yes, backspins should be kept to a 2 or 4 beat count
they sound the best at the end of a buildup or when mixing in
when mixing in, i would backspin when the main bassline kicks in
so you have record A playing out and record B mixing in, 2 or 4 beats before the bassline in record B kicks in backspin record A

a good song to backspin mixing in to would be barthez - on the move (dumonde remix)

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Fuck with your cross fader on the bass on your EQ. Try laying the second and 4th beats of every bar from the incoming track on top of the track you are playing, or mix in with 3 of the 4 beats and cut the last beat. That way people know something new is coming in, but it's layered all throughout the mix.

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Originally posted by DJ_Laszlo I WANT THIS SET...where can I find it? Have tried Kazaa, Mediaseek, SoulSeek, without results...

eh did i miss something in this post?

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Originally posted by Scorpio Rising Listen to PvD at Okyo (08-11-2002) for example. You'll notice he uses a lot of 'tricks' which you might try for yourself. (good luck on that one ) You won't even notice certain things untill you listen to it a few times.

Well, maybe this is a stupid question, but what's the point with those "tricks" if you hardly can notice 'em?

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Originally posted by DJ_Laszlo Well, maybe this is a stupid question, but what's the point with those "tricks" if you hardly can notice 'em?

Maybe you arent listening good enough ?

I listened to the set yesterday anyways and I didnt notice more then
a couple of bad transitions and some playing on the effects on
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Hey cool thread so far. I guess what i often do is simply just start mixing in a little earlier. Dont wait for the break to completely finish before u start moving that crossfader across or volume faders up. Start bringing in the intro asap. As soon as u get a chance cut it. Even try with a spinback if ur feeling daring. Listen to PvD Mayday 2000 where pvd mixes Beta Blocker into DJ Remy - Pumped Up. This is a perfect example and one of my favourite transitions ever. Paul starts mixing in Beta Blocker very early, and keeps on edging it in and in. Then finally a spin back on DJ Remy - Pupmed Up works such a treat.

But yea those kind of transitions keeps the energy flowing, and imo makes u a better DJ. Just takes a little practice and good knowledge of the tunes u hav

just play round and scratch, but seriously if u aint mixing pretty much perfectly and already getting bored, maybe djing aint for u, try producing or summat for a bit then go back.

i do a lot of scratching now, and scratching with derb tunes is really good fun heheh

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im glad i landed on this forum nice things were said here

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Oh i forgot to mention, listen to some Hard House DJ's, they play with their tracks all the time.

Listen to some of lisa lashes essential mixes or something you'll see what i mean. for example they cut the 4th beat before a climax untill it reaches, try out your own stuff.

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Originally posted by DJ_Laszlo I've been bedroom DJ-ing for about 7-8 months now, but I'm not creative! Any ideas of how I could improve my creativeness in my mixing? A lot of people praise me for my mixes - I dunno...I think they are dull...I've got a pretty good grip on the beatmatching, (most of the time I tend to get it really tight) but I seem to do the same thing over and over again... When the outro (the last minute, or so) begins of a track, or the first break, I bring in the next track, and successively increasing and decreasing bass, and sometimes middle, and trebble, and when the second tune hits it's peak I cut the other tune...fast cuts works nice with clubtrance/hardtrance since that's what I mostly mix...But that's about all I do, sometimes I make fast cuts, sometimes smoother mixing...Boring, as I said... Any other tips and hints on what else I could do to spice up my mixes? thanks a lot //L

Ive been Djing for near on 12 years now and one thing Ive learned is that Mixing is not really all that important. Its all about Tune selection and set structure. Put the right tunes together and you'll be forgiven for not being the great technical DJ.

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Originally posted by The Don Ive been Djing for near on 12 years now and one thing Ive learned is that Mixing is not really all that important. Its all about Tune selection and set structure. Put the right tunes together and you'll be forgiven for not being the great technical DJ.

Very well said! Make sense if you are trying to mix two tracks that does not go well together, no matter how many tricks you do, will still sound like crap.

But the right effects/tricks at certain points in your set can make it that much better. Not to mention the fun factor for the DJ. Cause its all about having fun!

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