Free DJ Course - Drop Beat
To get started, choose a tune and play it on the first deck, then choose a second tune (roughly the same BPM as the first) and play it on the second deck but without turning up its volume in the main mix, so that you can hear it only in your headphones.
When both records are playing together, it quickly becomes clear that the beats of the two records won’t stay in synch unless they are running at the same BPM. Use the speed control (or “BPM Slider”) to speed up or slow down one of the two records until the two BPMs are the same.
To perform a simple Drop Mix, when the first record gets near its end start the second record from the beginning and, in order to make a smooth transition, use the “cross-fader” (the sideways fader at the bottom of the mixer) to switch from the first record to the second.
To perform a Beat Mix, the DJ has to physically manipulate the records so that the beats of both tunes line up in synch. When mixing with real vinyl on a deck with a slipmat, this means he has to “grab” the record, by stopping it physically with one hand on the surface and, making sure the needle always stays in the groove, wind it forwards or backwards (but without ever pressing too hard so the platter underneath doesn’t stop). |
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