You all probably dont give a damn but does anybody know of a tool to get back into an instagram account..? I was stupid forgot the account password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me.
@Franco Zayne i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im in the hacking process now. I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Besides separating music by genres, I keep a crate called "Main stage" and it is filled with personal favorite tracks that I would play as if i were a main stage DJ. If you aren't playing specifically for the audience and wanted to express yourself in a set or wtvr, these are my favorite tracks that I would play off of. I grind a lot of those transitions in case where I do get opportunity just play my style of music, which is a lot of future bass, trap and anything with good lyrics. To me its all about showing people they never knew they would like.
Yeah, I remember we used to feel that a lot of DJs were boring because they would play close to the entire song so we went with a faster style, but you still wanted to make sure the crowd had time to enjoy the song. Some DJs now think faster is better and I've really seen dudes play 10 tracks in the first 2 minutes of their set. Yes, if those tracks are hits you will get a reaction from the crowd, but after a couple of tracks you will ruin the vibe you could have created by playing the track a bit longer.
Finally!!!Thank you in advance for letting us in on 2018 tutorials. I am looking forward to learning more from you especially scratching, which i feel is the hardest thing to pick-up considering most new djs like myself does not have experience on turtabalism with vinyl. Perhaps you can even teach it on a digital controller like a pioneer since most starting djs now buy dj controllers not vinyl.(i own a ddj-sx2) Your tutorial of counting music has tought me the basics which is so important in Djing and ive used that knowledge ever since. THANK YOU and looking forward to 2018 new beginning!
Great points. During the mix if one of the songs have just beats on the intro/outro, I don’t mind to get in key because on that particular moment of the song there is no key difference. However many times, I noticed that some songs, even in the same key, just don’t blend. Then I go safe on “drop on one”. I never thought about the “sing along transition” and also go to a high energy song on the next one. Very good tip. Thanks a lot for share.
So glad I came across these vids. As well as being hugely informative and interesting, they’re also really engaging. Most DJ vids lose me half way through because the speaker is so flat and unenthusiastic. Watching these vids is like being talked to by a (really knowledgeable and experienced) friend or something. They put me at ease with practice and also remind me why I love mixing tunes. Thank you 😊
I watch these kinds of videos all day just to find something here and there I either forget or something I may learn new...thank you for not wasting my time (like 90% of the other djs do) and actually hitting productive subjects and tips. Cheers !
Man....awesome video as usual. Here's a question for a future STK. How do you transition from prepared sets to DJing on the fly. I'm currently relying heavily on preparing my sets especially as a dancehall/reggae/soca DJ where Hook/Verse/Hook is all you can really play before your crowd starts losing interest. I can easily mix 60-70 tracks in an hour. Just don't really feel comfortable doing a gig where I haven't prepared something in advance. Also how do you feel about using sound effects when transition between tracks?
Thanks DJ TLM you describe everything very very well. You broke everything down in a correct way. I'm a up in coming DJ who is learning how to do things by myself. I do follow and listen to a lot of other DJ's but this video brung a lot of knowledge to me. I really appreciate you taking your time out sharing the knowledge. Keep up the fantastic work 💪💪💪
I can honestly say the DJ TLM has helped me tremendously with my techniques and my journey into the DJ world! Thank you so much for sharing the knowledge #stk
Another good video, I’m looking forward to more tutorials I have learned a lot from you. I’ve switched up my crate organization about five times in the last couple of years. I’m a mobile DJ and I play weddings, clubs, and other events. I use Serato DJ and I settled on making general crates with a bunch of more specific crates under them. For example I have a general folder I call oldies and then I have a sub folder called 70’s and then another sub folder called 70’s hits. It’s worked for me because if I’m just looking for a old track to play I can look through the entire oldies folder or I can get more specific if I’m looking for a 70’s favorite. I also have each track in my library displaying the key, energy level 1-5, bpm, grouping such as wedding, ladies, radio hit, or sing along, and comments such as MWW (mixes well with) - (track title) and genre crossover. I don’t know if it’s the best way but it works for me.
Dj TBUF that really helps a lot specially for us DJs I'm with u on that one and for that I'm working on in 2018 on organizing my crates so I know what to use and what to mess with that's dope as well.
Dj TBUF very interesting approach to crates you’ve taken there, and i think your last sentence suggests a very salient point. There simply isn’t a best way. There is a way that works for you, as long as you’re open to new ways of working, or adapting when your style or gig type changes, then it’s always best to just use what works for you. As an example, i probably do something very similar to you, but i have at times wondered whether something like your MWW would be useful. I might have a go at this, but i don’t think the comments section is quite right for this. I would love to see some kind of relational database functionality brought into DJ software, where you could, on the fly, link a track to multiple others. Basically it would work using similar algorithms to Spotify, but they would be user-generated. The result would be a set of recommendations that you’ve constructed that would work well with the song you’ve just played. That for me would be a real game changer for people like me who simply buy to many records to retain a working knowledge of what other songs it works with. As usual @DJTLM, another excellent and informative video, followed by decent community chat. This is a very powerful resource for DJs of all types. Keep up the good work
Big fan of your work man! It'll be nice to see you do a tutorial on advanced transitioning techniques. Other than that, the content is great! Thanks DJ TLM.
Nice video & tips as always. This is definitely something that a lot of deejays I know struggle with. With Old School Hip Hop n RnB I mostly mix out on the 8-bar hook into the 8-bar intro of the new track, gives you nice continuity where the hook ends just as you get into the new track. If the intro is 4 bars, I just loop it. For me it's like telling a story, you gotta flow onto the next page and not just jump around. As for mixing in key, as much as it's an obsession for me, the rule sometimes doesn't apply especially with Old School Hip Hop for example where you can almost jump around the keys without worrying too much. But at the end of the day I think it comes down to knowing how to manage the energy in your sets.
I sometimes mix the last 4 or 8 bars of a verse with the new track. The longer, the better cause it gives the crowd an opportunity to hear it in a way they’ve never heard before. I find the the crowd going bananas when the new track is of a different genre (example from hip-hop to dancehall or even dance & electronic or pop). This works perfectly when it’s a mixed crowd. You gotta know your crowd.
I absolutely appreciate your view on open dialogue and passing on knowledge from in order to elevate community skill set and creativity. I can not stress enough how important and honorable that is, both to the craft as well as to fellow artists. Thank you sir! -LoudDarkRooms
Really like your vids! Just a question: do you have a video about using effects to move from one song to the other? Like echo, noise, etc. If not, can you do on?
Great video, Thank you for sharing the knowledge , The world need more people like you A lot of people hold knowledge to their chest They don’t want anyone else to know what they know , this mentality is applied in all aspects of life whether it’s technology, cooking, etc., etc. Thanks again!
The way I like to start my transition is to bring the new track after the break down of the previous record and blend it in. I love great blends so I will allow the 2 tracks play together. I enjoy stretching my mixes, and I know a lot of NYC House DJs do that. I mostly buy tracks that are 5 mins and longer. My longest track I have a 12 mins long. It's tailor-made for great blends. I use the EQs from the previous tracks to fade it out, and then I slow to drop the fader till close to the end, and I drop it on the one from the new track. This works for me, and since I am a House DJ, It is comfortable and creative. Still haven't work on FX yet for I want to keep sharpened my skills with the basis.
Dj tlm you are a great teacher....as a beginner you make it very understandable. Question what is a hook? Is that after the intro or and after the full play like where you see the dropdown? thanks
The hook = the chorus. That is the part of the song that comes back a couple of times during the song. For most people it is the part of the song they will remember the best. The also refer to the chorus as the hook because it is the catchy part of the song.
ok I'm a young DJ how would you guys advise making a chance from song to song with a huge tempo change say I'm trying to bring it down from a high point normally what I would do is if say the song I was playing was 100 BPM and the song I want to play is 50 BPM ?
You can use a feature called "pitch lock" in virtual dj. This locks the pitch of both tracks while you use one hand on the cross fader to smoothly fade over the 2nd track and other hand on pitch of 2nd track to slowly adjust to where you ultimately want to end with.
Good knowledge being shared. Thanks for the video tlm. Can anyone share names of some good djpools or sources to get clean versions of tracks with proper 4-bar or 8-bar intros?
I organized all my crates with ITunes. Genres added, rating added -> from 1 star = chill sound to 5 star = club banger, and comments for special things like Christmas or Birthday Edits. And then you can organize everything on the fly with the intelligent playlists from iTunes. in Traktor (my dvs system) I can grab directly to these intelligent playlists I have two backup hard drives as well, where I just isolated every single intelligent playlist from iTunes as a folder. Now I'm happy with everything. But stole me about 3month of time to categorize everything new etc.
I agree Moving the next track quick when people like the track is annoying i hear a lot of people complain because Some Djs are doing it constantly i do it now and then but not continuously.
Yeah you got to let people vibe to the songs they like. Letting them hear it for 20 seconds is like serving someone a nice steak, but then taking the plate away before they can take a bite 😁
Some songs have a 2 bar, 4 bar, or 8 bar intro. Depending on the two songs you are mixing you will have to choose the correct time to drop in order for the two songs to phrase match.
6:54 I get what your saying. A-Trak's sets come to mind when you bring this up. I think that guy has unparalled turntable skill. But I just can't get down with his mixes because the transitions are too brief.
There's a guy who dj's on the radio here in Toronto Canada, and he's technically AMAZING and his track selection is too, but his track cuts are so quick that by the time you absorb what the song is, hes moved on and mashed up
Would you say that "dropping it on the one" is a good way to mix tracks with different speed? Or should they still play at the same tempo? Awesome tutorials btw!
My crates are by set list. So I have a long gig crate, a short gig crate, an originals crate, a remix crate, and a road testing crate. I find it’s easy to have big categories and large crates so I can plan out what to play and not have to work hard to find it.
Hi DJ TLM. Thank u 4 sharing ur knowledge&experience! U are greate👍 I am beginner dj so still dont understand some technical words like what is hook? Hope i write good. Tnx DJ TLM Ciao.
When you change the bpm of a track to mix it in, do you you slowly change it back to its original bpm once you've transitioned over or do you leave it at the altered bpm?
Back in the day when I was an underground House DJ spinning vinyl imports, I would regularly do 4 mins blends. On some occasions I would blend for even longer. Basically making a mashup. These mixes require you to be extremely familiar with the song structures and require you to think way ahead into the mix to make sure the mix is clean. P.S. I don't miss having to babysit the blend to make sure the songs don't drift out of sync now that I use Serato.
I Under if it's and 8 bar hook and a four bar intro come in after the first four bars but my question is what if the next track starts with the hook and not the verse. Are you able to bring it in anyway or should you start the next song when the verse comes in better?
In regards to fast transitions, I totally agree with you. When I would go to clubs and DJs only play 15 seconds of a song repeatedly I would get annoyed. My thought process was why did you bother playing the song. But DJs are the worse when other DJs are playing. For transitions or dropping it on the one and your everyday crowd (not dj crowds), most screw ups will be forgiven if you have good song selections.
I know this podcast is quite old now but you mentioned how djs are dropping tracks for 15 sec and moving onto the next track. My question is how do you do this as it takes me way longer then 15s to load the next track find the cue piont then drop the track
It’s not hard if you have your tracks lined up in a folder. And you don’t have to look for your cue points. You load the track and hit the cue button and the track is ready to play. And it’s not literally 15 sec for every track, but just really short
hi i wanted to know about mixing the same tune like repeating the same verse a couple times until it becomes shorter,i have an idea but its difficult for me to do
I Also have a crate Called Radio and if I'm listening to different channels in my area . And someone might want me to Dj For them .However they have a hard to explaining what kind of music they like. I will ask them what radio channel they like . Then i will build my style of music I play for them based on the radio channel they like.
My crates are simple. Main crate goes by year, and under each year I have 2 sub crates called "Chilled Songs" and "Club Bangers". So Example I would have a crate that has all my 2017 Hip-Hop songs and then in my "chilled songs" sub crates, I would have song that I like that I could play for maybe warming up or turning down towards the end of the night, and my "Club bangers" crate would only have songs I would play during prime time. The key thing is to make it a habit of updating those crates once you analyze your new songs, make sure it IMMEDIATELY goes to your preferred sub crate. I have these crates the same way across each genre.
Fully agree on the size of your crates. At one stage I started struggling to put decent sets together purely because my crates and library were just way too big. Working on trimming it big time where if I come across a track I know I will never play or haven't touched in a while, I remove it. Smaller crates IMO allow you to learn and know your music better and just find ways of being more creative with it.
Yeah, when you take a good look at crates you're bound to find quite a few songs that you never play. In the beginning, it felt great to be able to bring "everything", but it doesn't really make sense to bring songs you won't ever play. I'm running into a lot of those tracks in my crates ;)
Sh**, you are so right about some DJ now on days, they think they are good or sound good by dropping a new song every 10 second and adding a bunch of Fx. For each its own but if we go that route people making new song will only have to worry about making a 15 second song. By the way another way of transitioning song as you said will be tone play or word play from one song to another as you kind of explain. One more thing about mixing is about considering the particual phrase you are in on the song. Great discussion by the way.
Hi DJTL, first i wanna say sorry for the bad english, im a brazilian fan of your job and watching your videos make me improve my skills to another level, thanks for that Bro, you really helped us a lot. Second i have a question and if you could answer that i will be grateful, here it comes: When i know the time to interact with the crowd ? And how i could do that without break the enviroment of party and don't do a"downgrade" in my set and the dancefloor. PS: I'm a DJ of Rap/Trap. Tks for share your knowledge. And respect from Brazil.
I love your videos! Just found you :) I've noticed sometimes big djs play a 30 sec song that I love and then just cut it off...like what?! I still love them, but I figure why not make my own music. I've always wanted to dj and I like singing too so an aspiring producer here...nerve wracking thought but you're giving me hope. Anyways, gotta buy a controller. Thank you for sharing your knowledge ❤️
Dj tlm I. Am a new dj I am learning on a numark idj3 I find it's hard on mixing of fast and slow bpms please can u advise me on how to work on my skills
I’m a dj in Virginia and I’m kinda obsessed with songs being mixed in at the same key. I almost feel a song has to be mixed in at the same key. Now when you drop on the one that’s different. But the majority of the time I’m dropping songs on the one A because it’s a hot song B people are on the dance floor or C I can’t find a song to cue that will blend good enough which is rare.
Mixing in key is less important. Especially if you’re not doing long transitions (16 or 32 bars). If something just doesn’t “sound right” then I don’t blend it, but otherwise I don’t pay a lot of attention on key
@@djTLMtv Alright, thanks for the advice. Honestly, that makes the whole process a lot easier. I guess it's just a vibe I'm trying to keep song after to song I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.
As far as crates...I organize them by genre and type of party/event i.e. Wedding, Old School Party, Hip-hop etc. and I give them cool names like Jazz Storm for my jazz crate, All White Everything for an all white party I did and even G-Code for my gospel crate lol some songs are in no crate but I know they're on deck..... but as most DJs know the crate is just a guideline or a starting point, I always deviate and go off the crowd and my "mental crate". lol
Hey, great help as always. I hope that "dropping it on the one" will sometime become second nature to me. Btw I think your videos were cooler when you used your mobile phone for a mic ;-) quality is top notch this time tho 👍
yoo, what do you think about (320kbps) illegally downloaded mp3-files and play it at your gigs? And most dj's are playing the same music in all (mainstream dutch) clubs, how can you stand without dissappointing the crowd? #ShareTheKnowledge
If a track is good quality then it's good quality. The only problem with some of those downloaded tracks is that they will have 320 in the tag, but on closer examination it's pretty clear that they're not 320 at all ;) I won't judge people for downloading tracks because I've done it, but I prefer to do it legally and with DJ pools and tracks that I buy I can be sure that the quality is on point. You can stand out by adding your own flavor. You can play other tracks AND play the hits. If you want to play something brand new and you're not sure if the crowd will like it, just make sure that your next track is a hit that they will love for sure. That way you always have a backup plan
All of these questions about when to drop or transition can be answered by experimenting with different mixes. Over time you will get a hang of when to drop or transition a song. The key is to be VERY familiar with the structure of the songs you are mixing.
Well, that works well when I'm answering like 4, 5 or 6 questions. This whole episode was more or less about the same topic and branched off into side topics and back again. So it's still possible to timestamp it a bit, but it's a lot more work (for me) compared to the earlier episodes. But I'm still experimenting with the best format for the show. In the next weeks I should have it the way I want it to be. I think timestamps will return! :)
I Make my Crates this way. My Favorite music is House,Jazz and Old School 80's .So I Have my Crates Label House sub crate 2016,2017 etc etc Jazz sub crate 2016,2017 old school the same way. Now with Mainstream pop, hiphop i may get the top 10 songs for each month and put them in each Crate Because most people are Radio music listeners. So that is all they want to hear,so i just put those mainstream radio songs in those crates.to keep those crates small. However for my true music lovers i have old school crate, house crate design for those that love music that will just let me play and want to hear stuff thats not on the radio or music that they have not herd in a while.
Fast mixing is crazy wack. If you don't even give the crowd the first verse its just gonna piss them off. What's the point of playin jams people love if you only give them 20 seconds of it. I'm not impressed by the amount of tracks you can cram into one set, it's about what you play and your creativity with how you play it. I'm guessin this trend is due to the ever shortening attention span of the audience as well as some dj's. Word to the wise, public gigs you must play the first verse at the very least, leave that fast mix at home for your mixtapes. Stay blessed, peace TLM.
I love it in edm, even a sample jogs the listeners memory and gives them expectation of what's coming and you surprise them with something even better, easy mindfuck
Yeah, I can understand that. I guess what I said is from the perspective of a HIP HOP, soul, jazz, reggae, funk DJ. But the shortening attention spans of DJs and listeners certainly comes into play with the fast mix trend in my opinion.
what is gonna happen in the case that you are playing in a club for about 4hrs and you don't wanna throw all the hits in just 1hr or 2hrs of your set , and I don't like repeating songs when I'm playing. Shegssdabeat....
What up TLM. I'm with you on this subject on getting digital crates organized for 2018 cause my gold it's have a organized crates for different types of music genres for any type of events ( Internet Radio, FM or AM Radio, Clubs, Pub, Lounge, Video Chat Rooms Periscope, Live.me ETC.) So that be my main goal as a DJ cause you never know what crates to use and also making it a short crates so that can save some on my other crates to my Google drive so I can have my backups just in case if my laptop get broke I know I have all in my Google Drive and organize just in case any thing goes wrong also I might try to do its bring my flash drive of my fun lil remix tracks of few djs buddys and few of my stuff I'm doin real soon. Can't wait for more on your videos real soon I will be checking TLM. Funkup Salute love and peace.
I have more then 1 TB of music and i use like 200+ gig's of it,BUT i'm not a one GENRE Dj i play HIP HOP, R&B, HOUSE/POP, SOCA AND REGGAE/DANCEHALL and yes there is a DIFFERENCES in the 2. I learn to Dj in Brooklyn NYC Plus i'm from BARBADOS move to the US in my early Teen's and Caribbean people Liston to a WIDE range of Music. So unless you wanna play the same music that the Dj before you played you better have music to play. more in my case is better.
Even with all those genres you still don't need anywhere near 200GB of music. That is a LOT of music!! But to each his own. There nothing wrong with having all that music with you if that works for you. I just realized that for me personally it doesn't help when I have more music and bigger crates so I'm making them smaller. Appreciate the feedback man
I had over 500gb of music. Now I learned that smaller is better...so I keep the top 250 song from 10 genres...for me smaller is better too. (Reggae, dancehall, hip hop, r&B, 80s 90s rock , Reggaeton, dubstep, house, mainstream and freestyle )
I guess that all good when it's just 2 Dj's at a party but when you use to having 4 + Dj's at a party it can get messy as hell ...i don't like replaying songs anyway.
Yup! If I'm mixing or dropping it on the 1, 99.9% of the time it will be with a scratch. That just became my natural way to let the vinyl go. I have to cut it in :)
A DJ pissed me off one time when he started Lose Control by Missy Elliott then transitioned after the intro. I stopped and stared then sat my ass down for the rest of the night. He lost me.
Great content! Im a DJ in Philly and every piece of advice you give is clear, concise and applicable. DJs need to listen up.
Thanks DJ TLM!!
Thanks bro, salute to Philly! Last time I was there was back in 2003 I think
yes some djs think there best with there midis and dont pay no mind to mixing right...
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Besides separating music by genres, I keep a crate called "Main stage" and it is filled with personal favorite tracks that I would play as if i were a main stage DJ. If you aren't playing specifically for the audience and wanted to express yourself in a set or wtvr, these are my favorite tracks that I would play off of. I grind a lot of those transitions in case where I do get opportunity just play my style of music, which is a lot of future bass, trap and anything with good lyrics. To me its all about showing people they never knew they would like.
I absolutely agree with DJs moving on to the next track too quickly. I feel it kills the mood.
Yeah, I remember we used to feel that a lot of DJs were boring because they would play close to the entire song so we went with a faster style, but you still wanted to make sure the crowd had time to enjoy the song. Some DJs now think faster is better and I've really seen dudes play 10 tracks in the first 2 minutes of their set. Yes, if those tracks are hits you will get a reaction from the crowd, but after a couple of tracks you will ruin the vibe you could have created by playing the track a bit longer.
@@djTLMtv are instrumentals good to make on transition
Finally!!!Thank you in advance for letting us in on 2018 tutorials. I am looking forward to learning more from you especially scratching, which i feel is the hardest thing to pick-up considering most new djs like myself does not have experience on turtabalism with vinyl. Perhaps you can even teach it on a digital controller like a pioneer since most starting djs now buy dj controllers not vinyl.(i own a ddj-sx2) Your tutorial of counting music has tought me the basics which is so important in Djing and ive used that knowledge ever since. THANK YOU and looking forward to 2018 new beginning!
Yes, there will be some vids about scratching with controllers too. Thanks for the feedback!
Great points. During the mix if one of the songs have just beats on the intro/outro, I don’t mind to get in key because on that particular moment of the song there is no key difference. However many times, I noticed that some songs, even in the same key, just don’t blend. Then I go safe on “drop on one”. I never thought about the “sing along transition” and also go to a high energy song on the next one. Very good tip. Thanks a lot for share.
So glad I came across these vids. As well as being hugely informative and interesting, they’re also really engaging. Most DJ vids lose me half way through because the speaker is so flat and unenthusiastic. Watching these vids is like being talked to by a (really knowledgeable and experienced) friend or something. They put me at ease with practice and also remind me why I love mixing tunes. Thank you 😊
I watch these kinds of videos all day just to find something here and there I either forget or something I may learn new...thank you for not wasting my time (like 90% of the other djs do) and actually hitting productive subjects and tips. Cheers !
Man....awesome video as usual. Here's a question for a future STK. How do you transition from prepared sets to DJing on the fly. I'm currently relying heavily on preparing my sets especially as a dancehall/reggae/soca DJ where Hook/Verse/Hook is all you can really play before your crowd starts losing interest. I can easily mix 60-70 tracks in an hour. Just don't really feel comfortable doing a gig where I haven't prepared something in advance. Also how do you feel about using sound effects when transition between tracks?
Thanks DJ TLM you describe everything very very well. You broke everything down in a correct way. I'm a up in coming DJ who is learning how to do things by myself. I do follow and listen to a lot of other DJ's but this video brung a lot of knowledge to me. I really appreciate you taking your time out sharing the knowledge. Keep up the fantastic work 💪💪💪
I can honestly say the DJ TLM has helped me tremendously with my techniques and my journey into the DJ world! Thank you so much for sharing the knowledge #stk
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This is the instance when it comes to share knowledge and skills - authentic.
Another good video, I’m looking forward to more tutorials I have learned a lot from you.
I’ve switched up my crate organization about five times in the last couple of years. I’m a mobile DJ and I play weddings, clubs, and other events. I use Serato DJ and I settled on making general crates with a bunch of more specific crates under them. For example I have a general folder I call oldies and then I have a sub folder called 70’s and then another sub folder called 70’s hits. It’s worked for me because if I’m just looking for a old track to play I can look through the entire oldies folder or I can get more specific if I’m looking for a 70’s favorite. I also have each track in my library displaying the key, energy level 1-5, bpm, grouping such as wedding, ladies, radio hit, or sing along, and comments such as MWW (mixes well with) - (track title) and genre crossover. I don’t know if it’s the best way but it works for me.
Dj TBUF that really helps a lot specially for us DJs I'm with u on that one and for that I'm working on in 2018 on organizing my crates so I know what to use and what to mess with that's dope as well.
Dj TBUF very interesting approach to crates you’ve taken there, and i think your last sentence suggests a very salient point. There simply isn’t a best way. There is a way that works for you, as long as you’re open to new ways of working, or adapting when your style or gig type changes, then it’s always best to just use what works for you.
As an example, i probably do something very similar to you, but i have at times wondered whether something like your MWW would be useful. I might have a go at this, but i don’t think the comments section is quite right for this. I would love to see some kind of relational database functionality brought into DJ software, where you could, on the fly, link a track to multiple others. Basically it would work using similar algorithms to Spotify, but they would be user-generated. The result would be a set of recommendations that you’ve constructed that would work well with the song you’ve just played. That for me would be a real game changer for people like me who simply buy to many records to retain a working knowledge of what other songs it works with.
As usual @DJTLM, another excellent and informative video, followed by decent community chat. This is a very powerful resource for DJs of all types. Keep up the good work
Big fan of your work man! It'll be nice to see you do a tutorial on advanced transitioning techniques. Other than that, the content is great! Thanks DJ TLM.
Thank you for the comparaison between House & Hip-Hop 😃
Reaaaaaal good tips man. The way u explain certain things makes me understand I'm listenin someone with a lot of experience.
I’m glad I could help 👍🏽
dude, your stuff is GOLDEN, keep shining bro, 2018 is starting off awesome and I can't wait to see what the rest of this year will bring...
Nice video & tips as always. This is definitely something that a lot of deejays I know struggle with. With Old School Hip Hop n RnB I mostly mix out on the 8-bar hook into the 8-bar intro of the new track, gives you nice continuity where the hook ends just as you get into the new track. If the intro is 4 bars, I just loop it. For me it's like telling a story, you gotta flow onto the next page and not just jump around. As for mixing in key, as much as it's an obsession for me, the rule sometimes doesn't apply especially with Old School Hip Hop for example where you can almost jump around the keys without worrying too much. But at the end of the day I think it comes down to knowing how to manage the energy in your sets.
I sometimes mix the last 4 or 8 bars of a verse with the new track. The longer, the better cause it gives the crowd an opportunity to hear it in a way they’ve never heard before.
I find the the crowd going bananas when the new track is of a different genre (example from hip-hop to dancehall or even dance & electronic or pop). This works perfectly when it’s a mixed crowd. You gotta know your crowd.
I absolutely appreciate your view on open dialogue and passing on knowledge from in order to elevate community skill set and creativity. I can not stress enough how important and honorable that is, both to the craft as well as to fellow artists. Thank you sir!
-LoudDarkRooms
Really like your vids! Just a question: do you have a video about using effects to move from one song to the other? Like echo, noise, etc. If not, can you do on?
I still need to make that video 👍🏽
@@djTLMtv Cool man, looking forward to that one. I really liked your tip about 'dropping it on the one' and added it to my playing!
@@djTLMtv Please make that one!
Great video,
Thank you for sharing the knowledge ,
The world need more people like you
A lot of people hold knowledge to their chest
They don’t want anyone else to know what they know , this mentality is applied in all aspects of life whether it’s technology, cooking, etc., etc.
Thanks again!
The way I like to start my transition is to bring the new track after the break down of the previous record and blend it in. I love great blends so I will allow the 2 tracks play together. I enjoy stretching my mixes, and I know a lot of NYC House DJs do that. I mostly buy tracks that are 5 mins and longer. My longest track I have a 12 mins long. It's tailor-made for great blends. I use the EQs from the previous tracks to fade it out, and then I slow to drop the fader till close to the end, and I drop it on the one from the new track. This works for me, and since I am a House DJ, It is comfortable and creative. Still haven't work on FX yet for I want to keep sharpened my skills with the basis.
Some great tips here! Also, hoodie is dope!🔥🔥🔥
Dj tlm you are a great teacher....as a beginner you make it very understandable. Question what is a hook? Is that after the intro or and after the full play like where you see the dropdown? thanks
The hook = the chorus. That is the part of the song that comes back a couple of times during the song. For most people it is the part of the song they will remember the best. The also refer to the chorus as the hook because it is the catchy part of the song.
ok I'm a young DJ how would you guys advise making a chance from song to song with a huge tempo change say I'm trying to bring it down from a high point normally what I would do is if say the song I was playing was 100 BPM and the song I want to play is 50 BPM ?
You can use a feature called "pitch lock" in virtual dj. This locks the pitch of both tracks while you use one hand on the cross fader to smoothly fade over the 2nd track and other hand on pitch of 2nd track to slowly adjust to where you ultimately want to end with.
Good knowledge being shared. Thanks for the video tlm. Can anyone share names of some good djpools or sources to get clean versions of tracks with proper 4-bar or 8-bar intros?
DJcity is a dope DJ pool, but it does depend on what genres you're looking for.
thanks @djTLMtv I'm looking for HIPHOP, RnB, POP as these are the ones you don't easily find with the intros.
I organized all my crates with ITunes. Genres added, rating added -> from 1 star = chill sound to 5 star = club banger, and comments for special things like Christmas or Birthday Edits. And then you can organize everything on the fly with the intelligent playlists from iTunes. in Traktor (my dvs system) I can grab directly to these intelligent playlists
I have two backup hard drives as well, where I just isolated every single intelligent playlist from iTunes as a folder. Now I'm happy with everything.
But stole me about 3month of time to categorize everything new etc.
I agree Moving the next track quick when people like the track is annoying i hear a lot of people complain because Some Djs are doing it constantly i do it now and then but not continuously.
Yeah you got to let people vibe to the songs they like. Letting them hear it for 20 seconds is like serving someone a nice steak, but then taking the plate away before they can take a bite 😁
Some songs have a 2 bar, 4 bar, or 8 bar intro. Depending on the two songs you are mixing you will have to choose the correct time to drop in order for the two songs to phrase match.
6:54 I get what your saying. A-Trak's sets come to mind when you bring this up. I think that guy has unparalled turntable skill. But I just can't get down with his mixes because the transitions are too brief.
There's a guy who dj's on the radio here in Toronto Canada, and he's technically AMAZING and his track selection is too, but his track cuts are so quick that by the time you absorb what the song is, hes moved on and mashed up
Would you say that "dropping it on the one" is a good way to mix tracks with different speed? Or should they still play at the same tempo? Awesome tutorials btw!
It’s great for mixing tracks with different speed. Do keep in mind that if the difference is too big you might shock the crowd a bit 😄
It is only a general rule to not blend vocals on top of each other. If you choose the right songs it can be magical. This is God Tier Blending.
My crates are by set list. So I have a long gig crate, a short gig crate, an originals crate, a remix crate, and a road testing crate. I find it’s easy to have big categories and large crates so I can plan out what to play and not have to work hard to find it.
Hi DJ TLM. Thank u 4 sharing ur knowledge&experience! U are greate👍 I am beginner dj so still dont understand some technical words like what is hook? Hope i write good. Tnx DJ TLM Ciao.
Hook is another word for chorus
You explain everything so well bro props to you 👍🥇
I want to learn ableton live. Would a APC 40 mk2 be a good start ?
DJ_RueBoi sure. Plug and and play!
Mac Joseph dope! Thx u bro
DJ_RueBoi np
When you change the bpm of a track to mix it in, do you you slowly change it back to its original bpm once you've transitioned over or do you leave it at the altered bpm?
I leave it most of the times
Back in the day when I was an underground House DJ spinning vinyl imports, I would regularly do 4 mins blends. On some occasions I would blend for even longer. Basically making a mashup. These mixes require you to be extremely familiar with the song structures and require you to think way ahead into the mix to make sure the mix is clean.
P.S. I don't miss having to babysit the blend to make sure the songs don't drift out of sync now that I use Serato.
I Under if it's and 8 bar hook and a four bar intro come in after the first four bars but my question is what if the next track starts with the hook and not the verse. Are you able to bring it in anyway or should you start the next song when the verse comes in better?
In regards to fast transitions, I totally agree with you. When I would go to clubs and DJs only play 15 seconds of a song repeatedly I would get annoyed. My thought process was why did you bother playing the song. But DJs are the worse when other DJs are playing. For transitions or dropping it on the one and your everyday crowd (not dj crowds), most screw ups will be forgiven if you have good song selections.
Should I use the echo out fx during transitions? and if so how often?
Yes! There are Djs doing that here in Va and I and most people here hate it.
I know this podcast is quite old now but you mentioned how djs are dropping tracks for 15 sec and moving onto the next track. My question is how do you do this as it takes me way longer then 15s to load the next track find the cue piont then drop the track
It’s not hard if you have your tracks lined up in a folder. And you don’t have to look for your cue points. You load the track and hit the cue button and the track is ready to play.
And it’s not literally 15 sec for every track, but just really short
hi i wanted to know about mixing the same tune like repeating the same verse a couple times until it becomes shorter,i have an idea but its difficult for me to do
I Also have a crate Called Radio and if I'm listening to different channels in my area . And someone might want me to Dj For them .However they have a hard to explaining what kind of music they like. I will ask them what radio channel they like . Then i will build my style of music I play for them based on the radio channel they like.
he is right about bringing something better on the next transaction on the one. i have seen some nightmares in my days
My crates are simple. Main crate goes by year, and under each year I have 2 sub crates called "Chilled Songs" and "Club Bangers". So Example I would have a crate that has all my 2017 Hip-Hop songs and then in my "chilled songs" sub crates, I would have song that I like that I could play for maybe warming up or turning down towards the end of the night, and my "Club bangers" crate would only have songs I would play during prime time. The key thing is to make it a habit of updating those crates once you analyze your new songs, make sure it IMMEDIATELY goes to your preferred sub crate. I have these crates the same way across each genre.
Fully agree on the size of your crates. At one stage I started struggling to put decent sets together purely because my crates and library were just way too big. Working on trimming it big time where if I come across a track I know I will never play or haven't touched in a while, I remove it. Smaller crates IMO allow you to learn and know your music better and just find ways of being more creative with it.
Yeah, when you take a good look at crates you're bound to find quite a few songs that you never play. In the beginning, it felt great to be able to bring "everything", but it doesn't really make sense to bring songs you won't ever play. I'm running into a lot of those tracks in my crates ;)
Absolutely! Spent the past 2 weeks or so, slowly cleaning them out. CMD + SHIFT + DELETE is the name of the game, hahaha
Man this’s great info as usual. Thanks again for great content!!!
A fine video again! Thanx!
Thanks
Sh**, you are so right about some DJ now on days, they think they are good or sound good by dropping a new song every 10 second and adding a bunch of Fx. For each its own but if we go that route people making new song will only have to worry about making a 15 second song. By the way another way of transitioning song as you said will be tone play or word play from one song to another as you kind of explain. One more thing about mixing is about considering the particual phrase you are in on the song. Great discussion by the way.
Good points. Thanks!
Hi DJTL, first i wanna say sorry for the bad english, im a brazilian fan of your job and watching your videos make me improve my skills to another level, thanks for that Bro, you really helped us a lot. Second i have a question and if you could answer that i will be grateful, here it comes: When i know the time to interact with the crowd ? And how i could do that without break the enviroment of party and don't do a"downgrade" in my set and the dancefloor.
PS: I'm a DJ of Rap/Trap.
Tks for share your knowledge. And respect from Brazil.
Always great informative vids bruh.. Kepp it up bruh!! Respect..
What best sort stuff get if new to this ?
I would love to see a tutorial on how to export my itunes libary and all my rekordbox settings to a new hard disk :)
I love your videos! Just found you :) I've noticed sometimes big djs play a 30 sec song that I love and then just cut it off...like what?! I still love them, but I figure why not make my own music. I've always wanted to dj and I like singing too so an aspiring producer here...nerve wracking thought but you're giving me hope. Anyways, gotta buy a controller. Thank you for sharing your knowledge ❤️
Well explained thank u for your time and knowledge.
Some tricks for mixing pure rock/pop/indie songs?
Anyone? I don't play those genres so I don't have any real experience with that
ok, thanks djTLMtv. Hope anyone could help
Thanks for sharing.....
No problem
Any idea where I can find the ¨Mixxx¨ sound effect for transitions?
What is the "Mixxx" sound effect?
at 1:32 you can hear it: www.mixcloud.com/DJBlighty/backtothefuture-part05-rb-hip-hop-old-school-vs-new-school-twitter-djblighty/
@@emmanueloccean that's just a sample
Dj tlm I. Am a new dj I am learning on a numark idj3 I find it's hard on mixing of fast and slow bpms please can u advise me on how to work on my skills
Is a hook the same as a chorus?
Yes
I’m a dj in Virginia and I’m kinda obsessed with songs being mixed in at the same key. I almost feel a song has to be mixed in at the same key. Now when you drop on the one that’s different. But the majority of the time I’m dropping songs on the one A because it’s a hot song B people are on the dance floor or C I can’t find a song to cue that will blend good enough which is rare.
Mixing in key is less important. Especially if you’re not doing long transitions (16 or 32 bars). If something just doesn’t “sound right” then I don’t blend it, but otherwise I don’t pay a lot of attention on key
@@djTLMtv Alright, thanks for the advice. Honestly, that makes the whole process a lot easier. I guess it's just a vibe I'm trying to keep song after to song I'm sure you know what I'm talking about.
As far as crates...I organize them by genre and type of party/event i.e. Wedding, Old School Party, Hip-hop etc. and I give them cool names like Jazz Storm for my jazz crate, All White Everything for an all white party I did and even G-Code for my gospel crate lol some songs are in no crate but I know they're on deck..... but as most DJs know the crate is just a guideline or a starting point, I always deviate and go off the crowd and my "mental crate". lol
Thanks for this knowledge #DJTLMTV
Great points about the series thing....i will take note...thanks!
Yup, made that mistake more than once
Man, you're a star. Thanks for the tips!
Hey, great help as always. I hope that "dropping it on the one" will sometime become second nature to me. Btw I think your videos were cooler when you used your mobile phone for a mic ;-) quality is top notch this time tho 👍
Thanks. The mic is only for the podcast. I don't use this in other vids ;)
#Dj TLM Can u please do a tutorial on scratching ?
yoo, what do you think about (320kbps) illegally downloaded mp3-files and play it at your gigs?
And most dj's are playing the same music in all (mainstream dutch) clubs, how can you stand without dissappointing the crowd?
#ShareTheKnowledge
If a track is good quality then it's good quality. The only problem with some of those downloaded tracks is that they will have 320 in the tag, but on closer examination it's pretty clear that they're not 320 at all ;)
I won't judge people for downloading tracks because I've done it, but I prefer to do it legally and with DJ pools and tracks that I buy I can be sure that the quality is on point.
You can stand out by adding your own flavor. You can play other tracks AND play the hits. If you want to play something brand new and you're not sure if the crowd will like it, just make sure that your next track is a hit that they will love for sure. That way you always have a backup plan
All of these questions about when to drop or transition can be answered by experimenting with different mixes. Over time you will get a hang of when to drop or transition a song. The key is to be VERY familiar with the structure of the songs you are mixing.
Love and respect From India 💛
What happened to the timestamping? It helped alot 🤔
Well, that works well when I'm answering like 4, 5 or 6 questions. This whole episode was more or less about the same topic and branched off into side topics and back again.
So it's still possible to timestamp it a bit, but it's a lot more work (for me) compared to the earlier episodes.
But I'm still experimenting with the best format for the show. In the next weeks I should have it the way I want it to be. I think timestamps will return! :)
djTLMtv Oh ok I got you! Well either way I appreciate the content you put out, timestamp or no timestamp 💪🏾
What if you load a song on the wrong deck ?
Then the song that was playing is gone and the new song starts playing. It’s an awkward moment. I’ve done it! 😂😂
I Make my Crates this way. My Favorite music is House,Jazz and Old School 80's .So I Have my Crates Label House sub crate 2016,2017 etc etc Jazz sub crate 2016,2017 old school the same way. Now with Mainstream pop, hiphop i may get the top 10 songs for each month and put them in each Crate Because most people are Radio music listeners. So that is all they want to hear,so i just put those mainstream radio songs in those crates.to keep those crates small. However for my true music lovers i have old school crate, house crate design for those that love music that will just let me play and want to hear stuff thats not on the radio or music that they have not herd in a while.
Yeah I fell in the trap of playing music fast and I started to not enjoy the music for one and two things just felt rushed
Good stuff as always
UR - Make Your Transition ♬
"There will be people who say: 'you don't mix this with that,' and you will say - watch me"
TLM , please make "recording a mixtape tutorial"
I'am waiting for it !
137damek there should be a record button in the DJ software . And I know TLM has done a video on how he does his videos
Fast mixing is crazy wack. If you don't even give the crowd the first verse its just gonna piss them off. What's the point of playin jams people love if you only give them 20 seconds of it. I'm not impressed by the amount of tracks you can cram into one set, it's about what you play and your creativity with how you play it. I'm guessin this trend is due to the ever shortening attention span of the audience as well as some dj's. Word to the wise, public gigs you must play the first verse at the very least, leave that fast mix at home for your mixtapes. Stay blessed, peace TLM.
I agree, the shortening attention span could be part of the problem.
It's Big in Caribbean Circuit. We Run Tracks Quick.
I love it in edm, even a sample jogs the listeners memory and gives them expectation of what's coming and you surprise them with something even better, easy mindfuck
Yeah, I can understand that. I guess what I said is from the perspective of a HIP HOP, soul, jazz, reggae, funk DJ. But the shortening attention spans of DJs and listeners certainly comes into play with the fast mix trend in my opinion.
fast mixing aka mixing blue balls
what is gonna happen in the case that you are playing in a club for about 4hrs and you don't wanna throw all the hits in just 1hr or 2hrs of your set
, and I don't like repeating songs when I'm playing. Shegssdabeat....
If your going to mix on a verse use word play!!!
Yeah, that can work well when it's done right
djTLMtv i do it all the time with samples too
Love u bro
Tnk you ❤️
What up TLM. I'm with you on this subject on getting digital crates organized for 2018 cause my gold it's have a organized crates for different types of music genres for any type of events ( Internet Radio, FM or AM Radio, Clubs, Pub, Lounge, Video Chat Rooms Periscope, Live.me ETC.) So that be my main goal as a DJ cause you never know what crates to use and also making it a short crates so that can save some on my other crates to my Google drive so I can have my backups just in case if my laptop get broke I know I have all in my Google Drive and organize just in case any thing goes wrong also I might try to do its bring my flash drive of my fun lil remix tracks of few djs buddys and few of my stuff I'm doin real soon. Can't wait for more on your videos real soon I will be checking TLM. Funkup Salute love and peace.
I have more then 1 TB of music and i use like 200+ gig's of it,BUT i'm not a one GENRE Dj i play HIP HOP, R&B, HOUSE/POP, SOCA AND REGGAE/DANCEHALL and yes there is a DIFFERENCES in the 2. I learn to Dj in Brooklyn NYC Plus i'm from BARBADOS move to the US in my early Teen's and Caribbean people Liston to a WIDE range of Music. So unless you wanna play the same music that the Dj before you played you better have music to play. more in my case is better.
Even with all those genres you still don't need anywhere near 200GB of music. That is a LOT of music!! But to each his own. There nothing wrong with having all that music with you if that works for you. I just realized that for me personally it doesn't help when I have more music and bigger crates so I'm making them smaller. Appreciate the feedback man
I had over 500gb of music. Now I learned that smaller is better...so I keep the top 250 song from 10 genres...for me smaller is better too. (Reggae, dancehall, hip hop, r&B, 80s 90s rock , Reggaeton, dubstep, house, mainstream and freestyle )
I guess that all good when it's just 2 Dj's at a party but when you use to having 4 + Dj's at a party it can get messy as hell ...i don't like replaying songs anyway.
I like scrach ins..on the1
Yup! If I'm mixing or dropping it on the 1, 99.9% of the time it will be with a scratch. That just became my natural way to let the vinyl go. I have to cut it in :)
Bruv from NL sounds like hes straight outta Brooklyn lol
A DJ pissed me off one time when he started Lose Control by Missy Elliott then transitioned after the intro. I stopped and stared then sat my ass down for the rest of the night. He lost me.
I hate when DJs only play one or two versus. Play the whole song. At least 80% of the song
That does not work. Unless every song you play is the entire crowd’s favorite song
With actual recorded mixes you publish for people to listen to in their private time I fully agree. In a club, nah man.