The four easy steps to mixing

For as long as I've been a DJ (34 years), I've encountered many who've struggled with the most basic technique a DJ can employ while playing a set, #mixing by ear. There are DJs who can perform the most technically sound scratches and "beat juggles" but can merge two songs of varying speeds together without the help of a sync button on a DJ app.

The importance of organically learning how to properly execute a mix cannot be underestimated. The ability to mix serves you as a DJ. It empowers you to better execute your ideas and realize your full potential behind a pair of 1200s. What's more, it shouldn't take months for you to learn such a basic technique. For the speed of gaining a full understanding of achieving alignment between two songs is practically as important as learning a variety of different scratch or "beat juggle" patterns..

The students you see here learned how to mix in one hour and 15 minutes. If you're one of those DJs who needs the guidance of a laptop screen to achieve a mix here are 4 easy tips on how learning this important technique faster and easier.

The four easy steps to mixing:
1. Cue up the "one".
2. Drop the "one" on the "one" of the song your mixing to.
3. Listen and make the necessary adjustments on the turntable pitch.
4. Repeat steps one through three until both songs are matched for 12 to 15 seconds.

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