Kids these days don't just want to be rock stars anymore, they want to be DJs. This reference book lets the reader in on the ins and outs of what equipment you need to buy, how to set up and maintain the equipment, the beat matching process and mixing, scratching, tricks and effects.
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| DJ Culture | |
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| Musicians | |
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| The Vibe: A Long, Strange Trip | |
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| The Point: An Audience | |
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| Back To Reality | |
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| The Tunes | |
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| Set-Up | |
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| Turntables | |
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| Cartridges | |
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| Mixer | |
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| Headphones | |
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| Amplifier | |
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| Slipmats | |
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| Leads | |
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| Old Vs New | |
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| The Technology | |
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| How It All Works | |
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| Troubleshooting | |
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| Other Common Problems | |
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| Basic Music And Techniques | |
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| BPM | |
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| Exceptions To The Rule | |
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| Cueing And Hand Action | |
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| Drop-Mixing | |
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| Tone Control And Smoothness | |
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| Beat Mixing | |
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| The DJ Skill Set | |
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| Cueing | |
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| Recap | |
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| Hand Action | |
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| Spotting Compatible Tunes | |
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| Key, Tempo And Tonality | |
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| Light And Dark Music | |
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| What Is Beat Mixing? | |
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| The Pitch Controller | |
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| The Beat-Matching Technique | |
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| Slowing Down A Record | |
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| Speeding Up A Record | |
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| Overall Feel | |
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| Phrase Alignment | |
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| Putting It All Together | |
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| In And Out Points | |
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| Panning | |
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| Tricks | |
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| Starters For Ten | |
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| Teaser Drop-ins | |
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| Creating Dynamics | |
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| Fills | |
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| Back-To-Back Mixing | |
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| Generating New Excitement | |
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| EQ | |
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| Enhancing The Overall Sound | |
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| When To Use EQ | |
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| How To Use EQ Tricks | |
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| Phasing | |
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| A Cappella Mixing | |
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| Remembering Keys, Tempos And Vibes | |
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| Tonality And Tempo Problems | |
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| Practical Considerations For A Cappella Mixing | |
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| Beat Juggling | |
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| Scratching | |
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| Equipment, Hardware And Records | |
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| The Moves | |
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| Putting It All Together | |
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| A Practical Example | |
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| Basic Scratches | |
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| Advanced Scratches | |
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| Beat Juggling (Or 'Looping') | |
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| Back-To-Back Mixing | |
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| And To Get Really Good... | |
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| Digital Mixing | |
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| CD Mixing | |
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| Connections | |
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| Cueing/Playing | |
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| Looping | |
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| Using Loops | |
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| CD Sampling | |
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| Stabs | |
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| Autostart | |
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| Final Scratch | |
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| MPEG | |
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| The Science Behind MP[subscript 3] | |
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| The PC: Mixer, Amp, Speakers | |
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| Cueing/Playing/Pitching | |
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| Digital Beat Matching | |
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| Playing Out | |
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| Word Of Mouth | |
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| Making A Demo CD | |
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| Making Your Own Tunes | |
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| Recording And Producing Music | |
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| The Studio In Your Computer | |
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| MIDI | |
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| Live Recording | |
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| The Bedroom Producer | |
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| Glossary | |
Tom Frederikse has made records with such artists as Michael Jackson, James Brown, Robbie Williams, Natalie Imbruglia & many others. Since 1986 he has produced over 100 UK Top 40 Records.
David Sloly is creative director for the disruptive technology marketing agency Mason Zimbler where he oversees a team that handles the marketing for some of the most powerful technology companies in the world, including Microsoft, EMC and Toshiba.Ian Sanders is a thought-leader, business coach, marketing expert and author. He has 20 years' experience in business: ten years in organisations and ten years working for himself. He has written two previous books: Leap! Ditch your job, start your own business and set yourself free and Juggle! Rethink work, reclaim your life.
