The Rane Performer and Rane Four are quite simply the most deeply integrated and richly featured high-end DJ controllers available for Serato DJ Pro software.
Whether you go for the Rane Performer, which comes with absolute top-end line faders and crossfaders, as well as fantastic motorised jogwheels to emulate the feel of real vinyl perfectly, or you go for the Rane Four, which comes extremely close in function to the Rane Performer but switches the motorised jogwheels out for static jogwheels and drops one or two of the more advanced features, you’ll find that you have a lifetime’s worth of hardware and software controls to keep you DJing creatively.
In this Rane Performer and Rane Four training tutorial and video manual, which runs over two hours, you get a comprehensive talkthrough and demo of every single feature and function of the units, exploring and demonstrating how each is used. The tutorial majors on the hardware functions of the unit, but does briefly touch on many of the software functions available to you within Serato DJ Pro.
Who is this for?
If you’ve got a Rane Performer or Rane Four and want to make sure you’re using it to its full potential (or just don’t know where to start!), or if you’re thinking of buying one of these units and want to make sure it’s the right fit, this is for you.
Again, it’s completely free – you can watch the whole thing on YouTube, and you can ask our tutors questions underneath the video too.
Ad-free and straight to the point, this tutorial – like our similar tutorials for the AlphaTheta XDJ-AZ, Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX10, Pioneer DJ Opus Quad, Pioneer DJ XDJ-RX3, Pioneer DJ XDJ-XZ, Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000, Denon DJ Prime 4/4+, Denon DJ Prime 2, Denon DJ Prime Go, and Numark Mixstream Pro – is unlike anything else you’ll find out there, free or paid.
How to use this Rane Performer & Rane Four free training
This is presented as a single YouTube video, running over two hours. You can watch it directly from this page by clicking the video thumbnail above, or go to YouTube to watch it. Underneath the video in the description on YouTube you’ll find a full list of contents, so should you be searching for help with something in particular, check there.
Otherwise, simply settle down, switch your phone to silent, grab a cup of tea and watch it all the way through to get a full understanding of everything this highly capable DJ unit can do. We hope you enjoy it.
Click here to go straight to the free training video on YouTube
Wait, this is FREE?!
Yes, as with all our other similar video manuals (see above).
As a DJ school, we have over 40,000 students learning every aspect of DJing and music production with us. We make these free tutorials to help people get quickly up to speed with their gear because we don’t want lack of understanding of their DJ gear to get in the way of learning how to DJ for our students. We think of these as “foundation courses” to take before buying one of our training courses.
Or look at it this way: Understanding your gear won’t make you a good DJ, but all good DJs understand their gear. So whether you decide to learn the actual skills of DJing with us or not, have this free training with our compliments – we hope you find it useful.
Your Next Step…
If you’re a pro-level DJ coming from other Rane gear or another brand of gear, this video will be all you need to get up to speed. But if you’re a beginner or intermediate DJ, a word of warning: This alone is not going to be enough to teach you how to DJ on the Rane Performer or Rane Four. There are many skills successful DJs have, and mastering your gear is only one of them!
Pro or beginner, if you enjoy this free lesson and would like to take your DJing to the next level, here are two next steps for you among the courses available from us here at Digital DJ Tips, the world’s leading online school for DJs.
2 courses that go with your free training
- The Complete DJ Course – Based on our Amazon best-selling book “Rock The Dancefloor!”, this course teaches the five big steps to DJing success, which are Gear, Music, Mixing, Performing, and Success. Having helped tens of thousands of students to become better DJs and DJ/producers, we know that this method is the fastest way to learn properly. This is the best course to take if you’re returning to DJing after a break, or brand new to this
- Serato Made Easy – The Rane Performer & Rane Four are “powered” by Serato DJ Pro software. You’ll use it to prepare and analyse your music, and to perform from. If you’re committed to your Rane gear, you’ll be using Serato for the rest of your DJing life, so it pays over and over again to learn it properly
Both of these courses represent a phenomenal investment in your DJing, and especially if you’re new or rusty around being a DJ, The Complete DJ Course is a proven route for DJs just like you to get up to speed, fast.
Next steps
Click the links to go straight to those courses to learn more, or click here to go to our full courses page where you can see all the DJ and DJ/producer courses we have to offer.
Phil Morse
