Tutorial: how to make and use cue points (by DJ TLM)

*Apologies for the blurry parts in the video. the camera had a bad day ;)*

In this video we take a look at cue points. What is a cue point? What's the advantage of using cue points when you're mixing? How do you make a cue point?

Cue points are shortcuts that allow you to go straight to a certain part of the song without having to look for it. A lot of songs start with an intro before the actual 'beat' begins. If you place a cue point on that first beat (drum), you can always go straight to that first beat by clicking on that cue point.

Cue points aren't pre-selected in your songs so you have to 'make' them yourself by finding the parts of the song you want to have quick acces to, and marking them with a cue point. If you do this in the software (in this case i use Serato Scratch Live) than you can use your mouse and click on the + to add the selected cue point or you can use a keyboard shortcut. Please consult your manual to see which button you have to click in your software.

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Factsheet DJ TLM:
- Club DJ since 1995 with residencies throughout The Netherlands
- Plays Hip Hop, R&B, New Jack Swing, Soul, Funk, Disco, Dancehall & Electronic Dance Music
- Tour DJ for MTV Award winning rap artist Brainpower since 1998
- Over 2500 live shows with Brainpower in Europe, The Caribbean and The US
- Weekly mixshow (Set It Off) on Holland's biggest urban radio station 538 Juize.
- Co-hosted national Hip Hop tv show MTV RAW for MTV Holland (2003 -- 2004)
- Over 650.000 views on his youtube channel (djtlm)
- Released more than 40 mixtapes and artist promo mixes
- Produced tracks for Brainpower/Jean Grae, Deams and Dicecream,
- Co-wrote the music for the Dutch soundtrack of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed video game
- Provided scratches on tracks for Brainpower and more national & international artists
- Provided scratches on the #1 single Dansplaat (certified gold in Holland and Belgium)
- Supported Black Eyed Peas, N.E.R.D., Eminem, Snoop Dogg, D12, Nelly and De La Soul,
- Supported DJ Cash Money, DJ Premier, DJ Scratch and DJ Jazzy Jeff

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[NLjordy14]

A question, if you ain't dj'ing digital... without a PC, only cd's. How do you know where the cue points are then?

[djTLMtv]

@NLjordy14 It's the same process as working with software. You have to scroll through the song to find the points where you would like to mark a cue point. Once you mark that cue point a lot of cd players will store those cue points and you should be able to recall them by pressing the hot cue buttons.

[365SEVA]

TLM, welke beat gebruik je als eerst ? zelf gemaakt of ?

[djTLMtv]

@365SEVA Eigen spul. Ik gebruik op dit kanaal alleen eigen materiaal ivm auteursrechten. Op mijn vorige kanaal heb ik zo vaak problemen met labels gehad wanneer ik hun muziek gebruikte dus dat ga ik hier niet meer doen.

[alewis1210]

Can you do a video on how to use Serato? Perhaps some basic things and some extra stuff that would be useful to DJs. Maybe your Serato tutorial could be a 10-15 minute mix show us how Serato works. I asked because I am going to purchased Serato and I would like to already know how to use it (basics) before I get it. Get back at me with that.

[djTLMtv]

@alewis1210 Serato tutorial is dropping this Wednesday!

[MrJellyFace]

good shit ! more vids more vids :D

[RealLifeVlogs]

Thubs Up Als Je Een Nederlander Bent!!!

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[PhonoGraaf]

@djTLMtv Wow kerel, je bent Nederlands. Je praat echt als een Amerikaan, haha! Goeie filmpjes met duidelijke info. Je filmpje "Keep it real? Vinyl vs Digital" is ook echt top, je hebt helemaal gelijk als je zegt dat skills en creativiteit de dj maken, niet de gear. Ik denk dat veel mensen dat nog moeten leren.

[alewis1210]

@djTLMtv I never saw the video you made for Serato. Can you provide me with a link of the video you made on how to use Serato.

[TheImposer]

Wow, thanks for the tutorial. This video was super helpful, and I like your straight-to-the-point attitude. Subscribed!

[alewis1210]

Hey TLM what mixer do you use in the video?

[alewis1210]

@djTLMtv Have you completed the video yet for the Serato basics? I am still waiting for that one.

[wotlklolz]

TLM any chance you could make a tutorial on scratching specifically on the ns7? ive been having some troubles getting better. That would be a sweet tutorial! Thanks