Once you’re satisfied that the two tracks are in sync, slowly bring up the fader on the second track so that the audience can hear the two songs perfectly mixed. If it’s slightly off, you can nudge it along using the jog wheel on the CDJ. Play the second track in your headphones and make sure it’s lined up and in sync with the outgoing track. Again, you’ll need to count the beats and bars to find the right place to drop the second track in. In your headphones and with the fader down so that only you can hear it, cue up the first beat of the second track (i.e the first kick drum) so that it’s in time with the beat of the first track. Load the track on to the second deck and using the tempo slider, change the BPM to match the track that is already playing. Now you need to prepare your second track to mix in to. Play your first track with the fader up so that the audience can hear it. Start by choosing two tracks that are from the same genre and in a similar BPM range (for example, 120 – 125 BPM). If two tracks do not share the same BPM, the DJ can adjust the tempo slider on the deck so that they match up.
DJs do this by playing two tracks at the same tempo, which is counted in beats per minute (BPM).
If you’re using a classic vinyl turntables setup – you’ll have to rely on your ears.īeat-matching is the art of getting two (sometimes more!) songs to play at the same time, with their beats in sync. If you’re using CDJs or a laptop and DJ software, you can make use of visual aids and use the waveforms to guide your mixing decisions. Many would argue that DJing is beat-matching, and so this transition is one of the most important on the list. Beat-matching is a core skill in the DJ’s toolkit – it takes some practice to get it right, but it’s an essential technique if you’re serious about DJing.
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