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EntertainmentHow to DJ

How to Backspin while DJing

Transcript

“So right now I have a song loaded up and I have 2 copies of the same song on each player and we’re just going to repeat the first bar and the way we’re going to do that is we’re going to find our beginning, starting point. I have it marked at 12, okay? So I’m going to repeat one bar, so here we go.

You’re manually looping or you’re back cueing or you’re back spinning, it’s manually, you’re manually looping the signal or the recording, right? What’s really cool is you can also incorporate basic scratches while you’re back cueing, right? So I’m going to incorporate a baby scratch while I’m back cueing just so you can see how that sounds like, okay?

When you’re counting bars to the music you want to make sure you do exactly that. You want to count to the music because if not ,if you’re counting off-beat, guess what? Your loop, your manual loop is going to be off as well. I’m letting the signal on the left play for one bar, crossing the fader over to the right and again, looping for a bar and then switching back and forth. 1 2 3 4 and 1 2 3 4 and 1 2 3 4 and 1 2 3 4. 1 2 3 4 and switch over, so that and is when you switch over the fader and then you fall on 1 again. Very important as that record is playing, you’re not just standing there because the record is not going to back cue itself. At no point when you’re back cueing are you just standing still.
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Lessons in this Guide

How to Mix while DJing

6 Transition Tips for DJs

How to DJ with DP One

How to Get a Job as a Radio DJ

Popular Dance DJ Music

Popular DJ Music for Parties

How to Use the DJ Software Serato

How to Backspin while DJing

How to Use a Midi or USB Controller

Popular Wedding DJ Music

How to Scratch as a DJ

How to Beat Juggle

How to Do a DJ Trick or Mix Tricks

How to Pick DJ Software

How to Pick a DJ Rig or Setup

DJ Tutorial for Beginners

How to Use a DJ Mixer

How to Plan for a DJ Event

How to Pick a DJ Mixer

How to Get Started at Home as a DJ

How to Cue a Record as a DJ

How to Drop on the One while DJing

How to Shuffle Genres while DJing

How to Signal Flow while DJing

How to Troubleshoot while You DJ

How to Beat Match & Blend while DJing

How to Become a DJ

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