What is hot cue?
A hot cue is a marker you can lay down at any given time within a track, when you press the hot cue the software will jump straight to this marker and play from that point. It’s like having up to 8 additional cue buttons for each track that you can name and customise with colour.
Why do DJs press the cue button?
Ok, so why do the DJs tap the cue point? This is all to do with timing of beat matching and phrase matching. DJs tap the cue button to count in the beats and bars, so that they know the end of a phrase is arriving. Therefore allowing them to know when to hold down the cue point on the first beat of the new phrase.
How do I plan a DnB set?
How to Create a Drum and Bass DJ Set list?
- Start strong and heavy with Deep and Jump Up DnB. Move into more Liquid sounds and move back into Deep and dark sounds to finish.
- Some DJs just simple stick with Deep / Jump Up sound or just Liquid throughout.
- Start with Liquid and slowly build up to Deep through to Jump Up.
What is difference between cue and hot cue?
When to use a Hot Cue over a Memory Cue. Hot Cues can be used much like memory cues, however with the ability to activate them at any point. For this reason hot cues act more of a performance feature than helpful tool. Stabbing melodic notes of a track or triggering vocal loops is only achievable with hot cues.
Where do you put cue points for house music?
Generally, you’ll want a cue point set at the very beginning of a track or the first beat. Be mindful that you may want to set the first cue point after any intro section. The first beat will often be the most useful. This cue point can be used as a starting point when beatmatching.
What is cue called?
noun. anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action: An off-stage door slam was his cue to enter. anything that excites to action; stimulus. a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion. the part a person is to play; a prescribed or necessary course of action.