Beginner DJ Lesson on Using the EQ on a DJ Mixer

0:00 This is a beginner DJ lesson on a long transition using the EQ

Alright ladies and gentlemen, this is a beginner DJ lesson on a long transition using the EQ. Two tracks I'm using is Just A Feeling EP in brackets, Just A Feeling, Sonny Fondera on the left, on the right hand side, Humans in brackets, I Should, Close Brackets, Get Right in brackets, Original Mix. Now, first and foremost, if anyone knows Mr. Sonny Fondera, please show him this video because I just want that guy to know his tunes kick butt big time. This track here is absolutely massive and undoubtedly will be one of the big smashes in Ibiza and around the world for the summer of 2015. Just A Feeling is just absolutely mental.

This style is wonderful. He brings out some good, deep, soulful vibes. So Mr. Sonny Fondera, I salute you, sir. Beautiful.

1:03 Bring sonny

Okay, right, long transition. What I'm going to do in this transition, I'm going to take away the low on the Sonny Fondera track and I have a cue point here ready to bring the Sonny Fondera in, which is here.

Also, I have set the players. To master and sync simply because I don't have to worry about keeping it in beat, and I can concentrate more on explaining exactly what's going on in this tutorial. So from here, that's where I'm going to bring the track in, but I'm going to go back a little bit just to cue it up ready. Okay, so press play.

That is my key point there. It's coming in now. What I've got is I've set the EQ to isolator, which means that when one. Of these dials is set to the seven o'clock position, that means that complete part of the EQ is gone from the mix. So we no longer have bass at all. Just have a listen to the difference. Bring Sonny down, up, down now. We should have the vocals come in very shortly.

2:29 Half and start the effect, Gary

I'm now going to with the frequency effect get rid of the high. I've got delay on tap in time. Go to half and start the effect, Gary that I don't think it actually works. I think this kind of mix is much better dry as it is now. The reason I've kept the base out is adding both faces is too much. It's too much on the overall mix itself. Now when we come to the break, I'm gonna bring the bass in at this point here, there was a break a little bit too late. I should have. Formed a loop in that break because we have a break here in the Sonny Fondera track. I'm now going to take the low out of humans and slowly fade it out so transitions aren't always messing around with low mid and high EQ bass mid treble goodness knows what sometimes it's as simple as base out and base in.

It's all about the tracks you use, not about how. You use the EQ tracks 99% of the time will determine how and when you move the basement treble. Okay, I hope that's been a help go and check out these two tracks practice and enjoy. Thank you very much.

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