Chime Rekordbox Prep + Tempo and Key Fundamentals DJ [TUTORiAL]

Here we gooo! My first DJ tutorial in 14 years. It's sorta mad that I haven't delved into this at all on the Patreon before but now it's finally time to get stuck in. This is part 1 of what will be a many-part series taking you through every step you need to take to become a quality-ass DJ.

As always feel free to shoot questions in the comments for me to get back to about anything!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:21 - Sourcing music
• 04:02 - Introduction to Rekordbox’s layout
• 06:42 - My keyboard shortcuts setup
• 10:41 - Difference between hot cues & memory cues + quantize explanation
• 16:02 - Discussing tempo + adjusting the beat grid
• 21:44 - Adjusting the beat grid for tracks the change tempo partway
• 25:20 - Exporting to a USB + why having a good USB is important
• 27:40 - What tracks will work well together? - Tempo
• 29:16 - What tracks will work well together? - Tempo: Use of “Master Tempo”
• 34:36 - What tracks will work well together? - Keys: The Harmonic Mixing Wheel
• 39:24 - What tracks will work well together? - Keys: Brief analysis of key jumps in Tokyo set
• 45:51 - How to determine the key of a track
• 51:19 - Outro + what’s on the next tutorial

As mentioned in the key section of the video, I've attached a folder of those simple piano notes, indicators and spacers to help organise your playlists too.

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