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).
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How To DJ - Episode 1 - Entering The Scene with Sarah Main (Part 1 of 5)
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.
Podcast: Download (duration: 5:27 — 39.4MB)
How To DJ - Episode 1 - Entering The Scene with Sarah Main (Part 2 of 5)
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.
Podcast: Download (duration: 5:27 — 61.1MB)
How To DJ - Episode 1 - Entering The Scene with Sarah Main (Part 3 of 5)
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.
Podcast: Download (duration: 4:34 — 45.0MB)
How To DJ - Episode 1 - Entering The Scene with Sarah Main (Part 4 of 5)
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.
Podcast: Download (duration: 5:26 — 57.7MB)
How To DJ - Episode 1 - Entering The Scene with Sarah Main (Part 5 of 5)
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.
Podcast: Download (duration: 5:58 — 55.0MB)
How To DJ - Episode 2 - The Next Level with Phil K (Part 1 of 9)
DJdownload.com brings you exclusive access to Episode 2 of the How to DJ series with the Australian DJ wizard Phil K. Here Phil takes it the next level by expanding on the basics introduced by Sarah Main in Episode 1.
Podcast: Download (duration: 4:42 — 53.3MB)
How To DJ - Episode 2 - The Next Level with Phil K (Part 2 of 9)
Episode 2 in the How to DJ series continues with Phil K. This time Phil looks at creating music loops – showing us exactly how to do it and explaining why it can be an important skill to add to your DJ set.
Podcast: Download (duration: 4:51 — 47.2MB)
How To DJ - Episode 2 - The Next Level with Phil K (Part 3 of 9)
In this clip (Part 3 of Episode 2 in the How to DJ series) the ultra-experienced Australian DJ Phil K gives up some valuable tips on playing your first gig in a club.
Podcast: Download (duration: 3:01 — 29.2MB)
How To DJ - Episode 2 - The Next Level with Phil K (Part 4 of 9)
Phil K returns with some more tips on How to DJ. In this clip Phil shows how to create a breakdown loop and apply spin-backs in a mix.
Podcast: Download (duration: 3:10 — 30.2MB)
How To DJ - Episode 2 - The Next Level with Phil K (Part 5 of 9)
Want to know when to cut the bass or boost the treble? Then click on as Phil K demonstrates how he creates dancefloor drama by manipulating the low, midrange and high frequencies in a mix…
Podcast: Download (duration: 4:31 — 43.9MB)
How To DJ - Episode 2 - The Next Level with Phil K (Part 6 of 9)
Phil K is back with yet more tips on How to DJ. And this time around he’s looking at how up-and-coming DJs can get gigs and break into the scene…
Podcast: Download (duration: 2:28 — 23.8MB)
How To DJ - Episode 2 - The Next Level with Phil K (Part 7 of 9)
Phil K has taught young DJ Jedi James Zabiela a trick or two in his time and is now here to show you how to do strange things with effects – as you can see in this clip, which covers filtering and the echo effect.
Podcast: Download (duration: 4:23 — 42.7MB)
How To DJ - Episode 2 - The Next Level with Phil K (Part 8 of 9)
The penultimate part of Episode 2 sees master K on the master tempo tip. In this clip Phil shows how to speed a track up or down by using the CDJ’s tempo slider and master tempo button.
Podcast: Download (duration: 2:02 — 19.3MB)
How To DJ - Episode 2 - The Next Level with Phil K (Part 9 of 9)
Episode 2 in the How to DJ series concludes with Phil K running through a few essential aspects of DJing.
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How To DJ - Episode 3 - Mastering The Scene with James Zabiela (Part 1 of 8)
Top music manipulator James Zabiela introduces Episode 3 in the How to DJ series as we kick off with some hot EFX trickery from the grandmaster…
Podcast: Download (duration: 6:29 — 62.8MB)
How To DJ - Episode 3 - Mastering The Scene with James Zabiela (Part 2 of 8)
James Zabiela continues flexing his skills and revealing some of his signature Jedi moves in part two of this new eight-part feature on How to DJ for more advanced artists.
Podcast: Download (duration: 6:40 — 64.7MB)
How To DJ - Episode 3 - Mastering The Scene with James Zabiela (Part 3 of 8)
DJ wizard James Zabiela steps away from the decks and waxes lyrical about buying, acquiring and organising his tunes. Yes, it’s all about the music in this clip, filmed at London’s Ministry of Sound. So snuggle up to the speakers with James as he talks openly about working with music in the digital realm.
Podcast: Download (duration: 3:13 — 30.5MB)
How To DJ - Episode 3 - Mastering The Scene with James Zabiela (Part 4 of 8)
If you have ever heard James Zabiela finish off one of his high-octane DJ sets with a mad mash up of ‘thank you’ vocals, then you may be interested to know how it’s done live.
Podcast: Download (duration: 3:31 — 33.5MB)
How To DJ - Episode 3 - Mastering The Scene with James Zabiela (Part 5 of 8)
Technophile James Zabiela continues the series with a demonstration of the beat roll effect on the DJM-800 mixer, which is a favourite for a lot of DJs.
Podcast: Download (duration: 9:02 — 87.4MB)
How To DJ - Episode 3 - Mastering The Scene with James Zabiela (Part 6 of 8)
We’re back with more beats and bites from master blaster James Zabiela as he loops us something fresh in this latest instalment of the How to DJ series.
Podcast: Download (duration: 9:18 — 90.6MB)
How To DJ - Episode 3 - Mastering The Scene with James Zabiela (Part 7 of 8)
One of James Zabiela’s trademarks as a DJ is the way that he scratches and transforms sounds. When done at the right time and place, this always turns heads. So the penultimate part of this series focuses on how to scratch it up, JZ-style.
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How To DJ - Episode 3 - Mastering The Scene with James Zabiela (Part 8 of 8)
In this final instalment of the How to DJ series, James Zabiela continues where he left off last time: exploring mad-sounding effects – like the transform scratch effect.
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How To DJ - Episode 1 - Entering The Scene with Sarah Main (Part 3 of 5)
Want to know how Pacha resident Sarah Main buys tunes and catalogues her music digitally? Need to find out how to use your DJ headphones properly, or how time spent out clubbing in the field can help you develop a better ‘ear’? Then click on, and check out what Sarah has to say!
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.
How to DJ is produced by Ministry of Sound TV and features Sarah Main (Episode 1), Phil K (Episode 2) and James Zabiela (Episode 3).
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May 21st, 2009 at 9:18 pm
A tip about that adjust-thingy you talk about. Is that if you’re using a pitchrange of 10. There are a few % that is like “standard” for each bpm. For instance: If you have a track that is 127 @ 0.00%. It is:
126 @ -1.15%
127 @ -0.35%
128 @ +0.40%
129 @ +1.20%
130 @ +2.00%
Knowing that, you can just keep your mix at a certain BPM the whole set almost without even bothering about the bpm. Just start it, let it run for a while (in your headphones), and then just correct it to the right percentage. This work on about 99.99% of all tracks I’ve ever played.
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:00 am
Good tip!
June 7th, 2009 at 1:19 am
Thanx Sarah Cool video but who burns CDs?
Very Helpful.
Keep up the good work
September 21st, 2009 at 12:34 am
hey hi Michel Mendez i hope you can asnwer this, i have those players the cdj-400 and i’m having some problems whit the beat control i put a track on 138BPM and i need to mix it whit another one on 140BPM, so my problem is that i cant find the exact porcentage to get the track b in 138BPM it always go off so if you can post a list like the one you puted back there but with another BPM would be really nice thanks a lot
November 24th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Where do you buy the best tracks? Or download them?
December 18th, 2009 at 12:54 am
here’s a tip.
Pick a BPM of the first track you are going to mix.
Example: Mix @ the bottom or top of a BPM!
If you pick 136, use the pitch fader to adjust the bottom of 136 or the top.
Every track after, simply use the Fader and adjust to that exact spot on the track you want to mix.
95% of the time the tracks will stay in sync magically! haha
The other 5% is you listening to the music and adjusting the BPM with the fader + or - 10% while using the 10% setting on the fader.
AS well @ Dj Download, buring CD’s the very helpful:
You can list the artist on the top
the track on the bottom
and the BPM and song Key ( if you harmonically mix like me which takes your mix to a new level of awesome! google: mixed in key)
Therefore i always know what my exact BPM is regardless of what my CDj1000 tells me.
After that Dj Castro its all practice with EQ and “feeling the music!”
Any other help just email me @ info.club.z@gmail.com
December 30th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
@ dj castro,,you calling yourself a dj by reading track bpm numbers?? Forget BPM and all that % crap stuff and learn to beatmatch instead without these like real djs do getting this skill ..trusting their ears…
March 5th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Very helpul tip about beatmacthing
Thank you Sarah
March 24th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Off-tip question: what is the first track she is playing…?
May 3rd, 2010 at 1:54 am
Gracias por los tips
eres muy profesional!!!
May 21st, 2010 at 3:46 pm
The design for your site is a bit off in Galeon. However I like your website. I may have to install a “normal” browser just to enjoy it.
July 12th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
sarah main???????????? i heard her play in osaka, japan 2 months ago and she was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad….. she couldnt mix a cocktail…. come on guys, with so many talented djs in the world….. you choose her?