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Learn to DJ with your own music

Six steps, in the order you need them. Each one has a picture of the idea, a free tool where it helps, and a way to practise it on the tracks you'll actually play.

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SetFlow's DJ Tutor two seconds before the bass swap

The path

  1. 1

    Learn to DJ With Your Own Music: A Beginner’s Path

    Start here: the kit, the six skills and how to practise them. 7 min

  2. 2

    DJ Phrasing: How to Count Bars and Mix on the Phrase

    Beats, bars and phrases, and why matched kicks can still sound wrong. 6 min

    Tool · Bar CounterVisual · Beats → phrases
  3. 3

    DJ Transitions: 6 Ways to Mix Between Tracks (Step by Step)

    The blend, the cut, the echo out and three more, with when to use each. 13 min

    Visual · On / off the phrasePractise in SetFlow
  4. 4

    When to Start a DJ Transition (and How Long to Blend)

    Work back from the drop and pick a blend length that suits the tracks. 6 min

    Tool · When to Mix InPractise in SetFlow
  5. 5

    How to Do a Bass Swap: The DJ Technique Step by Step

    One bassline at a time: where to swap and the mistakes to avoid. 5 min

    Visual · Bass swap chartPractise in SetFlow
  6. 6

    How to Mix Two Songs with Different BPMs (and Get Back to Tempo)

    Tempo changes without the crowd noticing. 5 min

    Practise in SetFlow

More to learn

Technique

Gear & first mixes

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Practise on your own tracks

Import your Rekordbox, Serato, Traktor or TribeXR library, build a set and see every transition move by move.

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