Learn How To Mix - The Basic DJ Skills Course

When most people think of a great DJ- a DJ they really admire- they think of a DJ with excellent mixing skills. If you are ever going to be good enough to do anything bigger than your Aunt's wedding or your little sister's middle school dance, you are going to have to be able to mix in your sleep.

So let's get down to the nitty-gritty of what it is going to take for you to Learn How to Mix.

First thing you need to do is get out to the record store (you know, the place where you dropped all of this months and last months paychecks) and buy two of the same record. Ideally, this record is going to be something where you can really make out the beat and it isn't too complex. Don't try to be Paul Van Dyk yet and buy yourself some complicated beats. We are just going to try and get the hang of this.

Now you get home and get all of your DJ stuff set up. At this point, I'm expecting that you've spent a few hours, days, or weeks playing around with this and trying to make it sound great but had little luck. Yes, I know you aren't reading this without trying it first. Who can resist playing with their brand new decks, mixer, cross-fader, and amp?

Well since you couldn't master it on your own, try to follow these instructions and do it step-by-step with me. I will admit that a video lesson if this is much easier to learn from. That's why I tell me students to buy a series of Learn How To DJ videos if they really want to learn how to be a great DJ. I mean, you can learn this stuff by yourself over time, but do you really want to do your first gig in the nursing home?

Anyways, put both records (it's the same record, remember?) on the decks. Set the cross-fader to the middle position so you can hear both records equally. Start one of the decks a-spinning.

Now isn't this exciting? If you can stick with me here for about five more minutes, you are going to learn to mix like a pro dj.

Now take a listen to your record and find a good bass beat. Got it? Slowly spin the record in reverse with your finger until you get to the start of the beat. Easy as pie!

Now pause that deck and start the other one. Pretty much what we are going to do is get the other deck going and try to drop your stopped deck on top of the moving deck in time so the (imaginary) audience doesn't spill their drink and sneer at you up in the DJ booth.

So as you get near the beat, start your other deck and hold that record in place... and as the beat nears, DROP THE DECK. If all goes well, the beats should sinc up.

Now if this worked the first time, then you are a natural. For most people it just doesn't happen the first time. It takes practice. But that's what this game is all about. Like everything, practice makes perfect. And also, not to beat a dead horse, but if you can get someone to teach you hands-on how to do this you are going to be in a lot better shape. You can see some free sample videos or my favorite DJ Video course here. Now all you have to do is keep practicing, and work up to some more difficult records. I know you'll be tempted to try and do all sorts of wild stuff off the bat, but you've got to get the basics down first. We all had to learn to kiss before we moved on to the bigger stuff, so take your time.

Bradley Spencer was a DJ in Phoenix, Arizona for a good long stretch. Now he helps aspiring DJs get their skills in line before trying to get their name out.

As a DJ trainer, Brad always suggests starting with a complete DJ Video Training Course before playing out or paying a professional DJ thousands of dollars for hands-on training.

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2008 Trends in UAV Technology

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have become so popular in the battle space that a whole new industry has been created, one which could easily reach several hundred billion dollars world-wide including military, government and civilian uses. Lately, we have seen many new technologies implemented into the UAV aviation sub-sector.

UAVs are unique in many ways that these aircraft have the ability to film who shoots them down and send that data prior to a missile impact. In fact, this happened recently when a Russian Mig shot down a Georgian UAV. No one could deny that the incident, no matter how hard they tried, it was all on film.

UAVs now have the ability to autonomously land themselves in some cases and for the very first time the ability tie themselves down on the airport ramp. Soon in the future they will have the ability to refuel themselves also.

Lighter materials and carbon composites are allowing UAVs to operate with longer range and carry more ordinance. Still, sometimes you want something really small, something that no one else can see, well look no further here come the nano UAVs or MAV micro-air vehicles, which are now available. With all this expensive technology and hardware, you cannot afford to lose one of these robotic aircraft.

Well, they have that figured out too, now available are autopilots with the ability to fly an aircraft or UAV even when damaged or the wing is blown off by the enemy in flight. These technologies have many uses and can also improve fight for the general public as well.

Soon we will see wide scale use of lighter-than-air UAVs for a multitude of missions, both military and civilian and all the UAVs no matter what size or type will have better sensors and higher rates of data transfer with better resolutions. And all this is available right now, just imagine what 2009 will bring?

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Nintendo DS Wifi Connection - Good News For Gamers

Newly released game for nintendo wii will allow the wii console and the nintendo ds
to be linked together using the nintendo ds wifi connection. If you own both a nintendo ds
console and a wii console you can link the two using the nintendo ds wifi connection and
use the multiplayer mode.

Geometry wars: galaxies has already won top awards for wii and was just released for nintendo ds.
It allows for single player and multiplayer modes. The new single player mode allows players to tackle
waves of enemies that have never been seen before and they all act and react in a frenetic way through
60 different levels. It also introduces the new Battle Drone that will follow your request to defend and
attack or collect the geoms that are used to increase your multiplayer scores or even buy new planets.

One of the unique new features is that players will be able to battle in a variety of different planets in
the new multiplayer mode. Using your nintendo ds wifi connection if you own both the nintendo ds and nintendo
wii consoles you can link the two together and unlock bonus levels for both versions of the game. This will
allow players to get high scores with the nintendo wii and the nintendo ds and post on the online leader boards.

They have optimized the game controls for both the nintendo ds and the nintendo wii systems that allow you
to use the nintendo wii remote and nunchuck controllers. It also allows compatability for the nintendo
classic controller. All you need is your nintendo ds wifi connection or your nintendo wii wifi and you can
now use the multiplayer mode to battle online for an exciting game experience.

This new video game will make the perfect addition to any video game collection. You will be excited to
see that they have added 60 more times the gameplay, multiplayer and wifi to make this an incredbile
game experince. There are more and more games in the works with the introduction of the nintendo ds
wifi connection feature and you can expect to see them released over the next year.

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WoW Gold Tips - Making Gold in WoW Through The Auction House

In this article we will look at the one of the best ways to make gold in World of Warcraft, through the auction house. Many players making hundreds of gold a day are in fact making most of their time and money at the auction house, and if you are not using the auction house when you play WoW, you are missing out on a lot. Here's why:

Profiting off the auction house is now easier than ever!

Mostly, this is because of the auctioneer that has now been released, which has made it much easier to make gold from the auction house. It allows you to analyze and track data, which you can then use to buy and sell items off other players.

The first thing you need to do before anything else with the auction house is get yourself a mule. This is crucial in order to make gold from the auction house. Quite simply, a mule is a character you leave at the auction house that lists your items to buy and sell. This can be a very low level character that you can leave in the main city.

The motto here is just like the real life stock market: buy low, sell high. Naturally, if an item has very low supply, then it will be heavily in demand (the reverse is also true, where common items go for low prices). If you have a rare item then you may be able to sell it for a much higher price than what you brought it for.

Once you have a mule, the way to look for these low supply items is to start scanning the auction house. You'll then get a fairly large database of profitable items, and you'll be able to see what price they usually sell for on your server.

When you have scanned for items, you can then use the "Bottom Scanner" that you get with the auctioneer. The Bottom Scanner will scan for auction house for items that are available for very low prices that you can then sell for much higher prices.

By the way, when you list items on the auction house, you want them to sell the first time you list the auction. If they don't sell the first time, then they may not be in demand and it is probably not worth relisting the auction.

When you are a low level, you should stick to items that have no or very little listing fee's. These are commonly known as enchanting supplies. When you have played the game for a while, you can move on to higher level items.

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Get it at WoW Gold Tips.

Dave Latimer runs WoW Gold Tips. He has played World of Warcraft since it was first released in November 2004.

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