^ + 1 was having a good laugh reading the responses as well....

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Originally posted by kitphillips This is a ridiculous question. Your basically asking us how to DJ. If you don't know when its appropriate to mix in and out, then you need to practice more IMO.

Thank God someone said it. Choosing your mix in/out points is a key skill, and there's no universal rule at all. Depends entirely on the context.

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I'd say that the question was more geared toward a Promo, in which I would play full tracks, but select songs that are shorter overall, so after the complete mix, I might get 14,15 tracks in an hour instead of 10. Do 2 different promos with 2 different genres and you'll have a diverse 2 promo, 2 Hours of 30 tracks [give or take]

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Originally posted by kitphillips This is a ridiculous question. Your basically asking us how to DJ. If you don't know when its appropriate to mix in and out, then you need to practice more IMO.

i know how to dj ive played sets in bc toronto and montréal

i just asked for a preference of what peoples opinions were on a demo. tracks changed at the chorus or tracks played full out.

read.

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Originally posted by kliq ^ + 1 was having a good laugh reading the responses as well....

hey come on; both the advice AND anti-advice comments are as constructive as each other.

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Originally posted by a TA Does anybody around here actually listen to trance?

^ I honestly dont mean to put anyone down or discourage, especially since I havent been around this forum long enough to merit any sort of credibility...

but to me this topic just doesnt make much sense... as has been mentioned by other members, mix in points are:

1. incredibly important to maintaining good set flow
2. an extremely personal choice thats dependent on each individual DJ and his/her style...

I honestly believe each individual track can and will on the strength of its own merits have an individual style in which it can be brought in and there cannot be any generalization as the thread starter has made - as to when to bring in all the tracks

some tracks can be mixed out of outros, some post the 'chorus' as mentioned, and some can even be mixed out during breakdowns if you maintain key etc... but a complete generalization is downright foolishness...

ps. let me re-iterate that I dont mean to offend anyone...

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Originally posted by ep1x i know how to dj ive played sets in bc toronto and montréal i just asked for a preference of what peoples opinions were on a demo. tracks changed at the chorus or tracks played full out. read.

Yeah, but dude, theres "sets" and theres **SETS**. If you were a big deal you wouldn't need a demo, so lets not be big noting ourselves here Regardless of whether you know how to DJ or not, the fact that your asking questions means that you know that you can still learn.

You should play the demo how you feel. Not how we tell you. Its the same as mixing in a club. If the promoter likes your mixing, feels you pick appropriate points to mix in/out at, which keep good flow and create the right atmosphere, then you'll get the gig. Otherwise, you won't. We can't tell you since there really is no preference. Its a completely stylistic choice, you should create your own style.

I suppose mixing in a new track every 2 minutes shows more technical skill, but probably also shows that you have very little respect for the music and are attention seeking and not letting the tracks shine through.

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LOL at this thread and the people saying skip the intro. I always start mixing from the first beat of the incoming song independent of when I'm bringing it in.

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