Hmmm, interesting discussion.
I must say that I'm an advocate of "banging it in". I mean, all dance tracks have layers to them, so when mixing in something, we should just introduce layers from the incoming track as we cut off the same layer from the outgoing track. I agree that for most cases, fading in/out gradually sounds akward.
Having said that, my beatmatching has gone downhill ever since I peaked a few weeks ago; I wonder if DJs do go through rough patches..

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Originally posted by Great Outdoors Having said that, my beatmatching has gone downhill ever since I peaked a few weeks ago; I wonder if DJs do go through rough patches..

Hell, tell me about it!
I was able to pull off some great mixes a few days ago, and now, every time I practice, I screw up big-time!

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Originally posted by Great Outdoors Having said that, my beatmatching has gone downhill ever since I peaked a few weeks ago; I wonder if DJs do go through rough patches..

.....its all good dood, everyone has ups and downs......during the fall i was too busy to spin, so i haven't spun for about 3 month then had to make a mix for 1st TA MIXIING COMPETITION and the mix came out pretty good....so maybe u are just having a stressed week or shit like that....

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Originally posted by Scorchio Thats a really great compliment DJ LIQUID I'm a starter myself and listening to someone thats been mixing with Technics and a Pioneer DJM-600 saying that I know what Im talking about makes me feel really good Like I say : Always a pleasure

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no shit guys, i learned more in the 20 minutes reading this then 2 weeks of spinning and fooling around. thanks for the help and tips.

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Originally posted by mikefasssy no shit guys, i learned more in the 20 minutes reading this then 2 weeks of spinning and fooling around. thanks for the help and tips.

Wow that's a nice compliment I can't say I learn more from reading than practising, but I thank God there's a forum I can turn to when things go wrong, knowing for sure I'm not alone..

Awww... I think we need a group hug now.

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Originally posted by DJ Teknique LET THIS THREAD BE A LESSON TO US.....BPM COUNTERS SUCK........

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Tell me what reasonable club doesnt have a good mixer with a double cue? I Think every club which respects itself should have one.

Probably almost any large night club in NYC or Boston. Almost every club I've been to has a Urei rotary mixer which has no split cueing (or much else actually). They are no longer made and are supposedly hard to come by, but are considered the best.

I found this out the hard way when I had my first nightclub gig 2 years ago. Good thing I had time to practice on it before I played.

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Not quite true... Urei mixers are still made, as long as you're handy with a soldering iron. They are available in kit form from some company in Japan, I believe.

They are a bastard to mix with though - no eq's! You have to have a separate eq module next to it. I do like rotary mixers though - I'm a big fan of them when it comes to long smooth mixes.

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Originally posted by DJTJ Crossfaders are for Hip-Hop vinyl-haters and hard house fairies!

LOL

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