Learning to DJ on a Pioneer DDJ-RR Controller

(6 x 1 Hour = 6 Hours)

Course Cost : $180

This course is for people who want to learn to DJ on a controller. It is shorter and cheaper than our other courses but comprehensive: by the end trainees will have covered all aspects of organizing and mixing their music on professional DJ equipment. As well as mixing, it includes installing the Pioneer DJ software “Recordbox” which is the standard for all Pioneer DJ equipment and learning to manage playlists. Trainees will also have the opportunity to buy their own Pioneer DJ controller at a discounted rate.

– Overview: How controllers interact with laptop computers, set-up, plugins. DDJ-RR front and back panels. Installing and managing music with Recordbox software. Loading a tracks for mixing on the DDJ-RR: Cue, Play, Pause, Tempo, Loop, Auto Loop, Sync Function, Quantize, Browser

– The Mixer section: using the Channel Fader, Cross Fader, Master Level, Eq, Filters, Headphone Mixing, Booth Monitor, Headphones Mixing, Sampler Volume, Waveform Enlarge & Decrease, Filter Mixer Effect

-The Deck section: using Jog Dial, Needle Search, Hot Cues, Capture, Overdub, Slicer, Sampler, grid Adjust, Slip (Reverse)

– Settings (Preferences): Deck, Mixer, Effects, Sampler, Quantize Settings, DDJ-RR Settings, Audio Settings

– Effects: Using effects Delay, Echo, Filter, Flanger, Pan, Phaser, Slip roll, Robot, Tap, Auto Tap bpm (effect) and review of all the controls

– Mix: Students upload their own playlists on Recordbox and mix tracks using all of the DDJ-RR