DJing Basics - Lesson 1.1 - Introduction to Turntables and Beatmatching

Learn about the basics of DJing with an introduction to the Technics SL-1200s and the fundamental skill of beat matching.

This is part 1/1 of Lesson 1 of a two lesson series brought to you by Arthur and Alec @ DVC: UCSD.

[ulibader]

Back in the 80s and 90s mixing was really an art, and still today I'm impressed by the performance of some of my ex colleagues. Very nice tutorial for young DJs growing up with digital equipment only.

[danhadland]

Honestly best video I’ve ever seen on YouTube explained it perfectly thank you so much

[_alexanderd]

Wow! That is the best vinyl mixing lesson I've seen on YouTube so far! Thank you very much!

[dannycourtis]

Thanks for taking the time to put this video together. I just got my first pair of turntables after using a controller for the last couple of years. This era of trance is my favourite genre. Now to practice what you taught :-)

[technopixie]

Thank you for taking the time to do this. I've been really struggling with working out which track is faster or slower. I'm going to try this technique now 🙂

[Gameplayerxyzxxx]

best tutorial in this subject that I found on the internet

[imsmaug]

I only have one turntable but I got myself a cheap mixer with Bluetooth input. It took me like 5 days of daily practice to beat match and mix my first pair of tracks thanks to your tutorial. This is gold and watching you mix is inspirational. This feels addictive!

[maxencefroelicher]

Mate, yours tutorials are key!!! Thank you very much for you experience. Best Tuto of YouTube ever!!!!

[Spz]

Great quality video, you deserve wayyyy more subscribers :)

[Kosmovskyofficial_]

This video is very informative to understand all the basics 😀after this all u need is million times!🙌🏻Thank you . 😀🙌🏻

[JonathanRodericks]

I'm so glad I started with vinyl as a DJ so ears are tuned in with beat mixing

[levishoemaker]

At first I wasnt sure if this guy was legit but once I heard him drop the needle on blue fear I got instant chills and realized he was the real deal.

[kssoton]

Thank you so much saved my bacon .. forgot everything that was taught to me when I did DJ lessons over 20 years ago..lol🥰 can safely practice before the party..🙏

[foxrivers]

Back in the very late 80's I only had one 1200 TT because they are so expensive. Otherwise, I might have been able to teach myself beat matching, since we didn't have YouTube back then. However, now that I can afford a second turntable, or even the clones they have out now, I didn't hold on to my vinyl. Still it's nice to finally get a lesson on this. Also you went into detail on the turntable so much I thought you might explain how to balance the tone arm since proper weight needs to be distributed to the record so that it doesn't bear too heavy into the grooves or slide off the record easily.

[iJohnyWalker]

Well, Satellite and Blue Fear, 2 top classics Tracks, could it be better? Thank you for this video!

[phillnevard]

This is a really useful video - thanks for sharing

[claudiamangano]

Super nice really what I was looking for to beat match without screen... thanks broder!

[trendingshortshorts]

I have a lot of trouble making adjustments by touching the platter! Maybe cause i have a bit of a tremor. I usually just keep it in time by moving he pitch back and forth and can do that much easier without anyone noticing . IS this the wrong way?

[viudablanca.soundscapes]

Must you sort your vinil collection based on close bpm and do you label each of them? Or would you normally just guess if their close or really far apart. Like 110 to 130 bpm, it could probably sound terrible when the pitch changes to match the other one.

[danmurphy]

Awesome beginner mixing vid man. Sync users worldwide rejoice.