The Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX4 is the controller most beginners start on, so we’ve built a course specially for it. How To DJ Fast On Your DDJ-FLX4 is out now, and it’s half price until Wednesday.
It’s 50 video lessons in a set order, all filmed on the FLX4 itself – so if you own this unit, every button I talk about in the course is one you’ve got right in front of you.
So what’s in it?
The course runs across eight modules, taking you from unboxing the controller to playing full sets:
- Setting up – choosing your software, plugging in, and getting your own music and your streaming service ready to go
- Basic beatmixing – beats, bars and phrases, and your first proper mix by ear
- Mixing deep dive – sync, cueing, tempo, gain, EQs, the crossfader and filters
- Loops & quantize – making any track fit your mix, and tightening up your timing
- Adding effects – Beat FX, Release FX, Smart CFX and Smart Fader, and when to use each
- The performance pads – all nine pad modes, from hot cues to the sampler, keyboard and key shift
- Keymixing & stems – mixing in key, plus instant acapellas and mashups on the fly
- Example DJ set demos – a full set showing it all in action, plus an annotated one to follow along with
It’s all taught on the free version of Rekordbox, so beyond the controller, all you need is a laptop (Mac or Windows) and something to listen on.
Got a different controller?
You can still take it. The course is filmed on the FLX4, but what you learn is DJing, and by the end you’ll be comfortable on pretty much any set-up. If you’ve DJed for a while, you’ll probably fly through the first module, but from there it goes well past beginner level.
You won’t be doing it alone
Every lesson has a question box that goes straight to a real tutor. You also get our StudentHub community and monthly StudentLive sessions with our tutors.
As with all our courses, you get lifetime access, all future updates, and our 365-day money-back guarantee – a full year to work through it and decide whether it did what we said it would.
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The course is normally $197, but for launch it’s $97 until Wednesday 14 October. There’s also a Beginner DJ Bundle for $297 (normally $1,088), which adds House Mixing Mastery, Rekordbox Made Easy and Pro Mixtape Formula to take you the rest of the way.
