Photo: digitaltips.com
Photo: digitaltips.com

Wahwah, echo out (one of my faves), vocal remover, flanged loop out … the list of DJ effects goes on and on.

Effects are great fun, but they also serve a point. Take echo out, for instance. Echoing, especially when it’s getting quieter each time the sound rebounds, is a good one to use to bring one piece of audio to an end before introducing the next bit.

The best way I’ve heard phaser and flanger effects described is that they’re like “listening to sound coming from a rotating speaker” (digitaldjtips.com). There are literally dozens of possible effects available to DJs. Some come with technology (like Serato) and some can be purchased later as apps. Word of warning though, it takes a certain degree of experience to use them. Inexperienced DJs can tend to overuse them, and the general rule here is that less really is more.

Check some more out in the video.