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Posted by 3xx3r7 on Dec-28-2004 02:23:

What is easier to mix for you?

For me it is prog, followed by breakbeat. What about everyone else?

Posted by rafale on Dec-28-2004 03:26:

Contrary to what is said to be the norm (harder stuff being easier to mix), I find prog / house the easiest to mix, then techno, then trance, and then DNB..

there are prolly 2 ways to look at it..

slower stuff means that changes in speed will be less noticable (to both you and the audience, while harder stuff will be more noticable if it runs out of sync (but then its easier for you to hear that and correct it as well)...

oh well

Posted by TranceSpeeder on Dec-28-2004 05:26:

for me its hard trance. slow trance is harder to mix but im getting the hang of it.

Posted by MR STROKE on Dec-28-2004 07:37:

prog is the easiest for me...

Posted by bokus on Dec-28-2004 08:01:

Breaks are too fuckin hard for me to mix for some reason.

Posted by TwoPlow on Dec-28-2004 08:02:

I think breaks are really easy. Techno is pretty tough. Drum and bass as well, but I don't spend any time with that, so I can't really say.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Dec-28-2004 11:43:

I don't really see any difference in mixing different genres... it all mixes the same way, essentially. With breaks you just need to match the clap/snare rather than the beat.

Of course I've never really mixed d'n'b or techno so I wouldn't know about those.

Posted by tu_face on Dec-28-2004 12:22:

true it does all mix the same, but there are some genres which some people find harder because it isn't the structure they are used to. people sometimes have issues with techno because it really can be all over the place, and basslines conflict with beats and can set up sub-rhythms. some tracks are really hard to get your brain to compute. others sometimes have issues with breaks, the beats are all over the place and some people can't grasp the 4/4 rhythm from that.

i think it is a combination of what you are used to, and what you enjoy the most.

Posted by Luke Terry on Dec-28-2004 13:20:

hard house by a long way, its easy to mix without even using eq

Posted by dukes on Dec-28-2004 17:42:

the easiest for me are the songs i love most.

Posted by Inertia on Dec-28-2004 17:54:

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
I don't really see any difference in mixing different genres... it all mixes the same way, essentially. With breaks you just need to match the clap/snare rather than the beat.

Of course I've never really mixed d'n'b or techno so I wouldn't know about those.

i agree, however, breaks are harder for me, not the beatmatching really, i even forgot what it is i do to match them, i just sort of follow the rhythm once both tracks are running, i don't really think of it as breaks or 4x4 anymore, however, when mixing 2 breaks tracks, i've found you have to be meticulous with your EQs, as the percussion can easily clash. i need more breaks tracks so i can practice these transitions...

Posted by Vlad on Dec-28-2004 20:23:

Honestly, I really havent had much trouble mixing anything. Every once in a while Ill be alittle off and have a problem getting the beats to match up, but normally Im pretty good for a newbie.

Posted by Jake Conlon on Dec-28-2004 21:56:

slow tunes i.e. hip hop/ chillout as when you hear it goin a littl out even the slightest nudge will send it even more and then its had to get it back in time

Posted by PVD fanatic on Dec-29-2004 04:48:

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the easiest for me are the songs i love most.

well said dukes ...

Posted by dj jasonF on Dec-29-2004 21:31:

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Originally posted by PVD fanatic
well said dukes ...

and psy for me... i couldnt beatmatch prog as a newb but when i tried with psy i could do it 20 times better than prog and trance.

Posted by sbastien4678 on Dec-29-2004 23:44:

Progressive trance is easier for me. BPM are almost the same each time. I lose the speed less easily.

Posted by razzi on Dec-30-2004 05:18:

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Originally posted by tu_face
true it does all mix the same, but there are some genres which some people find harder because it isn't the structure they are used to. people sometimes have issues with techno because it really can be all over the place, and basslines conflict with beats and can set up sub-rhythms. some tracks are really hard to get your brain to compute. others sometimes have issues with breaks, the beats are all over the place and some people can't grasp the 4/4 rhythm from that.

i think it is a combination of what you are used to, and what you enjoy the most.

+1 definitely

Posted by Omega_Blue on Dec-30-2004 05:27:

from easiest to hardest-

anything with a 4x4 beat - breaks - dnb - hiphop.