Well, I gave this a run through at work this morning. This not a terrible mix by any means. It does need work, however. I think you are at that point where you are VERY close to being comfortable enough and skilled enough in your beat matching to do longer blends. I'd say that with daily practice you could post the same mix in 2 months and it would sound like an entirely different mix!

Some of your fades are a little quicker than I prefer. You have the incoming track matched relatively well, but the outgoing track fades too quickly, so you lose energy while waiting for the melody on the incoming track to arrive. This, as you know, is your phrasing. I don't know any magic advice to confer here. When I mix, I usually wait for the first beat coming out of the second or "mini" breakdown to throw in my incoming track on its very first beat. This works the majority of the time, but again, it's not guaranteed to deliver every time. I mix uplifting trance, so it's an easy, standard formula to mix this way.

You're getting there, so don't give up in frustration. In closing, if you haven't done so, become intimately familiar with your tracks. This will go a long way in proper phrasing.

I' hope you'll post another mix in the coming weeks so I can listen again.

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Originally posted by Andryuha well, you see, I understand the concept of phrasing. It's just that I can't really put it to work.

even if after you've dropped the new record on the first beat of the phrase and you need to bend the pitch to get it in time, the phrases are still fine (unless you pitch bend a whole bar the wrong way, which is unlikely).

i found phrasing the easy part, beatmatching though..hmmm a bit harder

you shouldnt need to count beats, you should just *know* when to do it, i cant really explain but im sure someone can

edit - how long are your transitions usually? judging by other DJs ive seen i'm doing it all wrong

have you got a mix uploaded BTW? im no expert but would like to listen

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Originally posted by Smiley even if after you've dropped the new record on the first beat of the phrase and you need to bend the pitch to get it in time, the phrases are still fine (unless you pitch bend a whole bar the wrong way, which is unlikely). i found phrasing the easy part, beatmatching though..hmmm a bit harder you shouldnt need to count beats, you should just *know* when to do it, i cant really explain but im sure someone can edit - how long are your transitions usually? judging by other DJs ive seen i'm doing it all wrong have you got a mix uploaded BTW? im no expert but would like to listen

He linked a mix somewhere on page one. I gave it a listen yesterday at work. Check it out and see if you concur with my assessment.

I made another mix last night and I think I'll send this one to the promoter. Let me know what you guys think (it's mostly choons, due to promoter's request):

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1. Super8 and Tab - Get off
2. Menno De Jong - Tundra
3. Kyau and Albert - Falling Anywhere
4. Jonas Steur - Silent Waves
5. Aerium - Dolphins
6. Kyau and Albert - Kiksu
7. Redshift van der Vleuten - Blue Mountain
8. Ronald Van Gelderen - This Way
9. Deep Dish - Say hello
10. Paul Van Dyk - Time of Our Lives

ttt

I think it's got a lot of old tunes in it and you need to update your bag a bit before you send anything off to anyone.

/my $0.02

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I always remember cleveland loathing this kind of trance... has that changed?

they were always into their drum and bass, breaks, techno and hardcore..

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Originally posted by nefardec I always remember cleveland loathing this kind of trance... has that changed? they were always into their drum and bass, breaks, techno and hardcore..

Actually I've noticed that people love electro house here. That's what most DJs play for warm up sets as well.

I listened to the mix and the beat matching seemed pretty spot on. I heard a small drift, but you handled it well.

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Originally posted by dj_alfi change your avatar for fucks sake.

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Originally posted by Beatflux I listened to the mix and the beat matching seemed pretty spot on. I heard a small drift, but you handled it well.

Thanks for listening. Yeah, I'm aware of that drift. I had one of those "oh shit" moments.