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How To Set Up Phase Dj

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Before we can even get into our industry, we all have to be speaking the same language. Here are a few terms yous should know to communicate with other DJs effectively.

This lists terms commonly used past a DJ for various parts of equipment, measurements, and situations. Etc. It has been compiled as a helpful guide for you to commencement with.

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A must to know before we speak [ ]

Amp - Short for amplifier.

Acapella - A rails containing only vocals.

Anti-skating - A command to keep a turntables stylus centered within a records groove.

Auto Warp - An Ableton Live function that allows the program to calculate and time stretch music.

Balance Control - A control that adjusts the left/right balance of your audio.

Balancing Levels – this is a technique professional person DJs use to make sure they get their music as loud as possible without it distorting or sounding rubbish. If you don't know how to do this, the "sound manager" at a venue will have to turn you lot downwardly in instance you damage the "sound system". Sometimes this is known as sorting the "Gain Structure".

Bar – in dance music a bar is 4 "beats".

Bass - The lower cease of the Frequency range you tin can ordinarily control on a Dj mixer.

Bassline - The driving force to most trip the light fantastic toe music Produced by Bass frequencies.

Battle - An outcome where DJs battle against each other, battles are usually associated with hip hop culture.

Battle Record - A 12" vinyl filled with samples and loops commonly used for scratching.

Beat out – if yous nod your head to music you lot are nodding to the shell, if yous count 4 nods at a time you are counting 4 beats to a "bar". The shell is also called the "pulse"

Trounce match - set up the "tempo/speed/pitch" of two songs and play them and so they are at exactly the same speed and time, making them audio like only one song Or A mixing technique used to establish a like tempo with two or more tracks.

Belt Bulldoze - A turntable driven past a chugalug using a pulley system to rotate its platter.

Booking agent - A person who deals with all the details of your DJ bookings and manages your DJ Diary.

Booth - The area where the DJ & their equipment are in an result or club.

BPM – stands for beats per minute. If you nod your head or tap your foot to music you are post-obit the "trounce". If you count how many nods or taps yous do in a minute you accept calculated the BPM.

BPM Counter – A device used to automatically summate the BMP of a track.

Break – ane) a chip of a song which sounds bang-up and could perhaps be used as a sample to make a new "claw" or "riff" with. 2) A alter in a vocal where ane or more than instruments stops playing. 3) A change in a song where one instrument does something different e.k. a pulsate fill up.

A break is distinguishable from a solo as the modify will normally non concluding too long.

Breakup – a bit of a vocal where things change and some instruments finish to let the bass and drums take over.

Cartridge – The part that holds the stylus in place on your turntable.

Channel – Referring to the aqueduct within which audio is to be played on your DJ mixer.

Chorus – the bit of a vocal that is repeated by the singer a few times in the song.

Copyright – the legal proof that someone wrote the song you are using and that you should not copy, lend or borrow $.25 of their work without asking and/or paying them starting time

Counterbalance (counterweight) - The adjustable weight mounted at the rear end of the tonearm on a turntable.

Crossfader - A transitional slide control on a mixer for fading in ane channel while simultaneously fading out some other.

Crossfader Curve Control - A control that allows adjustment of the crossfaders fade curvature.

Cue -1) to fix a song to exist played. Usually a Dj chooses a point from which to begin a tune that is the start of the first vanquish of the first bar, or occasionally the kickoff of the audio if these are not the same. More experienced DJs get creative by cueing from anywhere ii) to cue up tin can too be used to draw the activity of setting an audio path so you tin can hear something in your headphones 3) on a CDJ, DVS or Controller deck the cue button is used to stutter the first of a song or to set a "cue point" which is where the song will begin to play from four)On some DJ mixers the cue button for a channel volition select that channel to be played through the headphones.

Cutting – to swap instantly from 1 tune to another at a good place.

DVS –Digital Vinyl Organisation

Deck – Player of CDs or vinyl records. Sometimes it's called a "turntable".

Demo - The item yous will be sending off later completing/mastering your DJ courses!! A promotional mix sent to potential bookings.

Straight Drive - A motor system used to rotate a turntables platter.

DJ - Erm... non sure you should be here if you lot have to read this! (Only if you must know it's short for Disc Jockey)

Echo – (1) a type of FX. (2) The reflected sound or resounding/resonant

Effects Unit – An external device added to your audio stream to add effects to your mixes.

EQ – controls that permit y'all impact different frequencies of sound on your songs. On DJ mixers these are normally "HI/High/Treble/Top", "Mid" and "Bass/Low." Or Controls that allow the filtering of differing frequencies on your DJ mixer.

EQing - Altering the color of sound from EQ control manipulation.

Fade -plow volume upwards or down so song begins or ends smoothly. / A gradual increment or reduction in the level of the sound signal.

Fader- the fader is the controller nosotros use to "fade" a song. It tin can either increase or decrease volume smoothly.

Filter – a type of FX that tin can split up audio to another frequency.

Flight case - A light weight, hard wearing carry case for a DJs equipment, vinyls and CDs.

FX - controls that permit y'all do all kinds of things to the audio of your songs.

Gain - a control which tin can be used to heave or cut book levels. This is different to the fader as it has much more than power and is unremarkably set using headphones and warning lights before you play any sound through your speakers. Or A control which increases or reduces the output level of your tracks giving extra movement in book.

Gain Structure - this is a technique professional DJs use to brand sure they get their music as loud equally possible without information technology distorting or sounding rubbish. If you don't know how to do this, the "audio manager" at a venue will have to plough y'all downwardly in case you harm the "sound system". Sometimes this is known as "Balancing Levels".

Genre - A category of music e.g. Afro-Vanquish, Lingala, Techno, House, Hip Hop, D&B, Trance, Hard Business firm etc.

Hamster Switch -  A reverse feature for a crossfader on DJ mixer. Scratching hamster style is to scratch with a reversed crossfader.

Headphone Monitor – a control on a DJ mixer for choosing which channels sound is heard from in the headphones. Sometimes this is called the "Headphone Selector".

Headshell – The adaptor used to concur the cartridge in place on the tonearm of a turntable.

Headphone Selector – a control on a DJ mixer for choosing which channels sound is heard from in the headphones. Sometimes this is chosen the "Headphone Monitor".

Hi - HI/High/Treble/Top (The high frequencies of your track controlled past your EQ controls).

High - Howdy/High/Treble/Top (similar to Hi).

Hook – the recognizable scrap of a song yous remember, hum, sing along to.

Intelligent - A term used to describe detailed music that requires actress attention of the listener with circuitous and cleaver sounds.

Intro – the beginning bit of a tune before all the instruments, riff or hook take really started.

Juggle – a technique used by turntablists to rearrange musical samples to audio similar something new. This requires two copies of the aforementioned songs and lots of skill, or ii unlike songs, lots of skill and incredible creativity. For examples of juggling search youtube for "DMC Champions"

Impale Switch - A switch or push to turn on and off output or individual frequency ranges within a channel, i.e. treble, mid and bass.

Line – line level is all CD players, MP3 players, TVs, DVDs etc. Be sure y'all put the cable from a line level device into a line level input on your DJ mixer.

Loop – whatever bit of a record that yous repeat. CD decks have buttons which let you set any part of the vocal to loop. A skilful loop can become the bones trounce or riff of a whole new song.

Low – The bottom end of the frequency range normally controllable past the "EQ" controls on a DJ mixer. This is also called "Bass" and is where you volition hear the kicking drum and Bassline.

Master – The main (primary) book control of your mixer.

MC – Master of anniversary but in DJ terms, referring to a person rapping.

Mid - the middle part of the frequency range usually controllable by DJ mixers "EQ" controls. If you lot merely hear the Mid range thinks sound a fiddling like you are nether h2o.

Middle-viii – role of a song that lasts 8 beats which is different to the balance of the song, sometimes called a break.

MIDI - A communication signal used past electronic instruments to broadcast information to each other.

Mid-Range Frequencies – Frequencies that fit betwixt the bass and high frequencies. These are as well controlled by your EQ controls.

Mix – Any style y'all cull to swap between ii songs.

Mixer – piece of equipment which mixes the music from two decks as the DJ requires. The essence of a mixer is that it can combine two or more than sound signals into one output signal. It should be noted though that most mixers can do much more than just combine signals.

Monitor - A speaker in the DJ booth that allows the DJ to hear without the delays or echoes caused by space in a large room.

MP3 – A lower quality digital format for music. Downloaded music often comes in MP3 format which you can write to your ain CDs. 128 Kbps MP3 is the everyman quality you should use.

Needle - A term referring to a turntables stylus.

Outro – the stop of a song, ofttimes the same few words existence faded out.

P.A. (System) – Another give-and-take for a "sound system" the initials P.A. used to mean Personal Address but too get dislocated with Ability Amplifier. So P.A. really ways Personal/Public Address Organization. P.A. became the recognized nickname for all kinds of "sound reinforcement" equipment. A portable P.A. can exist simply 2 speakers with internal amps while a P.A. (non prefixed with the give-and-take "portable") normally means a larger "sound arrangement" which will require a professional "Audio human being" or "Sound Engineer" to set it upwards and control it.

'Phones – nickname for headphones

Phono – phono level relates but to vinyl decks – be sure to put the cable from whatsoever vinyl player into a phono input on your DJ mixer.

Phono Cable- too called RCA, the industry standard cable for DJ and dwelling house hifi equipment and I think we discussed this topic earlier.

Phrase – any scrap of music you lot can hear repeating during a vocal, normally each instrument has its own phrase, the drums do a trounce, the bass does a bass line etc. Each repeats the aforementioned affair during the chorus or verse but may change in the break/middle-8.

Platter or Plate - The pinnacle section of a turntable driven past its motor or belt.

Pitch – sometimes confused with speed or tempo, the pitch of music is actually the frequency of the waveform which enables usa to hear music. The pitch of a sound defines it's note. A loftier pitch is a high note (the "chipmunk" vocal sound- effect is achieved by increasing pitch to very high levels). A low pitch is a low or bass annotation. On old record players if yous increased speed or tempo y'all e'er increased pitch likewise so the speed control was called the "Pitch Fader". Mod CD decks can alter speed without changing pitch but still sometimes call the tempo/speed adjuster the "Pitch Fader" because of the fashion it used to piece of work.

Pitch control -The ability of a device to change the tempo of a song. This is very of import if you are Beatmixing.

Pitch lock -The ability of a device to modify the tempo of a vocal, without changing the pitch. This lets you drastically speed upward songs with vocals without a "chipmunk" effect.

Pitch curve -The temporary changing of pitch to go beats in phase. Vinyl DJs typically use their fingers to speed up or ho-hum down the record past pushing/pulling the tape by the label. Some twist the spindle in the centre to change the pitch momentarily. CD players offering this as buttons. In one case the DJ stops bending the pitch, the decks will automatically snap back to the electric current pitch control settings. This is necessary since its possible for two songs to be playing at the exact same tempo notwithstanding have their beats out of phase. By bending the pitch momentarily, the beats come up into stage and the DJ doesn't have to worry about readjusting the pitch control.

Pitch Ride - Similar to Pitch bend, Pitch Riding is temporarily speeding upward the song or slowing it down with fiddling to no noticeable pitch modify to become beats in phase using pitch control. By either moving the pitch control fader up or downward so back right to its same position very chop-chop.

Pitch Fader – the control used to alter the speed or tempo of music. See also "Pitch"

Promo - A pre-released version of a rails.

Pulse – same as "shell."

Requests – the public and the people dancing at clubs or parties may often request a song from the DJ. Information technology depends what type of request it is, what blazon of party it is, and what type of DJ you lot are whether you play it or not.

Rewind – spinning the vocal back to the commencement to play it again considering the crowd liked it.

Riff – the recognisable scrap of a song yous think, hum, sing along to.

Sample – whatsoever bit of music used to make new music, often a break or stab.

Sampler - A device used to record samples of music.

Scratch – movement the disc back and forth with your hand to alter the music, normally done with another song playing as a background.

Scribbling – a basic scratch technique where you just movement dorsum and frontward around a sound – experiment, yous may detect you similar it!

Slipmat - A felt-type material used to reduce friction between the turntables plate and the vinyl.

Song – a track or melody.

Sound Desk - An external array of faders and controls for the sound signals existence generated past instruments on a phase or in a studio. DJ mixers are all "Audio Desks" but with the outstanding improver of a "crossfader".

Audio Engineer - A qualified and/or extremely experienced self-taught professional person who manages the "Audio System. For instance Deejay Sky" The term audio engineer is besides applied to the person who uses a "Sound Desk" to mix the signals coming from a band on stage or during a studio recording.

Sound Manager - Another proper noun for a sound engineer. Although instances may occur where a sound manager runs the system and a sound engineer runs the desk.

Sound Reinforcement - The term given to all the processes which are needed to amplify audio for projection at events. Sound reinforcement will require a "audio arrangement" or "P.A."

Sound Organisation - The amplifiers, speakers, outboard units and crossovers that together create the sound in clubs and venues. Not in anyhow similar a home HiFi or a portable P.A. The Audio System requires a "Audio Engineer" to correctly utilize it.

Speed – also chosen tempo or sometimes pitch. This is the speed a song is playing in, it is measured in BPM.

Spinback – spinning the disc backwards to finish a mix with a flourish!

Stab – a short audio used as a sample, normally for scratching.

Stutter – using scratching on vinyl decks or the cue push on CD decks to chop-chop repeat a sound like a drum roll or a voice.

Stylus - The part of a turntables arm that makes contact with the vinyl beingness played.

Tempo – also called speed and sometimes chosen pitch. This is the speed a song is playing in, it is measured in BPM.

Tip – when beginning to learn how to scratch try to utilise merely the tip of a sound to go used to how little yous should move when scribbling.

Fourth dimension Code – The time structure with in which music is created.

Time Coded Vinyl – Special 12" vinyl used with systems to let a figurer to play m music file directly from your turntables movements.(like to DVS).

Throwing - Giving a record a little button when it starts up so you don't take any lag time while it gets upwardly to speed. CD players practise this by featuring instant start. (normal CD players may take a few tenths of a second before a song starts) Throwing a record nulls the lag fourth dimension while it accelerates from zero to 33ish RPM. It sounds silly at beginning but information technology is actually very disquisitional for Beatmixing.

Tiptop - HI/Loftier/Treble/Summit. Also used to depict something practiced

Tone Arm - The pivoting arm on a turntable.

Rail – a song or tune on a CD.

Tracking - The ability of a stylus to follow the grooves of a vinyl.

Treble - Hullo/High/Treble/Top. The upper function of the frequency range which is controllable by DJ mixers. This range normally contains how-do-you-do hats, shakers and some parts of voices.

Trim – another give-and-take for Gain.

Melody – a track or song.

Turntable – a "deck."

Turntablism – using records or CDs to brand your own music by scratching, juggling, sampling etc instead of simply playing the songs.

Poetry – the bit of a song where the vocalist/ rapper sings the main role of the song.

WAV – a high quality digital format for music on CDs, all bought CDs accept WAV quality sound.


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