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DJ Course

Overview

Perfect if you are starting out as a DJ or need help with your mixing. Point Blank DJ school has been training students for more than a decade. Cueing, drop-mixing and beat matching are covered in detail, so you are confident in your mixing every time. We'll also show you how to record your mixes and upload them so that your tutor can check on your progress and offer expert advice each week.

Tutor profile

Mr Bristow has been DJ'ing for over ten years and his mixing skills have featured on XFM and Kiss FM whilst he has held down residencies at The Social, The Rhythm Factory and Brixton's Jamm

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Course Contents

Week 1: Setting up the Equipment

Positioning your turntables (or decks)
Fitting and balancing the stylus (or needles)
Connecting your turntables to a mixer

Week 2: Understanding the Equipment

Mixer controls
Gains & EQ, Inputs & Outputs, Line/Phono switches.
Turntable controls & pitch adjustment controls

Week 3: Cue the Music

How tracks are structured - beats, bars and phrases
Finding the first beat of the bar
Cueing a track using faders & pre fade (cue)controls

Week 4: Drop Mixing

Introduction to fade mixing
Drop Mixing using the crossfader
Drop mixing using the start /stop button

Week 5: The Theory of Beat Matching

Introduction to beatmatching - theory.
Beatmatching 2 copies of the same record
Tempo and BPM (beats per minute)

Week 6: Beat Matching in Practice

Listening to two records simultanously
Adjusting the speed via pitch controls
Re-cueing the record

Week 7: Beat Matching in Practice part 2

Phrase alignment
Making manual adjustments to the speed of the record
Using pitch control as accelerator & deccelerator

Week 8: Mixing Techniques

Cross fader technique
Volume and EQ mixing
Using the channel faders

Week 9: Mixing/ Fader techniques

Cut Mixing, transforming and cutting techniques
Using the cross fader to make a smooth transition
Crossfader curves - what are they for?

Week 10: Teaser Drop-Ins/Effects

Using "teasers" to build anticipation
Rhythmic cuts and drop-ins
Punch phasing & use of effects

Week 11: Constructing a Set & Promotion

Building a DJ set - know your audience
Hints and tips for your first gig
Preparing to record your mix

Week 12: Final Test

Creating track markers
Record and edit your final mix assignment
Get personal feedback from your tutor

Tutor profile

Mr Bristow has been DJ'ing for over ten years and his mixing skills have featured on XFM and Kiss FM whilst he has held down residencies at The Social, The Rhythm Factory and Brixton's Jamm