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Art of mixing drum and bass
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| EvilTree |
| Is there a specific 'trick' to it? I know you don't have much of an outro and intro to do a smooth mix but for some reason I can't do it. |
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| nennon |
Hi,
Some sub-genres are easier to mix than others. If you have some High Contrast tracks, try mixing them together -- it's easy because they have proper intros and outros.
Mixing drum-and-bass from the same style is easier than mixing UK stuff with dark Dieselboy tracks, for example. |
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| squats |
| you must use the force !! :D |
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| Dojomaster26 |
| Mixing on the 2s helps me out a lot when trying to match DnB records. I also notice a lot of drops instead of long blends when it comes to this style, usually preceded by "REWIND!" (a DnB DJ's version of the jesus-pose) |
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| s3nate |
| It is the exact same as mixing house or trance, it is just that you have a breakbeat now and have to mix on the snares instead. |
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| i got big pants |
i usually use the snare and high hats for dnb...you might want to try beatmatching with the basslines off. i know when i first got into dnb...there were so many things such as very long intros, whether to listen to the basslines or other things and i was put off by it. the basslines can sometimes be frustrating.
try instead of beatmatching from the intros or breakdowns...start from the first initial drum snare.
i say pick up some tracks where the drums and very distinct...subfocus, pendulum, high contrast, shy fx...etc. don't overwhelm yourself with hardstep or anything of that genre. i still have issues spinning that stuff and ive been doing dnb for a few years now. its odd though since i am hit or miss going from tech step to hard step...but can go hard step to tech step with no issues.
as nennon said that its easier to mix with same style as opposed to mixing styles is somewhat accurate but not entirely true. if you throw in some hard step (tech itch/limewax type) into some liquid funk (nu:tone type)...it obviously will be a lot harder than say shy fx to something like pendulum. again...just like any genre...its knowing what works with what. |
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| djdk |
| its all about the double drop. |
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| i got big pants |
| quote: | Originally posted by djdk
its all about the double drop. |
amen |
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| sophanox |
I find it's best to count the beat exactly in your head like you would for trance, but instead of counting it like 1-2-3-4 count it 1,2-3,4 like the beat goes, if you see what I mean.
Any liquid drum and bass such as high contrast, london elektricity and logistics are pretty simple to mix.
As said above, when mixing a track in, double dropping is the best way. It's simply a matter of getting the two tunes beatmatched then bring the cued track in with the bass killed so both the songs are playing over the speakers. Then when the intro ends on the cued track, or after the first breakdown if there is no intro and the beat drops in or when the beat drops out into the outro, quickly switch the basslines over, by flicking the cued track's bass up and the other bass down. If you get it right it sounds sweet =).
Other than making sure you pay attention to phases (which I find are a lot easier to hear in drum n bass than trance), it's just practice. I started mixing trance but then got really into drum and bass as it's so much more fun to mix =) |
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| Invasionmix |
Hey Yohan, I don't personally mix DnB, but my friend who does told me to listen to the hi-hates cause the bass line is mainly break beats. The hi-hat is usually constant, and in terms of transitions it's a pretty fast transition.
Scratching is another thing that a lot of D n B DJ's are doing now too. |
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