She using Aiaiai TMA-1 fools gold , the transition is using the line / phono switch on top of the mixer , she originally learn from goldsounds last year October , but for some reason I know her and drag her over to my place and taught under deejay low and deejay nesh . This is a forum that sharing information but not advertising so I don't think is a good way to disclosed the academy name , deejay low is already the best clue I can give ....

Here is my favorite track for dubstep to share off

In your face NIG-GA ! F.U-C/K sync button lol , this is why u are not improving ...  I m impress of u because U got metal nuts to say harmonic mixing when u only know a little bit of  manual beat matching , and using sync button . Back to 7 years ago when I learn dj , my mentor throw an glass ashtray to me when I lari kuda playing original vinyls ... True fkin story

I m not trying to mention about those days , u don't even have a solid foundation , how do u improve ? Without ur laptop u are nothing !  Chinese there is a word , haven't learn walk already trying to fly high . This is why goldsounds never came out solid student , cuz the way they teach is senior teach junior ... Goldfish never teach at all and doesn't start from turntable , shame of the industry

Forgive my arrogant cuz I got personal issue with him , but stuff I mention above is fkin true story , anyone who from gold sounds should know what I m saying , the instructor always are their students . Arthur Wong , Eugene

People don't understand that the sync button is just a tool. If you rely on the tool too much, it becomes a handicap rather than a tool. I still advocate manual beatmatching as it is a way of being 'in-tune' with the music because you are basically 'touching' the music using manual.

However, for someone without hardware (turntables/jogwheels) to manually beatmatch, then just use sync! Don't listen to the haters who think DJing is an elitist job with no room for beginners, who think that technology has ruined DJing.

Technology in DJing - like technology anywhere else - has just made DJing many times more accessible to newbies like you and me. This is the same hate that came out when CDJs first came out. "Oh digital is bullshit" "digital will kill DJing" "vinyl is the only way to go". Look at where that has progressed now: Every single club in the world has a pair of CDJs sitting in the booth, and the famous Technic 1200s is now a discontinued line.

Stick to the basics when you're starting to learn. For cueing, just cue songs on the 1 and try it out yourself. If it sounds bad, try something else. Old school DJs learned that way from vinyl, you can too. Scratching, beat juggling, and effects are all intermediate to advanced skills that DJs use to spice up their sets. As a beginner with no hardware, these skills are not really learnable (aside from effects) because a mouse is just no match for two jogwheels/turntables.

And don't worry about people who stress about manual vs. sync beatmatching. When you play out it only becomes an issue if you screw it up many times. Otherwise if your music is good, people don't care and will dance the night away. 95% of the people you play to won't even notice if your beats aren't matched 100% (or even 80%) because they are there to *party*. The other 5% will be DJs who will analyze your every move. The smart ones will keep the hate to themselves as motivation to work harder. Elitists will bring you down and make you hate what you should love.

It honestly doesn't take much to learn the many basic principles of DJing. Harmonic mixing is just another tool that can be taught in 10 minutes when you have Traktor. All you need is an open mind and a hardworking attitude. If you mess up, go home, practice like crazy, then try again. In the end it's all about the music and the parties you create with it.

Get your gear soon darthbii!