Chime Rekordbox Prep + Tempo and Key Fundamentals DJ

Here we gooo! My first DJ tutorial in 14 years. It's sorta mad that I haven't delved into this at all on the Patreon before but now it's finally time to get stuck in. This is part 1 of what will be a many-part series taking you through every step you need to take to become a quality-ass DJ.

As always feel free to shoot questions in the comments for me to get back to about anything!

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
01:21 - Sourcing music
04:02 - Introduction to Rekordbox’s layout
06:42 - My keyboard shortcuts setup
10:41 - Difference between hot cues & memory cues + quantize explanation
16:02 - Discussing tempo + adjusting the beat grid
21:44 - Adjusting the beat grid for tracks the change tempo partway
25:20 - Exporting to a USB + why having a good USB is important
27:40 - What tracks will work well together? - Tempo
29:16 - What tracks will work well together? - Tempo: Use of “Master Tempo”
34:36 - What tracks will work well together? - Keys: The Harmonic Mixing Wheel
39:24 - What tracks will work well together? - Keys: Brief analysis of key jumps in Tokyo set
45:51 - How to determine the key of a track
51:19 - Outro + what’s on the next tutorial

As mentioned in the key section of the video, I've attached a folder of those simple piano notes, indicators and spacers to help organise your playlists too.