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Posted by clubsolutely on Jan-17-2003 15:25:

question about mixing ...

guys i have a question about a mixing technique,
usually my mixing is going like that :
when my headphones are on my ears i find the right spot in the next vinyl to mix, after that i move down the headphones and made the mixing crossfader, hi mid low.
well, this is very good technique if u only sure that the spot you found is correct so the mix will not ran away,
but sometimes it wont so the mix blow..
thats why i started to try something else, after finding the spot,
stay with the headphones in one ear, so you can correct the mix if theres too.. sometimes its comlicated cause you have to be busy with the mixing but in the other hand to listen if the mix is correct and will not ran away..
if u have suggestions, ill be glad to hear

Posted by techno:logy on Jan-17-2003 18:28:

unless your decks are really crappy (like beltdrive's) the record will stay in line with the live record for a few seconds, the better your beatmatching, the longer the time it will stay (all logicall i guess). I think every dj checks the phones once every ten seconds when mixing (just hang it around your neck and check it once in a while while mixing in). When mixed in, your hear both records, so you don't need your headphones to hear if the record will go out of line, when mixing out, i usually change the phones to the record i'm mixing out, and check it every now and then during the mixing out.
The better your beatmatching, the longer it will stay in line.

I hope this answers your question

Posted by sirhiss on Jan-18-2003 01:36:

I don't really understand what the question is
Are you having problems selecting a cue point, or keeping the tunes in sync?

Posted by G K Murray on Jan-18-2003 04:30:

You should listen in 1 ear of the headphones whilst mixing!! This obviously helps if you have SONY-MDR-700

Posted by DjJade on Jan-19-2003 02:43:

the correct way is the way you are most comfortable. eveyone has their own method. you just need to figure out what is most comfortable for you. for me, i cue both songs on the headphones and thats how i beatmatch. but thats just me. im not gonna say if its right or wrong but all i can say is that thats the way that allows me to make the best mixes within my ability.