Learn Basic Mixing Techniques

hi everyone my name is adam ak DJ mana

hi everyone my name is adam ak DJ mana from microtome kitchen ICM records a lot

from microtome kitchen ICM records a lot

from microtome kitchen ICM records a lot of experience in mixing and battle DJ so

of experience in mixing and battle DJ so

of experience in mixing and battle DJ so today I’ll run you through certain

today I’ll run you through certain

today I’ll run you through certain basics of turntablism namely two things

basics of turntablism namely two things

basics of turntablism namely two things in mixing and scratch this will start

in mixing and scratch this will start

in mixing and scratch this will start off with the mixing first what I’m using

off with the mixing first what I’m using

off with the mixing first what I’m using here is two turntables a mixer in a

here is two turntables a mixer in a

here is two turntables a mixer in a system called Saradha what it is is

system called Saradha what it is is

system called Saradha what it is is pretty much like a real vinyl you

pretty much like a real vinyl you

pretty much like a real vinyl you control it with these final controllers

control it with these final controllers

control it with these final controllers okay the music is actually coming from

okay the music is actually coming from

okay the music is actually coming from the mp3 it’ll work totally new system

the mp3 it’ll work totally new system

the mp3 it’ll work totally new system back in the day we just mixed with vinyl

back in the day we just mixed with vinyl

back in the day we just mixed with vinyl ok like so we didn’t have this computer

ok like so we didn’t have this computer

ok like so we didn’t have this computer screen here so what what we do normally

screen here so what what we do normally

screen here so what what we do normally do is I would actually have in the

do is I would actually have in the

do is I would actually have in the headphones the next I’ll come in and I

headphones the next I’ll come in and I

headphones the next I’ll come in and I would try to find the speed of the next

would try to find the speed of the next

would try to find the speed of the next song the point of mixing is to play two

song the point of mixing is to play two

song the point of mixing is to play two tracks at the same time so you can make

tracks at the same time so you can make

tracks at the same time so you can make transitions from one song to the other

transitions from one song to the other

transitions from one song to the other so what I’m doing with this one song is

so what I’m doing with this one song is

so what I’m doing with this one song is I’m going to play start with a song on

I’m going to play start with a song on

I’m going to play start with a song on this truck side when you match two songs

this truck side when you match two songs

this truck side when you match two songs play two songs at the same time you want

play two songs at the same time you want

play two songs at the same time you want to match the beat

to match the beat

to match the beat so the way you do that is you can play

so the way you do that is you can play

so the way you do that is you can play with the speed of the turntable which is

with the speed of the turntable which is

with the speed of the turntable which is on this single the pitch control slide

you notice how it is faster diploma is

you notice how it is faster diploma is it not not all songs are recorded the

it not not all songs are recorded the

it not not all songs are recorded the same speed so I would choose songs that

same speed so I would choose songs that

same speed so I would choose songs that are round the same tempo and I’m trying

are round the same tempo and I’m trying

are round the same tempo and I’m trying to match it and fine-tune it so that it

to match it and fine-tune it so that it

to match it and fine-tune it so that it matches the speed and so next I’m going

matches the speed and so next I’m going

matches the speed and so next I’m going to introduce on this side introduce it

to introduce on this side introduce it

to introduce on this side introduce it on the right Pete

just Commission on Steve those crews are

just Commission on Steve those crews are playing at the same time right now