Beat Match City

1. Logic Pro Tutorial: How to Start a New DJ Mix 2. Logic Pro Tutorial: Going Back in Time (the Revert Function) 3. Logic Pro Tutorial: Selecting all (or multiple) regions in a project 4. dj mix/mashup: Knock Like Us - Kendrick Lamar, GZA, Ini Kamoze 5. Logic Pro Tutorial: Big Pimpin (how to make your own instrumental)

Made with Logic Pro at 68 bpm Quick video on making a vocal-free instrumental from the original song. A little background: back when I was spinning vinyl (around 2002-2006), it was common to buy a single, and the single would come with an instrumental. Here's an example from my collection: Not as simple today, because those voice-free beats are hard (if not impossible) to find - as far as I know. Luckily, software like Logic Pro makes it easier to sift through a song, find the parts you like, then cut them out and loop them to make your own instrumental. In the case of Jay-Z's Big Pimpin, it's easy to just take the first few bars and call it a day. But for the purposes of a mix, remix or mashup, I wanted to find slightly quieter, flute-free bars that don't overwhelm the other tracks we're using. In this video, I found a couple pieces toward the tail end of the song and turned them into a 56 second mix with Day N Nite and What's Poppin.

1. Logic Pro Tutorial: How to Start a New DJ Mix 2. Logic Pro Tutorial: Selecting all (or multiple) regions in a project 3. Logic Pro Tutorial: Going Back in Time (the Revert Function) 4. dj mix/mashup: Always Exchange My Baby (ft. Mariah Carey and Bryson Tiller) 5. Logic Pro Tutorial: Adding An Echo Effect (ft. Kanye West's I Wonder and The Weeknd's Starboy)

1. Logic Pro Tutorial: How to Start a New DJ Mix 2. Logic Pro Tutorial: Going Back in Time (the Revert Function) 3. Logic Pro Tutorial: Selecting all (or multiple) regions in a project 4. dj mix/mashup: Always Exchange My Baby (ft. Mariah Carey and Bryson Tiller) 5. Logic Pro Tutorial: Adding An Echo Effect (ft. Kanye West's I Wonder and The Weeknd's Starboy)

Made with Logic Pro at 95 bpm The mission for this one was take the drum-only intro to Juicy Fruit (sampled prominently in Notorious B.I.G.'s Juicy), find some drum-less loops from various songs in this playlist and this one , lay them over each other, and hope for the best. I think I did alright with the build-up, and the heavy guitar in Kanye's Gorgeous is a worthwhile pay-off.

tempo: 120 bpm The DJ’s Take: This is my take on a traditional breakbeat, originally made in 2021. As you'll hear, I am a fan of the arpeggiator effect. If you're looking to make your own beats, Logic Pro X is worth a download - it's been cool to learn through experimentation, and good old trial & error. I added this to a couple key- and bpm-compatible playlists on djcheatsheet.com: 115-120 bpm 120-125 bpm download or stream circuit break (for free): soundcloud