Transcripts
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 five EDM tracks together
in just five minutes. [MUSIC] 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 DJed all
around the world, including places
such as Thailand, Australia, France,
Greece, and the UK. In those locations, I have
DJed in venues such as clubs, bars, pool parties, boat
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 EDM DJ mix using some of the DJ 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. So 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 will 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 have
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 will 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 DJing, 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 EDM 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.
2. DJ Mix Demonstration: In this video, I'm going
to quickly demonstrate to you the exact DJMix that
you will be learning. I'm going to demonstrate
to you the full mix first and then in each
video after that, I will show you
exactly how to prepare each individual
track to be able to do this exact same DJMix. Once we have gone through and prepared each individual track, we will then do the full DJMix
again together at the end, where you will then be
able to join in and do the exact same
DJMix yourself. I hope you enjoy it. [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
these 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'm using. Firstly, we just need
to go to the settings, click at the top and
open up the settings, and then the first thing
we need to do is go to View and then scroll down
until you see waveform, and 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 tab 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, and then from here,
what I advice is to make sure that the jump before reaching the next
beat box is not selected. As standard, it'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 1 in there. Some of these are
standard, maybe 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, and 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 were
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 and 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, and what this will do is make sure that when you're
using your hot cues, they stay in time
with the track. Also when mixing, we just
need to make sure that 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, and 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, and the main one we're going to be
using is the 32 bit. What this does is it jumps forwards 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
these 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 Quantize 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 or with the hot cue, it will move the track
straight away to the first hot cue of that track. 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 mix 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. It will be the second lots 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
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 quantize 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 grow out
of time with each other. Unless they own 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
to do 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 should be able to find somewhere
around this video, they will either be below this video or at the
side of this video, depending on what platform
you're watching them. 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 in record box, then finding the music
tracks from there, or by going to the
File tab at the top of the library in Serato and then finding your
tracks through them. For example, I've clicked
the Explorer tab here, gone to the Music's tab, which will be in my laptop, and then I find
EDM mixed with me. Once you find where
the downloaded tracks are on your laptop
via the DJ software, you will need to put them in a separate playlist
on the DJ software. What you'll need to do is scroll up on the library on
the left-hand side, create a new playlist by
clicking the plus icon, and then name the playlist, and then simply drag and drop the tracks into the playlist. Now I have all five trucks in a separate playlist
ready to mix with. Then what we'll need to
do is make sure that we have the right column
showing on our library. We only really need
two key columns, which is track title
and the comments. If you do have any other
columns, that's fine. As long as you
make sure you have at least the track title and comments showing
you a library. You can do this
by right-clicking the titles tab and selecting which columns that you want to show in the library. As you can see here, we've got the preview of the waveform, the track title,
and the comments. Once we've done that,
we're going to put the tracks in the correct order, ready to do the DJ mix. The first track we're going to play is the track, I Love It. What we're going to need
to do for that track is just put a 01
in the comments. That will represent that that is the first track
we're going to play. Then on the track Hello, we're going to put
02 in the comments. Then on How Deep Is Your Love, we want 03 in the comments, and then on the track
Something Just Like This we want 04 in the comments. Then on the last
track, Shape Of You we want 05 in the comments. Now what you should be
able to do when you click the comments title bar, it should put them
in ascending order. Now 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, which is the track, I love it. We will just need to load
the track up on Deck 1 on the left-hand side
here, be ready to prepare. 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. With hot cues you
can easily jump to different sections
of the track and play the sections you want to play at the exact time
you want to play them. What we will
ultimately be doing in this DJ mix is
creating very short, condensed versions of
each track that will only consist of the key most
energetic parts of the track. We will be jumping
to a different parts of the track every phrase, and also only mixing over
the space of one phrase. This way, the mix will move very fast throughout the
tracks and it will keep the energy high and
entertaining throughout the DJ mix as there will always be something going
on unchanging. If you are unsure
what's a phrase is, a phrase consists of 32 beats. At the start of a
phrase is generally where the significant
changes happen in the track. For example, where
the sounds will be added or taken away. Because significant changes in a track happen at the
start of a phrase, this is also where we'll
be doing our changes too. We will want to set our hot
cues and do the changes in time with the phrases to make sure the DJ mix sounds good. 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 hot cues to let us know what actions we should be doing at that point
in the track. This should make it a lot
easier for us to perform the DJ mix as the hot cues should tell us exactly
what we need to do. Then once we have prepared
each track correctly, we can then go on and do the whole DJ mix at
the end together. With that being
said, let's start preparing the first track. The first hot cue that we
should be setting on the track, I love it, is 16 beats
before the first break. What we need to do is find where the first break
is on the track. As you can see, the
waveform reduces in size just here so that should
be the start of the break. Let's have a listen to this. [MUSIC] Just here where
the break starts. [MUSIC] I'm going to use the beat joint function
and jump back 16 beats. From here, this is
where we're going to set our first hot cue. So I'm just going to
press the hot cue pad on my DJ controller and
set the hot cue there, and also when we
say each hot cue, I'm going to let you know
what bar number it is. As you can see here
on the waveform, it is set to 29.1. That is the exact
point that you want to set the first hot cue. What we're going to do at
this point is start the mix, and we're going
to do it 16 beats before the break and filter in, so it sounds like this [MUSIC] What we're going
to do on this hot cue is just right-click it, go to Add comments and just
type in start mix filter in. Now when we see this hot cue, we know we should start
the mix and filter it in. The next hot cue
we're going to set is one phrase after the drop. The drop is the first
beat of the chorus. We're going to find the
drop of this track. [MUSIC] There it is, the drop of the track
and we're going to set the hot cue one
phrase from here. Again, using beat jump, we're going to jump
forward 32 beats, and using my performance
parts on the DJ controller, I'm just going to set the
second hot cue just here. As you can see on the waveform, this will be set on Bar 69.1, but this time on the notes, we're going to right-click the hot cue and change
it to a blue color, and then in the comments, we're going to add Jump to C. What we're going
to do at this point, we're not going to
press the blue hot cue. We're going to
jump to Hot Cue C, which we're going to set now. The third hot cue,
Hot Cue C will be the last phrase of Chorus 2, and this is going to be set
at bar 141.1, so 141.1. I'm just going to
find that bar now. Just here, this is where
we're going to set Hot Cue C by 141.1. What we're going to do on
the hot cue is right-click, Add Comment, and
then in this one, we're just going to press. What happens when we get
to Hot Cue B is we press the Hot Cue C and it will jump
from Chorus 1 to Chorus 2. [MUSIC] When it gets to Hot Cue B we're going
to press the Hot Cue C, and it should jump to
that part of the track. Just like that. Then
the last hot cue we're going to set
for this track on Hot Cue D is the first
phrase of the outro, and this is one phrase after Hot Cue C. If you put the
play head on Hot Cue C, [MUSIC] then jump
forward 32-bits using Beat Jump and this is
where we're going to set our last hot cue on
bar Number 149.1. I'm going to press
my performance pad, set the hot cue just here, and this time in the notes, I'm going to right-click, change the color to blue again, and then on this one, I'm going to add in
the comments mix out. This is the point in the trial. Well, we're going to mix out
and mixed the next track in. As you can see here, we have
two different color codes. We have green and blue. The blue color hot
cues mean that at this point you need
to do an action, and the action is usually to
press the green hot cues. The green hot cues are the hot cues that
you need to press. So you don't actually
press the blue hot cues, they just tell you what to do and you press the
green hot cues. This will become a lot
more clearer as we go through each track
and prepare them. I've also made it so
the hot cues is going order from left to right. This should also
make it easier to follow along with
enjoying the DJ mix. As you can see, to make it even easier, we have included what to do in the comments at that hot cue. As you can see, the first one it says start mix filter in, and then it Hot Cue B, we jumped to Hot Cue C, then Hot Cue D, we're
going to mix out. I'm quickly going to play
this track to you and jump to the hot cues so you get
an idea of what they do. First thing we're going
to turn the filter dial all the way down to
the left-hand side, on the low-pass filter side, then press Hot Cue A, and filter in over 16 beats. [MUSIC] At this point, we're just going to wait
until it gets to Hot Cue B. [MUSIC] So now, as soon as it gets to Hot Cue B, as you can see on the notes, it says jump to C, so I'm going to press
Hot Cue C at that point. [MUSIC] 1,2,3,4. Then we wait for Hot Cue
D where it says mix out. At this point, we're going
to press the mix track , and start mixing. But because we're not set
up the next track just yet, we're not able to mix it, but that's exactly
what we're going to do in the next video. There we have it. That's
Track 1 prepared, and let's move on to
the next video and get the second track ready.
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. Now, on the right-hand
side on Deck 2, we have to track Hello. The first hot cue we're
going to set on this track is one phrase before Drop 1. The Drop, as we know, is the first beat of the chorus. We're just going to find this
here on the second track. [MUSIC] It's just that. What
we're going to do is use beat jump function to
jump back 32 beats, which is one phrase and this is the point where we're going
to set our first hot cue. This is at bar number 78.1, and this is the point
where we're going to mix in this track. So what we want to do
is just leave a note on this hot cue on
comments, say mix in. We're also going to keep it
the same color as green. The second hot cue
we're going to set is going to be one phrase
after the drop. Again, using beat jump, we're going to jump forward, 32-beats back to the drop, and then from this point
press the beat jump again. Now we are 32 beats
after the drop. This is going to be where our second hot cue is going to be. This is at bar number 94.1. On the hot cue, we're going to change the color to blue, and then in the comments, we're just going to add
jump to C. At this point, this is where we're going
to press the next hot cue, which is going to be hot cue C and this is going to be set up bar number 163.1. This is going to be the
last phrase of chorus 2. Let's quickly just find
that. There we are. This is at bar 163.1 and we're going to set
our third hot cue here. On the comments of this hot cue, we're just going to leave
a comment saying press. Just so we know
this is the hot cue that we need to press. What we should do when
it gets to Hot Cue B, we're going to
press Hot Cue C and jump to that point,
just like this. [MUSIC] 1, 2, 3, 4. As you can hear, it's
quite a smooth transition going from one
phrase to another. The last hot cue
we're going to set Hot Cue D is going to be at the first
phrase of the outro, which is one phrase after Hot Cue C. So I'm just going
to put the playhead back on Hot Cue C. [MUSIC] Then use the beat jump function
to jump forward 32 beats. This should take us
to bar number 171.1. This is where we're going
to set our last hot cue. This is the start of the outro. From here, I'm going to change the color of the
hot cue to blue, and in the notes, I'm just going to add a comment, say mix out. This is the point in the
track we're going to start mixing out of this track
and into the new one. Now I'm going to quickly
demonstrate to you the first mix and talk you through it so you understand
what's happening. Now the way we're
going to be mixing these tracks together in this DJ mix is a very basic
but effective way of mixing. All we're going to
do is slowly move the crossfader across from one track over to the other track over the
space of one phrase. The crossfader will start off completely all the
way over to one side, the side of the track
that is currently playing and then over the
space of one phrase, we're slowly going to move the crossfader over
to the other side, so by the end of the phrase
is completely switched sides. When doing this mix,
make sure you have beat sync on, on both tracks. Now both tracks are synced to about 128 beats per minute, and when I press play
on the next track, they should snap in
time with each other. Also we want to make sure that the Q1 quantize is activated
on both tracks as well. Let's do the mix and I'll
talk you through it. Crossfader is going
to be over to the left-hand side,
and let's go. [MUSIC] As Hot Cue D comes
up on the track, I Love It, I'm going to press Hot
Cue A on the track, Hello, 1, 2, 3, 4 and then slowly start moving the crossfader
across over one phrase. [MUSIC] There you go. That is how you're
going to do the mix. Nice, easy, smooth
transition over one phrase. Then when it gets to Hot Cue D, I went to press Hot Cue C; 1, 2, 3, 4. Then when it gets to hot cue D, this is where we're going to
load up the next track and press Hot Cue A on the next
track when we preferred it. So as you can hear
the outro beats. Now as a side note, if you do know how to
use the equalizers, you can use the
low-frequency equalizer to make the mix sounds smoother. You can do this by turning down the low frequency equalizer
on the track that you are mixing out off during the mix at the same time as when you're moving the crossfader across. This way, the base coming
in on the track next, will have more of an impact. I'm just going to quickly
show you that mix as well, whilst using the
low-frequency equalizers. I'm going to put the
crossfader back across the left-hand side and I'll
talk you through the mix. Again, when it gets to
Hot Cue D on the track, I Love It, I'm going to press Hot Cue A on the track, Hello. This time when I'm moving
the crossfader across, I'm also going to turn the low-frequency equalizer
down on the left-hand side. [MUSIC] That is how we do the mix with the
low-frequency equalizers as well. You would turn the
low-frequency equalizer down as you are mixing on the track
you're mixing out of. But if you're not comfortable using the equalizes just yet, doing a basic mix, just using the crossfader
will be just fine. Now you might think, why don't
we just make straight into the second chorus towards
the end of the track, Hello. For example instead
of mixing into the track Hello here at point A, why don't we just do it
32 beats before chorus 2? Now this is a good point, and it's possible to
do this when mixing, you don't always have to
mix into the first chorus. However, for this
particular mix, the reason why we don't mix into the second chorus is because each drop of the track
is not the same. This is also sometimes the
case with other tracks too. For example, for this
track chorus 1 has a vocal just before
the track drops. Let's have a listen to that. [MUSIC] Just before chorus 2, it doesn't have a vocal
leading up to it. Let's have a listen to this. [MUSIC] In the way that we
are using the track today, it would sound better for
us to mix into chorus 1 and then hot cue jump to the end of the track
to mix out of it. Also for the purpose
of this DJ mix, it helps us practice
using our timing when using hot cues and jump into different
sections of the track. For this reason going forward, we'll be using a similar
structure to prepare the tracks. This is to keep the DJ mix consistent and easy
to follow along with, but also at the same time making the mix fun and
entertaining to listen to. Now that's track 2 prepared, let's move on to track 3. See you in the next video.
8. Track 3 Preparation: In this video, we are going
to prepare the third track, ready for the DJ mix. Now on the left-hand
side on deck 1, we have to track How
Deep is Your Love. This is the track we're
going to prepare next. The first hot cue that
we're going to set on hot cue A is going to be one phrase before
the first drop. Again, we just need to
find the first drop, [MUSIC] Which is just here. Then what we're going to
do is jump back 32 beats, one phrase using the
beat jump function. This is where we're going to set the first hot cue
on bar Number 49.1. We're going to leave
this hot cue as green, and then in the comments, we're just going to add mix in. We know at this point here, this is where we're going
to mix this track in. The second hot cue we're
going to set, hot cue B, is going to be one phrase
after the first drop, but then four beats back. What we're going to do is
jump forward 32 beats, which is one phrase, and that should take us
back to the first drop. Then we're going to jump
again 32 beats forward, and that should take
us to bar 65.1. But what we're going to do
on this is wind it back four beats. Just here. Now it's on bar 64.1, and this is where we're going
to set the second hot cue. At this point here, we're
going to change the color to blue and then in the comments, we're going to add jump to C. Now I'll explain why we're doing it four beats
back shortly in the video. But moving on, on the third
hot cue on hot cue C, we're going to set
on the last phrase of the second chorus, but again, four beats back from the start of a new phrase. This is going to be
on bar number 136.1. I'm just going to find
that bar now on the track. As you can see there,
we find bar 136.1, and this is where we're going
to set the third hot cue. Then from here, we're going
to leave it as green and then in the comments we're
just going to add press. As you can see here, it's four beats back from
the next phrase. The reason for this
is if you listen to the four beats now leading
up to this phrase, there is a vocal that carries on over the start of
the new phrase, so just have a listen to this. [MUSIC] Now, if we didn't
do it from that point, it would go from
having no vocals at all to the end of a vocal, so it wouldn't flow very
well in the hot cue jump. If I move this back
to the start of the phrase and we set
this as the hot cue, it would start from here. [MUSIC] As you can hear,
there's a slight bit of vocal carrying on from the
first four beats. Now if I jump from B to C, it will have the vocalist
and carry on a lot smoothly. I have a listen to this. [MUSIC] As you can hear there, jumping four beats before the phrase allows the
vocal to come in. Because both hot cue user set four beats before
the next phrase, it still times
correctly with the mix. Now for the last hot
cue we're going to set, it's going to be on the
first phrase of the outro, which is one phrase
after hot cue C, but it's going to be from
the start of the phrase. What I'm going to do
is wind this back [MUSIC] and put it
there on bar 137, jump forward 32 beats. This is the point where we
need to set the last hot cue. This will be on bar
145.1, so 145.1. This is where we're going
to set the last hot cue. We're going to change
the color code of it to blue and then also add the
comments here, mix out. This is the point of the track where we're going
to start mixing out of this one and
into the new track. What I'll do now is I'll
perform the mix for you, going from the track
Hello into the new track, How Deep is Your Love. What I'm going to do is just use the crossfader to show
you the mix on this one. I'm going to put it just before hot cue D on the track Hello. and then show you how
to do this mix and jump through the track
How Deep is Your Love. Let's have a listen, crossfader all the way over to
the right-hand side. We've got both beatings on and quantize activated as
well. Let's have a listen. [MUSIC] When it
gets to hot cue D, we're going to press hot cue A and then slowly start moving a crossfader across
over one phrase. Then when it gets to hot cue B, press hot cue C, but remember it's
four beats early. One, two, three, four. Then the next hot cue is hot cue D where we'll
start the next track. From hot cue D, it should
be the start of the outro, so just as the track
starts to wind down. That is the point where
we're going to start mixing out of it
into the next track, which we're going to prepare
next in the next video.
9. Track 4 Preparation: In this video, I'm going
to show you how to prepare the fourth
track of this DJ mix. Note on the right-hand
side, we have the track, something just like
this on deck 2. On this track, the first hot
cue we're going to set on hot cue A is going to be one phrase before
the first drop. Again, we're going to
find the first drop on this track [MUSIC]
which is just here. Use the peak jump function to
jump one phrase backwards, 32 beats, and just
here at bar 49.1, we're going to set
the first hot cue. We're going to keep
it the color green and then just in the comments, we're going to add
comments mix in. Again, this is the point
we're going to mix the tracking slowly
over one phrase. The second hot cue,
hot cue B is going to be set 32 beats after the drop. Again, we're going
to put B jump on, jump fall at 32 beats, ones, which takes us back to the drop, and then again one more time, which here takes us
to bar number 65.1. From here we're going to
set our second hot cue, and this one's going
to be colored blue. In the comments, we're
going to put jump to C. Our next hot cue, hot cue C is going to be off the last phrase of
the second chorus. This is going to be
on bar number 137.1. I'm going to find
that bar quickly now. [MUSIC] just here, this is the last phase
of the chorus 2, and this is going to be where
we set the third hot cue. I'm going to keep it the
color green and then change the text in it to press. Then once again,
the last hot cue is going to be at the
start of the outro, which is one phrase after
hot cue C, which is here. We're going to use
the B jump function to follow 32 beats. This is bar 145.11, so 145.1, I want to
set the hot cue here. I want to change the color
of this one to blue, and then in the comments, we're just going to add mix out. There the hot cue is now
set up on the fourth track, something just like this, and you should be
getting the idea of how we're setting
these hot cues. Now I'm mixing
through the tracks. This time I'm going to
mix from the track, how deep is your love into
something just like this, using the same mixing
technique with the crossfader but this time, if you are familiar
with the equalizers, I want to use the law of
frequency equalizes to mix out. Then again, use the
hot cues to show you how it's done to
jump through the track. Let's have a listen to this one. A crossfader over on
the left-hand side, both tracks of beats inked up. Quantize is activated. Let's go. [MUSIC] When it
gets too hot cue B, I'm going to press hot
cue A on the new truck, 1, 2, 3, 4. I'm going to slowly move
across data across while to turning down the
low-frequency equalizer. Then I'm going to
press the hot cue B, I'm going to press
the hot cue C, 1, 2, 3, 4. Again, you can hear that
a smooth transition as it changes over the
start of a new phrase. Just hot cue D as well. We're going to start
mixing out of the track. There we go. We have
the fourth track ready and set up for the DJ mix. Let's move on to the last track, track 5, and I'll see
you in the next video.
10. Track 5 Preparation: In this video, what I'm going
to do is show you how to prepare the fifth
track of the DJ mix. This time on the
left-hand side on Deck 1, we now have the
track Shape Of You. This is going to be the last track that we're
going to prepare. You're probably getting
familiar with the way that we setting
these hot cues now. I need to find the drop of this track Shape Of You and set a hot cue 32 beat
just before it. [MUSIC] The drop is just here. I'm going to set the
beat jump function back 32 beats and put our
first hot cue just here. This is on bar number 65.1. We're going to keep it green and then add in the
comments, mix in. Then the second hot
cue is going to be one phrase after the drop, so we're going to jump forward
two phrases from here. We're going to go
forward 132 beats back to the drop and then
another 32 beats. That should take us
to bar number 81.1, and this is where we're going
to set our second hot cue. Then we're going
to color-code it blue and add in the comments, jump to C. For our third hot cue on hot cue C, we're going to set it on the
last phrase of the chorus; on chorus two that is, and that is going to be
on bar number 153.1. I want to find that bar note. It's just here, and
this is where we want to set the third hot cue. Going to leave the
color green and then change the comments to, Press. For the last hot cue, hit cue D is going to be one
phrase forward from here, which would be the
first phrase of the outro on bar 161.1. I'm going to use
beat jump function, jump forward 32 beats, set the last hot cue here, and that's bar 161.1, change the color to blue and then the comments
to, Filter out. Instead of mix out,
this is the last track, this one's going
to be filter out. Now we know that this
point is the last track. We're going to slowly filter
the tracker over one phrase. Also, what we're going to
do on this drop is just hit the horn siren button as well [MUSIC] just for a
little extra added effect. If you're not sure how
to set the samplers and put the horn effects on, make sure you check out the
full DJ course that I've done called the complete
DJ course for beginners, and in that course
it will show you how to set up the sampler. Now we're going to demonstrate the mix and
jump through the track. Just to show you how
this one is done. On this one, I'm going
to use a basic mix of just using the cross fader. Let's have a listen
to how that sounds. Cross fade is going to be all the way over to the
right-hand side. Both tracks a beat sync top quantizes on, and
let's have a listen. [MUSIC] When it
gets too hot cue D, I'm going to press hot cue
A on the left-hand side. Slowly move the cross
fader across the [MUSIC] Then I just put the
sampler [MUSIC] option on, hit the "Sample" button
to get the horn effect. No I get to hot cue B, I'm going to press hot cue
C. [MUSIC] As you can hear, there was smooth transition
again between the phrases. [MUSIC] Then from here, D, I'm just going to turn down the photodiode over one phrase
and then stop the truck. [MUSIC] There you have it. That is the fifth
track now setup. Now we have all the
tracks ready and set up. In the next video,
we're going to do another full demonstration of the whole mix and know your
tracks should be set up. You should be able to do
the same mix yourself. Make sure you watch the next video where I do
the full performance again, but with added extra visual cues so you can follow along with it, and I'll see you
in the next video.
11. Final 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 hot cues set up
correctly on your own tracks. This means you should now
be able to mix along and do the exact same
DJ mix as I do. As I do the DJ mix, the video will also include
pop-up instructions as well. As you are watching the mix, you should understand
what to do. Also, for the purpose
of this demonstration, I'll be using the
low-frequency equalizes to mix with as well. But remember, if you
don't feel comfortable using the low-frequency
equalizer just yet, it will still work
if you just want to use the crossfader by itself. However, watch me
doing the DJ mix first and then give
it a go yourself. Follow the instructions
on the hot cues, work from left to right
and you should have no problem following
along with the mix. Good luck, and I hope you
have lots of fun with it. Let's do it. I have the first track loaded
up on the left-hand side. The second track loaded up
on the right-hand side, crossfader is going to be all the way over to the
left-hand side. I'm going to turn the filter
dial all the way down to the low pass filter
side and here we go. [MUSIC]
12. Congratulations!: Well done and congratulations
for completing this class. I hope you enjoyed it
and I hope you've had 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 mix tutorials for
you to mix along with also. Once again, I hope you've really enjoyed doing this DJ mix 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
