This isn't a crazy transition, but it is one I tried (being very new to this, very very new) and would like your opinion. I do know it's not perfect, but is it a good idea, critique it if you could.

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Originally posted by DJ-Energy i once mixed foggy - come into my dream and yoda - definatly so i mixed it out as definatly come into my dream it came hot but forgot to record

are you saying that you can't repeat a transition? Why not?


@tw1tch: that one is quite nice I cannot really tell where you bring in the second track because they are so similar. Do you bring it in at around 10 seconds? Or is it in from the beginning?
Anyways, it is a good one if you are a beginner. I would only want to tell you that backspinning gets annoying to most people if you use it too frequently.

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Originally posted by djdawn @tw1tch: that one is quite nice I cannot really tell where you bring in the second track because they are so similar. Do you bring it in at around 10 seconds? Or is it in from the beginning? Anyways, it is a good one if you are a beginner. I would only want to tell you that backspinning gets annoying to most people if you use it too frequently.

Thanks
That clip, you can start to hear the second song at the 7 second mark. I am one of those people that find it annoying, but once or maybe twice in a set, it depends, but it can sound pretty cool if done at the right time IMO.

Question that anyone can answer on, regarding transitions. I'm trying different things regarding the basslines. How is it, that people can bring the bassline in from the second song without cutting to much of the first bassline and have it sound ok? By ok I mean, not clashing and overpowering? It can work ok with some records if they have a very similar bassline sound. Do you bring the second record in with the bassline cut off and on say the first beat cut the bassline of the 1st song and un-cut the bassline of the second song or do you do it gradually? Anyone understand what I'm getting at?

yeah I get your point. I always have the bass of the new record turned down when I bring it in. But I will vary how much I cut it off, depending on the sound of the record. At parties/raves, it is really bad to keep the bass of both records at +-0 because it will overpower the people on the floor.
A different method is cutting the bass of the old record down 4 or 8 beats before you bring in the new one with the bass at normal level.

Hard to describe, especially in a foreign language

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Originally posted by djdawn yeah I get your point. I always have the bass of the new record turned down when I bring it in. But I will vary how much I cut it off, depending on the sound of the record. At parties/raves, it is really bad to keep the bass of both records at +-0 because it will overpower the people on the floor. A different method is cutting the bass of the old record down 4 or 8 beats before you bring in the new one with the bass at normal level. Hard to describe, especially in a foreign language Writing about music is like dancing about architecture...

I'm on the right track, just need to practice more.

Tw1tch,
When I mix, I use the gain only to increase the volume level of the new track. The volume faders always remain at the same level. As far as the baseline of the new track goes I mix it in about half(-15dB or so, but it all depends on how strong the bass is of the new track) and then as I slowly increase the gain of the new track, I slowly decrese the bass of the old track. Understand? That way I can more accurately control bass output without peaking over 0 dB on my master output. It also helps that my mixer has individual line level metering or I am sure this would be much more difficult.

DJDawn,
Where in Germany are you located? I am down here near Bitburg. Just curious thats all.

Kev