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Paul h

by Paul Hamil

Beginner

00h 56m

How To Use

How to DJ for Beginners

3411 course page 2016

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Lesson 4: Finding the Beat
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Lesson 5: Slip-cuing
Tutorial Description

Not quite a dancing lesson: Professional techniques for locating the records first beat, using your headphones and hands to cue the disc to the right moment.

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Lesson 1: Equipment 06:01
Lesson 2: Setup 04:41
Lesson 3: Musical Structure 11:01
Lesson 4: Finding the Beat 05:08
Lesson 5: Slip-cuing 03:56
Lesson 6: Beat Matching 07:45
Lesson 7: Blending 08:48
Lesson 8 :How to use EQ 08:58
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How to DJ for Beginners

Basement, bedroom or the bar down the street – all DJing careers have got to got to kick off somewhere, and our How to DJ for Beginners video tutorials have everything you need to get you started!

Follow Sonic Academy’s professional, in-house DJ tutors as they break down all the essentials into bite-sized lessons. All you need to know about your DJing equipment: how to set it up and what each feature does. Our DJ tutorials traces DJing from the anatomy of a turntable through to beat-matching and equalising the tunes you spin.

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• Learn to DJ music online, in your own time and at your own pace;

• Learn quickly from our high quality video tutorials, presented by industry professionals

• Get the most from your equipment – there is nothing more frustrating than having kit and not being able to use it. You want to DJ and Sonic Academy tutorials show you how!

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