The 2024 Acapella & Stems DJing Revolution [Live Q&A] – Digital DJ Tips
Last updated 1 February, 2024
In 2024, DJing has changed forever, thanks to the “Acapella & Stems DJing Revolution”. Watch the lesson above to learn about the “dark art” of acapella mixing, where we delve into why they’re so special, where to find them, how to make them sound good, and more.
About this lesson
This is a recording of one of our free Thursday Q&A Live DJ lessons – “the show where DJs get answers to things they didn’t know they didn’t know”.
This week was all about DJing with acapellas and stems – timings below. To learn more about how our DJ courses can help you become a better DJ or DJ/producer, check out our courses page.
Here’s what’s covered…
- 0:00 Intro
- 1:47 Why they’re special
- 3:14 The “dark art” of acapella mixing
- 4:59 Where do DJs get acapellas?
- 6:17 How to get track stems quickly (for free)
- 7:58 Why prep acapellas & stems ahead of time?
- 9:10 Best dedicated software for extracting acapellas
- 12:22 What the music industry doesn’t want you to know..
- 16:29 The biggest problem when mixing acapellas
- 17:09 How to use “Fuzzy Keymixing”
- 20:26 Don’t get left behind: How To Mix With Acapellas (& Stems)
- 23:13 What about Engine DJ stems on standalone gear?
- 28:05 How to use stems in Traktor?
- 29:45 Do stems actually sound good in a performance?
Learn to do this the RIGHT way: How To Mix With Acapellas (& Stems)
