Top 5 DJ Hacks Every DJ Should Know w/DJ Ravine and Mr Bristow
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2024
- This week, Ben Bristow, Point Blank's Senior Curriculum Manager and Programme Leader for Music Production & DJ Performance, teams up with the ever-talented DJ Ravine. Together, they delve into essential hacks designed to elevate your next DJ gig. Whether you're just starting out or have years behind the turntables, their insights are game-changers.
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Once I was at a party where only 1 deck was working. The DJ's whole night mixed with roll.
That's pretty cool!
Great tips! The Roll one is definitely a good one to know about, you just need to remember that you have to stick to that BPM until the loop is out!
I mostly mix on turntables but I found this video very informative and entertaining aswell. I'm going to try these things whem I'm playing with my friends decks again!
the filter resonance is gonna be a game changer, I just though the filters were F'd on club equipment and my DDJ gear had better filters
Yeh.... yeees those were Handy Gold Tips Mr Bristow and Dj Ravine
Damnn I remember Ravine, glad to see he’s doing good
Ive been djing 5 years and only learnt on serato. Getting this info was really helpful, wish i knew some of these prior but still good to know
Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the instant double, I always missed that (not having CDJ at home probably didn't help), it was there, if only I had better vision in the dark :)
I remember doing the roll sample trick in clubs in the days when 1200s and a DJM600 were the standard.
Great Information, Amazing Video!!! Thanks guys!!!!!
Man you can DEFINITELY teach a dog new tricks. Love it! Great stuff guys
This was great - more please.
*Great video!*
Hi Wanderlust
Great tips! The Roll one is definitely a good
What's one feature you wish DJ equipment had?
AI track splitting into component instruments. Not there yet, but soon. Until then doing it from via other utilities and sampling the individuals tracks in does the job.
@@crunchyfrog555 I bet the CDJ-3000Nexus will have something like that.
@@PointBlankMusicSchool I've not been keeping up with the latest tech (I DJed back when I had to sit with a stopwatch and count out my BPMS and write them down), but I don't think it's that far away, given that there's software that does it so well now.
Samplers built in to the decks or mixer
A stab manufacturer in the eye button
Great info lads!
good re-burn at 6:50 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nice tips ❤💯
Great for pioneer DJs
Hack 2 is a bummer, on a Denon SC6000, which costs 1000 Bucks less, you can just play 2 decks with one player, without the struggle of using rolls.
I was exclusively Pioneer for 20 years. I got tired of hacking everything and just bought SC6000s. Denon made DJing fun again. But my kids like to putter around on the 3000s, and it's a statement of their durability.
Liked these tips, esp the roll and the resonance. Got my sub. Thx!
That makes us happy!
Soooo cool!
handy stuff!
There is a very efficient trick on the 'CDJ 900NXS2' that I haven’t seen anyone else know of. The trick involves holding down 'info' and selecting one of the other players, then clicking on the folder using the song selector wheel. This will allow the playlist from the other player to open on the player you are using. Personally, I have only managed to do this on the CDJ 900NXS2 line. In the 3000 models, the steps are the same, but the playlist doesn’t open; instead, it remains selected within 'songs'.
I find it an extraordinary trick that I use frequently when mixing with the 900NXS, but I really miss it when mixing with the 3000s.
Whoa that is handy! Especially when it's time to mix in the next track on your deck and you want to continue browsing the same playlist without interrupting the flow.
Good tips, never considered using the roll that way, I think the Q button hack is a little long winded though. I imagine it would be more simple just using a Hot Q button (assuming all buttons aren't used already).
Most decks that have the loop button option, usually have Hot Q buttons, but the same isn't always said the other way round.
Hot cues are only available on flagship CDJs (3000, 2000 etc) as well as XDJ-1000 series and all in ones. If you're using 900s or 850s and below, this would be the only way to cue with a broken button.
Thank you some very nice tips
Cheers Michael!
Need to be careful with using the digital link out, as have had problems when using cheaper analog cables. I have experienced it sounding bit like a 'bit crunch' intermittently. Anyone else had this?
I don't think I can do all that with my $350 mixer lol
Rekordbox shows the Bpm 126.00.
But on the cdj 3000 the Bpm is 126.0.
The cdj need to show the same Bpm as rekordbox does.
An update would be nice.
@pointblankmusicschool
What tracks were being played? Specifically looking for the artist that created "Believer (Original Mix)"
Doesn't Pro DJ Link set the mixer's BPM automatically to the playing deck's BPM without the need for tapping etc?
It does but only if the mixer is linked and many 2 deck setups are connected simply by a single ethernet cable and not a network hub.
My technics 1210s doesn’t have bpm counters
nice
Would have appreciated knowing from the title that this was entirely specific to this proprietary equipment
Is it possible to listen a track without load it like in the rekordbox pc software ?
Why not just set cue points when loading music into your library and use the cue buttons? (And why did Pioneer put them above the platters?)
Lower end CDJs don’t have hot cues but they all have the memory function.
Good tips but i honestly prefer my dj controller on serato,much more fun and creative to use with the pads, effects etc.. even if its not the same quality
I feel like playing on CDJ is boring and this things are expensive !!!!
Agreed. As mobile DJ I use Serato with a Roland DJ-707M mobile controller, laptop and screen. Using a Pioneer Club set feels like feeding dinosaurs.
I mean, am I wrong when I say you can just config an xml on a usb, have an external midi pad set as shortcuts to minimize the effort of these hacks?
So usually that filter parameter discussed in last bonus tip should be Min or Max at 12o clock position?
Think of it as a 0-100% wet dry with 12’ o clock being 50%
@@PointBlankMusicSchool i believe then 50% is fine
What was that intro ID. I NEED IT
This is all so Greek to me; I really must find a club DJ that could teach me how to use all the features on my REV 7...
tbf many of these tips (if not all of these tips, I'm not full through the video lol) are specific to the CDJ + club mixer situation, so not really something you gotta think about unless you're transitioning to using a club setup.
Which mix is this believer (original mix)?
Ooh! That's one for Mr Bristow.
7:12 it happens because DJs have seen other DJs hitting the cue button like 50 times to cue one track up… which is retarded as most the tracks they play are all the same bpm now as I found out covering a few jump up tunes while a dj had a piss.. literally didn’t have to touch the pitch once in 6 tracks I played..
At my pirate station I told the DJs to tap next to the button if they can’t count a track in in their head you only need to push it once to cue the track at the first beat and press play once..
if I did catch them doing it they got a finger poked in their ribs hard a few times and I said now you know how the deck feels 😂
The first is not an hack... if the mixer is link connected with correct setting channel on players, beat effects follow instantly the pitch of the deck... only the cue substitution is a really hack. The others are just the functions of the gears ; read the manual and imagine.
literally what I said in the beginning
Hack 1 is like: How can i autoSync without pushing the autosync button?
bruh
Dub Echo , you can explic
🎛
What??
or you forgot 🤣😂your records...!!!
These club mixers need usb hubs to connect the CDJ USB’s together!!! 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Quick, send that to Pioneer!
@@PointBlankMusicSchool the Z2 mixer is perfect example!! I told them at NAMM!
Denon DJ mixers have a built in switch (hub).
@@atiegs but sadly most clubs aren't hip to them....ughhhhh. They arent industry standard to Pioneer CDJ....ughhhhh
When pionner owns your ass....
Please change the tutle into pioneer hacks
The fact that no one knows who Ravine is via TH-cam means you guys are definitely all like 12 years old. That’s crazy.
DJ Bl3ND anyone? Like…..man you guys don’t even know
@@doctordark3527trippin bruh. Leave the kids alone. No one’s impressed by your knowledge or years. Shout out to ravine tho, absolute legend
@@Mr.Maritime the “kids” are saying he’s teaching them bs…..ready guys….first trick you learn is the Ollie. Then the pop shuvit. All these crackheads trying to dive into doing a 900 in a mega ramp lol
@@doctordark3527hey thanks dude 🤜
@@DjRavine gotchu Bruv
my friend says analog is better
you have a cool friend
Unfortunately this does not work. BPM shows 126.2 (actual value could be 126.29) meaning preciseness just left the building.
If you need to see the second decimal place you need to use Serato. Be quick they and get current version, the new owners (Pioneer Dj [Alphatheta]) are trying to remove the second decimal place in the public Beta. lol
first trick for a DJ is to work the BPM button ? really ? isn't that the right definition of not being a Dj ? haha
It's for the BPM effects and not for the purpose of sync.
"Every DJ"?? I use vinyl, and and far as I know I'm a DJ
You get to go to the special section then. Lol
Same here. Hearing that tip about auto-syncing tracks made me kinda sad. It's progress, yes, but I actually enjoy syncing by ear on a pair of ol' 1210s
What tip was there about auto-syncing tracks? @@alm4655
who brings their own RCA cable or link cable? Clubs/venues should always have that prepared. we’re only required to make sure we have enough music to keep the party going
The idea is that you can salvage existing RCA cables if you run into this problem at a gig. These hacks aren't just for club/bar DJs! Mobile DJs bring their own kit and they could run into these problems too!
DJ 101. Bring back up of everything.. I always have extra cables and adapters in my DJ bag
@alexisrivera1933 Lol. You'll learn the hard way, my friend. Bring cables. Bring back-up cables for those cables. Bring a head torch. Hell, bring a generator. It's a jungle out there.
This isn't real DJ'ing, get the decks out
This pair wouldn't know a set of turntables from a hole in the ground
@@keith6591LMAO
@keith6591 LMAO... I bet I have been using turntables since before you were even born!
Lol these are 5 tips DJs don’t know? God, you must know some trash DJs. It’s like someone show me they can count to 5 from get this . . . Not 1, but 0 oooooooOoOoOoOo
see you on the mainstage
@@PointBlankMusicSchool good point maybe explain the difference in between power extension cord cables, size differences, how they work? Converting watts into amps or understanding how many kilowatt hours are needed to run all your equipment? How to plan for a power failure and still be able to keep a 3 LED washes, and I main system with enough sounds to accommodate an event with enough back up power to figure out the real problem
They're good things to know but they're more relevant to stage production than DJing.
@@PointBlankMusicSchool cool cool just didn’t want you thinking I was trolling, it was just a little harsh constructural criticism, but yeah, starting out I’ve had power issues. Something that is easily overlooked.
the best hack is: Learn to mix with your ears..
You literally missed the entire point of this video.
I'd love to see how your perfect mixing by ear fixes broken cables! 😂
Wrong: you mustn't use a analog rca cable on digital in/output !
Teaching the next generation how to be trash djs.. kids learn to beat match by ear.. or be found out one day when a gig aint got the trainning wheels your used to having
We do teach students how to beatmatch by ear! One of the first things we do is tape over the BPM counter so students don't have that as a crutch. Also what do you mean by training wheels? Scarily, the CDJ-2000Nexus has been around 11 years now so most clubs would have that or higher.
And I suppose you’re the best DJ in the world? DJ schools teach digital and vinyl so you’re wrong.
If you maybe stop being critical you would have known this.
What type of dives do you play in? In the last fifteen years, every venue I've played at either has a sync button, or a BPM display on the equipment.
@@keithchegwin1222 what hole did you crawl out of today to make this comment ahaa
@@JSMRADIO Says the man making the original dumb comment 🤣. Go back to 1990 you loser, times have moved on 🤣
If you use sync, you're not a DJ. Period.
Carl cox uses sync. Now what.
@@clayton4303 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This digital shit has nothing half similar to do with real Dj-ing with real vinyl and turntables.
Have a nice day.
We like that too!
Vinyl is great and it's definitely one of the purest forms of DJing but denying technology and advancement makes you a luddite.
@@DjRavinestraight up mfs out here using their fingers instead of a calculator
Hack no. 1 why not just listen to the music and not be dragged drown in the technology nonsense?
Did you even watch the video lmao.
Who the heck is going to do alll this stuff?
Dude, AUTO BPM TEMPO???
Not always right and the decks are not always connected via link cable!
Tip one. Beat match by ear rather than look at buttons and a laptop. The end.
You would have your work cut out trying to DJ if you weren't allowed to look at any buttons! 😂
@peterdwyer That means 1200s are out too if you're completely anti-buttons. You must be a supernatural DJ! :)
I heard you don’t need to match by ear anymore, it does it for you? Sounds nice