To avoid mixing records that won't sound good together no matter what, know your records. Keep practicing so you try as many combinations as you can and you'll start to see what goes and doesn't, and remember what these are. You'll be able to avoid the bad transitions while practicing and also find really nice ones. As for eqing to help the mix, bringing in the mids first isn't a bad idea because theres less of a clash(usually) in the beginning/end of a song than with hi's or lows. I think there's already a bunch of threads on mixing with eq's like you're asking so look around on the forum for them if you want more specifics.





P.S. Next time use a more descriptive thread title. You'll get more responses, since not as many people will want to read a thread where they have no idea what it is.

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Originally posted by Cheetah86 P.S. Next time use a more descriptive thread title. You'll get more responses, since not as many people will want to read a thread where they have no idea what it is.

well, the somewhat original title of this topic made me click just out of curiosity, even though I had to struggle a bit to hit that thin line

And yeah - Cheetah86 pretty much covered it. Just keep practicing, when you know your records well enough you'll know which tracks will go well together with others and which ones will not. And with time your hearing will improve as well and you'll start getting a clue of which tracks that goes with which ones before you even try to mix them.

And then there is this thing called harmonic mixing, which is another huge issue. But just as stated before, do a search or two, you'll find loads of threads with information and tips regarding both EQ-ing and harmonic mixing.

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Last edited by Laszlo on Jan-06-2006 at 08:12

Most songs are primarily composed of mid-frequencies, so it's very important to equal them out the right amount.

Generally i dont adjust the mids very often. If im doing a long transition i might boost the mids of the outgoing track towards the end of the mix.
IMO, if your mixes sound like shit it's probably due to something other than how you are adjusting the mid knob.
Make sure you are cueing right.

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Originally posted by PoisonJam19 Most songs are primarily composed of mid-frequencies

Erm... okay...

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Dudes,
When you mix you don't need to mess with the mid much if at all.

Tracks are made up of a whole range of frequencies and not specifically mid. A well balanced track has each component placed in it's specific frequency range and usually if you have two similar they will be panned left and right respectively so that they can still be heard in the overall mix.

The mid is probably the worst EQ you can mess around with as it's probably the one that will have the most negative effect if you fuck it up.

If your mixes sound like crap it can be a variety of reasons, such as phrase matching, harmonics or just bad placement of a mix.
The most common thing you hear from younger DJs is bad placement. You have to be aware of what the song is doing, and you can only get away with starting to mix a track when it's busy if you are in a compatible key.

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