Well I've been wondering lately how a good set is usually made i.e the mixing technique used.
Would any1 like to share his/her techniques?
Here's what i do usually...Im playing a track in my default deck and im about to send in my next track, so i level both tracks together by using the gain.When im ready to send in the other track,i raise the volume of that track slowly at a constant rate (i dont use the cross fader) having my bass of the next track set down to half way thru. When i finally raise the volume to full, i start switching basses slowly by decreasing bass from the default deck and increasing bass from the new deck at the same time. In case of a drum roll, i increase the speed of bass switching.After the process of bass switching is done i start to increase the gain of the new deck slightly and decrease the gain of the default deck down to half way thru.After that i finish off by decreasing the volume till zero and cut into the new track.
How does that sound?Sometimes i think im taking too long to cut into the next track...any1 care to help and share their techniques?

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Originally posted by Krowster Well I've been wondering lately how a good set is usually made i.e the mixing technique used. Would any1 like to share his/her techniques? Here's what i do usually...Im playing a track in my default deck and im about to send in my next track, so i level both tracks together by using the gain.When im ready to send in the other track,i raise the volume of that track slowly at a constant rate (i dont use the cross fader) having my bass of the next track set down to half way thru. When i finally raise the volume to full, i start switching basses slowly by decreasing bass from the default deck and increasing bass from the new deck at the same time. In case of a drum roll, i increase the speed of bass switching.After the process of bass switching is done i start to increase the gain of the new deck slightly and decrease the gain of the default deck down to half way thru.After that i finish off by decreasing the volume till zero and cut into the new track. How does that sound?Sometimes i think im taking too long to cut into the next track...any1 care to help and share their techniques?

that's basically what i do, except i play with the hi and mid frequencys as i lower the bass. and it depends what your mixing, when bringing in the incoming track imo. Sometimes when there is no more bass in the outgoing track, right when the bass cuts off, i tend to higher the volume drastically on the incoming track, or if the bass of the outgoing track only cuts off (say 20-15 seconds) of the track i make sure the phrases in both tracks are match and lower the bass of the outgoing/higher the bass in the imcoming track slowly, which in most cases sounds like the bassline are connected and eventually just the incoming track is only playing, making it seem more smoother.

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There's not really one technique I use, because every transition is different.

Mostly I use the same technique as stated above. But it all depends o the mix. Sometimes I will mix a track in with all EQ's cut down, and slam it in suddenly, and then start working on the EQ's.

There is not really one basic technique if you ask me. If I would use the same technique for all of my mixes, they would all sound like shit...

Well, I can c how this is going and ya i know i shouldnt be using the same technique thru out the set however i just wanted to know how this is usually done. I'd like more feedback from different users tho.Thnx alot for the guys who just replied back.

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Originally posted by djxtension There's not really one technique I use, because every transition is different. Mostly I use the same technique as stated above. But it all depends o the mix. Sometimes I will mix a track in with all EQ's cut down, and slam it in suddenly, and then start working on the EQ's. There is not really one basic technique if you ask me. If I would use the same technique for all of my mixes, they would all sound like shit...

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Actually what you are doing isn't bad at all. Don't worry that your transitions are taking long. That's half the fun anyways.
But don't limit yourself to one particular way. Chop it up sometimes and get creative. Experiment and see what you find.

If you are going to really improve what you do then go Harmonic if you don't already. This really boosts creative oportunities.

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Two tips that I found helpful were:

1. When cueing with headphones cue with minimal bass, makes it much much clearer.

2. Read about beats, bars and phases. Understand that and it helps immensely, dunno how if it all i managed a decent mix when i started out.

Even though ive been DJ'ing for like near 3 years now i reckon I'm still learning new techniques etc each time i play - OH and if you get the chance to play out, do it! Played in a DJ competition a few weeks ago, was nervous as hell, but I won!!! Boosted confidence immensely!

Onto my 4th night playing in a club now - the addiction just got serious - LOVE IT!

Do what Nem said and get into harmonic mixing if you haven't already.

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Originally posted by Zild Do what Nem said and get into harmonic mixing if you haven't already.

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Originally posted by Zild Do what Nem said and get into harmonic mixing if you haven't already.

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Pretty much what I do, but most of the times, right before the first beat of the next phrase hits, I reverse the lows positions suddenly.

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Originally posted by 3xx3r7 Pretty much what I do, but most of the times, right before the first beat of the next phrase hits, I reverse the lows positions suddenly.

me 2. i mess with the eq's more than the gain. but i do it all. i use the cross fader w/ the channel faders either part or all the way up depending on the kind of transition i want to make. i'll use the gain if i don't think the overall volume of the incomming track is high enough. after the first 8 mesures(32 count) of the transition i'll slowly work it out with the channel fader. but mostly i use the eq's (lows/mids/highs). i like the effect it has by morphing one song into another rather than just a simple transition. the thing thats helped me the most is playing with other people. just watching learning and taking it back to my bedroom to do it better.