DJ Transition Techniques - Volume Faders vs EQ
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In this video I will focus on how to best use the volume faders and EQ for flawless DJ transitions. How do you transition between songs? Do you use the whole EQ or just swap the basses, or worse just use the cross fader? In this video we'll compare all these methods and by the end you'll have a better understanding of how to make all your DJ transitions sound world class.
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I’ve only had a dj controller a little over 2 weeks so thought I’d start watching TH-cam to get some ideas,and to be honest andrews are the best ones,doesn’t complicate things,yet with each one I watch I’ll get on the controller and with in 5minutes I’m putting together what I’ve just watched him do,excellent work mate,keep the videos comming
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@@Savage_7_99Agreed. I really appreciate the professional level of his tutorials AND his real life club dj experience
A lot of the “big media” dj videos (digitaldjtips, crossfader) just come across like teachers that “know” how to dj but arent really that good or were skilled club djs
All due respect to them, they deserve some props too, but with Andrew I feel like I’m getting a personal lesson from a resident dj of some poppin nightclub
love referring to the mids as personality. i'm definitely stealing that
Yeah that's a good one 😎
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"Treat these guys like little Cinderellas"
"Cinderella doesn't go out past midnight"
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Haha you're picking up the subtle teaching points now - well done. I often use personification techniques so people can remember the main points - if people skim, they miss these - well done - you're killing it!!
@@ClubReadyDJSchool I love that analogy so much. It makes a lot of sense. Definitely something to go to my notes.
10:20 Andrew looks so happy with himself, amazing to see even experienced DJ's take pleasure out of the little things :)
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Appreciate this, I'm thinking of getting it! Glad it's working out
Would you say it’s good for people like me who know how to DJ already but just want to improve my skills
@@ellijackson6023 100 per cent as as Andy says in the videos he has being djing and running clubs for over 20 years so he has taking all the best knowledge from that and put it into the course. If you feel like you are getting anything from the free videos then you will 100 per cent get more from the course as he goes into a lot more detail and shows lot more techniques in the course
Dean Burke thanks for the info mate
Thank you so much Dean I really appreciate this so much, you have no idea. It's my lifes work and to know people are loving the course fills my with so much gratitude, you're the man!!!!!
I DJed professionally in clubs back in the '80s and early '90s when we didn't have access to the EQs on the mixer. I like the subtlety you can get in your mixing when using the EQ. It's a great tool for the toolbox.
I DJed back in the stone age, we didn't have access to all this fancy electricity, we just used to smash rocks together and dance
@@jinxedboo6031 There's no school like the Old Skool.
Your the first dj I can watch and understand on youtube. Pretty clear that you teach people normally because it's straight to the point without making things too complicated.
This is the best eq mixing tutorial I've ever seen, can't even imagine what you courses are teaching
amazing content, very underrated channel and i learnt most of my dj'ing through you
I love how you encourage creativity while mixing, keeping the art of djing alive!
Told you in a previous video that you are brilliant and i'm gonna say it again! I wish all youtube dj teachers was like you.
How did I miss this one... great way to put it! I do use EQs all the time (Deep and Progr House) and dare to say almost exclusively, Faders 100% before hiting play. I have always tried to use kill eqs since available, that changed a lot my way of mixing and doing long and seamless transitions for harmonic mixing.
And the trick on the bass it is a must. The variable resistors used in the mixer for volume faders from last century were always logarithmic (not linear). I think that also applies to EQs and thus the bass swapping (or even highs and mids) is not that linear as it may seems (with controllers and digital mixers I think that is mostly configurable, but I am old fashion :) ).
The only thing I do differently, or I should say additionally, is keeping an eye on the vumeters since I hate clipping or going overhead the amplification design. And as far as my experience goes, the monitors are not as sensitive as the little red/yellow LED sensing the output volume.
This is very good content with lot of information to digest for beginners DJs. I recommend watching this more than once to grasp all the intricacies mentioned. It will definitely improve your mixing quality. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Man, you smile so much. Im literally addicted to your videos and your 'personality', keep it up!
His enthusiasm just makes me want to go hop on the decks right now!
Perfect tutorial man, I am a eq lover, hate to do the transitions with the faders. Here in argentina they alway teach that you have to do everything with faders and i always think to myself...OK, i will not do that, the eq transitions sounds lot better. I have a lot of mix in my channel, you are welcome to listen. Thanks for the time doing this, it will help a lot of people.
You are amazing. Love your style of teaching.... your energy and passion. Your are very detailed and make it easy for beginners as I to understand. Thank you for your videos! ❤️
Mate , I appreciate your videos so much , you bet it , when the time is right , your course will be the one i will invest on !
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If you only watch one video on Eq’ing, this is it. Awesome video!
Wow, thanks!
This channel is THE best when it comes to learning about DJing. Second to absolutely no one
I appreciate this so much!!!
Truer words have never been spoken. One heck of a teacher right here.
Love your videos mate, swear every time a new video pops in my feed you always look like you're having a ton of fun putting these together and teaching people to mix. The enthusiasm and love for the art really shows. Much respect!
i found this immensely helpful. thank you.
What a man! Great vid, thanks Andrew!
hey, I've just stumbled across your channel, I'm a beginner DJ whose been teaching myself for 6 months and I am getting frustrated with my lack of creativity with my mixing, I really like the way you present the information and its definitely given me more things to think about and play around with. I'm especially struggling with things like dubstep. When I watch dubstep DJs live it seems like its just build-up into drop into build-up into drop which I can't seem to master so I'm looking forward to your videos on that genre. I have subscribed and will for sure be following along with each video you put out. cheers
You couldn't have explained it any better!! Thank you so much for this tutorial.
Love your videos man. Your own personality really makes a difference compared to others on here. I've recently got the bug and treated myself to a xdj-rr and your techniques are really helping me out.
This is amazing, introducing a new song through EQ is so much better than volume, thank you!
Happy to hear that!
Grüße aus München. Started some months ago mixing Techno with the DDJ-400. I appreciate your videos, and learned a lot. I love the way you do EQ Mixing, you are an excellent explainer. Thumbs up.
Thanks so much - I'm glad you get it - no turning back now my friend!!
re-watching this 1 year later and still learning something new!
Dude, biggest loves for your amazing work. Started Djing a while ago and your videos are a big influence for new ideas and building up that confidence. Usually I don´t comend videos but I realy felt the urge to do so with your work. Keep up the great work a lot of people whil appreciate it and I wish you nothing but the best.
Thank you
Just wanted to say thanks iv only started djng and using the eq to mix in has totally improved my mixing its unbelievable i love your videos very informstive and very well explained so thanks very much
ive been learning to dj for 2 weeks and im finding eq mixing is really fun
Thank you for your very helpful advices, greetings from Poland🙂
Working through the course at the moment, even these videos really add value to what I've already learnt.
Tom is the course awesome? I’m buying tomoz :) I know how to DJ but just wanna get better!
@@ellijackson6023 how do you find the course after a couple of months? I'm considering joining :) thx!
Thank you mate. This helps so much. I didnt understand everything you say but your videos bring me further!! I love the way you explain. Greets from germany.
so glad i've found this channel, appreciate your work!
These tutorials are superior, thanks for sharing them here👍🔥🔥🔥
Another great video of you sharing the love of mixing and sharing your knowledge. Keep it coming 👍👍
As a beginner I’ve been base swapping, but i know that full eq work is important for smooth transition. Now I have a better understanding of what i need to practice. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
EQ swapping personalities, so cool
Very helpful and clear video for eqs compared to others as I'm just learning. Thanks man 👍🏽
Treat them like Cinderella!! That’s great. Great video!
Haha ;)
Thx for all of this, u now have a chilean follower so, maybe if u can activate (i dont really know if u can do that) the subtitles, it would be very nice, thx again for this great work!!
So f**king good man! Helps out massively with these mega tutorials. Keep the content up!!
Hello! I looove Hardstyle! But can you maybe please do a video on how to mix Industrial EBM? I know it’s kinda different then other electronic music.
Man you really enjoy what you're doing. Escellent. 💪🏽💪🏽🔊🔊
Love his video :-) K eep doing what u do best
Can you please do a video on how to mix Disco / latin funk / jazz.
Stuff thats hard to beatmatch with live percussions ect :))
Hi Andrew, big fan here and I learn a lot by watching your videos, supper appreciate it as a novice when it comes to DJying. Can you please make a video teaching about utilizing acapella well and how to mix it thank you!
I have more detailed stuff about this in my course, but will consider for YT!
Just to throw something different out there. Try incorporating the gains into your EQ as rotary faders. You get so much more delicate control over your volumes as rotary faders work with your wrists natural movements. Coming from high energy trance and techno you use the sliders for harsh cuts and stabs so using these for precise movements becomes redundant. Using gains as a fader is a great tool when you want to slide out the bass on one track but bring through all the elements of the other especially over longer periods of time
Love your videos man, soo fucking informative and intuitive too!
Is it just me or that room reverb is a bit distracting?
Great videos! :) Thanks a lot for the content.
the idea of adding personalities definitely changed the whole game
I’ve seen another DJ on TH-cam leave his high EQ at 12 o’clock and slowly brings in his mids and bass EQ from 7 o’clock(all the way from the left)but that probably wouldn’t be total kill on the mixer he uses as the mixer I use is an Allen & Heath Xone 43 which is total kill all the way to the left.
Can you do a video about using both? Eelke kleijn in his mixmag set does it like wonders
U love using EQs, So do I..You should check out mixers that have a 4 band EQ ..like the xone 92 ..u get even more control with that
Andrew! Do you have a video on hot cue tutorials and where to place them? Can’t seem to find one on your channel. If ya don’t, I’d love to see a hot cue tutorial vid soon please!!! Cheers
Hi Andrew, I’m loving your videos! I recently retired from my corporate career but have been a life-long music fan and go to quite a few festivals each year (when there isn’t a pandemic) but have only started out DJing recently. I am mixing mostly Techno, Psytrance, progressive Trance, progressive Psytrance and also playing around with some more mainstream House sub-genres. I am curious if you have any specific guidance on EQ crossover frequencies. Do you vary them by genre? Do you keep them at default? Will most club mixers be the same settings, or is that something a DJ should check when starting a set. Is it just personal preference? I’d love to hear your thoughts and experience on this topic.
Generally most mixers are the same but if not it's easy enough to adapt. I cross over EQ frequencies depending on what I wish to accomplish.
Can I get a link to your course so I can take a look thanks, I’m what I’d probably class as an intermediate DJ would you say there’s plenty in your course for me to progress ? Tia
www.clubreadydjschool.com/club-ready-dj-course/
Loving the stuff mate. How about you upload some mixes so we can see you on the fly ?
Good idea, I was about to add some to the course but will aim to add some to the channel at one point :)
What Andrew is doing is on the fly 😂
But I do agree in seeing more of him mixing would be much appreciated.
What about how to mix Dancehall and Reggae?
Awesome video!, I was wondering if you use isolation mode when EQ'ing (or not) Tried both I'm not really sure which one to use :)
I think EQ is safer and more forgiving than ISO mode, so typically use EQ mode
Anyone know songs titles?
Ever since I learned your Eq method it's almost like I no longer need tutorials
do you prefer isolator or normal eq?
@@yesssdiablo451 Normal EQ
OH well I appreciate you tuning in anyway and for all your support and glad I could be of help :)
Just wait until you're faced with a mixer with 4 frequency ranges. Allen&Heath Xone92 or Pioneer's V10.
Really puts you to the test
How do you set your volume and crossfader curves? I'm using Rekordbox.
Unless scratching, I tend to turn my cross fader off.
Why is it less professional using usb dj controllers in clubs rather than club controllers because it seems like everything in this video you can do on both. I dj myself and doing work experience in a club with a dj who uses traktor and it seems like the main thing is not beat matching? Can you give me a general answer. I find with alot of dj "purests" make things to complicated when it probably isn't so much and you seem to have less of an ego, can you give me a few differences.
I'm not saying you have an ego by the way, you have the opposite.
Please understand I have no issues personally with people taking controllers into a club and if you know the people running the events well, no issues. But if you turn up to your first show with your controller and are cabling it in around other DJs you would want to hope it does not cause any complications. You do what you feels right :)
Track on the left ... Thick!!!
I want to buy your course! Can you dm me or send me an email where we can discuss my options?
andrew@clubreadydjcourse.com hit me up :)
The only good time to have multiple personalities.
Shouldn't mess up volume faders
If the mid is personality, the high must be intelligence and the low sex appeal....
As an older school DJ getting back in the game, your videos got me back on track so quickly. Thanks mate. My audience (wife and dogs) are psyched.
this man must be the most positive person on the planet. i love it. awesome tutorials!!
i love doing eq work. for a whie i would just set all my eq at 9 o clock on my incoming song and then slowly start swapping all the frequencies depending on where i was mixing into the song. i feel it does layer the incoming song under the playing song perfectly and then you can do a lot of eq play and you dont have to worry about the volume faders until you are bringing the playing song out
Your EQs only go to -26 dB normally. If you switch the EQ Curve to Isolator (the switch just to the right of the channel faders on his DJM-900) that gives you -infinity dB on the EQs and you can fully fade out a track and transition with just the EQs. Or ... if you check out the “Lena Willikens - Mixing out of a difficult track” video she’s doing techno transitions using the trim knobs since those are -infinity by default and you can keep your EQs in the less-aggressive normal setting. If you really like playing with knobs you can set the trim with your EQs maxed at 5-o’clock and use the whole range. That’d be a weird habit to get into, but it’s kinda fun. The EQs are asymmetrical so it’s only an extra +6 dB on the boost side. You never have to be bored transitioning from one track to the next since there are a million different ways to do the same thing. 🙂
love your tutoring style, very relaxed yet comprehensive.... mids as personality! love it!
11:47 I like to call them gremlins, don't feed them after midnight.
Haha, someone else said that once, you must be an 80's kid!!!
My tip always eq in mix
I do both, fader work and EQ mixing. It just depends and I use different types of transitions to keep my mixing unpredictably. For EQ mixing, I have always swapped highs, bass and sometimes mids.
You got special energy and attitude...listening to lots of good beats would do that. :)
His enthusiasm makes me wanna DJ even more. Much luv from Finland 🇫🇮
I would love a video on the new V10 mixer. I'm a student of your course and use eq mixing. I used to mix with isolator mode on the old mixer. I could shove the volume fader up and start my eq work. With the new V10 mixer which is a club standard the mids (low and high mids) are not full cut. So it took a lot of getting used to bringing in the volume fader slowly because u can hear the mids even if the eq is to 0. Mids are now - 26db. Please make a video on the new mixer 🙏🙏
I have to add buy his course. It will be the best investment of your dj career
Yes I need to buy one first, pioneer should give me one haha!!
Your videos have given me a diverse perspective on mixing techniques, having access to your content has helped me immensely. Thank you.
I wish a million people can enroll in your course, you deserve it 🎉 i unfortunately don't have any funds for it... But Goodluck
Great Video love the Equ. Mixing really. I startet some Month ago but you give me so much energy to try Things out as a beginner.
So good, thank you for this. I couldn't help but notice you dont have/use hot cue buttons. as a beginner, that is bewildering to me hahaha
Your videos are just amazing. Really ❤️.
I learnt a lot in 15 min. And it's rare to find precise explanations about how Tu use properly EQs
My pleasure 😊
Always eq mixing for me
Thanks Andrew awesome ❤
What would you say is better isolate or classic??
Got to say your videos are absolutely great and I’ve so far only view some of your free ones on your channel. Keep it up! Also wondering if you will be posting any videos about hosting your own night at a club? I know you’ve said before “you will get into your local scene” but in a lot of places especially like where I live in east Scotland there’s not a lot of clubs anymore and the ones that do will only ever have your typical top 40 playing by some unknown DJ. The only time real dance music is played is when a specific night is put on for that, and for that the promoters either won’t let you or even want you to pay to play! All the club owners and promoters here are just money hungry and up themselves so I really just want to put on a good night to play what I want to hear and have a good time. Thanks for your time if you read this!
Sure, if you are a beginner, then don'tuse the cross fader. Play it safe. This video is about using the eq which is the most fundamental and important skill to master. Music is made differently today and so is the mixing style. It's some kind of digital perfection. If you get into music from the first 15 years then you will find the style is different and it is ok to use the whole mixer. It's been there all along, so use it. If you want to mix some Techno or Acid House then start to work on those hard transitions. I know it's counter to what you hear today. The best dj's use the cross fader all the time. Dj Bone uses the cross fader. Jeff Mills, Claude Young, Paul Johnson, and plenty of dj's used the whole mixer. Just think about what Les Paul did in the 50's, Hendrix in the 60's, and Eddie in the 80's to break the mold and change how people viewed the guitar. These guys did that. It is something that you have to work on, not talking months, but years. Everyone tries this dj thing out for a few months and gets frustrated. You youth are in such a hurry! And no, it doesn't sound lush and creamy and smooth. Harder lessons for a harder decade of bangin tracks.
Cinderellaaaaaaas!! That is so sweet 🥰 I'll definitely remember that!
haha ;)
Mixing with the volume fader works best if you use the Logarithmic setting. It gives you the most subtle control in the 50%-100% range.
Absolutely the best tutor I have seen on TH-cam Andrew you keep doing these amazing videos I'm re learning and can see massive character in my mixes from what I had before so thank you so much for that
You mention your students being real DJs now. Got any ex-students we might know? Keep up the good work and more ex students being DJs will follow... ✌️
woooaaah easily my favourite dj course on yt, good vibes and extensive explanations, keep up the great work
You’re a geezer!!! Growing to luv ya man!!!
Seriously on the same page. Explaining things I have been ‘discovering’ and thinking about myself.
Cheers