Just wondering what most of you all do out there for fading ? do u use the volume to cue in ur record? Or the fader slider thingamajigy ?

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i dont understand what you are asking.

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I fade based on my "High" and "Lows" on my mixer

i dunno how other people do it but over time you will do this way i guess.

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as in when bringing in song 2 into song 1 (the song already playing) how do u bring the song in , through the fader slider ? or is ur fader off, and sliding volume levels up and down ?

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i dont use my crossfader at all. i only use my volume faders and my eq's. i feel like i get the most control like this.

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Originally posted by trancinchink i dont use my crossfader at all. i only use my volume faders and my eq's. i feel like i get the most control like this.

thats the way to go. crossfaders suck, you have lots more control with chan volume and eqs.

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i dont use my crossfader at all. i only use my volume faders and my eq's. i feel like i get the most control like this.

Trancinchink , any tips for a novice ??? so how do u bring the volume up? steadily... ??? quick ?? and at the same time, what eqs are u using to mix ?? highs, and lows ?? are there any tricks of the trade so to speak ?? thanks .. just inquisitive

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Originally posted by PVD fanatic any tips for a novice ??? so how do u bring the volume up? steadily... ??? quick ?? and at the same time, what eqs are u using to mix ?? highs, and lows ?? are there any tricks of the trade so to speak ?? thanks .. just inquisitive

i guess you could say you'll gradually learn over time. I dont know if there are any tricks personally. i've only been playing records for a month on and off... but recently just picked up on how to really use the eq's. i think its all about experimentation cause thats what im doing now

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Originally posted by PVD fanatic Trancinchink , any tips for a novice ??? so how do u bring the volume up? steadily... ??? quick ?? and at the same time, what eqs are u using to mix ?? highs, and lows ?? are there any tricks of the trade so to speak ?? thanks .. just inquisitive

depends on the track.

I usually cut the bass totally out, and leave the highs and mids eq at around 25% or less. then I slowly bring up the volume to about 75%. then I raise the eq level of the highs and mids to the beat.

for the bass it depends on the song, when I want to slowly mix it in so it is hardly noticable I will leave the volume at around 75% at this point and slowly increase the bass while only lowering the other chans bass about 10% total. then when I have all the eqs where I want, I raise the volume up to 100%, then reverse the process for the track going out.


or If I want to kick the bass in strong to keep the energy high, someitmes I will cut the bass of the other chan out and then bring both bass eqs in quickly. or just slam the new bassline over the old one.

those are just a few techniques you can use, just fool around with different songs, record the mixes though so you can get a good feel of how it sounds to others.

i like slamming in basslines..
pvd does it loads, and when done with the right key changes it can make you wet your pants.

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Originally posted by rafale i like slamming in basslines.. pvd does it loads, and when done with the right key changes it can make you wet your pants.

yeh, same here...its incredibly satisfying when you perform a perfect mix doing that


I also use the channel faders. The crossfader is useless to me just now...i think its not really suited to the gradual changes required when mixing trance. My mate uses it to mix hard trance/techno and he can make it sound amazing though.

My mixing technique kinda goes like this: when im bringing in the cued track, i have the bass close to the lowest it can go, the mids at 1/4 of the way up and i dont really use the treble that much unless the track has a lot of mid/high freq sounds in it.

Then when the time is right i bring the channel fader up to full(sometimes slowly/sometimes quickly depending on the track)Then i switch the bass of the two tracks round, then a wee bit after, i gradually decrease the outgoing tracks mids and bass and increase the incoming tracks mids. sometimes i switch the bass gradually. sometimes i do the whole thing differently...it just depends on what u think would sound best for the particular track...you get better at it the more you practice...

when i had the vestax mixers, i used the crossfaders.. right no wi have a vmx300, i use the volume faders bcuz the crossfader on vmx300 is "wierd"..