Beats, Bars & Phrases (how to count music) - Mix Tutorial
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Four beats walk into a bar ...
Nice video dude.
He would not be deterred;
he walked straight into that bar
and never missed a beat.
Colin Spider great job
This is actually so good !
First thing came to my mind too, lol
@@mark001stj 7
I write rap so this is important thing for me to learn to count bars but I just wanna say this is the only video on CZcams that actually makes you understand and learn how to count bars ! thanks man !
Check out Lyricology101 bro :)
Dark Angel teach me 🤧
mark fares I couldn’t agree more brother
Tru
Bars, Beats AND Phrases in 12 minutes. I’m here for it!
"Every four beats, is a bar..."
This man is a true teacher
yeah if its a 4/x time signature not always !
but its so common that you can say! 4/4 ts is really everywhere!
Honestly I have watched so many videos on dj basics and I swear yours is the clearest and the most precise and easiest to understand. Keep it up! More please!
Thanks!
Facts!
I'm new to DJ'ing and i'm glad i was on youtube searching for beat matching techniques. Thanks bro!!!!
I was simply looking for a definition of bars and I stumbled upon your video. You gave me exactly what I needed plus more, all in a concise and clear manner. Thanks!
Thank you so much for the definitions djTLM!
Thank you!!!! Just started out with my new deck and found your channel. Awesome!
I have always followed music simply by feel (if you know what I'm saying), you just cleared up the technical and the theory that I have never quite understood. Great video!!!!
Counting beats came easily to me from the start, didn't even realize what i was doing until later on. But few songs with a irregular starts on the intro gives me a hard time to catch a good cue point for a proper mix. I usually find and remember a safe spot before the verse to start from but won't get the mix i would like. Your video open my eyes to a lot.....
I want to start learning music & try new methods in djing so i'm going to try start counting bars....
Thanks for all your hard work with these videos. Keep it up!
What an awesome video!!! I just discovered your tutorials, and they are amazing. I love it that they are so fluid, and appear to be done in one take. Thank you!
Thanks for the advice Dj TLM. Its always a learning experience.
I just watched the first minute and I can say you are a great teacher and its fun watching the video. Thank you so much for this!
ChojiPiu Thanks!
you deserve 10million views! thank you
Awesome. Thank you. It's so simple the way you explained it.
Thank you so much!!! Especially the explanations on the basic structures and phase changes in most music, really helps understand what is happening.
Great video tutorial djTLMtv very well explained and demonstrated! Keep dropping knowledge bro! Much respect! -Cole Mize
ColeMizeStudios how to count complex beats with other sound
Thanks bro tgis was very helpful fam
@@kevinkwarteng736 metronome
I'm not a DJ, but I am a dancer looking for videos on how to count music for my students. I must say, this video is very straight on and easy to understand. I appreciate the fact that you explain in words as well as playing the audio. And...I've never commented on any videos before. This is great. Thanks so much.
seriously checked out many other dj start out videos. this one is the best. thanks for explaining it so well.
I have learn so much from you Dj TLM !!! Thanks bro , Your education and how you explain everything is awesome ,!
This was great info for a beginner. Thanks mate!
Thanks! I was so confused on the bars! Now I need to figure out the 32 to count when teaching dance fitness.
Great video! I enjoyed watching and learning.
thank you for this djTLMtv. GBU
thank you for this, very informative!
Can't believe how well u explained that! I actually understood more in this vid than anywer about bars beats n learnt ab new thing phrase..🙏🎵
I’m glad it helped 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
You know what you are so amazing. You just made it so simple for me. Love and gratitude.
Thank you so much! Your videos are helping me so much in teaching myself to mix
That was a fantastic video! I'm a retired DJ and often times I help new DJ's get started. Whenever I start with someone, I always start with this. Before you put your hands on a controller or open DJ software (it's irrelevant) you gotta know this. Most people don't realize they already know this subconsciously and practice it when they''re dancing singing. Once. you understand it it will open up an entire new world of music for you. You will go to a club or concert and appreciate what the artists are doing on an entire new level. Bravo for this simple tutorial!
good job, dude. I came looking for something a little more advanced, but stuck around to see how you broke it down. Good, clean, and direct.
+Trilce Thanks!
+Trilce the exact same here mate, but did reforce my understanding
Same here. This is something I'll be pointing a lot of people to.
Mama Mia Mario, go fuck of to luigi
This was so cool! Helped me in a major way! Keep teaching!
You help me so much. It's like I'm hearing my favorite songs again for the first time with my new knowledge.
dude your an awesome teacher
I learned more in this guy's 13 minute video than I did in a semester of college. Very awesome, clear, and concise video. Keep it up!
That’s amazing! I appreciate the kind words👊🏾
Thanks man! Really helpful. I am starting to learn how to mix and in this video you explain the "counting" in a veeery didatic way.
You are a great teacher. You explain everything in detail whilst making it simple to understand.
As a HS Music theory teacher I LOVE this. I have lots of kids who are into mixing and DJing but struggle to buy into why these things are important to them too. Thanks for this!
I was the same way. I still am. I wanted to naturally feel it using another sense. I spent my whole life practicing that. When it came to beginning to produce songs that is where I couldn't really run away from it. There is good either way just depends what direction the heart and soul are trying to go
Dude. You rock. Love this channel.
Jonathan Wright Thank you
Short. Simple. Clear. Love it💙
Outstanding video, it helped me a lot. You explained it very well. Some people know their stuff but can’t teach, you did your thing bro. Thanks.
Thank you for making this easy to understand. Am trying to learn how to play and read music.
+anne Martell Glad I could help out
This Video is very important for me to understand the structure of Dance Music... !
Thank you again for sharing your knowledge, DJ TLM !!! 👌🎶❤🎶
Plzz keep it up... !
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+2CelebrateMusic Thanks!
mimh
Dude , thank you! I only watched this video once and I feel like I absorbed everything you explained ! Thank you for simplifying it , I can't wait to go mix now !
thank you so much DJ TLM
I'm currently taking a Jazz History class in college and your video helped me a lot with counting the time signature. I have even taken the liberty to share your video with my professor and he shared it with the entire class..........Thank You so much for your tutorial!!!! VERY HELPFUL!!!!!!
I would LOVE to take that class. Jazz HIstory :D
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best teacher you really helped me in my dj career thank you big bro
+DJ STONER Always dope to hear that! 👊🏽
A breath of fresh air with your tutorials man glad you came up first on the google search!!! PEACE
Great tutorial! Anyone that is interested in counting music will really enjoy learning from this video. Thank you DJ TLM!!!
very helpful thank you
No problem
I'm glad I took percussion through middle school and high school. It really helped me picking up mixing earlier. Never underestimate the power of band class.
Thank alooootz DJ-TLM....4 helping me understand how to apply da formula in Bar&Beatz technique....HOPE I COULD COUNT ON U 4 ANOTHER CLASS ABOUT ANOTHER BARS
Really helpful. It also helps with song structure when producing music. Thanks!
You are a very good teacher, genius
Eli Torres Thanks
Man, great videos. I have a lot of hobbies and run a few business and I decided to learn DJ'ing as well to mix it up a little. Your videos are answering most (maybe all... only watched about 6 so far) of my questions. Anyway, glad I found your channel. Keep it up!
Thanks for breaking it down so simply man! 👊🏾
this is the best ive seen on youtube. great job !!!
As a drummer who wants to learn how to DJ and starting with this video, my confidence is boosted, lol. Let’s see if it continues as we progress...
A drumming background is a real plus. It helped me out tremendously with learning how to DJ
what up tlm. i did this post years ago, but i like yours better. good stuff brother.
Thanks!
very informative. thanks for your advice it helped me a lot!
Thanks alot for this one, am grateful bro🎵🙏
Okay, so you know that super simple beat pattern used in Mary J. Blige's song "All Night Long" (the one using the Mary Jane Girls sample)? Well, I tried to make a similar beat pattern like that and I couldn't believe how hard it was for me... I couldn't get the timing right or find the rhythm to save my LIFE. I tried to makeup for it by adjusting the tempo enough to make it SOUND like I was on point, but every time I did that I couldn't get a clean loop. I knew this was all due to my lack of understanding in time signature/counting beats, but I was determined to find a way without learning all that mess (ikr... LOL, at my stupidity). I actually gave up trying until I find your video... THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!! I went back and tried it again for the first time in MONTHS, and I made my pattern PERFECTLY within a matter of minutes:-). #YouHaveSavedMyLife!!!
+ViXenBeats That's great to hear! Enjoy making more music!
ViXenBeats N
stop counting and start FEEL the music I say...becuz u would just know where it goes well if you guys stop thinking the music and start feel it! That's what I do its like beats goes through my heart and that can never fail..thanks for the video tho
That might work for you, but for most people it is essential that they understand the basics like time signature and that they know how to count music. Knowing how to recognize and count beats, bars and phrases will help them to see/hear how music is structured. Once they have that knowledge on lock, they can stop thinking and start feeling.
But most importantly, this video was made for (beginning) DJ's. These DJ's will be mixing music with a certain time signature (mostly 4/4) and it is essential to be able to recognize the structure of those songs.
When I'm mixing I don't count. Once you have the knowledge you recognize the beats, bars and phrases without counting.
yeah i respect that! Good there is a way for everyone, just never ever thought about music as counting it just goes of it self without thinking for me but yeah, it's intressting to know these things, but it was like a :O moment becus all of the sudden music became a math lesson :D ..joke, ok but thanks I appreciate the answer
MAIA MUSIC Singer Songwriter Just because you can feel music, doesn't mean that you should'nt understand "whats under the hood". I'm impressed to see someone teaching "music" as a basis at all (Beats / bars). Too many people try to run before they know how to walk. Learning how to break music down in to its component parts can help a lot.
what ever works for you, im glad for you if you have found a way that works for you to make music :) all good, but i dont need to see under the hood to know what i wanna do but it's just me, because when ever i start to count and over think my music it just gets 'bad' becuz then i focus too much on the details,,, i think music dont need to be abour perfection and that's just my opinion, when i feel its good its good :) BUT i respect your ways of creating I just see it differently
I've never learned how to read music but, I've always had an ear for it. If you have no rhythm it's always going to be a difficult. Music paints a picture or even a story. Counting is so important. I learned at the age of 7 how to count learning ballroom dancing which embedded the rhythm in me.
Of all the dj giving lesson on CZcams , I would say yours are the most helpful and clear ! Thank you so much ! Keep doing what you’re passionate about ! God bless you
by far the most helpful and well explained videos on the internet
Hi guys,
I've been extremely busy with different projects, gigs and private life and as a result I was not able to make new video's in the last two weeks. I'm back in the lab right now and the new video's are dropping asap!
Thanks for the support and patience.
TLM
Steffhan Philbert
just about anything made in the past few years can handle this type of thing
Steffhan Philbert 99% of the time it will be a macbook pro for the pro dj or professional studio use. look up youtube vids on professionals mixing/djing and its pretty much the only standard.
Steffhan Philbert What kind of software/hardware (audio interface) will you be using? Once you know that you can check for the minimum specification that are required to be able to run that software.
Are you just mixing or will you be recording as well?
djTLMtv yo how do i count bars without music??
djTLMtv how to count trap? When they the snare is on 3 and 7
Hi guys,
Due to health issues I couldn't finish video's I was working on (NS7-2 review) and I can't record new video's either. I lost my voice over the weekend and that makes it a bit difficult to record stuff ;)
I should be fine in a couple of days so stay tuned!
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Thank you so much for this video!!! I've been looking all over on how to count bars, nothing helped but this finally did, thank you so much!!
djTLMtv so ever snare or clap falls on the 2nd and 4th beat
djTLMtv and is the snare after the 2nd or 4th or it’s on the beat
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Thank you so much for this really easy understanding
Thankyou ...excellent teaching. Love from Ireland ❤
Thanks for posting! Very helpful!
Thanks so much, love the way you explain counting in an understandable and applicable way!
As always... thanx for sharing some real valuable information!
Keep your GRIND on...
Thanks! Great tips! Love watching your vids! Keep up the amazing work!
This is awesome! Thanks for the video, hope to see more!
That video just changed my wholeeee concept. Thanks mate!!!! Awesome video
spot on lesson I thought, kept to the point, and most importantly I learnt something from it. Will subscribe. Thanks
Very good, nice clear explanation. Thank you!
Wow thanks so much for breaking down the foundations for DJing. Wicked important.
Excellent video, very clear, thank you.
Yo man, I appreciated this video a lot. I'm a new singer trying to learn about counting, and even this video helped me. Please keep sharing your knowledge. Also, it has been my experience when looking up info on music that the diversity in the people making to tutorials hasn't been the best, so to see a man of color taking part in sharing this knowledge is awesome. Thank you.
Excellent! You've helped me an entire world! Now I understand the music for dancing, even when I've danced for 7 years now. You' re great.
You are really good teacher/dj I've been trying to get this for a minute now .Thank you 🤗
Best video explanation of this I've found yet. Appreciate it bro
Excellent tutorial, kudos to you. Cheers from the UK!
Excellent video! I'm working on learning to count music for dance and your explanation has really helped.
Thanks so much!
Extremely healpful. Forever grateful!
Awesome vid, helped me for sure. Thank you
Hey +djTLMtv thanks for this tutorial! It was very helpful, especially for someone like me who is just learning the basics of music production with Maschine without having any previous musical background. So many times these tutorials assume that the viewer is an Audio Engineer or a practiced musician and they don't explain things down to a granular level for beginners. Truly helpful and I'll make sure I subscribe to check out your other videos. Thanks again!
Clear and to the point.
Perfectly presented content.
Thank you.
Beautifully clear and nicely presented.
Excellent teacher. Thanks so much!
@djtlm Your videos are just great and very helpful for beginners and learners. I love the way you make it so simple to understand..n grasp it. Keep up the good work...really appreciate your work..!
Thanks man, this was easy and clean. And fun to learn🙏👏
Well done. Thank you for the info!
Great tutorial! Well explained! And you got that charisma that makes watching and listening quite involving!
Been a Dj for so many years but I learned this by listening but you put it in perspective for me and I thank you bro.
You made it easy to understand, great teaching. Thanks man
After failing to find a certain rare EBM tracks beat signature I've watched most videos on teaching counting beats left me learning little until, your video showed me the basics right away and clearly explaining only what I needed to look for. People looking to start on Music Production should defiantly watch this. Subbing and looking forward to watching more of your videos. Thank you.
Oh this is simple and excellent, thank you so much brother, you're a huge help! Beat Bar Phrase it hard!
BIG THANKS.. all these lessons are helping me a lot
Thanks for the vids bruh you definitely breaking it down with great info...