CDJ-2000 nexus.. any tips for counting bars/phrases?

**PeterSkarzay** · 03-25-2013, 08:31 AM

One problem with knowing your music thoroughly is if you get hundred of tracks on a regular basis and really cannot find time to memorise them.

**031999** · 03-25-2013, 09:10 AM

haha just keep listning to music, i mean like 6 to 7 hours a day. it will just hit you one day then you will never be able to get count out of your head. i bet like 90% of the people on this forum could just walk into a night club and within 1 beat be on the proper count in their head. lol

**ThinAir** · 03-25-2013, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by PeterSkarzay

One problem with knowing your music thoroughly is if you get hundred of tracks on a regular basis and really cannot find time to memorise them.

I think this depends on how you listen to your music, and when you can listen it, I am in the car a lot, so always have new music on there, and when I am not in the car, I always have my iPod on, so I guess this is how I make time to do, but I do appreciate that not everyone has the time or the ability to be able to do this.

Its not about memorising them either, I dont know every single one of my tracks from memory, but I know when the drops are going to come, when the breakdowns are etc etc but a lot of this just comes from feel and practice. You should be well practised enough/well listened enough that even when you listen to something for the first time that you have a pretty spot-on idea about when things are going to happen - it has been discussed on here is many other threads about how regular the structure of dance music is....

I work shifts as well so listening to my music is a good way to unwind; its not unusual to find house music playing at my place at 7.30AM when I have just worked a night shift!

**octostout** · 03-25-2013, 09:50 AM

OP needs to stop trying to DJ... After this many threads of questions that can be summed up as "HOW DO I DJ?", it's clear that it's just not for him.

The fact that this stupid kid owns a pair of 2000 nexus' burns my soul.

**031999** · 03-25-2013, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by octostout

OP needs to stop trying to DJ... After this many threads of questions that can be summed up as "HOW DO I DJ?", it's clear that it's just not for him.

The fact that this stupid kid owns a pair of 2000 nexus' burns my soul.

if only we knew where he lives hehehe

**makar1** · 03-25-2013, 11:30 AM

May want to take it down a notch guys.. stick to constructive criticism maybe?

**johney** · 03-25-2013, 02:24 PM

constructive criticism - listen to your music.

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**DJ Bob** · 03-25-2013, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by DjGil

Wait wait what! I just got done redoing all my cue points in record box...I never knew such a program exist! Googling now!

it's called rekord buddy....

**haze324** · 03-25-2013, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by PeterSkarzay

One problem with knowing your music thoroughly is if you get hundred of tracks on a regular basis and really cannot find time to memorise them.

Perhaps you should not pack in HUNDREDS of songs at a time since it sounds like you won't be playing most of them since you don't know them that well.

I used to think the same way of having tons of tracks, now I download quality over quantity and knowing my tracks is much easier.