I color code mine. The first two red are for 8bar and 4bar intros respectively and I name them as 8B and 4B. The first orange is where the vocal starts. Purple are for choruses. Any other color is for different verses or breaks.
I use Red for the first 4 or 8 bar intro - Orange for a music intro, Yellow for the first vocal, green for the chorus or my mix out point, and purple for outro.
I always have my START cue as GREEN Then 16 beats as RED, 8 as ORANGE, 4 as YELLOW. It might be OCD, but it’s easier to pick out in a hurry than having to read tiny fonts (at least with my eyes anyways) lol!
Thank you so much! I am a beginner, and was just saying to myself that i needed to set up que points. I think i will like your system. I also appreciate the pointer of not letting the beginning of verses sneak in. I've been that dude in the crowd you talked about.
You make a cue at the end of the song where nothing is playing. Then you keep your platter rotating and you can trigger the song by any cue. Mainly for anyone using turntables
Nick! I'm sitting here and the two count came in for Candi Staton, and I totally heard THE GEATOR saying over my left shoulder "My MAN! SpinoPhonic Nick! GIVE "ER THE WOOD!" - He is very missed - and you killed it at Memories. Thank you for your talent, and for sharing with our community your expertise. Just goes to show, you GET what you GIVE! That is all.
Hearing Nick always talk about "No Hands" as his bathroom song and then hearing him play it live as he ran to the bathroom was hilarious. Nice breakdown of how you set cue points!
You can make edits with serato flip to skip different parts of the track. All you do is have the track on the first cue from where you want to jump, start the flip recording then hit the next cue point, turn the flip loop icon off and hit save. You can label the flip whatever its doing eg "Short Edit" and the track doesn't need to be playing for this to work. Aside from making short edits you can use it for intro edits if the song ends on an instrumental. I usually leave the cue points from making the flip and mark them IN and OUT so I know when the jump is coming.
@@NickSpinelli You make a great point about short edits, I never see the point as you can just mix out wherever and unless all gigs are ADD teens in a club you might need to let it ride out. I only really need to jump if the end has a vital part or I want to jump to an acapella out.
Loving the new YT content Nick! Also, for newer DJs (or idiots like myself) -- it helps to add 1 or 2 cue points at the end of the track. If there is an outro do a beat jump 8 bars before the first beat of the outro and that is your last "mix-out" point.
To avoid bleeds, I actually MIDI-mapped a "Vocal Echo Out" button so that right before I do the transition I hit it and I avoid those bleeds. I used the dedicated "Instrumental" button om my T7 so that the vocal out sounds cleaner than just muting it
I learned how to curate songs like this a few years ago. It takes time for sure. I use your method quite often. I'm just surprised when I see so many mobile DJs still not using cue points. They are dinosaurs IMHO.
I have a coloring system for my cues. I typically just keep some sort of mental metronome when counting bars so cue points just act as a visual marker. Where GREEN = either beginning of track/verse or also end of verse RED = Chorus/Known Point of interest/Hot spot of song BLUE = A change is occurring/anticipating change (mashup or transition song) PINK = Avoid/Abandon part of song. I usually would mix out if I’ve reached to this
I do things about the same. I'll label some as "jump out" and "jump in" on songs where I almost always jump from one point (out) to another (in). Besides DJ'ing weddings, I also DJ breaks for MCs to rap over, and any song with an open drum break I color code with green for where the break starts and aqua for where it ends. Often I have only 1 or 2 bars of time to throw in the new song, cue it up, and scratch it in, so I need to know immediately which cue point to select.
OMG talk about a flashback...Tape on a record...I'm a house DJ mostly but I use cue points like a bandit...I'm a non program user. I use colors as my cue points and I know where to go. Cue points are a personal thing to me...I use Denon SC6000s btw....I'm old school, no software...I love cold ending tracks....My style does not fit today's DJ. But Iknow some of the elements that I use can be applied to others because, let's face it, it is the beginning of spinning. Disco/Househead..... Love the Video!
Nick, thank you so much for this video. I've been waiting for this, and glad it came from you. I'm just starting out in the DeeJay game, lol more like a Hobby. I've been setting cue points I guess kinda blindly, where I thought I would like to mix in or out or jump to. But this makes so much more sense. I've heard DJ's talk about phrasing but never really got it. You totally explained this awesomely. Thanks man. Keep up the great work.
I always enjoy your vids. But i especially love these prep (and execution) type of vids. Also worth noting what you were saying about playing long versions vs short edits....one of my favorite things about Stem mixing is being able to on the fly get creative in making the song shorter just by STEMing
I just name/label the beats and sections... Intro 32, Intro 16, Break 8, Build 4, Chorus, Verse 1, Bridge 32, Outro 8, etc. Really easy to hop around at a glance.
The short edit part is something you learn 100% Ive definitely been fucked by a short edit before. I remember gasolina being requested figured why not, its gonna fit the vibe anyway, but decided to short edit it as it wasnt fully in the space of where i wanted to be. Dear god did this crowd go wild. Turns out it was the groom + groomsmen "battle song" from college
Great video. Two things. 1. How do I open this cue point screen you're on? Mine doesn't look like yours. 2. Does the automatic cue grid work for older songs like (non quantized beats) like older bands Barkays, Duran Duran etc.
Since you can label your cues, I drop a cue as a marker on the first chorus and label it DROP “whatever cue #” place the next chorus cue point lands so I can create short edits or leave the long play if desired. Pretty much the same as you illustrated but I’ll include a cue on the chorus I may opt to skip. Hope that makes sense.
Nice man, love seeing how other DJs prep their workflow. I use the same colors as my 8, 4, and start so I don’t have to label it (but maybe now I should start labeling as well) In addition to this, I like to at times cue my outros the same way. Set a cue where I want to exit, then 4 or 8 before (again always use the same set of colors for my outros).
Yo brother! Can I come to one of your gigs to learn from you? Ive been doing it for about two years but I still watch your videos repeatedly to learn and I just want to watch the master at work!!
great video Nick. I typically do. My First cue is typically Where I start my mix, 2nd is the beginning of the track that nothing should be mixed over, 3rd, 4th, 5th are chorus starts so I can shorten any song by skipping any point. 8th cue is my mix out point (where I want to start mixing my next track) sometimes this is the bridge, sometimes the start of the last chorus, etc. Cue 6/7 I use for special jump points...aka where a bride wants the song playing as she comes in during intros. or an instrumental portion i can loop to make my own intro/outro, or just to talk over.
Great video, in the case of Mr. Brightside I prefer to use Serato Flip its more accurate and you have the option to use either the original or the Flip, plus you don't have to be waiting for the bridge to jump lol, thanks for the videos
Another suggestion for cue point labeling is to use negative numbers. I'm a fan of beats, so my cue points would be labeled -32, -16, 0, where 0 is a "point of interest" (start of the song or otherwise). I couple this with stored loops, e.g., 32-beat (8-bar) loop between cue point -32 and cue point 0. I set matching cue points, i.e., cue points I can jump to from another cue point without messing with the energy of the music, using the same colour.
Dope video even just to recap basics keep saying I need to label my cue and never do! Love the number system. One thing I often set cue points for the outro so if I know it’s a 4 bar chorus for example I may start the into of other song 4 bars ahead of where I want the full transition to be. Your labels will be perfect for that!
What ive found that works for me is marking every chorus and bridge so i can skip around. I focus on the first and last ones though. I don't mark how many bars before it starts, i haven't had an issue. I typically just label it "Intro" but i guess adding a number of bars won't hurt. A weird thing i do is have the upper pads (1-4) as my chorus and bridge skips And ill use the lower pads (5-8) as my secondary marks like where a verse or breakdown is. 5 is always where the intro/start is for me. So the left pads are the beginning of the song and the right pads are the ending. It makes sense visually for me.
I had seen a video from you previously, along with a few others.... I do similar, but use beats in lieu of bars... Color coded is my label... I also do the out - hidden cue points (marker only) with color coded labels for beats... Include a cue point for the main chorus (have done sporting events and you just want the 10, 20, 30 seconds of a chorus...) No matter what - it takes time, planning and preparation to get this ... and it changes over time. Lol.. have don / re-done / repeat many times.. Great video.!
I have keyboard shortcuts that has the cue points I set pre-labeled and pre-colored. so far I work mainly with 9 different cue labels and 7 different colors. With certain cue points my keyboard shortcut will set the first beat grid.
Just watch all his short videos, and you will notice how he uses these cue points. However, a clear example focusing on how he does it is also worth watching.
Always very interesting to listen to your advice Nick. If you allow me a small correction, for the song "No Hands" it is indeed an 8 bars intro and not 16 because the tempo is 66 instead of 132 as serato indicates.
Nick for the example that starts on the 3. Can’t you just move 1:1 to that point??? Then put a cue point on that new 1? Thanks for the great content. Big fan!
Another trick I use when labeling is instead of putting 1 or 3, I actual put "clap prior" or "-1 bar" so I can capture the lead in vocal properly when the vocal doesn't start right on the 1
I like to use yellow color cue points when important vocals come in. And as far as short edits are concerned, if you can quick mix, then i don't see why u couldn't just quick mix from the short to the long version if u need it...
Where do you place your beat gridlines on a 6/8 song? The software tends to analyze them on 1, 3 and 5 but I always need to drop the tempo by 33% and mark it on beats 1 and 4 to make it mix more nicely with a 4/4 song.
If a song doesn’t have a “cold ending”, I’ll make my own. Wait for the last four bars of the chorus and make one on the fly with stems. Bar 1 play as usual, Bar 2 mute melody, bar 3 mute bass, last half of bar 4 mute drums and then reverb or echo out on the last word.
On sexy chick, you’re actually setting a cue for the pre-chorus and not the chorus. The “damn she’s a sexy chick” is the chorus of that song. I find that when quick mixing it’s usually best to go song a (exit out of the chorus) -> song b pre-chorus, chorus -> song c pre-chorus, and repeat.
This is all very basic stuff that will 100% take your DJ'ing to the next level. Every single thing mentioned in this video is important, even if it seems trivial. Take the time to learn how to use the beat jump feature in Serato, it is a game changer.
PreVideo: I have a system that i developed so i can skip around songs' most recognizable parts. PostVideo: Chorus skipping! Yeah! I do that all the time. People lose attention at lots of verses. I also try to skip to Bridges at the end of songs whenever possible. (Separate comment for my process incoming)
Nick, you just confuse the heck out of me when it comes to setting cue points. There is no reason why you should be using beat jump to set your cue points. Just always set the first cue point on the first beat or where you want the song to begin. It doesn’t have to be the the first beat. It could be the first beat of the 17th bar. Then start adding cue point when the song transitions. If the drums kick in add a cue point , when the bass kicks in add another cue point. When the vocals kick in add another cue point and do the same for the chorus. Repeat as many times as you want. It’s always good practice to keep the colors of the queue points consistent where I use green for vocals red for when the bass drops and yellow for chorus and before you know it, your song is cued correctly and can be remixed on the fly. When you look at the cue points of every song you will know where everything is and no need to write anything down on your cue points the colors will tell you where everything is. Do it this way and I promise you it will simplify your life.
🟥Red = 0 beginning aka INTRO 1st down beat..1st visible color on ROYGBIV 🟨Yellow = 32 beats or 8 bars b4 Go or ½ between 0 & Go. Can be 4 bars or whatever. 🟩Green = Go Start 🟪Violet = Verse / Vocals / Vinyl Scratch Point / PLAY for PurPle here. 🥏Cyan = Chorus -32 beats or 8 bars b4 Chorus or ON C2 or C3 to skip around. Depends on song. 🟦Blue = 32 beats or 8 bars b4 droP or Outro. Or On Build Up or Breaks / Breakdowns / Bridge ( sounds different than rest of song) (instrumental or Beats only sometimes) 💗Pink = droP (on the droP) 🟧Orange = 32 beats or 8 bars b4 Outro (sometime is bridge) or On Outro rather than b4. Depending on song. New DJ here, like, 0 days dj. we will see if this system lasts. I haven't even received my controller yet. Could only afford a used hercules starlight. But i like the alliteration technique. I just hope i picked a controller with color. Lest I need a placement system on the pads. I've mixed i dont know how many YTubers tips into this system. Plaudits - Jager Steel
Anyone color code their cues? I've been thinking about it lol #OCD
I color code mine.
The first two red are for 8bar and 4bar intros respectively and I name them as 8B and 4B.
The first orange is where the vocal starts.
Purple are for choruses.
Any other color is for different verses or breaks.
I use Red for the first 4 or 8 bar intro - Orange for a music intro, Yellow for the first vocal, green for the chorus or my mix out point, and purple for outro.
Yeah like a stop light red is 8 yellow is 4 and green is start the. Purple is like a flip
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I always have my START cue as GREEN Then 16 beats as RED, 8 as ORANGE, 4 as YELLOW. It might be OCD, but it’s easier to pick out in a hurry than having to read tiny fonts (at least with my eyes anyways) lol!
Thank you so much! I am a beginner, and was just saying to myself that i needed to set up que points. I think i will like your system. I also appreciate the pointer of not letting the beginning of verses sneak in. I've been that dude in the crowd you talked about.
Thanks for the love bro!
An honour to get a mention from a legend like yourself 🙏🏼
Bro thanks so much for watching! Keep that fire coming 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Dope remix. Yee!
Great tips Nick and thank you for sharing your knowledge/skills…it’s always nice to see great minds at work! 👏🏽
Best Cue Point Video Ever! Great explanation. Thanks!
Great video Nick bring back the Tuesday shows!!! Please!
I've been thinking about it! 🙏🏼
Great video! I'm surprised you didn't mention phantom/ghost cues as well for dropping songs on the one. Not sure alot of people know about it.
How do you use your ghost cues to drop on the 1?
I actually forgot about that! damnit
You make a cue at the end of the song where nothing is playing. Then you keep your platter rotating and you can trigger the song by any cue. Mainly for anyone using turntables
Nick! I'm sitting here and the two count came in for Candi Staton, and I totally heard THE GEATOR saying over my left shoulder "My MAN! SpinoPhonic Nick! GIVE "ER THE WOOD!" - He is very missed - and you killed it at Memories. Thank you for your talent, and for sharing with our community your expertise. Just goes to show, you GET what you GIVE! That is all.
@@davidjoelstephens thank you so much my friend 🙏🏼 it was an honor spinning with you at memories!
Hearing Nick always talk about "No Hands" as his bathroom song and then hearing him play it live as he ran to the bathroom was hilarious. Nice breakdown of how you set cue points!
You can make edits with serato flip to skip different parts of the track. All you do is have the track on the first cue from where you want to jump, start the flip recording then hit the next cue point, turn the flip loop icon off and hit save. You can label the flip whatever its doing eg "Short Edit" and the track doesn't need to be playing for this to work. Aside from making short edits you can use it for intro edits if the song ends on an instrumental. I usually leave the cue points from making the flip and mark them IN and OUT so I know when the jump is coming.
Yes you can! I stopped using flip though. I like manually going through cues and scratching them etc. Gives me something to do haha
@@NickSpinelli You make a great point about short edits, I never see the point as you can just mix out wherever and unless all gigs are ADD teens in a club you might need to let it ride out. I only really need to jump if the end has a vital part or I want to jump to an acapella out.
Loving the new YT content Nick!
Also, for newer DJs (or idiots like myself) -- it helps to add 1 or 2 cue points at the end of the track. If there is an outro do a beat jump 8 bars before the first beat of the outro and that is your last "mix-out" point.
To avoid bleeds, I actually MIDI-mapped a "Vocal Echo Out" button so that right before I do the transition I hit it and I avoid those bleeds. I used the dedicated "Instrumental" button om my T7 so that the vocal out sounds cleaner than just muting it
Great use of stems!
I learned how to curate songs like this a few years ago. It takes time for sure. I use your method quite often. I'm just surprised when I see so many mobile DJs still not using cue points. They are dinosaurs IMHO.
I have a coloring system for my cues. I typically just keep some sort of mental metronome when counting bars so cue points just act as a visual marker.
Where
GREEN = either beginning of track/verse or also end of verse
RED = Chorus/Known Point of interest/Hot spot of song
BLUE = A change is occurring/anticipating change (mashup or transition song)
PINK = Avoid/Abandon part of song. I usually would mix out if I’ve reached to this
So nice to have you back on teaching your Ways. So much to learn here
This was great Nick! I like this way of labeling. I am going to try it. Thanks!!
Your counting on the "Young Hearts Run Free" song was very helpful! Thank you Nick!
Love this, Nick! I've been doing this for 8+ years but it's always great to see how other pro's do it. Keep it up with these great videos! GO BIRDS!!!
Appreciate the support bro! 🦅
I do things about the same. I'll label some as "jump out" and "jump in" on songs where I almost always jump from one point (out) to another (in). Besides DJ'ing weddings, I also DJ breaks for MCs to rap over, and any song with an open drum break I color code with green for where the break starts and aqua for where it ends. Often I have only 1 or 2 bars of time to throw in the new song, cue it up, and scratch it in, so I need to know immediately which cue point to select.
Great vid! No Hands snare cue is actually the 4. Either way great vid!!
OMG talk about a flashback...Tape on a record...I'm a house DJ mostly but I use cue points like a bandit...I'm a non program user. I use colors as my cue points and I know where to go. Cue points are a personal thing to me...I use Denon SC6000s btw....I'm old school, no software...I love cold ending tracks....My style does not fit today's DJ. But Iknow some of the elements that I use can be applied to others because, let's face it, it is the beginning of spinning. Disco/Househead..... Love the Video!
Excellent video. You really broke down how to set and use cue points in a live set.
So good advices ! Thanks so much for That from France ! You'r the One Nick
Nick, thank you so much for this video. I've been waiting for this, and glad it came from you. I'm just starting out in the DeeJay game, lol more like a Hobby. I've been setting cue points I guess kinda blindly, where I thought I would like to mix in or out or jump to. But this makes so much more sense. I've heard DJ's talk about phrasing but never really got it. You totally explained this awesomely. Thanks man. Keep up the great work.
Stoked you enjoyed it! Keep at it!
I always enjoy your vids. But i especially love these prep (and execution) type of vids.
Also worth noting what you were saying about playing long versions vs short edits....one of my favorite things about Stem mixing is being able to on the fly get creative in making the song shorter just by STEMing
Yeah stems are a game changer!
TIL about “cold endings” and “flat intros”. Brilliant
I just name/label the beats and sections... Intro 32, Intro 16, Break 8, Build 4, Chorus, Verse 1, Bridge 32, Outro 8, etc. Really easy to hop around at a glance.
Knowledge is king. Experience is king.
Great video man! Cue points are essential for me to quickly get to where I need to be absed on the audience.
Super helpful, thanks. Love your style Nick!
Exactly how my workflow is as well. The best way to mix all genres when your out in these streets!!
I was just thinking about this the other day! I need to cue up all my songs!
The short edit part is something you learn 100%
Ive definitely been fucked by a short edit before.
I remember gasolina being requested figured why not, its gonna fit the vibe anyway, but decided to short edit it as it wasnt fully in the space of where i wanted to be.
Dear god did this crowd go wild.
Turns out it was the groom + groomsmen "battle song" from college
Exactly!
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Awesome video! Mandatory algorithm comment! 🎉
Appreciate you!
Great video. Two things.
1. How do I open this cue point screen you're on? Mine doesn't look like yours.
2. Does the automatic cue grid work for older songs like (non quantized beats) like older bands Barkays, Duran Duran etc.
This is one of your best videos man. keep it up!
Stoked you enjoyed it!
SOLID content, as usual. Posted to Bar Bangerz landing page!
@@menegaux yooo thanks so much bro!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
@@menegaux yoooo thanks so much bro! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Since you can label your cues, I drop a cue as a marker on the first chorus and label it DROP “whatever cue #” place the next chorus cue point lands so I can create short edits or leave the long play if desired. Pretty much the same as you illustrated but I’ll include a cue on the chorus I may opt to skip. Hope that makes sense.
Nice man, love seeing how other DJs prep their workflow.
I use the same colors as my 8, 4, and start so I don’t have to label it (but maybe now I should start labeling as well)
In addition to this, I like to at times cue my outros the same way. Set a cue where I want to exit, then 4 or 8 before (again always use the same set of colors for my outros).
Awesome tips thanks I have a lot of cue points to go make 😅
Yo brother! Can I come to one of your gigs to learn from you? Ive been doing it for about two years but I still watch your videos repeatedly to learn and I just want to watch the master at work!!
All my public gigs are pinned on my Instagram @djnickspinelli - come out!
This dope .. great video.this will definitely help DJs who need it.
great video Nick. I typically do. My First cue is typically Where I start my mix, 2nd is the beginning of the track that nothing should be mixed over, 3rd, 4th, 5th are chorus starts so I can shorten any song by skipping any point. 8th cue is my mix out point (where I want to start mixing my next track) sometimes this is the bridge, sometimes the start of the last chorus, etc. Cue 6/7 I use for special jump points...aka where a bride wants the song playing as she comes in during intros. or an instrumental portion i can loop to make my own intro/outro, or just to talk over.
Nice Work Nick!!
Great video, in the case of Mr. Brightside I prefer to use Serato Flip its more accurate and you have the option to use either the original or the Flip, plus you don't have to be waiting for the bridge to jump lol, thanks for the videos
Thank you for the great guide…🎉🎉
Appreciate it!
Another suggestion for cue point labeling is to use negative numbers. I'm a fan of beats, so my cue points would be labeled -32, -16, 0, where 0 is a "point of interest" (start of the song or otherwise). I couple this with stored loops, e.g., 32-beat (8-bar) loop between cue point -32 and cue point 0.
I set matching cue points, i.e., cue points I can jump to from another cue point without messing with the energy of the music, using the same colour.
I like that!
Thank you very informative! God bless you🙏
This is great info for a beginner DJ like my self. Thanks mate for your time. Respect :)
Dope video even just to recap basics keep saying I need to label my cue and never do! Love the number system.
One thing I often set cue points for the outro so if I know it’s a 4 bar chorus for example I may start the into of other song 4 bars ahead of where I want the full transition to be. Your labels will be perfect for that!
Meant to say for the outro I want to make
Hey nick I been watching you almost year you're amazing dj what Laptop do you use
Great tips! 🙏
Now I have homework!
You got this! 🙌🏼
I never use short edits i create them on my own like you….
But i learned something today. Thank you
Very helpful video, thank you Nick
You're welcome 🙏🏼
What ive found that works for me is marking every chorus and bridge so i can skip around. I focus on the first and last ones though. I don't mark how many bars before it starts, i haven't had an issue. I typically just label it "Intro" but i guess adding a number of bars won't hurt.
A weird thing i do is have the upper pads (1-4) as my chorus and bridge skips
And ill use the lower pads (5-8) as my secondary marks like where a verse or breakdown is. 5 is always where the intro/start is for me. So the left pads are the beginning of the song and the right pads are the ending. It makes sense visually for me.
Again, great advice from the goat.
Appreciate it bro!
I had seen a video from you previously, along with a few others....
I do similar, but use beats in lieu of bars...
Color coded is my label...
I also do the out - hidden cue points (marker only) with color coded labels for beats...
Include a cue point for the main chorus (have done sporting events and you just want the 10, 20, 30 seconds of a chorus...)
No matter what - it takes time, planning and preparation to get this ... and it changes over time. Lol.. have don / re-done / repeat many times..
Great video.!
I have keyboard shortcuts that has the cue points I set pre-labeled and pre-colored. so far I work mainly with 9 different cue labels and 7 different colors. With certain cue points my keyboard shortcut will set the first beat grid.
Can you make a video on how you would mix these songs using the cue points you just created? Along with your thought process?
Just watch all his short videos, and you will notice how he uses these cue points. However, a clear example focusing on how he does it is also worth watching.
Always very interesting to listen to your advice Nick. If you allow me a small correction, for the song "No Hands" it is indeed an 8 bars intro and not 16 because the tempo is 66 instead of 132 as serato indicates.
@@dg-lito the tempo can be either. I prefer it double time but others like it single. It’s preference
@ You instinctively counted the tempo of the song at 66 bpm and not 132 bpm in the video.
great video! really 100% true advise !
Nick for the example that starts on the 3. Can’t you just move 1:1 to that point??? Then put a cue point on that new 1? Thanks for the great content. Big fan!
Yes! That is another way to do it.
Another trick I use when labeling is instead of putting 1 or 3, I actual put "clap prior" or "-1 bar" so I can capture the lead in vocal properly when the vocal doesn't start right on the 1
0:43 - 1:58 is pretty much the premier DJing tutorial. clip it and ship it - such an important subtlety
Very helpful…cheers !! New sub
Excellent video.
Appreciate it! 🙏🏼
this is exactly how I do it. thanks
Thx 🙏🏽
quick question: do you fix your beatgrid?
I like to use yellow color cue points when important vocals come in. And as far as short edits are concerned, if you can quick mix, then i don't see why u couldn't just quick mix from the short to the long version if u need it...
You don't have beat grid on. Like cut the amount of time you took in half. Grids give you the number. Just find one and your done.
Nick, where are your beatgrids? did you hide them?
You're gonna laugh but I don't have mine turned on lolol
@@NickSpinelli cool 🙂
I was wondering that too. What is the benefit of hiding them?
@@RolandoLopezDJ literally no benefit.
Where do you place your beat gridlines on a 6/8 song? The software tends to analyze them on 1, 3 and 5 but I always need to drop the tempo by 33% and mark it on beats 1 and 4 to make it mix more nicely with a 4/4 song.
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If a song doesn’t have a “cold ending”, I’ll make my own. Wait for the last four bars of the chorus and make one on the fly with stems. Bar 1 play as usual, Bar 2 mute melody, bar 3 mute bass, last half of bar 4 mute drums and then reverb or echo out on the last word.
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Can I triple love this? That sounded a bit awkward but you know what I mean
On sexy chick, you’re actually setting a cue for the pre-chorus and not the chorus. The “damn she’s a sexy chick” is the chorus of that song.
I find that when quick mixing it’s usually best to go song a (exit out of the chorus) -> song b pre-chorus, chorus -> song c pre-chorus, and repeat.
True my bad!
You can also mix without beat matching. Like mix with lyrics or instruments 🎹 🎻🎸
This is all very basic stuff that will 100% take your DJ'ing to the next level. Every single thing mentioned in this video is important, even if it seems trivial. Take the time to learn how to use the beat jump feature in Serato, it is a game changer.
I do the count up method, the reverse of how you label your cues
PreVideo: I have a system that i developed so i can skip around songs' most recognizable parts.
PostVideo: Chorus skipping! Yeah! I do that all the time. People lose attention at lots of verses. I also try to skip to Bridges at the end of songs whenever possible. (Separate comment for my process incoming)
Didn’t know you can drag the cue points to empty slots cool
Can you edit your video increasing the volume of your music?
Nick, you just confuse the heck out of me when it comes to setting cue points. There is no reason why you should be using beat jump to set your cue points. Just always set the first cue point on the first beat or where you want the song to begin. It doesn’t have to be the the first beat. It could be the first beat of the 17th bar. Then start adding cue point when the song transitions. If the drums kick in add a cue point , when the bass kicks in add another cue point. When the vocals kick in add another cue point and do the same for the chorus. Repeat as many times as you want. It’s always good practice to keep the colors of the queue points consistent where I use green for vocals red for when the bass drops and yellow for chorus and before you know it, your song is cued correctly and can be remixed on the fly. When you look at the cue points of every song you will know where everything is and no need to write anything down on your cue points the colors will tell you where everything is. Do it this way and I promise you it will simplify your life.
I know a couple DJ friends that refuse to use points lol WTF???? Why??? 🤦🏻♂️
Ticklin my OCD bone Nick! The focus breathing on the lens stinks, manual focus next time!
Reupload?
Completely new vid!
great tutorial... could barely hear the music tho :(
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great job only 1% djs know about this
🟥Red = 0 beginning aka INTRO 1st down beat..1st visible color on ROYGBIV
🟨Yellow = 32 beats or 8 bars b4 Go or ½ between 0 & Go. Can be 4 bars or whatever.
🟩Green = Go Start
🟪Violet = Verse / Vocals / Vinyl Scratch Point / PLAY for PurPle here.
🥏Cyan = Chorus -32 beats or 8 bars b4 Chorus
or
ON C2 or C3 to skip around. Depends on song.
🟦Blue = 32 beats or 8 bars b4 droP or Outro.
Or
On Build Up or Breaks / Breakdowns / Bridge ( sounds different than rest of song) (instrumental or Beats only sometimes)
💗Pink = droP (on the droP)
🟧Orange = 32 beats or 8 bars b4 Outro (sometime is bridge)
or
On Outro rather than b4. Depending on song.
New DJ here, like, 0 days dj. we will see if this system lasts. I haven't even received my controller yet. Could only afford a used hercules starlight. But i like the alliteration technique. I just hope i picked a controller with color. Lest I need a placement system on the pads.
I've mixed i dont know how many YTubers tips into this system.
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