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How to Make Your Own DJ Edits

By Freddie HarbJuly 28, 20211 min read
How To Make DJ Edits

I used to make a ton of DJ edits for club play. I would shorten songs up, re-arrange them and make them better suited for DJs to play and get in and out of songs quickly once the digital DJ era became a big thing. I was already a Pro Tools wizard so it was easy for me to use.

Today I share how you can use some of the amazing editing tools inside Pro Tools to create your own edits. I use a trick that I came up with for this edit as well that I have never done before so check out this video! Learning how to make your own DJ edits has never been so easy.

Timecodes

0:00 Start
00:36 Using Pro Tools
01:30 Tab to Transient
02:02 Using Izotope RX
02:52 Getting Creative with the Editing
03:45 Final Effects and Plugins
04:38 Grid Mode

#StepByStep

  1. Using Pro Tools to Edit Existing Music

  2. Great editing tools in Pro Toolsu

  3. Using Izotope RX Tools

  4. Grid Modes and Creative Editing

  5. Final Effects

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