Also here is a step-by-step guide:

1. Select your audio.
2. Go to the drop down menu audio and select convert regions to new sampler track.
3.Click ok and you are done.

Option 2:
1. Select your audio file.
2. Press play and chop up your sample using the shortcut for cut by playhead.
3. Select all your regions that you cut.
4. Go to the audio drop down menu and click convert audio regions to new sampler track.
5. Click create zone from regions and click ok.

Option 3:
1. Select your audio file.
2. Click you shortcut to forward by transient (if you don’t know what key it is hit option K and search in the search bar (search: forward by transient).
3. Hit the shortcut to forward by transient and cut on the transients you would like.
4. Select all your regions that you cut.
5. Click creat zone from regions and click ok.
6. Drag them into the EXS sample editor.

What is Mixed in Key? Mixed In Key (www.mixedinkey.com) is a harmonicmixing software that’s used by world-class DJs like David Guetta, Pete Tong, and Kaskade. The latest version, Mixed In Key 5 quickly and accurately identifies the keys and tempos of digital music files, making it easy for DJs to create mashups and play perfect DJ sets. Mixed In Key 5 offers multi-processor support for both Mac and Windows machines, allowing the software to take full advantage of the blazing speeds possible on multicore CPUs. Another highlight is the new Audio Player, which lets users audition the key detected songs and samples from within the software.

Mixed In Key 5 has support for MP3 and WAV file formats,  as well as M4A and MP4 (video file) support.

The key-detection algorithm provides enhanced levels of accuracy and sophistication, and can detect key changes within songs. Key changes are clearly shown in the waveform display of the Audio Player, allowing users to see, at a glance, where in the song the change occurs. Whereas the key detection in previous versions looked at a song-file as a single entity, the new algorithm analyzes it as a series of beat-aligned segments. This ability to analyze short audio files means that remixers and producers can use Mixed In Key when working with sample and loop libraries, making it easier to find files in the same key.

Mixed In Key 5 uses the “Camelot Wheel” system, which displays key names on a circular chart that is numbered and color-coded. This approach makes harmonic mixing easier by graphically showing which songs are compatible with each other. In version 5, a clickable Camelot Wheel offers an elegant new way to see key-detected material. Once the software has analyzed a collection of songs (for example, an iTunes library), clicking on a key name on the Camelot Wheel instantly brings up a list of all the files in that key, making song selection a snap. With its powerful new feature set, Mixed In Key 5 is more essential than ever when used alongside your main DJ software. “We love when people use Mixed In Key with Traktor, CD-Js, Serato Scratch Live, and all other DJ and sequencer apps,” says Vorobyev. “It works perfectly with them, and takes your DJ sets to the next level.” Mixed In Key 5 for Windows and Mac OS X is available from www.mixedinkey.com for $58. The upgrade from previous versions costs $29.99.

The Pro DJ Link enables you very simply to plug your Rekordbox computer via ethernet to all your CDJ-2000 or CDJ-900, as well as a DJM-2000 (the Ethernet switch is integrated, to plug up to 4 CDJs and 2 computers) or DJM-900 nexus (for this you need an external Ethernet Hub like this one: http://www.topd.ch/Netzwerk–Internet/Edimax/ES-3205P-Switch-5x-10-100Mbps-Auto-negotiation-000139165).

But back to the question whether to use normal or dynamic analysis: it’s about the beat-grid of your songs. Normal is used for electronic music, with a set BPM , whereas dynamic is convenient for music played with live instruments, which vary in speed (i.e. rock or funk track). If you follow this as a golden rule, you’ll see how easy it is to make an improvised loop on “we are the champions” and mix it into a house track for instance.

There’s also a nice feature for electronic music with changing BPM sequences, like mashup songs with a hiphop break or whatever… on the bottom right of the wave form there’s a little arrow for “adjust bpm / beat grid”, it doesn’t take long to figure out how it works, just play around to understand this… This allows you fine tune the beatgrid right or left, faster or slower, or, and that’s where the cookie crumbles: you can even set a point from where on the BPM changes. this is for the really detailed work, and very handy for playing with accapellas!

The lazy alternative for that kind of songs (but not with acapellas obviously)  is just to right-click for a dynamic analysis, and you’d get a pretty decent beat-grid with a few variations here and there, but for looping it works.

We do have tools to make amazing shows, now it’s about time to use them

For more info and download links, http://www.native-instruments.com/fo…d.php?t=101674

5 Things to Look Out for When Buying DJ Equipment

In the not too distant past, almost anyone could be a DJ for a night. All you needed was a turntable, a stack of records, some heavy duty speakers, and a smile. That just isn’t enough anymore. With technology steadily making inroads into every industry, naturally being a DJ has not been left out. In the modern world, not only do you need mixers, CD players, and a whole slew of high tech DJ equipment, you also need to know how to use it. In the following article you will read about five things you should know or watch out for when buying DJ equipment.

The first thing is location. Where you plan to be a DJ has much to do with what DJ equipment you should purchase. If you plan on being at one place all the time, you could most likely make it work with older equipment. Naturally, less modern equipment will be heavier, and more likely you will need more of it to achieve a high sound quality. If you plan to be a mobile DJ, you will need DJ equipment that can be easily taken down, set up, and transportable. It stands to reason that this equipment will cost more and will need more careful attention.

The second thing you should watch out for is hype. There are many places where you can purchase equipment, and a simple search online will give you countless options. However, when it comes to your equipment, you should not believe everything you read. While it is true that a better or more expensive mixer can do more, and often produce a better set, your DJ equipment is only going to be as good as you are. Simply put, you can buy the best, most expensive mixer on the market but if you don’t have the talent to use it, you have just wasted your time and money.

The third thing to watch for is what kind of care your equipment will need. Once you have decided what format you will be using, you need to make sure you are able to properly maintain it. For instance vinyl, although a dying breed, is easier to learn on than say mp3 or CDs. As far as the necessary DJ equipment, a decent turntable, mixer, and speakers will get you started. Before you buy your turntable, you should make sure that its components can be easily and economically replaced. You should also have some replacement parts on hand for every gig. Keep in mind that vinyl records do get dirty and must be cleaned and cared for. A bad needle or dirty record will produce poor sound quality.

Fourth on the list is to make sure you have done your research. Just because one brand says its the best does not mean it is, and you could end up spending more than you need to and getting low quality anyway. With the internet wide open there is no reason to make an uninformed decision about your equipment. If nothing else, ask a fellow DJ what DJ equipment they would recommend. That will give you a starting point and you can expand your research from there. Be aware that more expensive does not necessarily have to mean better.

Finally, number five has to be your special effects. When buying your special effects lighting, you need to shop with care. If you will be a mobile DJ, you will want to be able not only to transport your lights, but also set them up once you get there. You will need to make sure that all are UL tested, and that you have plenty of replacement bulbs. This falls into the maintenance and upkeep of your equipment as well. Although they may look really cool, some lighting packages may be rather more difficult to get bulbs for than others. You also need to make sure that you are able to use your lights the way you want to. You should make sure that your DJ equipment is completely compatible with your lighting equipment before you make the purchase.

Shopping for DJ equipment does not have to be a chore. Do some research, comparison shop, and make informed decisions about your equipment. The extra effort will be well worth it.

So you want to be a DJ. You want to play to the masses and entertain your mates. So where do you start? The first thing you need to do is earn yourself some money, set your budget and get yourself on the internet in search of the best deals on DJ equipment. There are thousands of different pieces of DJ equipment and for the beginner knowing where is best to spend your money can be difficult.
The majority of new DJs will not have a limitless budget and as a result it is important that they make the most of the money that they have. This is especially difficult for new DJs as they do not have much experience with DJ equipment and knowing what to spend their money on can be quite tricky. The equipment also often has to match with the skills of the DJ and occasionally the type of music you want to play.
The best piece of advice that can be offered to an aspiring DJ is to save up the largest budget that they possibly can and then read up on as many different items of equipment that they possibly can. Equipped with this knowledge they should then be able to select the best kit for their money. Failing that read this article and locate the areas in which it is best to splash out more money.

Music
The most important piece of equipment for any DJ is music. Getting together the right collection of music is by far the most important and difficult skill for any DJ. Get the music selection right and your audience will invariably enjoy what you play. It is no good investing serious amounts of money on the best kit if you have terrible music to listen to. The major choice that needs to be made by an aspiring DJ the format in which they purchase their music.
There are a number of different formats in which you can purchase and play music. The most popular for DJs today is probably the CDs and MP3s a close second.. some times you will still see a DJ using vinyl… but with the high cost of printing vinyl and the low cost of  CDs and MP3s you are starting to see them less and less…  There are a number of different benefits of both of these types of music format and these relate to the playing device from which they are played.

Playing Devices
To play your music to the masses you need a music playing device. DJs often use two music devices in conjunction to create seamless flows between the tracks that they play. The first device will be used to play music and the second will be used to cue up the next song and the output will be switched between devices using a cross fader. This can produce the effect of sounding like a single piece of music. This can make changing tracks easier on the ear of the listener.

This is one of the areas which is crucial to the skills of the DJ those DJs that can match beats successfully and mix music in exciting and enjoyable ways often achieve a great level of success. Although this was typically used to transfer music between vinyl records more recently devices have been created that enable the DJ to control CDs in a similar way. These devices use turntables that can be manipulated by hand to cue up CDs. The most important thing is to listen to the track through headphones to help the DJ.

Headphones
A vital piece of kit to the DJ is his headphones. The best types of headphone block out ambient sound. As a result external earphones are much better than in ear earphones. I would recommend that if an aspiring DJ knows that they will be a DJ for a long time that they invest in a good pair of headphones as they could conceivably last their whole career and would be well worth the investement

In the years that ive been DJing I have done plenty of gigs…  Ive DJ’d anything from small events such as local house parties to large clubs.. even a few garages and a ton of college parties… But no matter where I was at the end of the night my performance was only as good as the quality of my sound.

Regardless if I was to mix one of the best sets of my life, if the speakers im using during my sets sound similar to empty oil cans then my sets are going to sound just as empty. Needless to say, should you be playing a huge gig as a dj then one could assume a respectable sound system to be at hand. However, if you are organizing your own parties or are offering your own dj services such as karaoke..  then it is of great importance to have the ability to use a good quality speakers.

The first impression how today’s DJs grow up to be so popular often fools you. Too many times people talk about the happily quoted luck – being at the right spot at the right time and so on. You want to know my opinion about this? It is all nonsense.

Success has nothing to do with being lucky. The universe is fair. If someone succeeds, this someone has earned it 100%. This luck is almost without any exceptions no success that comes over night. A popular DJ and Producer said something very wise to me some time during my research:

‘Success over night is just great, but unfortunately it usually takes about 10 years.’ I have been talking to Moguai, Tom Novy, Special D., Marcel Woods, Mark Norman and many others. They all just agreed.

Faith and Vision
You have to believe in yourself, which means, considerably longer than up to the first disappointment. You make mistakes to learn from them! Stay focused on what you want to achieve. Make a clear plan of it. Make a mind-map of where you want to go. Go in details! It will help you to believe in it.
Do not let anything or anybody lead you astray. If you take a closer look on the DJ success stories of each single professional in the DJ business, you will find the most diverse ways to achieve their goals and even more diverse possibilities to go on from there.

Nevertheless, there is a common denominator in all of these stories. Little, sometimes casually mentioned sentences, will tell you about the small factors that caused something big to happen and that could possibly cause something big for you.

During my research over the last 18 months, I tryed to outline these small factors, these different variables that could provoke success. The ‘DJ Success Formula’!

The provocated luck
It is mostly a concurrence of circumstances that leads to success. I want to show you how you can use the circumstances, which have potential to ‘accidentally’ lead to success, in a deliberate and goal-oriented manner. These circumstances have often more to do with marketing, promotion and psychology than with music.

You should not be startled by that, but motivated to learn some principles. A simple, solid basis is all you need. I am not giving any guarantees that you will find yourself among the Top 100 DJ of the world in the next DJ Mag Polls evaluation. How could I do that anyways? There is still the weakest factor in the system: YOU yourself.

Be honest: How often did someone give you really useful tips and you thought to yourself ‘Yeah that could really work’. And more importantly: How many times did you really try to use them?

From now on I want you to move your ass and work on achieving your goals. The only promise that I can give you is that you will go faster, more determined and straighter towards the right goals, that you will recognize them and that you will avoid mistakes that hundredth of other DJ had to make.

The most important DJ-skill
Your ‘mindset’, the inner attitude, is your most important DJ-skill. Some ‘old hands’ will be arrogant, because your biggest role models might not be ‘Kraftwerk’, ‘Lfo’ or ‘Harthouse Label’. Funnily enough I still experience this: Clubbers over 30 years of age label newcomers with imbecile comparisons and try to impress with rave-historical general knowledge. This is the biggest nonsense.

Do not let yourself be dominated by people who did not make it themselves. It is all about music, entertainment, and fun. For everyone to one’s own liking. In conjunction with me there will be no music-racism. No over- or underground nonsense.
Be aware. Whichever style you prefer and however old you may be: you walk your own way. I will remind you of this over and over again. However, mind that you will not be disrespectful. YOU should always be friendly and polite and have respect for every person and every style that you will encounter.

Take action and make your own way! That is exactly why I am going to take you to the other side of DJing, the “marketing” which in my opinion is even more interesting, because this is really about DJ gigs, travel, foreign countries and leveraging your very own DJ success. DJing itself is pretty easy to learn by yourself. Getting booked for gigs is difficult.

Why would I want to use mixing software?

Music doesn’t get released quickly enough on vinyl. You’re a busy Mixmaster, and don’t have time, or room, to keep up w/ 1000′s of pieces of vinyl anymore. Plus any dj would prefer to carry 5000 records with them over 500, it adds to the diversity of any play list.

So what are my options?

There are a few quality software programs out for the wedding, mobile, club, and radio mix show djs. But first you need quality tools to use the programs. The first decision is whether to purchase a cdj or vinyl turntables. There’s an enormous amount of cd dj equipment on the market now.

If your choice is for the cdj then any of the Pioneer models serve as the industry standard. Not that other there aren’t other brands that get the job done, but the job tends to be more simplified with the pioneer cdj 1000 mk3 cdj with mp3 capability. Now if we’re talking dj vinyl turntables, then Panasonic’s Technics SL-1210M5G Quartz Synthesizer Direct-Drive Turntable is the best in the business, forever and always the industry standard.

Whatever the choice, please stay away from cheap dj equipment, in the end you’re going to pay the same cost as the expensive equipment through the upgrade process. As a dj, you will ALWAYS be upgrading your equipment, so get used to it!

Now what dj mixing software do I use?

Assuming that you already have a laptop in hand, and a backup to support the world travels that you do…We’ll now give our awards to the best dj software on the market.

The award for best dj software goes to Serato Scratch Live . There are other software available such as Virtual DJ and Traktor but Serato is king in our eyes. Both Serato, Traktor andVirtual DJ can all be used with a pair of cdjs and vinyl dj turntables using time coded cds/vinyl.

No matter what your choice is, dj mixing software WILL NOT make you a better dj. You still have to put in a lot of practice time to master music mixing, cutting, and scratching. All these tools do is give you a leg up on your song selection. Please respect the art form and develop your technique.

Trillions of dollars are spent every year on hi-tech research and development of DJ music gear. There are uncountable hi-profile providers of precision equipment who deal in professional sound monitoring. Headphones or studio monitors, there is a certain of minimum requirement that needs to be dealt with before they can be used in proper professional environment. The value-added features are the second part. The basic objective of such headphones is the real reference of what is being heard or translated.

You can shifting your likeness with reference to its look and is a subjective issue. Each type of headphone therefore has its own efficacy, mastering, portable music players, bedroom, live, DJ and production headphones each qualifies for its own set of requirements based on the environment in which they will be used.

Sonic Value: Hi-mids-lows, you need DJ headphones that monitor or reference it all. Crystal clear with high gain it has to ensure that all is heard in every perspective. The sonic variation and the drive is all translated just the way it is being heard on the floor. This is the single most vital element for the optimization of your DJ monitoring capacity.

Noise Proof: When you are on the floor means you are surrounding by a whole universe of amalgamated noises. You need to not only hear what you’re playing but you have to be so noise proof in your headphones that you can concentrate completely on your play-list as well as feel the vibe in the environment.

Design Durability: Your headphones should be real sturdy. A DJ is always exposed to a tough logistic as well as performance environment. You have to play venues which could be open-air or close. Jam packed and over explored. Your headphones should provide you plenty of strength in order to overcome physical obstacles that can overshadow your performance. Quality ergonomics and parts satisfy you and your parties.

Portable Ease: There are many aspects to look for length of the wire, terminal connections, and the grip over you ears. It should provide plenty of options to help you shift positions when you ears are tired and you physically can’t take any more. Transporting or storing during a break. It should be portable enough to withstand various mobility demands matching it with consistency of usage.

Comfort: All professional headphones are equipped with adjustments that can make it sit well on your ears. They should not only fit well, but they should also feel and look good. The shows are not for an hour, so your work can go on for unlimited hours. Make sure you have something that doesn’t only live with you, but you can also live with it for extended period of time. Try and test them thoroughly before you invest in them.

Price: Professional gear is always way expensive than the ordinary ones. You should know that you are going to earn from it, so invest in the best possible that you can afford. A little edge at this point can make a huge difference in your feel and thus you can create impeccable evolution as its impact.

Hence, apart from the basic of sound and music, durable features are just as vital for your DJ headphones. Find those with maximum comfort features with look good and feel good aesthetics. Your parties will never be same again.

www.agiprodj.com 866=PRO-MIXX DJ Ty compares six of the most popular professional DJ headphones. Models include Denon DN-HP700, Sony MDR-V700DJ, Denon DN-HP1000, Pioneer HDJ-1000, Sennheiser HD25, Allen & Heath Xone XD-53.
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