The basic structure of electronic dance music-the concept of cycle, almost all electronic dance music has a certain structure and law, no matter how complicated and changeable it is, it has a certain structure to follow. If it is electronic dance music with drums, we can understand the operation of the basic structure of electronic dance music with drums-the same is true for electronic dance music: one beat is equal to one word, eight words (beats) are one sentence, and four sentences are one paragraph (that is, 4× 8 = 32 beats). This kind of paragraph is called and then repeated one by one. Well, now the basic structure of electronic dance music will not be too difficult to explore. If you beat the drum every time, it will be very easy to identify; However, it is not so easy to identify it if it is intermittent or without drums, but it is still carried out in the basic form of every four eight beats.

1. What is BPM?

BPM is the abbreviation of Beat Per Minute, which literally means "the total number of beats per minute". The simplest concept is that drums always * * * make several sounds during a one-minute period, and the unit of this number is BPM. For example, a House electric dance music is drummed 124 times in one minute, and the DJ must adjust the BPM of the two songs to the phase.

Students can pick up songs, so they need to use adjustable speed machines.

2. How to calculate 2.BPM?

BPM is generally calculated in the form of 8 beats per bar. Its way can be divided into:

(1) Use a watch or stopwatch to manually calculate the beats per minute.

(2) A device for synthesizing beats on musical instruments, drums, etc. To calculate.

(3) DJ dedicated "Vestax”BPM counter.

(4) Other methods such as fractional multiplication and computer calculation.

For example, if the BPM of a song is 12 with 8 beats per minute, BPM = 12× 8 = 96. That is, the BPM of this song is 96BPM.

3. What is the role of 3.BPM?

The main job of DJ is to connect each dance perfectly, arrange the BPM of dance music from slow to fast, and gradually change the wonderful dance music to improve and master the dancer's mood. To achieve this goal, we should not only learn to choose the right dance music, but also ensure that the BPM of the next dance music does not exceed plus or minus 10 beats. (Usually an experienced DJ will choose BPM within plus or minus 3-4 beats. Although the turntable can be adjusted to the difference of plus or minus 10 beat, the long BPM difference will change the tone of the song, so it is very important to choose the appropriate BPM gap of each dance music when mixing the dance music. ).

4. What is 4.RPM?

RPM stands for revolutions per minute. RPM refers to the rotating speed of the turntable, which is generally divided into 33 and 1/3 revolutions and 45 and 1/3 revolutions.

Step 5: Prompt points

At the first beat at the beginning of each cycle, that is, the moment when the first drum beats out, we call it (or cue point). Finding drums is the basis of DJ skills. There is no DJ who doesn't look for drums before mixing, unless it is the wrong DJ, that is another matter.

6. Pitch (pitch control)

DJ's special turntable or CD player has this function. Maybe it should be said that the turntable or CD player with this function is used by DJ. Pitch literally means the control of pitch, but in fact the change of pitch is caused by the change of turntable speed. The DJ needs to control the speed of the track when shooting, and the music from the left and right tracks is exactly the same in the beat speed BPM, so that the two songs can be seamlessly combined. Pitch is a device that controls the rotating speed of the turntable to adjust the BPM of songs.

7. Emotional intelligence

EQ is the abbreviation of equalizer. On a more advanced mixer, there is always an equalizer adjustment button. Generally speaking, EQ adjusts the audio changes of high, medium and low when the audio track is played. The application of emotional intelligence needs to be trained after the DJ foundation is laid.