DJ Lesson Snapping the Hot Cue for a New Effect

0:00 Another demonstration stroke tutorial

Alright guys, another demonstration stroke tutorial. In this one we're looking at a different way of using the hot cues. First of all, a hot cue on a CDJ is where you have, or what you've done is you've actually recorded certain parts of the track. And as soon as you then press the hot cue, the track will start playing from the point at which you set the hot cue. Have a listen. But of course, the trouble is the track carries on playing. So the only way to go back to the hot cue point is to press it again and again and again. But of course, the last time you press the hot cue, if you don't press it again or press play pause or whatever, the track will carry on playing. Have a listen. So of course, if I let that track play, it would carry on playing until I then press the hot cue again. Or for that matter, another hot cue if I recorded from a different point in this track.

Or for that matter, any other track. Have a listen.

0:58 Now is the equivalent

So of course I can do something like this. But what's happening is the track will carry on playing. So you do get a tiny amount of the track after you set the hot cue. Now using this technique, what you're doing instead, you're snapping in the hot cue instead of letting it play a tiny bit after the hot cue. What I'm about to show you now is the equivalent. Of using the up fader on the mixer. So in other words, up fader up, hot cue in, up fader down, and then up fader up, hit the hot cue again. So you're only getting the tiny fragment of the hot cue. I'm just going to use two, but imagine using three. I'll show you.

Sorry, what did I press? Here we go.

2:05 I'm stopping it directly after hitting the hot cue

Okay, what I'm doing is I'm hitting the hot cue, but I'm pressing down on the platter straight away. So I'm stopping it directly after hitting the hot cue. And then you press it again. But as soon as you press it, you lift your fingers off. So it's almost as though you're pressing and then virtually within a millisecond taking your fingers off. So this is what these are the movements. It's pressed down or sorry, I'll start again. It's lift up, press down and press down. So lift up, down and back down. So lift up with your fingers on the platter, down with your fingers on the hot cue and then straight after. Fingers down on the platter. Do you get it? Have fun, practice and enjoy. Thank you.

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