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100 Words Every DJ Should Know

September 3, 2026

100 Words Every DJ Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. acapella vocal track without instruments
2. airhorn loud effect sound in clubs
3. anthem big crowd-pleasing track
4. bar group of beats in music
5. beat basic pulse of the music
6. beatmatch align tempos of two tracks
7. booth area where the DJ performs
8. bootleg unofficial remix or mashup
9. BPM beats per minute tempo measure
10. breakdown stripped-back section before buildup
11. buildup rising section before the drop
12. CDJ digital media player for DJs
13. channel single input path on mixer
14. clip distort from too much level
15. compressor reduces dynamic range of audio
16. controller hardware controlling DJ software
17. crate collection of selected tracks
18. crossfader slider blending two audio sources
19. cue prepare a track to start
20. dancehall Jamaican club-oriented music style
21. deck player used to control music
22. delay effect repeating the sound
23. disco dance music with steady groove
24. drop main impact section of a track
25. drum and bass fast breakbeat-driven dance genre
26. dubstep bass-heavy electronic dance genre
27. DVS digital vinyl control system
28. electro electronic genre with robotic feel
29. EQ tone controls for frequency bands
30. fade gradually raise or lower sound
31. fader slider controlling audio level
32. festival large multi-act music event
33. filter effect removing frequency ranges
34. flanger sweeping comb-filter effect
35. FX audio effects processing
36. gain input level control
37. garage UK dance genre with shuffle
38. gig paid live performance job
39. grid beat alignment guide in software
40. groove rhythmic feel that drives dancing
41. headphones used to monitor upcoming track
42. headroom safe space before clipping
43. high-pass filter removing low frequencies
44. hip-hop beat-driven rap music culture
45. hot cue instant trigger point in track
46. house electronic dance music genre
47. ID unreleased or unknown track
48. intro opening section of a track
49. isolator full-cut EQ style control
50. jog wheel platter for nudging playback
51. key musical tonal center
52. latency delay between action and sound
53. library stored collection of music files
54. limiter prevents peaks exceeding a level
55. lineup list of performers at event
56. loop repeated section of audio
57. low-pass filter removing high frequencies
58. mashup blend of parts from songs
59. MC host or rapper on mic
60. mic microphone for speaking or vocals
61. mix blend tracks together smoothly
62. mixer device combining audio sources
63. nudge slightly adjust track timing
64. one-shot sample played once per trigger
65. opener track used to begin set
66. outro closing section of a track
67. PA public address sound system
68. peak time busiest, highest-energy playing time
69. phaser swirling phase-shift effect
70. phrase musical section length pattern
71. pitch control affecting playback speed
72. playlist ordered list of tracks
73. promo advance-release track for DJs
74. quantize snap timing to the beat
75. read the room judge crowd mood and response
76. reggae Jamaican genre with offbeat rhythm
77. Rekordbox Pioneer DJ library software
78. remix reworked version of a track
79. residency regular booking at one venue
80. resonance emphasis around filter cutoff
81. reverb effect adding space and echo
82. sampler device or feature playing samples
83. scratch rhythmic record manipulation technique
84. selector person choosing the records
85. set planned sequence of tracks
86. slip mode playback continues under manipulation
87. soundcheck test of audio before event
88. stems separated parts of a track
89. sync automatic tempo matching function
90. techno driving electronic dance genre
91. tempo speed of the music
92. Traktor Native Instruments DJ software
93. trance melodic, uplifting dance genre
94. transition change from one track to another
95. turntable device that plays records
96. USB portable drive for DJ music
97. vinyl record format used by DJs
98. warm-up early set building the mood
99. waveform visual shape of audio signal
100. white label promotional or unofficial pressing

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