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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.พ. 2013
- This tutorial explains the basic theory behind beat-mixing for DJ's, and then takes it a step further with a hands-on demonstration on pitch-controlled CD players. The theory behind this video is also applicable to DJ's who want to mix vinyl records. I'm doing a second video right now that uses vinyl for the hands-on examples, and that should be online here by the middle of next week..
All music used in this video is music that I own copyrights to. You can download the tracks for free if you want from my SoundCloud page:
Bolivia - Global Underground (Gregg Morrish Remix) - Vocal Trance:
/ bolivia-global-undergr...
Bolivia - Global Underground (DJ Nard Remix) - Tech-House:
/ bolivia-global-undergr...
Bolivia - Global Underground (Cozmic Cat Remix) - Vocal House:
/ bolivia-global-undergr...
Bolivia - Global Underground (Pitched Senses Instrumental) - Tech-House:
/ bolivia-global-undergr...
Bolivia - Global Underground (Gruman & Piller Remix) - Vocal Prog:
/ bolivia-global-undergr...
Bolivia - Global Underground (BassQuake Remix) - Vocal Tech-House:
/ bolivia-global-undergr...
Bolivia ft. Mike Allison - When I Grow Old (Radio Edit) - Indie/Folk:
/ bolivia-feat-mike-alli...
This is part of the "Learn To DJ" video series by Jonathan Clark, who is well-known in the industry as DJ Bolivia. To see a list of other DJ-related tutorials by DJ Bolivia, go to:
www.djbolivia.ca/videos.html
Unfortunately, as of early 2014, TH-cam annotations are not visible to mobile viewers, only to users watching on desktop browsers. I use annotations quite frequently to post clarifications and additional information during the video. For the best educational experience, you might prefer to watch this video in a desktop browser rather than on mobile, unless TH-cam eventually fixes the mobile annotation deficiency.
On a side note, I get a lot of requests from people who want me to review their DJ mixes. Unfortunately, I am extremely busy. I'm already turning down paid projects, and I don't have time to review mixes. I wish it was otherwise.
You can also learn more about Jonathan Clark at these sites:
Main site: www.djbolivia.ca
Facebook: / djbolivia
TH-cam: / djbolivia
Soundcloud: / djbolivia
About.Me: about.me/djbolivia
Music Blog: djbolivia.blogspot.ca
Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/djbolivia
Twitter: / djbolivia
This guy takes teaching seriously.
Thanks Eric. If I'm going to take the time, I may as well do it right!
What such a nice way to explain and cover everything. You seem like a very nice person.
I really appreciate it.
Thanks for your time and effort.
I actually enjoy putting these together, which definitely helps!
I know right, I know I am late to the game, but this dude does seem like a very nice person, and my my, 6 years, imagine how times have changed. I;m getting into DJing cause of quarantine.
@@iPhonePhixer me too after about 20 yrs away.
@@iPhonePhixer... like me, a long term dream become real. Just both an old Gemini Ctrl One, Gemini mic and soon to swap for set of Pioneer DDJ400 with Active Speakers and Headphones.
I've been DJing for about 4 years now and time and time again, I like to watch videos on even the basics just for fun. I wish I had discovered your videos when I was learning. After watching your videos, I felt like we became friends. Your style of teaching is clear, easy to understand and informative! Thank you so much. It would be awesome if you made a video on spinning jungle/drum and bass.
Thanks for the kind words :)
Do you play dnb yourself? I've only ever played a few DnB shows, although I love listening to it, and I have quite a bit of old DnB vinyl. It would be fun to do a video about mixing that style someday.
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Wonderful video!! 27 year old DJ, spent a few years doing nothing but cheating on digital, and now have been getting nothing but frustrated on vinyl. That bit on the whiteboard where you showed the line getting closer and closer to the matching beat was particularly encouraging; when I practice, in my head, all I’m thinking there is “wrong... still wrong... still wrong... wrong again.” I’ll be getting back at it shortly with these principles in mind - God bless you and your endeavors!!
Man this must be the best beatmatching tutorial video I could find on youtube, thanks a lot and keep up the good work! :)
Thanks Cristian.
this may be the single most helpful video on the beat-matching by ear process I've seen. It explains it just like how you actually see it being done with the pitch fader (regardless of medium, CDj, controller, tables), adding the understanding to it. Good work and thanks
I thought I understood a bit about mixing, that was until i watched this guy and realised I know nothing. What an awesome teacher, very informative with an easy delivery, I understand so much more from watching your videos, thank your very much from an appreciative pupil.
Still helping beginning DJ’s 8 years later! Thanks for the great video.
Best beatmatching explaining/tutorial out there. Most tutorials out there only explain how to go about beatmatching. There is so much more to this. You not only explain how things are done, you explain WHY things are done - something no other tutorials out there do. Great job. You have certainly helped me not only understand beatmatching, but can now more effectively go about mastering it.
Thanks for the kind words.
That's a valid way of looking at it, for sure. If you can figure out what part of the track you're in from listening to it to figure out the start of a section, then you can just as easily drop the beat right there. I think beginners might "miss" that drop point pretty often, but it would get easier with a bit of practice.
these are by far the best DJ tutorials I've ever seen on YT!
You make the world better place by sharing your passion and competence freely-transmitting to others as you do! Thanks!!
I believe that beginners should learn how to mix on a laptop and midi controller combo. Its cheaper and does everything plus more than cdj's. If you can mix on a midi controller you should be able to mix on standard club gear eventually. I like the tip you gave where you hide the tempo on your equipment when first learning. I really liked your video and learned a lot. Thank you.
Well made video man. Been DJing for quite a while now, but still like to watch these kind of tutorials and absorb new perspectives. This is all timeless knowledge. 6 years later and these concepts still apply.
Hey Jonathan - By far the best tutorial I have enjoyed to date.
I am a 56 year old beginner DJ and I totally understand beat-matching now.
Also thanks so much for your environmental work. :)
You have made this world better.
+Alberto Contreras Really glad to hear this Alberto. Enjoy your music!
One of the best DJ tutorial i have seen. Great tutorial with technology involved.
I've learned so much with all your vids!! I hope you keep doing material!! You've been silent for too long and the people need you. Regards from Argentina!!
Great explanation, enjoyed it - thanks DJ B!
Excellent lesson and loved the groove driving part .. Thanks for creating ...
Amazing video, this is a Master Class on DJing 101 including music theory, equipment tutorial and step by step instructional. Bravo DJ Bolivia, great job. Thank you.
Great vid... I was trying to figure out when to bring in the next song and you explained about counting beats and bring in at the beginning of a new section... That's the piece I was missing in me knowledge base... Thanks awesome job on explaining...
Thanks a million! This is the most clear, consice, understandable tutorial i've come across thus far! Well done. Keep up the good work please.. I'll continue to study your video's..
Again perfect video for learning, great teaching. Enjoying it and learning from it, perfect combo. Looking forward for more! Grts Dave
Thanks Bolivia. Really appreciate it
I'm djing for the first time in 2 weeks and just found your awesome videos ! Thanks man, great explanation ! Cheers from Morocco.
+Lost Pattern I'm really glad that some of this information is helping people in so many different countries!
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience with all of us!
Best video I've seen so far, lots of good tips and very helpful
Fantastic video. Probably one of the best on youtube. Thanks!
This is by far the most comprehensive and most informative video for DJ-beginners.You are a really good teacher and I would give this video a thousand thumbs up if I could to show my appreciation.
Really enjoyed watching that even though I've been mixing for 30 yrs or so as we never stop learning. Bringing in the new tune with a little extra mid is a killer tip, even if it's not a vocal line it's the frequency most friendly of the new thing coming in to the listener for sure, followed by treble>bass. Yeah loved it, a pleasure to watch and thanks again DJ Bolivia
BEST TEACHER EVER!
Massive respect for this video..Very very much appreciated for taking out so much time to make videos like this
Thanks Brad! It's actually fun to make them, so I can't really call them "work" at all.
Thank you so much for your tutorials ,they are really, really helpful !!!
Mate, your explanation is fantastic, keep up the great work, brilliant
DUDE YOU HAVE NOOOO CLUE HOW MUCH U HAVE HELPED!!!! THANK U!!
Great video man. Very helpful and informative. Thanks so much
Good point, intuition comes naturally after some practice, and the production in that last bar of the section is a subtle clue.
excellent tutorial! loved it!
geez man, just wanna say thanks for doing that video hey! perfectly explained with all the patience and details required, a big cheers for you buddy! made me a lot more confident about learning all that stuff ;)
U are an awesome teacher! Thanks
omg, you are like one of the nicest persons ever met on youtube. keep it up!
Thanks A LOT! ITS so hard to find good free extensive tutorials on YT. Thank you so much. Saludos desde Argentina
awesome tutorial djbolivia. Great skills in bringing the theory and practice together... one of the best vids out there. Which that I had found this earlier. GREAT JOB and thank you for sharing!!!
+dbeauchamp25 Thank you!
Just learning, seen many videos but you explain this the best and im so glad i found your videos. You take everything into consideration which is really important. I dont want to use sync like many djs i wanna do it properly. Legend, time to practice..
Great video, thanks for making this!
Good stuff. Much appreciated.
Sir you are best teacher and I but my heads down in front of u as a sign of respect for the way and the techniques you use to grove the stuff in to me . There no words to describe you are simply the best and u are my hero and this the first time I wrote a comment on TH-cam where I would have seen more that 1000s videos on TH-cam I just cant leave without praising u sir .......
You are a really awesome teacher. Thank you for this.
the first truly helpful video I have ever seen. THANKS !!
+Anthony D.James (ADJ) Thanks, Anthony.
A like wasn't enough. Thank you very much for your time and effort. You're a great teacher (and nice guy)!
Gotta say I feel very lucky to have found this video, just became a big fan :) I'm a beginner dj and I learned a lot from this content, so I can't wait to check out the rest of videos! Be well my friend!
thank you for all the knowledge for free :) great videos
Sir you are a genius... very easy discriptions clear, concise, simple .... thank you..
Fantastic video thank you so much. New to DJ'ing and will for sure be using all your tips in this video.
excellent tutorial! Very helpful and informative. Thanks so much
Thank you great video, well explained. I can relate to what you are saying, I started learning mixing in 1993, back then youtube did not exist, nor internet, at least not as we know it now. I learned mixing the hardway, and as you said, some are naturals and for some it takes weeks to grasp it. I am hooked on house and mixing, stop since 2001 and I am picking it up since a year. It is like ride a bike, once you learned it, you not forget it easily.I watched your video, to see if I did not get sloppy overtime.... Thanks from NL
I've recently moved from laptop (traktor+x1's) to cdj1000's, and i've been practising like a mad man, but found that I try to "cheat" with looking at the tempo-readouts. When you gave the tip to cover up the tempo-readouts on your mixer and cdj's i immediately ran to my setup to cover it up. This really helped, you get forced to listen instead of try to cheat your way out of it.
i find this tutorial helpful for me...thanks djBolivia
Great Videos by the way,you are a great teacher sir,I learned a lot from you!!!
Usually they will both be the same, if they are using 8-bar sections you can overlap so they are at the same point within the 8-bar phrase on both.
But if they end up being slightly different, you can do either. Don't be afraid to break rules once in a while. Sometimes I'll mix in a track a bar early or a bar late on purpose, just because it gives the dance floor some unexpected variety. Don't do that too often, but it sounds right sometimes.
Great video! Big Thank You Dj Bolivia
You're welcome...
Really appreciate you taking the time to break this down in an almost 2 hour tutorial. Too many DJ's told me this kind of stuff comes "naturally" by playing hours on end, but I honestly can't agree. I'm definitely going to check out your video on effects in hopes that there are some tips for their uses. Thanks again DJ Bolivia! #subscribed+1
Great video, just bought cdj 200's and this has helped a lot!
precise, metaphorical, soothing, academic approach, guess no one didn't ever do this approach.
like every precise step-by-step precise approach, some of us can't go along with this approach. of course this lecture is good
Thank you, Takashi!
Very helpfull video...best I've seen so far
Good tutorial, thanks for putting this up!
Thank you DJ-Bolivia.
Wow!!! I really enjoyed the section,a big thump up 👍from South Africa
You're a great teacher, thank you
Man this is real teaching annd from the guy who knows what he is doing
Great tutorial.
Just wanna say: a BIG THANK YOU for this astonishing piece of class that you put here !
awesome video !
Thanks for writing ...
Thank you, very much appreciated!
I need some of these funky tunes lol.. where can i find the tune at 1h 22mins plz pal.? Thanks for the tutorial..
You are so thorough and sincere and listening to your videos is like being at a lecture of my dream studies! :D Thank you!
Thanks so much for your kind words! Did you have any luck with learning to actually do any beat-mixing, or were you just watching these out of curiosity?
I found this extremely helpful! Thank you very much!
thanks! I have a very good starting point now!
Thanks for the great videos Mr. Clark
+hardmember Hey, no problem. I'm glad some people are finding them to be useful. Enjoy your weekend ...
thank you mate. nice tutorial. thanks for sharing knowledge. great sounding set at the psytrance event too !
Great work. Thank you -- looking forward to checking out some more of your videos in the future.
Thanks Michael.
Thanks a lot! This is a great tutorial
Nice. Thank you for this video.
so much knowledge, given in a very comfortable way... your videos are PRO, thank you.
+blazibboy Thanks, Blazibboy.
I have just brought my first piece of equipments for my journey of becoming a Dj, Your Videos are very educated and I really appreciate your time and patience in breaking down the steps and procedures.
+dkevster sample Thank you for taking the time to write.
This is a good teaching method actual use of equipment sounding sound speed.
So good.. 👍👍👍
Thank u very much, it was extremely helpful to learn some tips about pitch working (I was concentrated on bpm counter before, since Im very beginner).
Great Video!
thanks man really appreciate what you are doing
Thanks for your good work sir. with your tutorials i got all i ever wanted.
+Vision DT You're welcome.
Great tutorial, thanks so much!
Thanks Marco, cheers!
Thanks, that was very helpful!
Fantastic video. Really helpful. Look forward to watching some of your others now. Thanks 👌
Thanks for writing. I'm glad you found it to be useful!
I do like your videos. Very informative for those new DJs.
Glad to hear. I'm going to be releasing a lot more videos starting in early January.
thank you VERY MUCH!! Really helpful and didactic. Great songs as well, kudos!!
No problem, glad you enjoyed it.
thanks djbolivia, very helpful intro video for begginers!
+Barclay Fernandez Glad to hear this, have a great weekend.
Wow bro although I do appreciate the history lesson. I do u really have gone into depth, n I can appreciate that bit of knowledge. First of all vinyl has been around a little over 100yrs but the phonograph of that era was only really afforded by the wealthy. Therefore the market for recorded music was small. The late 1910s was when they first became affordable enough for the modern home. The pitch fader was actually added in the mid 50’s n was so radio DJ’s could play songs slightly faster to so they could play a block of music in a timely fashion while still making their quota for sold air time and advertisements. The actual blending came from the early Jamaican moonstomp parties. Ska the predecessor of reggae was designed for the DJ or sound system selecta. It was also a Jamaican American immigrant who later laid the foundation for what would become the hip-hop DJ. A man went by the name of Kool Herc. In the late 60s he invited what he called the peek a boo technique. Which is what is now known as break beating. Using 2 small pieces of the same track n extending it. Later in the disco era is when they began layering their drum patterns. Hence the title disco mixing. Today there is about a thousand different ways to DJ. Controller interfaces r completely expressive to the point to where u can truly envision the turntable device as an expressive instrument. They deal with Harmonies n Rhythms. U can fully structure a song with changing scenes nearly on the fly. Keep up the good work homie.
Very good video. Impressive thorough information ... Thank you for making this video.
You're welcome...
THANK YOU SO MUCH... YOU ARE A GREAT INSTRUCTOR MATE, GREETINGS FROM ARGENTINA :)
This is great
Hey man I don't know if you're still active on this page but I really enjoyed watching this and even though I thought I knew all of this information it was good time for a refresher. Turns out I learned a bunch of things I appreciate it