beatmixing for dummies counting beats & bars beat structure by DJ John Beck

[TheKastrel]

what happens if the first beat is not in the beginning of the song? what if in the beginning is only vocals or other sounds? cuz im curious on how to mix those kind of songs from the beginning where there are no beats...

[BrilliantBeatz1]

Thanks for the lesson ive been looking all over for that

have a good one peace

[ElectrokinetiK]

thanks for the tip about making changes on the 1-beat for smooth transitions! that was a little thing i overlooked when i started djing and now my transitions are flawless :)

[taxidan4]

Bars can also be referred to as a measure. Generally speaking a measure does have 4 beats or 4/4 time (sometimes referred to as common time or just C), but you can also have 2/2, 3/4, and 6/8 are also used. Also, a song can have common time throughout most of it and switch to 3/4 or some other time for just a measure or two.

[datingadult101]

Nice Short Video

[FLAESHAL]

It's called a bar because when reading sheet music it's separated by a bar

[qrogueuk]

Dude thanks

[pawndominance1]

im still confused on one little thing--when the metronome is going--and every 4 beats it kind of changes in sound a little bit so the listener can tell when a new bar is starting...Do you count the 1 as THAT sound...OR do you hear that sound and then the NEXT click from the metronome would be the 1?

[Richardcld]

Nice tip on the change of high mid's and lows on the 1st beat thanks

[Ruidtm]

Like the way you put it can you post a video on beat matching

[LocoAlexEy]

very very helpful! thank you and keep on your good work!

[0roger0that0]

ty a TON :D

[ccjones1975]

For electro house mixing....when you are playing a tune is it typically smoother to drop the first beat of 4 bars on another tune after or before the break in the song. So like beat on beat? 1rst beat on one tune and first beat on another, after the vocals have gone by on the first track. Im noticing that my mixes are smoother if I wait till all the vocals or breaks have passed by and drop the beat in when not much is going on in the song...Sorry if the question seems confusing.

[ccjones1975]

great  session!

[angelcheerdemon826]

the best tutorial i have ever seen on counting beats :D

[MrDavidsona]

If you look at the treble and bass clef the measures are broken up. Each measure is a bar simply because its structure looks like a bar. That is why they call it a bar. an example would be. If you look at a children's playground monkey bar...

[MyLampkin]

S far u're one of the best in explaining, DJ John.

[TheMunnabhai9]

i like dj john beck explaining way  good

[burgerbaps]

whats the best way to start off in djing ?

[jbowers1991]

bar... because they look like a bar on a score...

[Cardshark128RS]

is that why people add beats to songs that dont realy have one so it will sound good transitioning

[yanyan1000]

you are great! whats your name Sir?

[LordExarKun]

That was very helpful thank you.

[djfingersflores]

keep rockin' G . . . 

[LifeIsProgressive]

This video is still helping alot. THANKS A LOT !

[sludem9]

i lernd somethink

[edie1979]

loved it great video well explained bro

[TheLearnerDj]

Great Video

[DjAlteC]

Great video

[emeagle99]

bar = musical measure which equals 4 beats when your in 4/4 time

[ThePavin]

how do you like your djm 300???

[A1partydjs]

i soldit last year, now using the 600

[tozic]

this was very helpful thx!

[catdog69kool]

"I love these head phones, best ever!"

**chuck down at desk**

XD

[geordiesteve]

Well described mate, definately a help in understanding beat counting. Cheers.

[PrymeTymeEnter]

A bar is simply a method of measurement. They are also known as "measures"

[peterblais]

Agreed -- if you look at sheet music, there's a line that breaks up each measure...I'm gonna step out and say that people call it a "bar" for short...

[555scubasteve555]

thanks man, i hope to learn alot :)

youve started me off so thanks dude :)

[EMR80]

Stop dissing my man A1partydjs the 4/4 is basic

3/4 is rather quik. This Video is tight I'm learning some thing new.

[eArtrash]

you spin many jazz records do you? i dont know many dj's who do.

[eArtrash]

AvrgJoeTV : YOU are retarded. There are VERY few song that have 3/4 structure, even most hip hop can be mixed to 4/4 if done right. Dick

[maxboostedsupra]

thanks!

[cyberscape]

ohh thats how u do it hehehe ^_^ no wonder i get a lot of vocal clashes ^_^. cheers mate!!!

[SlammingSandoval]

great video!

jus started djing myself n i found ur videos to be pretty helpful thanx!

[tragahumos47]

Whats the name of the songs???? thanx mate!

[mon3104]

Justin Timberlake - Sexyback

[GolanT1980]

Man. this is the best video i've ever whatched dealt with beatmix. You are fantastic. Thanks.

[Ludnica88]

an awesome tutorial, very helpful! thanks mate!

[thomy700]

very nice vid,thx mate!

regards

[Ludaks95]

tnx a lot man i will let u know when my first mix comes out!!!!

DJ Vynil

[bistronomics]

Do not know if this was answered yet:

A bar is the actual measurement of music in sheet music, and named because of the vertical bar across the note lines. The reason there are "4 beats to a bar" is because dance music is written in 4/4 time signature (4 quarter notes per bar. each quarter note is what you call a beat).

[SLaYeRceK]

Music production programs use "bars" as groups of beats. It's gotta be from there;) Greetz

[SergeantHi5]

That last bit about altering the mix near the 1 count was pretty helpful. Cheers.

[clitclitbang]

Very helpful you just made me understand it all thank you very very much! so simple now.

[Pjam2006]

you are great!

[FUNKtionDJ]

great videos dude keep em coming for mixing party tunes. i want to know your secrets!!! i specialise in djing 60's 70's and early 80's funk soul disco and motown. Find it really hard to mix

[reel9]

Hello sir!! The video was extremely informative and I learned very much from it! I have 2 questions for you.. 1.) Is that a Pioneer DJM-300 Mixer that you have? I have a model mixer like that but it is black. 2.) If that is a DJM 300, does the 2 cross-faders under the BPM counter change necessarily as pitch benders if you work with CDJs? I ask this with honesty because I am rookie just getting started with vinyls and am looking into CDJS soon! Do Take care and Blessings!

[sleeperawaken36]

Another excellent vid as well. Great description. Like djisfan says, it's hard to put some things into words, and you did it well :)

[sleeperawaken36]

In the US, a bar is called a measure, and many other countries it is called a bar. Here is what Wiki says concerning why: The word bar derives from the vertical lines which separate one measure from another.

[sentazar]

Subscribed - Very informative - Used to DJ on a friends set - saving up for my own now to get back into house and club looking forward to new vids

[daz2084]

as a dj i see everything in this one vid for perfect mixing. You sir know how to teach aswell. If you can listen to music and want to mix it, this vid is perfect.You now have my subscription just great!

[DJMGM88]

Great video buddy,

Love to watch videos like these so i can fine tune my beat matching.

Keep the videos comin',

-Mike-

[djisfan]

you did a great job explaining. It's not easy to get what you know out into words and have people understand it but you did it. The best part was at 1:54 that's the main point & I find that for all dance music. Keep the info coming brother!

[zombiesonar]

i believe (dont quote me on this) but i always thought the BAR was the place you got ya drinks LOL no no (bet youve heard that many a time) I always thought it was taken from sheet music (score) and the numbers at the left of the BAR that denote the tempo and the count. ive also got 2 sets of technics headies the RPDJ1200 you have there and the better 1210model that has lower freq levels for the sub bass. Great headies either model reccomend them highly. nice lil carry bags too.

[MasterDarkarbiter]

I'm a bedroom dj and cd collector. I mostly just frequent forums and I've got a few goa trance mixes on my filefront account (which I linked to in profile) if your interested. As I said in Brians video... I'd love to come along to any community type dj meets. Only really into Acid house/goa/psytrance and sometimes DnB though.

[blueythebogan]

bar - a bar-line, used to separate the measures or metered patterns.

Does that help? lol

[DjTeKMeT]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

[MasterDarkarbiter]

Well I didn't learn anything but otherwise a good explanation(although you can allways add more). No mistakes at least. Good job

[DudasMiska]

Great video Im still trying to master this, It would be so great if you could do another video on this, its just a bit complicated especially since you cant just know all youre music that perfectly. thanks!

[theminority5]

love the shirt.

[discodjking]

This is like a drum instruction vid. When i fist started learning drums this is exactly how it was explained. That was a cool change over mix, sounded great. There the same headphones i use ive had those for about 5 years now, love them they last.

[mrdj5150]

just subscribed today after watching brians skype video. Good info and look forward to more videos. Thanks!

[x1n933k]

That or, has to do with SHEET music, which the 'score' is written on a series of bars.

[ellaskins]

Many yrs ago in the heart of Wales, a chap notices a sheep dancing to music and as the sheep danced it went Baaa, baaa, baaa, baaa in time with the music. so from that day to this we now know it as a baaa! lol : )

[Userallreadyexists]

how funny ^^

now ill allways will tell this story if someone asks why its called baaaaaa ^^

[Mrbrigante02]

LMAO Jonathan!!! Great Video by the way! GREAT WORK!!!!

[DJPaddy643]

LOL Johnathan!!!!^^^^ HA!HA!HA!

[DJOmega80]

"Staff notation is divided into parts called bars or measures.  Both terms mean the same thing. In American music 'measure' is more commonly used, while 'bar' is preferred in other English speaking countries."

Hope this helps to clarify. Good video.