Electronic Music Mixing: From Beginner to DJ
Basic equipment / set up
A course by Chuck Pereda , DJ and Radio Host
About the video: Basic equipment / set up
Overview
“We will see how the famous "dead" is connected, so called because of the coffin shape and the size of the box in which the equipment with which we mix is stored and transported. Everything has to be well connected and it is important that you know how it is done because in many clubs they connect it badly and it sounds terrible. We will get to know the equipment well and see how you can make your basic set up.”
In this video lesson Chuck Pereda addresses the topic: Basic equipment / set up, which is part of the Domestika online course: Electronic Music Mixing: From Beginner to DJ. Learn the basics to mix physical and digital formats to create your first DJ set.
Partial transcription of the video
“Basic equipment / set up All DJs have the famous "dead", which is the sum of at least three elements. There has to be a mixer and two CDJs or two turntables. We are going to connect the entire dummy, which is made up of two turntables for playing vinyl, two CDJs for playing both CD and USB, and the mixer, with four channels so that we can connect them. I will teach you how to connect it because something very interesting happens: if it is badly connected, it sounds bad. In this class, without having to connect the monitors and without connecting to the PA of the club, I will teach them to s...”
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Course summary for: Electronic Music Mixing: From Beginner to DJ
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Areas
Music, Music Production, Sound Design

Chuck Pereda
A course by Chuck Pereda
Chuck Pereda is a freestyle club DJ and hosts his own radio and TV shows, with over twenty years of experience mixing music in clubs, parties, and more.
Above all else, Chuck is passionate about music, which shines through his DJ sets, where he mixes opposing genres with harmony and always with a touch of fun.
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