All Serato DJ users need to know this trick! 

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never thought of using the 'negative' space of a track. fire

I'm using similar procedure, but with looping of the first bar (or more) to match the beat. It's quicker than jumping back, see this: 1. load new track, 2. activate loop, 3 start playing, 4. in moment of transition switch off looping.

This is so simple but so genius. In all the DJ lessons I’ve had and all the DJs I’ve played alongside I’ve never seen this nor been showed this. It’s so good for hip hop and pop tracks

I do a similar thing, but I scratch it in Lol. Most of the songs I play are like 80-110, very different style. I’m more of a party rock/ battle DJ and been DJing for 8 years and still love watching these. Keep up the great work.

I'm starting off as a DJ now and this is very, very cool! I will go and practice this tonight! FIRE!!!! Thank you!

I always wondered why the ability to load a song so far in advance - now I know. Very helpful video!!

From a vinyl veteran I love this feature! So sweet!

THANKS didn't think of using beat jump in that manner. great tip!

Great video! Using the beatjump technique to mix in a track is very clever and clear, even a beginner DJ can use it

Thank you Jamie Hartley for a very good lead in tutorial, I'm just getting back to the hobby and this really helps. thanks again.

I literally have been doing this in Traktor with my S4 for 3 years. Competitors finally adding a feature that's been around for 10+ years! Great job explaining it to people who may have never had a feature like this before though, it's way too useful of a technique in DJing.

Love the wolf fx pack, the jet fx pack is also amazing! Got Serato DJ Pro at half price.(£60) Never been happier with my DJ Software. The 'Slice' feature is also amazing for quick bootlegs live.

So many tools in Serato. Been using Flip, hotcue jumps and loops for this issue. I'll start using this. Thanks for sharing.

Cross fader is the best,I love you guys

Have doing that for while but you added more on for me. I always rewind it back bit so bring in the next track so it sounds clean n good transition. Cheers for showing me more tips

Thanks for this. I have learned a lot from you and you colleagues. Keep doing great work. Much appreciated!!!

This made everything so much clearer.

Beat jumping is also real handy for short tracks or if something happens and a track is running out or extendeding a main section without looping in a hurry 👍🏽

Woahh I started out with Traktor and they had beat jump in it! I’ve been using serato for years now and have always wished it had Beat jump! I cannot believe it was that easy to find thank you so much!

A perfect review and for sure I will implement this into my program. thanks for sharing.

Yo you’re just the best. Your videos are so consistent

Nice. Didn't even know we had this feature. Been using Serato for years lol. This is fire for prepping tracks and setting cues vs counting... probably cut prep time by 3/4!!

Never knew about this lead in feature. Thank you

Thank you for this breakdown! Appreciate it.

Wicked advice! I haven't used beat jump before... but, I'm going to try it for this function. Thanks!

BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Not bad at all that's something I needed now thank you so much Jamie! 🥇💯👍🏻

Never use beat jumping, but looks easier than setting early hot cues.

Really helpful! Thanks, guys!

Excellent technique, all though my personal feelings are DJ tutorials focus too much on using edited tracks with long intros. I feel this way because I have been djing since 1983 & we didn't have such creative control over a track as you do with the most simplest digital track. I learned to be creative with what I was given on a record, tape, or CD lol. I never have a problem blending or mixing any track or genre. With that said I love learning new creative ideas & this is the reason I subscribe to your channel. I look to you and a hand full of other you-tube djers because I respect your opinion & like today actually learn useful new techniques. Bravo sir I like this & will always follow you to enhance my journey as a DJ. (just as a note I've been a resident dj since 2009 every fri & sat. I also dj on Monday's & Thursdays during this same time period.)

Mahalo for the beat jump trick....never knew it existed....gonna use it at tonights gig!

Funnily enough, a DJ friend of mine showed me this back in Dec and i was blown away by how easy it is to do !. Now i use it all the time. Also great for setting up perfect Double Drop scenario's if you want to get really heavy.

This is a great video. Thanks for sharing I will use it this weekend for my wedding.

Thank you so much, brotha. Your content is so helpful!!!

Very useful, thanks Jamie.

Like your didactics Jamie, simple and cool man!

Love your videos. I've been DJing for a few years but I'm planning on buying the beginner online program and then the intermediate to go through it from the ground up. There are always little tips and tricks I can learn that I didnt know, or need to work on that will ultimately make me a better DJ. Master the basics first! Thanks a lot man!

Brilliant. It looks simple and a bit complex (to start with) at first. I will practice this..

Great tip, living and learning. Thanks

Love this. Simple but effective!

Really good ideas. Never thought about using the dead space.

Great video...just starting out and this helps a ton!

have never used the negative space... will for sure practice

Very nice trick. I shall practice and enjoy.

This was so helpful!! Thank you

Love this trick/tip!

Never thought bout echo as a way to cascade from track to track. Seems like itd be cooler to sample glitch it with a guitar pedal or something but your technique is effective.

Great hack Jamie. Nice work

Excelente tip no se me había ocurrido hacerlo así de esa manera y uno siempre buscando el extended o el remix jajajaja gracias por el tip saludos!

This is useful for a lot of Psy trance tracks which have instrumental intros. Kill the bass on the the existing track as the new bassline starts

Never thought of this lol definitely going to try it

The echo-out effect form the Wolf pack makes this even easier IMHO

Thanks 😊 alot for this tip it really works

Very cool trick Thank You

Very useful tip!

Great tip!

Excellent tutorial, I'd like to see you someday make a Techno tutorial with transition and tricks, I really struggle with this and I'd like to learn more...cheers...

Great tutorial

How fortuitous! I am working through a Serato DJ course, and there were settings that I heard of but never knew how to use, and beat jump is one of those features. Great that this video came out in the nick of time and it's a good use case! I just need to now find out how to access it on my SX3; SHIFT-ROLL isn't it. Anyway, good stuff. Thank you!

Salute for this tip

great technique and simple

AWESOME.....!!!! Thank you.....!!!!!

I'd really like to see some of these tips for the Prime 4 system. There are beatjump controls on the hardware so it's a no-brainer translating this specific trick over, but there have to be some more things people have figured out with the system by now, and there's not a lot out there illustrating those things. Love your vids! Keep em coming! :)

great video! thx

i love u so much bro, thanks very much

So useful, I've been looking for a video like this for a couple months lol

Love your videos. At the end virtual dj rocks the whole boat. Vdj is a monster. I watch this trick now. Do you have a trick for me 2 use ddj1000 im serato? That would be a good starter 😜🤗

Thank you bro

Very Helpful fren

Great info

Do you have a video about how to control track position using shift and the controller buttons like you were in Serato?

very helpful👑

ahhhh that makes my ocd happy

thanks for this

this rocks!

Really helpful

Very helpful but I need to get more comfortable with programming my controller pads. Not sure why, but I’m afraid of them!

nice tips

Thank you!

Dude!!! OMG!!! That's so true!! Using the dead time to your advantage!!!! Thank you so much for thes golden tip!!

clever technique

Very helpful

I feel like a lot of hip hop songs that I have don’t have those break downs where the beat is just playing where I can throw the lyrics over it

Very nice

impressive

good Tip!!!!

Thank you 💕 sir

very helpful

Please do a tutorial of this mixing live new tracks .. I can’t get it how I would use it in a completely new track ..

I just need to work on reading phases and knowing when to start playing and beat jumping the 2nd track

I'm a beginner and looking for advice...so when I'm listening to the music on my headphones I can't seem to use the equaliser? Is it because it's connected to my speakers?

A track by one of the James Brothers!

That’s good stuff.

What sorcery is this? I did this using my auto loop and cue points, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 to know where the song starts... 😅 Thank you. I didnt know this...

Searching for some answers and hopefully a fix for this issue i'm having - Thank-you in advance - for your responses - I hope you can all assist me with this issue - I'm a fairly newby when it coms to this DJ stuff - Please bare with me - Just starting from scratch -A buddy gave this controller as a starter if I i can gt i to work or fixed. I tried this on 2 different Macbook old (2009) & new (2022) with respectable software of Serato

I would imagine that there is something to be said about lining up beat grids and mixing the songs in key.

have a question. I use a DDJ-SX2 linked through my iMac and using Serato. For the last few months, I have been experiencing sound dropouts. The player continues to play but the sound drops for a second then comes back where it should have been. This also happens when using Djay Pro over the same system. You heard of this, and if so, do you know how to fix it? Thanks 👍

thanks

This is awesome Brodie! You should make a video on how beginners should use their headphones when Djing 🎧♥️