DJ As-One
Using Loop Techniques to Mimic the Echo Effect
Popular mixers such as the Rane Sixty-Two and Pioneer DJM-S9 have a built-in echo effect, but a lot of mixers don’t. On this episode of Turntable Techniques, the Beat Refinery‘s As-One demonstrates a couple of ways to mimic the feature with your DJ software.
“It’s great to have these new fancy mixers with tons of onboard effects. But at the end of the day, the best trick in your bag is to master your software, so you’re not relying on any particular piece of DJ gear.”
Watch the tutorial above.
How to Use Custom Cue Points in Serato DJ
Customizing the cue points in your DJ performance software can streamline and open up new options for your sets. On this episode of Turntable Techniques, the Beat Refinery‘s DJ As-One discusses how to use them in Serato DJ.
Related: How to Use ‘Transition Stingers’
Turntable Techniques: How to Use ‘Transition Stingers’
DJcityTV and Beat Refinery are back with a new episode of the tutorial series, Turntable Techniques. This time, DJ As-One demonstrates how to use “transition stingers” in DJ sets.
Transition stingers are exclusive performance tools that start at one tempo and end with a sample. They enable DJs to drop a song of any tempo immediately after the current track. By being able to jump around different BPM ranges, DJs can add creativity to their sets.
Watch As-One break down how to use stingers above and download them only on DJcity.
Turntable Techniques: How to Perform the ‘Rockit’ Scratch
DJcity and Beat Refinery have released a new episode of the tutorial series, Turntable Techniques. In the video, DJ As-One explains how to do the “Rockit” scratch, which Grandmixer D.ST performed on Herbie Hancock’s 1983 hit of the same name.
The song was the lead single off Hancock’s landmark album, Future Shock, which saw him venture into the worlds of electro-funk and instrumental hip-hop. “Rockit” is recognized as the first popular single to feature scratching and has been cited by DJ QBert and Mix Master Mike as a pivotal influence on them.
“You can gauge a DJ’s skills by when they use [the ‘Rockit’ scratch],” QBert said in the documentary Scratch.
Watch As-One break it down below.
Related: How to Make Acapella Edits for Your DJ Sets Using Ableton Live
Popular
-
November 10, 2016
Mr Smooth EMT Presents ‘UK Street Heat’ Mix
London's Mr Smooth EMT drops the first entry of his new mix series called UK Street Heat. He curates a 42 track playlist into a 78-minute mix featuring 100...
-
January 26, 2017
DJcity and Splice Release ‘Bootleg Bodega, Volume 3’ Sample Pack
Tall Boys DJcity and Splice have kicked off the new year with the third installment of their Bootleg Bodega sample pack series. The packs, which are curate...
-
January 2, 2017
Listen to DJ Cable’s Annual Hip Hop Round-Up Mix 2016
Once again, DJ Cable is back with the annual hip hop round up mix. It spans over 100 tracks across three and half hours, and pretty much covers all bases f...
-
September 10, 2020
Pioneer DJ Announces CDJ-3000 Media Player
(Source: Pioneer DJ) Pioneer DJ has just announced the CDJ-3000, the latest upgrade to their flagship media player. The player, which is also available in...
-
October 6, 2017
DJcity Partners With Pioneer DJ on DJM-S3 Release
DJcity has partnered with Pioneer DJ to offer a free three-month record pool subscription with the purchase of their new DJM-S3 mixer. The subscriptions wi...
-
October 10, 2018
Nathan Dawe Announces ‘Step Forward’ DJ Competition
UK DJ and producer Nathan Dawe announces his annual DJ Competition "Step Forward". This competition aims to give a DJ a higher platform to perform on, whil...
-
February 23, 2021
Beatsource LINK’s Offline Mode is Coming to Serato DJ
In October, after months of anticipation, Beatsource integrated the Beatsource LINK music streaming service for open-format DJs with Serato DJ. It was a gr...
-
April 8, 2020
Habykey Delivers ‘DJcity Podcast’ Mix
Habykey is from Leipzig, Germany. He is a manager and teacher at the VibrA DJ School and a resident DJ at the Velvet Club in Leipzig. Stream or download hi...
-
August 24, 2020
Denon DJ Announces Official Controller Integration With Virtual DJ
Denon DJ has recently released the latest update to their Engine OS software, which includes support for Virtual DJ on select Denon DJ products. Engine OS...
-
November 17, 2020
First Look: Pioneer DDJ-FLX6 4-Channel DJ Controller for rekordbox and Serato DJ Pro
Pioneer DDJ-FLX6. (Source: Pioneer DJ) Pioneer DJ has announced the DDJ-FLX6, a brand new four-channel controller supported in both rekordbox and Serato DJ...