The four easy steps to mixing
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2018
- For as long as I've been a DJ (34 years), I've encountered many who've struggled with the most basic technique a DJ can employ while playing a set, #mixing by ear. There are DJs who can perform the most technically sound scratches and "beat juggles" but can merge two songs of varying speeds together without the help of a sync button on a DJ app.
The importance of organically learning how to properly execute a mix cannot be underestimated. The ability to mix serves you as a DJ. It empowers you to better execute your ideas and realize your full potential behind a pair of 1200s. What's more, it shouldn't take months for you to learn such a basic technique. For the speed of gaining a full understanding of achieving alignment between two songs is practically as important as learning a variety of different scratch or "beat juggle" patterns..
The students you see here learned how to mix in one hour and 15 minutes. If you're one of those DJs who needs the guidance of a laptop screen to achieve a mix here are 4 easy tips on how learning this important technique faster and easier.
The four easy steps to mixing:
1. Cue up the "one".
2. Drop the "one" on the "one" of the song your mixing to.
3. Listen and make the necessary adjustments on the turntable pitch.
4. Repeat steps one through three until both songs are matched for 12 to 15 seconds.
#mixing #theconnermethod #brolicarmy #djskillsandstyles #classoffall2018 - Hudba
I love how women DJ’s make up a very small percentage of DJ’s. In your classes it’s such a high percentage of women DJ’s that you’re teaching the basics, history and the real technics. That’s wonderful to see.
Awesome
A great mix is one where you don't even realize the next song has started playing until after it's been playing. Love watching these lessons. Keep up the great work boss!
Me watching these vids made me wish i was in your class
Just watched this for the first time. I have two points:
1. Thank you for the information as I implemented it immediately into my mixing and it works super easy.
2. Mr Rob is one of the best tutors I've seen in action. Being direct yet enriches the whole class. It might look effortless but that is a gift.
Big shout out bro. I have watched a lot of your videos, and your lesson works well for me.
Just love watching your vids mate , so informative thank you
I've watched this about 100 times.... very helpful !
Rob, I absolutely admire and appreciate your passion. It's intimidating at times, but always genuine, and eventually becomes contagious. I wish all teachers were more like this l. Thank you, from LA.
i would love to take this class - and thank you Rob Swift for posting these videos, bc it feels like I'm in class when I watch them! Thank you.
Good to see you teaching!
Still coming back to watch these videos. Love them. I'm also in the Brolic Army dj school of course. Love what you do, Rob. 💪🏿
Great tutorial videos as always love to watch and learn the fundamentals I haven't touched my Numark NV controller in a while the turntable experience is a must if you want to learn the proper way.
@Rob Swift
Thank you for all good teaching-video's....now understand & Training with System 💪🙌🙌🙌
LGruzZ from Austria.....Chrisl
Great work and teaching excellent.
hi Rob thanks for sharing this!!!! great videos. Cheer from Argentina!!!!
This is awesome! It's so inspiring, like so many wise words and precious advices :) You've become my top CZcams mentor man :))))
Great teacher
Great teaching Rob
Best class ever!!!!
AS AN INSTRUCTOR MYSELF ...... I TRULY LOVE WATCHING YOUR TEACHING AND THE STUDENTS!!!!! SIR , THEY ARE GETTING IT. ON TOP OF THAT WITH ACTUAL TURN TABLES. I COMMEND YOUUUU !!!! WOULD LOVE TO LINK UP.
Mad respect Rob. I am just teaching my 14 year old son to mix. Teaching him to best match and mix in phrases. It’s inspiring to me your level of patience and things you say. It helps me understanding how to show him the right way. The girl at 3:26 heard the key change. Good for her she has a natural skill that’s impossible to teach.
Rob your so dope homie, I been binge watching your videos! Queens in the house.
I would play with turntables off and on in the 80s... it was 1992 when I finally caught on how to mix by matching up the snares. all my pretty learning was on some dirt cheap garbage turntables a 97 I got me a nice set of Vestax, only did small venues after-hour parties and stuff.
2013 I got a Numark mixtrack Pro 2.
There's been more events lately where I've been mixing and blending like crazy but I still try to scratch on my pro track 2 like they're real turntables,
I love this stuff is on CZcams now because there is a lot of stuff I was doing that I didn't know the proper name of it and maybe not have the tecnics down 100%, but you guys teach The Young and the old.... keep it up!
great stuff
Rockin them Pete Rock and CL All Souled Out EP jams👍! Miss them days😎
What’s the name of the track being mixed with the creator near the end of the video?
I'm not even done yet but @ 5:10 you had me laughing so hard when you commanded them to clap.
One of the biggest "coined" in rule to know...YOU HAVE TO FULLY GET TO KNOW YOUR TRACKS BEFORE YOU MIX!
I used to love getting new vinyl and testing it out in the club without trying at home *shrug* felt organic
great teacher. love what you do, great you are teaching the new cats
You deserve more subs man!
New flames 🔥🔥🔥
So much of this that I do but I’d never be able to put it into words to teach someone else. You’re an amazing DJ and an equally amazing teacher. These students are incredibly lucky to have you and I’m so happy to see so many females getting into this male dominated art form. And I loooooove that unskippable QBert record, “Superseal” they’re all using (with the flying hand puppet label). I have that and it’s been scratched to death, it sounds so muffled now - lol.
Black girl and blonde girl on the right, they got the beat. Their bodies don't lie.
5:12... Yo I KNOW I have watched this video close to 10 times since COVID hit this year, and EVERY TIME I see this part I laugh! This is great! 💪🏿
Not all songs harmonize with each other, you can hear it at the transition at 4:30 The most important thing for a DJ is to know the Music he plays.
The program Mixed in Key helps a lot with that.
🙏🏼🙏🏼
Fire transitions Hahahaha
Oss! Sensei.
I would wish one day u could teach me your way Rob swift
19:10 her face is brilliant when she gets the approval
People ask me where did I learn and I tell them Rob Swift!
I work not to far from the new school 🙏🏾 thank you for posting your lessons ❤️
Hey Rob, I've been following these steps and teaching myself how to mix by ear with vinyl. It is very challenging but when you align two tracks perfectly it feels incredibly rewarding! I have a quick question that hopefully you can help me out with...When you adjust the pitch on your next song to properly get your mix aligned, do you gradually move the pitch back to zero once you have successfully made your transition? If I have my incoming song set a +2% to get proper alignment, should I let the entire song play out at +2% after my transition or should I gradually move the pitch back to zero in small increments so it isn't noticeable while the song plays out? Is there a standard practice with this or is it all dependent on what song is next and if the +2% pitch will help or hurt the following transition?
I started out my first year with turntables almost entirely scratching with mostly DVS but your videos have inspired me to invest in vinyl and properly learn all the possibilities of what two turntables can do. Thanks for sharing your views and history of this art as well as being an incredible teacher!
I like to move it back to 0. Just because you would always be stuck at the same bpm if you didnt
Pitch control method: czcams.com/video/m1aUK6lL22g/video.html
I love working with you and I wanted to participate
After a long time learning beatmatching, The thing I struggle with is WHEN on the first song to start beat matching and transitioning on. Like which "one" should I start mixing in on? Sometimes its hard to find the breakdown or the right time to mix in So I've been playing around with that and trying to figure out my formula.
You should count phrases... 8bars is one phrase, most of the time when a phrase is done, a new one with other elements start
The best way to learn how to mix is get a crate of vinyl unknown to you and mix them. Keep practicing that and that's how you become a master dj. Mixing with different genre. It's going to take time but once you master it then you become a master.
Tip use your ears....
Anyone know what track they're dropping over The Creator?
Cute girlies! But they seems little bit tired...Not in the mood kinda. Cool lesson! Very important aspect of deejaying...That's the core, the essence of DJing actually. Sorry for captain obvious :)))
Just curious rob, are you teaching your students the BPM counting?, you can't lock 2 songs that are 108 bpm and one being130 bpm with one or the other sounding too slow or fast. They would have to gradually work their songs up and down the beat line to move up and down, you also wind your crowd up and wind them down this way.
Got a question - are all the songs pretty much around the same BPM so the adjustments are minor?
Do we get to see their final sets?
I'll try posting them but I have a feeling the students will use music that will get flagged by youtube :/
Are there certain type of sounds that fall on to "1 and, 2 and , 3 and or 4 and" ?
You would hear that in the songs your playing.
tracklist?
The fundamentals, kids. The fundamentals.
WORD!
the track starts with 1 stroke, the second disc starts with 2 strokes. can not mix 1-1, they should be put in 1-2 at the same time
For those looking for the loop mixed with The Creator...you're welcome! And thanks again, Rob Swift! czcams.com/video/hl4r9XQ2PjA/video.html&ab_channel=MethodTical
how do i sign up for your class?
@erick summerville probably just google it. According to Robs’ response to another comment it’s at the new school in nyc 👍
I have been mixing since 1987....I only 2 formats now...House and Trance.
That chick with the stripe pants seemed annoyed with the talking. She like I should of took dancing class
Where the school?
The New School University in NYC.
Wait, what school is this? I distinctly remember no X-ecutioners at my lest school!
This class takes place at The New School University.
@@djrobswift i appreciate you throwing these videos online
Rich Vela yessir 🙏🏾
Let me teach the girl In yellow 😊
@Peter Jackson haha erm ok an who are you? a nobody that's who 😂
@Peter Jackson go away you no body! she said you were boring an nothing to work with 😂
@Peter Jackson lmao
@MattyB 3002 you’re a nobody too... take a seat noob
Shut it DJ 2 NO Body 😂
Blacked
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DJ-ing is finding out how to understand that 1+1=3.
(1st track plus the 2nd track produces a 3rd track)
am I the only who thinks that transition between nina sky song and the next one is kinda shitty ? It was more about the lyrics kind of clashing and not going along.
Democrat convention LOL!.
damn now why they didn't have this class when i started D J-ing