DJdownload.com presents How to DJ, a new series of video tutorials giving a comprehensive guide to DJing on Pioneer’s industry-standard CDJ turntables - from the very basics through to advanced techniques. This hot new series features international DJs Sarah Main at home in Ibiza (Episode 1) followed by the Jedi DJs - Phil K (Episode 2) and James Zabiela (Episode 3).
For Episode 1, Part 1, Sarah Main has the 400 series set up in her villa and talks us through the basic skills you need to get started as a DJ, step by step.
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After covering such topics as music monitoring and beatmixing, here Sarah returns to fill us in on the best way to cue up tracks in the mix.
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Yes, it’s time for the third instalment of How to DJ with Sarah Main in Ibiza. Here, Sarah speaks about sourcing tracks online and shows how to use the headphones to mix two tracks together.
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Tune into the penultimate part of Episode 1 as Pacha’s first lady Sarah Main dispenses yet more helpful advice on How to DJ. Here Sarah looks at constructing a set, file formats, and demonstrates how to use the cross fader and up faders to mix two tracks.
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Episode 1 in DJdownload.com’s exclusive How to DJ series comes to a close as Pacha Ibiza resident DJ Sarah Main explains about getting the best from your digital downloads before she shows us two different ways to mix two tracks together.
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Episode 1 in DJdownload.com’s exclusive How to DJ series comes to a close as Pacha Ibiza resident DJ Sarah Main explains about getting the best from your digital downloads before she shows us two different ways to mix two tracks together.
First up Sarah demonstrates the straightforward intro/outro mix, which is great for beginners. This is followed by an example of a more complex blending mix technique, as Sarah illustrates how to progressively layer elements of the incoming track over the outgoing track.
Now that Sarah has covered the basics of entering the scene, the How to DJ series takes a more advanced turn in the hands of two international DJ Jedi: Australia’s Phil K reveals his tips next in Episode 2, while the UK’s James Zabiela presents his secret weapons in Episode 3.