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5. USING DJ CONTROL MP3 E2 AT A PARTY
5.1. Overview
You are now about to learn everything a DJ needs to know to host his or her first parties. Let’s
start at the beginning, namely setting up the party: no DJ would allow himself to arrive
unprepared, which is why he would have organized his material and selected his records
beforehand.
You should do the same by sorting through your music. Have a good look through your collection
of CDs as well as your MP3 and WMA files and select the songs you are going to use. In order to
be able to mix tracks effectively, you must know the tracks perfectly.
Once this is done, make sure that you have all the hardware you will need. Got your computer,
DJ Control MP3 e2, a pair of speakers – and some headphones, if you have a multi-channel
sound card – handy? Perfect, then you’re ready to go!
You’re probably asking yourself: and now, how do I get started? By way of introduction, here are
the basic principles of DJing: a DJ works with two decks (or turntables). The first deck plays one
track, while the DJ uses the second deck to get the next track ready. He can then work on this
second track (speed it up so that it is at the same tempo as the track that is currently playing, etc.)
before playing it out loud. Towards the end of a track, the DJ starts playing the track on the other
deck and does a mix, which is to say a blending of the two tracks to create a perfect transition.
The two decks share a single music list. You can load your tracks from the explorer window.
- Move the mouse pointer onto the MUSIC icon in the middle part of the screen.
The explorer window opens with the music list in the lower right-hand part of the screen.
Please read through the following sections to learn more about the art of DJing. We also
recommend that you consult the help documentation of the software supplied with your DJ
Control MP3 e2 for additional information.