Thursday, February 2, 2012

How To Digital DJ Fast

In today's technology filled music industry the way we DJ has evolved into digital controllers and laptops from the old school vinyl and turntables changing the way we approach this highly sought after desire to be a respected DJ in our community, town, city or state all the way to international being the ultimate reward. But getting good enough to play a real gig? That's something else, with finding and buying music, beat matching, your set programing, knowing what to mix into what and when, knowing how to deal with the crowd, what the headphones are for and how it all plugs in. There are countless “trade secrets” to learn. It can be a huge learning curve that can take months or even years to get good enough. “How To Digital DJ Fast” is a four-hour, ten-part online video course for the complete beginner digital DJ. It teaches you everything you need to know to play your first DJ gig, in just four weeks! Brought to you by Phil Morse Pro DJ it's like having Phil in the same room with you, offering you the right advice and help when you need it, all the way to your first exciting DJ gig. Find out how to get instant access to this highly popular course by clicking this link http://tinyurl.com/84y2byh  I found this link for the newbie DJ I think this an excellent course one the best out there if you want to be digital DJ in a short amount of time instead of years and it very reasonable on price. But if you want to be an old school DJ this is not the course for you there are other courses for that at the following site www.musicanddjinstructionalmedia.com I really hope this can help some of you out I know how frustrating it can be when you want to learn something but are not sure how to go about it. Best regards.

Monday, January 16, 2012

The Remix

Remixing can be a challenge in the since that dance music is usually uptempo any where from 120 BPM to135 BPM so when you are selecting music to remix it helps if the songs are close to that range it will be easier to match up with the vocals. Then it will take some time to finding tempos at which a song will work, what style that vocal can flourish in, and finding the right process that leaves the vocal sounding natural at the new tempo and in the new style. Now you can use a slow tempo say like 60 BPM and then double the music tracks to 120 BPM but if you try to speed the vocal up you will encounter phrasing problems you really want the singer to sound natural.
A lot will depend on the vocal busy lyrics and lots of syllables can make it harder to work much faster tempos. You want to look for a double-tempo track. But a sparser style of lyrics and vocals that could still work at a faster tempo. As a DJ www.musicanddjinstructionalmedia.com your instinct is to gradually increase in tempo it is also a natural thing as you get into something your playing the album, you start, it's grooving, you get into it, the excitement level increases, and with that the tempo can increase as well so try to keep this in mind when your doing the remix. So break beats are around 128 BPM then a House feel around 135 BPM and then the uptempo ones at 145 BPM you start out strong and build to get the crowd into a Dance floor Moment and then you want to bring them back down slowly. Now there is a lot of programs that you can do this with but in my opinion the best one is Ableton Live because of it's flexibility it offers. Also Ableton has a process called warp markers that detect your major beats automatically and will let you try different beats on the fly. Happy Mixing.

Friday, January 6, 2012

The Evolution of Online Beat Machines

 Beat making programs are making another giant step in their evolution. With the increase internet speed and bandwidth we are now embarking on the age of making beats on line.There are new opportunities that online beat creation and music production present. The other day I got the new Guitar Center pamphlet in the mail and as I'm flipping through it I noticed in the DJ section the new Akai's MPCs are over the page and the first thing they say (Price to Low to Print) the cheapest one the small one the APC40 was 249.99 and that was after a fifty dollar rebate the other two had a 200.00 rebate and 500.00 rebate not to mention the learning curve. And I'm thinking wow that's a lot for a young beat maker to shell out and keep in mind all the things you need to plug into it to make it worth your while. Well there is cheaper and easier way online beat creation really is the easiest  way to start making pro beats faster than the hardware version. You do it all from your computer www.musicanddjinstructionalmedia.com no crazy wires running everywhere and having to use some form of recorder to get your beats to point where you can use them in a real world setting. Nope you can use your computer and the best part is you just hit the save button and there are your beats ready to use and you can sell your beats online as well. so if your thinking about purchasing a beat maker this year consider the options of online beat creation. I think you'll find it a lot cheaper and you can put the money back in your pocket. Happy Recording.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Music lessons for the beginning musician or DJ

Have you ever wanted to play a musical instrument but wasn't sure the best away to approach it? As you know there are a hundred ways to learn but not all of them are right for you. When I was young I wanted to take guitar lessons so I found a teacher through the classifieds and at that time I thought these lessons where very costly but I went a head and took the lessons. Buy the second lesson my teacher was standing in front of me screaming at me because of who my favorite guitar player was at the time. Needless to say I stood up and walked out of my lesson that was the first and last time I ever took lessons and I did not get a refund. I've have found that the best way to learn is with a at home lesson plan that way you learn at your own pace. And you can move to the next level when you are ready. Taking lessons from some one is just to hard to keep up with and it is nerve racking and it just takes the fun out of what your learning and then you quit.
There are all kinds of media courses out there but the ones that seem to work the best are the online courses and some even have interaction with student by email, video streaming that sort of thing. The best lesson plans will contain many exercises so you can work around today’s busy schedules. But in my travels on the web I found a website that has all the elements on one site so if you want to be a musician or DJ this is where I would start. It will save time just going to one site and they have comprehensive courses and even Beat Machines (www.musicanddjinstuctionalmedia.com) so give them a try first and see if they can help they help me.