you have just explained how I sort my tunes hehe i keep my tunes in seprate genre folders with key and energy tags but I also use Rekordbox as my music manager and I find the colour code my tracks too just to know how I think that track feels ranging from deep to full on uplifting :)
Also about mixing in key and the Camelot wheel, I at times will do a "skip 2" and and a "Skip 7" And what I mean by that is for example, I play a tune in 7A (D minor) and don't have a "compatible" track in 8A (A minor). So I skip over to 9A (E minor). Now I say this with a caveat. I can fade in the 9A track that has a minimal intro (drums, some bass line). I will mix out the bass on the 9A side and then like say on bar 17, switch the bass knobs around, giving the listeners the 9A bass line, cut the bass on the track being faded out and begin to fade out the 7A track. There is a potential of a "clash" if this technique is not done correctly. Practice that beforehand. :) "Skip 7" Again using 7A (D minor) as an example going clockwise to 3A (Eb minor). Again, the potential of clashing is high so I pay attention to the instrumentation and fade out all the way to the new track when the time is right. I can also go counterclockwise using Skip 2 or Skip 7 to take things deeper and mellower... but I very seldom do that. Care to elaborate on this, Ellaskins?
I agree that you can drop in a tune that is well out of key but it sounds great. I mix hard trance and though trance is very melodic you can surprise a crowd by doing something like this. Example: going from one fluffy vocal trance high nrg build up and then drop some darker harder trance will always catch people by surprise but you just have to experiment with your library and know your tunes, what works with what etc. Music is art, and art is expression. Like Mr. Ellaskins repeats "think outside of the box." =)
good video, im an ex vinyl man myself, ive only been djing on cdjs for a year and still learning, now with all the tools out there no dj has the excuse! great videos, keep em coming :)
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you have just explained how I sort my tunes hehe
i keep my tunes in seprate genre folders with key and energy tags but I also use Rekordbox as my music manager and I find the colour code my tracks too just to know how I think that track feels ranging from deep to full on uplifting :)
Loving the videos Jonathan. I present on radio and am learning to dj with soulful house. Some videos please? Thanks in advance
Also about mixing in key and the Camelot wheel, I at times will do a "skip 2" and and a "Skip 7" And what I mean by that is for example, I play a tune in 7A (D minor) and don't have a "compatible" track in 8A (A minor). So I skip over to 9A (E minor). Now I say this with a caveat. I can fade in the 9A track that has a minimal intro (drums, some bass line). I will mix out the bass on the 9A side and then like say on bar 17, switch the bass knobs around, giving the listeners the 9A bass line, cut the bass on the track being faded out and begin to fade out the 7A track. There is a potential of a "clash" if this technique is not done correctly. Practice that beforehand. :)
"Skip 7" Again using 7A (D minor) as an example going clockwise to 3A (Eb minor). Again, the potential of clashing is high so I pay attention to the instrumentation and fade out all the way to the new track when the time is right.
I can also go counterclockwise using Skip 2 or Skip 7 to take things deeper and mellower... but I very seldom do that.
Care to elaborate on this, Ellaskins?
thats not really - in key mixing - if u skip 2 or skip 7 -
True that. I normally follow the wheel around clockwise but on occasion, I will throw a curve. :)
I agree that you can drop in a tune that is well out of key but it sounds great. I mix hard trance and though trance is very melodic you can surprise a crowd by doing something like this. Example: going from one fluffy vocal trance high nrg build up and then drop some darker harder trance will always catch people by surprise but you just have to experiment with your library and know your tunes, what works with what etc. Music is art, and art is expression. Like Mr. Ellaskins repeats "think outside of the box." =)
good video, im an ex vinyl man myself, ive only been djing on cdjs for a year and still learning, now with all the tools out there no dj has the excuse! great videos, keep em coming :)
is there a video that explains what keys are?
mixing in key is the key!
I have found out that mostly when mixing similar vibes the key also matches.
this isnt really true - ive think uve just been lucky -
Tracks in any genre and any vibe can come in any key.
What laptop are you running
I would like to know the answer to that same question. **
Your right cdj sounds unhealthy
i'm 26 is it late for me to become a dj?
No - 26 is a good age to learn -
Also obvs never to late