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When to switch the bass?
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| DjSway |
I'm having trouble switching bass between 2 songs. I know that it different for every song but is there a general rule to follow?
I usually have song A bass at 1 o'clock then bring in song B with bass at 10 o'clock. Then wait for a 32 bar hit and then do a quick switch.
Please advise... thnx!:D
BTW does it differs when playing at clubs with loud systems? |
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| Zild |
| I usually don't switch it so much as I sneak it in a little bit at a time, but sometimes a switch up can sound great is timed properly. |
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| DjSway |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zild
I usually don't switch it so much as I sneak it in a little bit at a time, but sometimes a switch up can sound great is timed properly. |
So how do u bring up bass from song B?
BTW this is for a club system, which gets me confused sometimes with being it so loud. |
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| Zild |
| Most of the time I leave the bass at 12 o'clock and use the rotary faders to bring the track in while i take the other one out slowly. Keep an eye on the master channel's gain. |
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| nefardec |
what always works for me is to say the greek alphabet backwards after the 3rd beat of the song i am mixing in.
as soon as you hit the "pha" of "alpha", then crank that bass!
see how ridiculous rules are? forget about them |
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| Beatflux |
| You could always do what Armin does and drop the bass for one bar before the next major phrase, before putting in a new the new bass. |
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| DJ Z |
general rule hard to come by....
but for me: I always bring in song B bass at 8 o clock...(almost null). i find it easier to sneeak in when i start it very low and slowly tweak it up to full power over about 60 seconds. i reduce song A bass at a slightly faster rate than i bring up song B bass. but i always look for small dips/breaks to feed in B bass faster becuase there will be less chance of an error that way. some songs do lend themselves to a full/fast bass swap too - i'll do that if it allows me.
as you know, the more you can reduce song A bass first the less it will clash with B. keep in mind if you were to SLOWLY drop song A bass to half, the crowd would barely notice...this give you opportunity to bring in B bass a little smoother. |
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| DjSway |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ Z
general rule hard to come by....
but for me: I always bring in song B bass at 8 o clock...(almost null). i find it easier to sneeak in when i start it very low and slowly tweak it up to full power over about 60 seconds. i reduce song A bass at a slightly faster rate than i bring up song B bass. but i always look for small dips/breaks to feed in B bass faster becuase there will be less chance of an error that way. some songs do lend themselves to a full/fast bass swap too - i'll do that if it allows me.
as you know, the more you can reduce song A bass first the less it will clash with B. keep in mind if you were to SLOWLY drop song A bass to half, the crowd would barely notice...this give you opportunity to bring in B bass a little smoother. |
Great thnx! How high do bring the volume on song B while its bass is at 8 o clock? |
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| DJ Z |
| quote: | Originally posted by DjSway
Great thnx! How high do bring the volume on song B while its bass is at 8 o clock? |
it's at full volume. so basically i bring in the high and mid first.
with my volume fader at 0, i usually start my high at normal (full, 12 o'clock) power - i beatmatch off the highs. my mid starts at 9 (half). bass totally off or almost off at 8.
with my eqs pre-positioned that way, i slowly bring up the first 2/3s of the volume fader over the first about 30 seconds, then bring the last 1/3 over the next 15-20 seconds. so by about 60 seconds i am fully in on volume. over the next 30-60 seconds more, i gradually trade off/swap all the eqs over to B, then of course finish by fading out/cutting volume on A. |
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| DjSway |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ Z
it's at full volume. so basically i bring in the high and mid first.
with my volume fader at 0, i usually start my high at normal (full, 12 o'clock) power - i beatmatch off the highs. my mid starts at 9 (half). bass totally off or almost off at 8.
with my eqs pre-positioned that way, i slowly bring up the first 2/3s of the volume fader over the first about 30 seconds, then bring the last 1/3 over the next 15-20 seconds. so by about 60 seconds i am fully in on volume. over the next 30-60 seconds more, i gradually trade off/swap all the eqs over to B, then of course finish by fading out/cutting volume on A. |
Nice! thx again!:D |
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