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Originally posted by alefort Don't know if that comment regarding the 'fyi' is sarcastic or not, but I would never want to offend anyone on TA () so I will clarify... FYI = For Your Information

Oh, in that case, my appoligies (or however you spell that) ;P

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Originally posted by alefort wtf? All these responses are bogus, sorry. Myself, and all my close friends constantly mix with the basslines at normal EQ levels. We have had no problems, the basslines don't DOUBLE in volume, when overlayed frequencies do not add up, they simply lay on top of each other. So in the end, most Basslines are 'engulfed' by another bassline as they usually fit within each other. This strikes me as weird that some people kill the bassline in one song and then switch at some point, to be quite frank, that will only work if the two basslines are EXACTLY the same. Quite frankly, if you cannot mix basslines, there is something fundamental missing in your learning steps.

I will agree with this post on some points, because there are ALOT of dj's out there who don't touch the base at all during a mix and JUST use the faders, and mixes still sound flawless...I think it is just a matter of style and genre in most cases.....with techno it sounds fine, but riding out a long mix and then swaping the base all of a sudden can sound very abrubt....

Iz just razzin ya guys but sometimes I mix without the EQs. Of course I can mix better with EQs, but I can mix just as good as anyone else without EQs. Hopefully it will be a Bozak though or I'll be pissed that it doesn't have EQs. If you aren't going to EQ you need to be really precise with the channel faders as most of them are exponential and have most of their fade towards the top of the fader. Rotaries make it simple.

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Originally posted by alefort I wasn't trying to say that my way is the ONLY way, by no means is it. There are a million and one ways to mix tracks, and in the end, so long as it sounds good, I really don't care what you did in order to do so. Sorry if I came off a little edgey, was just trying to let everyone know that it is possible, as is just about anything else. I want to expand my knowledge and views regarding this topic, and so far this thread has proven to be a great eye opener. I hope it has been for others as well. I am still learning....as are most of us. Oh, and skip, good eyes! Those are exactly where the mixes occur. Although the clipping is so barely noticeable to my ears, can someone else hear it? What I have learned: - Levels (ie: bass) do add to each other, although do not multiply. I retract my original comment in regards to this. - There are many ways to mix into tracks, pick whatever works for you. - Know more than one method for mixing. It will make you a better DJ and knowing is half the battle. I know I don't know many ways, and I will definitely have to improve myself in this area. - Oh, and I should read up on some music theory as well......... That is all...

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