Thank you 😁 I really appreciate hearing that! Im glad of the response this episode has gotten and I was pretty happy to hear people saying they understood the concept completely.
I think I found my man. im a total beginner, and got my flx6 2weeks ago. (first dj gear) My favorit the house, latin house, deep & etc house. wish me luck, you inspire me!!!! many thanks
This is the exact video I've been looking for for so long now! All of these other tutorials focus so much on how to get the tech working, but so few focus on how that should interact with the actual music. I commend you for this, and I think this should be required viewing for any new DJs.
I was a young DJ spinning on 1200's back in the 80's specifically Classic Freestyle music, phrasing was natural technique. Very nice how you explain it.
As someone who just bought their first controller, this tutorial was perfect. Concise and informative-you explain with and without the decks and explain why you want to do this technique and not just how. Instant sub from me. This is how all informative videos should be crafted.
The quality of these videos, the clear explanation and the quality content is untouched. This could be used as a Masterclass. Thanks for all your efforts!
Thank you man! Glad to hear you enjoyed 😁 I plan to add more to this series as I have a ton more techniques to show so expect a new episode some time this week
Best DJing videos out their; keeping it to the essential without fluff and really having the time to absorb the techniques. Too many DJs just turning all the knobs without thinking of the viewer. Keep it up!
After scouring the internet for tutorials I finally found yours!!!!! Your teaching style is so concise and easy to follow. I’m so so grateful of your content!! As a newbie, it’s all so overwhelming and i finally have a solid place to start. THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!❤
I love watching videos and being taught how to do something I already do but the kids call something else. I learned when I was today years old that I have been phrase mixing for 28 years!
THIS is the video I needed to put everything into perspective. I've been fiddling around a few weeks and watching general beginner tutorials which have been somewhat helpful, but there was a huge missing piece in all of them which I didn't know until I found this. Thank you!
Thanks a lot for that, very helpful ! Just a question : how do you know in which bar you are at ? do you count them or is there a way to visualize it on Serato / Rekordbox
Wait, why does this not millions of views. This was super concise and had great production value. You gotta make more of these. One question (maybe next video idea) is how do you make that color coded space below the track that says intro 1, intro 2, chorus 1, etc.?
You’ve probably already figured it out by now, but you need to check the ‘Phrase’ box when you analyse tracks. Then you can just use this guide to play around with them cdn.rekordbox.com/files/20200312172204/rekordbox5.1.0_Phrase_Edit_operation_guide_EN.pdf
Bro...just come across this video searching about Bars, I have just got FLX4 and still a newbie.....i can't believe in the fact that how seamlessly you have explained everything...hats off man...way to go....you have just earned a follwer...lots of love !!
I just randomly stumbled upon this channel and I caught up on all the videos but judging the posting frequency you are either busy or you gave up. I just want to say that you’re awesome and I hope you’ll be posting more of these soon.
Mid watching this and so excited bc I’m realizing that this is exact info I’ve been trying to understand and no one explains it like you , Much appreciated and respect for your content, subscribed!!! 💕🙏🏾
You did an awesome job on explaining phrasing. I am a dj and have been struggling doing this with Spanish music. But now I understand better this concept good job.
Learning with my son and so glad we found your video. One of the best clear and concise videos out there that was super easy to follow. Zeeshan, please keep uploading. You are smashing it with excellent videos. We all need more from you. 🙂
Excellent tutorial: easy-to-understand explanations, helpful demonstrations, top-notch production values. And straight to the point!. Tons of people are going to learn from this video. Thank you and keep up the good work ;)
Very detailed yet concise explanation, huge respect bro. As a open format dj, i use to strictly follow the phrase mixing rules, but recently found out those great djs (dj jazzy Jeff, joe lobel….) never phrase mix, yet their transition still sounds smooth and dope🤷♂️
@@spidyman14 Check this out: ruclips.net/video/IvPdwoppGw4/видео.html; This is a dj set by DJ jazzy jeff, none of his transitions were phrase mixing.... I think he focused more on giving the dance floor surprises instead of seamless transitions. I think phrase mixing is only important in house scene
I'm a vinyl dj and if I just cut out a track, people would know. That's why I get upset with current digital scene. Digital does not make it better. There's pros and cons to everything.
Thank you for explaining this so simply. One question I was wondering for you or any other DJs in the comments who might be of help. I’m learning to DJ techno music at the moment. Something I was confused about is how for example you know how long an intro is. For example you said one song had a 16 bar intro and one had an 8 bar intro so you knew to play one half way through the other. Is there a way to know how long these segments are during the set? Or do you manually prepare every song and have them studied before hand?
Good evening, very nice video, I wanted to ask a question that may be unrelated, but could you recommend a relatively cheap speaker to connect to my Pioneer DDJ-FLX4 DJ Controller and maybe you could tell me what cables I need like usb, rca to connect them because I've seen a lot of videos and I can't find someone to explain them in detail, I also don't know if the computer plays a role but I have a macbook air, thank you very much for your patience🙂
This is how I have been DJing for over 30 years. I do it SLIGHTLY different though: instead of bars, I count to 32 (each beat is 1). After 32 beats (or counts), that's when the mixing happens. Hard to explain without video, but it is basically the same as Zeeshan explains. Excellent video!!
I am a beginner and practicing using this series...Really great bro..KEEP POSTING..😄 Just one question after the deck 2 song starts..should we beatmatch using screen or ears..what actually happens in a club as time to beatmatch with ears is less
congrats for the good work. ive been watching tons of videos for beginners. u re from far the best teacher i ve crossed with. keep up the good work. i know that your videos r gonna help lots of beginners like me.
Very good explanation video, i have just one question. How did you set the tags under the songs’ waveform (intro 1, intro 2, chorus,…)? This is so helpful when playing. Thank you again
What a great explanation 👏 I’ve been struggling with getting my head around this for the past year. Just to double check if I want to mix out after the chorus I would essentially see how many bars the into is on incoming track then at the end of the chorus on master song go back the same amount of bars as the intro I’m bout to mix in and they should line up? 😅
would you please show phrase mixing with vinyl records w/o this digital equipment. just two decks a dj-mixer. plus real good club music with vocals.... 'cause i'm just again interested in vinyl mixing and want to learn a bit.
Pretty good video and training tool. The real fun begins with open genre sets where phrasing sometimes has 6 or other odd number bars and trying to prepare for that. I just created cue points to remind me when to start early or late to compensate for them. Any better tricks for that?
is that a good practise to lower the low eqs from master when increasing fader of track 2? i am mixing dnb tracks and i see that there is a big risk that the master song can loose the intensity and second track can be too weak before its drop, so the crowd can think that the volume was decreased or kinda.
great video :) I thought I know all about DJing, cause I am standing for 1,5 years behind the decks, and played many gigs but this video shows me that I was wrong and I musst learning this ^^ Thank u!
Loved the vid, super helpful! Quick question - is there any way that you know of to duplicate the phrase titles (like that at 4:20 in the vid) on serato?
Hi Zeeshan ! First off, thanks a lot for your videos. Really well edited, clear and easy to reproduce. Regarding this topic, in every video I watch on the matter, I never see Dj count and none of them have hot cues every 8 bars. Is there a trick I don't know that DJ use to know where to start playing the other track not knowing how many bars is left for each tracks until the next phrase ? In your example, yit looks like you have a hot cue indicating haflway of the outro but you don't usually do that right ? Really curious to have your expertise on that
how could you tell by looking at the waveform that the outro of track A was 16bars and the into to track B was 8bars? they look like a similar length, is there a way to tell?
I think this tutorial is amazing and very easy to learn and thank you for that! I have a question regarding club music such as mixes by thunderpuss club mixes how to know when to mix in on those?
Great roll up of how it’s done. I would add that making sure to have your outgoing and incoming track in compatible keys is also essential for a nice mix.
Man I am a pretty seasoned dj and you explain phrase, mixing the most simplest and best way I've ever seen
Thank you 😁 I really appreciate hearing that!
Im glad of the response this episode has gotten and I was pretty happy to hear people saying they understood the concept completely.
This is very well explained…thank you brother.
Wow! Thx for this. I will be teaching my grandkids and by far you explain this so easy to understand
We’ll explained bro!
I literally show this video to everyone I'm teaching when it comes to this topic
i like how you still get happy when you phrase mix correctly. thats awesome
I think I found my man.
im a total beginner, and got my flx6 2weeks ago. (first dj gear)
My favorit the house, latin house, deep & etc house.
wish me luck, you inspire me!!!!
many thanks
Started DJing two days ago and was having trouble with understanding phrase mixing. You sir just nailed it it's very clear now. Thanks a lot !
this has to be the simplest tutorial i've every seen. he explains it so simple and easy.
This is the exact video I've been looking for for so long now! All of these other tutorials focus so much on how to get the tech working, but so few focus on how that should interact with the actual music. I commend you for this, and I think this should be required viewing for any new DJs.
I was a young DJ spinning on 1200's back in the 80's specifically Classic Freestyle music, phrasing was natural technique. Very nice how you explain it.
As someone who just bought their first controller, this tutorial was perfect. Concise and informative-you explain with and without the decks and explain why you want to do this technique and not just how. Instant sub from me. This is how all informative videos should be crafted.
The quality of these videos, the clear explanation and the quality content is untouched. This could be used as a Masterclass. Thanks for all your efforts!
I spent $4000 and 6 months,,, I just learnt it:))) from You. Thanks
Bro, ive been a dj for 20 years cira 2001 and this was reallly great info. keep feeding the knowledge. A fat man like me craves the Lunchmeat!!!
this was super easy to follow and great production value - honestly this deserves way more views, good shit bro
Thank you man! Glad to hear you enjoyed 😁 I plan to add more to this series as I have a ton more techniques to show so expect a new episode some time this week
Best DJing videos out their; keeping it to the essential without fluff and really having the time to absorb the techniques. Too many DJs just turning all the knobs without thinking of the viewer. Keep it up!
As a beginner DJ who’s been struggling practicing this, you explained it very well, thanks!
After scouring the internet for tutorials I finally found yours!!!!! Your teaching style is so concise and easy to follow. I’m so so grateful of your content!! As a newbie, it’s all so overwhelming and i finally have a solid place to start. THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!❤
Bro you have the clarity and production quality of a much larger channel, well done and thank you
You’re literally the only person I’ve seen to explain this easily omg bless you
you would be a a top notch teacher at school! excellent explanations, patience and calm! Excellent! thnx
This is one of the best tutorials ive seen in a while!
I love watching videos and being taught how to do something I already do but the kids call something else. I learned when I was today years old that I have been phrase mixing for 28 years!
THIS is the video I needed to put everything into perspective. I've been fiddling around a few weeks and watching general beginner tutorials which have been somewhat helpful, but there was a huge missing piece in all of them which I didn't know until I found this. Thank you!
Your style of teaching is extremely concise, professional, and efficient. Please don't stop making videos!
Thanks a lot for that, very helpful ! Just a question : how do you know in which bar you are at ? do you count them or is there a way to visualize it on Serato / Rekordbox
i have that question too :)
Wait, why does this not millions of views. This was super concise and had great production value. You gotta make more of these.
One question (maybe next video idea) is how do you make that color coded space below the track that says intro 1, intro 2, chorus 1, etc.?
I've been trying to find how to do that everywhere and I just can't find it!
You’ve probably already figured it out by now, but you need to check the ‘Phrase’ box when you analyse tracks.
Then you can just use this guide to play around with them cdn.rekordbox.com/files/20200312172204/rekordbox5.1.0_Phrase_Edit_operation_guide_EN.pdf
I had the same question!
I chatpgt’ed it- use phrase analysis, which requires u to pay for rekordbox (performance plan or higher)
I JUST COMMENTED THIS ! Did you guys figure it out!??
Omg yoooo ive been djing for a couple months and this explanation is amazing. Thanks mate
Bro...just come across this video searching about Bars, I have just got FLX4 and still a newbie.....i can't believe in the fact that how seamlessly you have explained everything...hats off man...way to go....you have just earned a follwer...lots of love !!
@1:41 how did you mark out and label the sections below the waveform?
I just randomly stumbled upon this channel and I caught up on all the videos but judging the posting frequency you are either busy or you gave up. I just want to say that you’re awesome and I hope you’ll be posting more of these soon.
Hi Zeeshan! Could you possibly share a little bit about which phrases go with which? like intro and outro, but what else?
Mid watching this and so excited bc I’m realizing that this is exact info I’ve been trying to understand and no one explains it like you , Much appreciated and respect for your content, subscribed!!! 💕🙏🏾
You did an awesome job on explaining phrasing. I am a dj and have been struggling doing this with Spanish music. But now I understand better this concept good job.
Learning with my son and so glad we found your video. One of the best clear and concise videos out there that was super easy to follow. Zeeshan, please keep uploading. You are smashing it with excellent videos. We all need more from you. 🙂
Excellent tutorial: easy-to-understand explanations, helpful demonstrations, top-notch production values. And straight to the point!. Tons of people are going to learn from this video. Thank you and keep up the good work ;)
Man. Absolutely great, patient explanation. Will be watching more of your tutorials.
Very detailed yet concise explanation, huge respect bro. As a open format dj, i use to strictly follow the phrase mixing rules, but recently found out those great djs (dj jazzy Jeff, joe lobel….) never phrase mix, yet their transition still sounds smooth and dope🤷♂️
Ouuu interesting!! what kind of things would they do did you find out instead?
@@spidyman14 Check this out: ruclips.net/video/IvPdwoppGw4/видео.html; This is a dj set by DJ jazzy jeff, none of his transitions were phrase mixing.... I think he focused more on giving the dance floor surprises instead of seamless transitions. I think phrase mixing is only important in house scene
How do you add those markers and labels to the wave forms ?
did you find out how? :)
Think only rekordbox has that option, I don’t see it on serrato
On the relordbox software
Hotcue
How do I know if I’m best matching correctly is there a line I follow ? I’m using recordbox and just started yesterday great vid ❤
That fact that you got a lot of facts at 1:15 I know you got good knowledge and are a good teacher thanks man.
Thanks for your support! I'm happy to just spread what I've picked up and learned over the years 😁
This is the best video I've watched on matching phrases, mixing on-phrase, and what it means. Super simple and well-explained. Thank you!
@2:33 Noticed something DJs usually always do... you never just cut a track off, instead you at the very least fade it out
I'm a vinyl dj and if I just cut out a track, people would know. That's why I get upset with current digital scene. Digital does not make it better. There's pros and cons to everything.
Thank you, this totally makes sense for me as a very beginner. Subscribed
Best explanation Ive seen over the past 7 months of learning! 🙌🙌🙌
Watched about a hundred videos of tips and the like for beginners and this is by far and away the best explained! Great video🤙
I’m new to learning … finally you’ve explained this so well I get it 🙌
Excellent video what songs were used please
Thank you for explaining this so simply. One question I was wondering for you or any other DJs in the comments who might be of help. I’m learning to DJ techno music at the moment. Something I was confused about is how for example you know how long an intro is. For example you said one song had a 16 bar intro and one had an 8 bar intro so you knew to play one half way through the other. Is there a way to know how long these segments are during the set? Or do you manually prepare every song and have them studied before hand?
Good evening, very nice video, I wanted to ask a question that may be unrelated, but could you recommend a relatively cheap speaker to connect to my Pioneer DDJ-FLX4 DJ Controller and maybe you could tell me what cables I need like usb, rca to connect them because I've seen a lot of videos and I can't find someone to explain them in detail, I also don't know if the computer plays a role but I have a macbook air, thank you very much for your patience🙂
This is how I have been DJing for over 30 years. I do it SLIGHTLY different though: instead of bars, I count to 32 (each beat is 1). After 32 beats (or counts), that's when the mixing happens. Hard to explain without video, but it is basically the same as Zeeshan explains. Excellent video!!
32 or 64
Not hard to explain, its multiples of 4. four bars, eight bars, all get to the beginning of new phrases.
I am a beginner and practicing using this series...Really great bro..KEEP POSTING..😄
Just one question after the deck 2 song starts..should we beatmatch using screen or ears..what actually happens in a club as time to beatmatch with ears is less
Beginner here. I just did my first transition after watching this video. Thank you bro
congrats for the good work. ive been watching tons of videos for beginners. u re from far the best teacher i ve crossed with. keep up the good work. i know that your videos r gonna help lots of beginners like me.
Very good explanation video, i have just one question.
How did you set the tags under the songs’ waveform (intro 1, intro 2, chorus,…)?
This is so helpful when playing.
Thank you again
In rekordbox go to preferences, view, scroll down to layout and select 'phrase (full waveform)' and 'always show types of phrases'
I love it when my head just bops along without realising haha
This was the "next step" in my friend trying to teach me and all I can say is thank you so much! Wow.
But how did you activate those green grids, did you marked them manually?
What a great explanation 👏 I’ve been struggling with getting my head around this for the past year.
Just to double check if I want to mix out after the chorus I would essentially see how many bars the into is on incoming track then at the end of the chorus on master song go back the same amount of bars as the intro I’m bout to mix in and they should line up? 😅
Do you know under your tracks how do you get those coloured Phrases to help you out?
I’m struggling with this as well
I think he did that manually after setting his hot cues
How did you visually set up where it points out each part of the song , intro 1 intro 2 etc and also the arrows showing this please 🙏🏼
Did you find out how to do it? :)
Clearly explained, good job! Please can you also make an video regarding your Memory Cue points, great way for structuring your music …
Great vid. Just starting out. About to get the pioneer flx 4. Do I need a very pricey laptop or can I use a lower spec one?
Bro you made my day, these lessons are phenomenal maan thank you very much !!
How were you able to set the notes every 8 bars under the wave form? Where it says Intro 1, Intro 2, etc in red and the varying colors
Did you figure this out
Hey man I’m trying to figure out how to mix club tracks such as thunderpuss club mixes
Hi I was wondering How do you add the texts/title sections (intro/outro etc.) under the waveforms of your songs?
GREAT TEACHER
Thank you for teaching
these are essential gems yall. Zeeshan on the essential masterclasses.
Do you always have to count them or could a 8 beat loop (deactivate it right away beginning of outro) help to know when to mix?
my brotha, what a wonderful, simple to the point clean cut editing . love the work, keep em coming, thanks a lot, much appreciated
Great video. Keep them coming!
would you please show phrase mixing with vinyl records w/o this digital equipment. just two decks a dj-mixer. plus real good club music with vocals....
'cause i'm just again interested in vinyl mixing and want to learn a bit.
Absolutely well explained you make it very easy to understand I have been struggling to get it right do you do lessons cheers ant
Pretty good video and training tool. The real fun begins with open genre sets where phrasing sometimes has 6 or other odd number bars and trying to prepare for that. I just created cue points to remind me when to start early or late to compensate for them. Any better tricks for that?
is that a good practise to lower the low eqs from master when increasing fader of track 2? i am mixing dnb tracks and i see that there is a big risk that the master song can loose the intensity and second track can be too weak before its drop, so the crowd can think that the volume was decreased or kinda.
great video :) I thought I know all about DJing, cause I am standing for 1,5 years behind the decks, and played many gigs but this video shows me that I was wrong and I musst learning this ^^ Thank u!
Hey man, how do you put in the 8 bar markings into the track please?
need that too plss :)
Well explained buddy,.quick question,how did you mark the sections of the song with intro etc,.that looks very appealing and helpful
I have this question too
search for "rekordbox Phrase Analysis"
Bravo man ! Love your tutorial: concise and well edited. Thanks
Great explanation! Thanks
This is what I've been looking for SO GOOD!
do you of cue a song on the grid line to get smoother transitions and beat match
Us generation X djs, learnt all this in the 80s and 90s.
We learnt how to " read a song" with our brains.
We learnt all this without software.
Loved the vid, super helpful! Quick question - is there any way that you know of to duplicate the phrase titles (like that at 4:20 in the vid) on serato?
How did you find out the intro of 8 bars and 16 bars? did you count it before or there is a trick to it?
Wow, you’ve explained this perfectly. The best explanation that I found on RUclips over the past couple of years. Excellent job.
been years since i slapped the subscribe button but man you deserve it! great content
best explanation I've ever seen. One small suggestion to make it even better: play the example first, then explain with words.
this was amazing help thank you so much as someone who just started a week ago and has felt lost thanks you please make more
Hi Zeeshan ! First off, thanks a lot for your videos. Really well edited, clear and easy to reproduce.
Regarding this topic, in every video I watch on the matter, I never see Dj count and none of them have hot cues every 8 bars. Is there a trick I don't know that DJ use to know where to start playing the other track not knowing how many bars is left for each tracks until the next phrase ?
In your example, yit looks like you have a hot cue indicating haflway of the outro but you don't usually do that right ?
Really curious to have your expertise on that
how could you tell by looking at the waveform that the outro of track A was 16bars and the into to track B was 8bars? they look like a similar length, is there a way to tell?
I think this tutorial is amazing and very easy to learn and thank you for that! I have a question regarding club music such as mixes by thunderpuss club mixes how to know when to mix in on those?
What are some good 16 bar edm songs to practice with
First video I completely understand!
you are so well articulated! thank you for this🙏🏼🙏🏼
Great roll up of how it’s done. I would add that making sure to have your outgoing and incoming track in compatible keys is also essential for a nice mix.
how do you get the phrases e.g. intro, chorus etc to show up on rekordbox? I don't see it on my interface
Can you do a video about setting hot curs
Wow! you made so easy to understand, thank you thank you thank you!!
Hello! May I ask how you set up your rekordbox to show those colors under the wave form? It says introo1 chorus 2 and so on?
what do you recommend if you prhase-match but on the 9th bar both tracks come in with lyrics? how can you stop it from sounding too intense
Excellent explanation on phrasing.