the
start of the course, if there was anything you
didn't fully understand or you want to learn more about the fundamentals of deejaying, you can always watch
my full DJ course called the complete DJ
course for beginners. It teaches you everything
you need to know about deejaying from
start to finish, with over 23 tracks and 30 guided mixed tutorials for
you to mix along with also. Once again, I hope you've really enjoyed doing this DJ makes just as much as I've enjoyed
putting it together for you. I hope to see you again
soon. Bye for now.
Jak Bradley, Professional International DJ
