Home 2023 Forums Mixes, Music & Shows My first two mixes, need help! [REGGAE]

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  • #19241
    Phil Morse
    Keymaster

    Just keep it simple!

    #1003685
    FLOZ
    Member

    I try to keep it simple 🙂 but for instance on the 1st mix I did, I beatmatched all the songs. On the second mix I didn’t do it most of the time and I think that the 2nd one sounds better then the first. Since the BPM’s varied from 60 to 100 or something like that.

    So what is most common for mixing reggae?
    – Allways beatmatch
    – Beatmatch only if the BPM is fairly close to eachother
    – Don’t beatmatch and just slam in the next time

    ty in advance

    #19312
    Maxwell Rogers
    Participant

    Where I’m at right now I can’t listen to your mix, but I could still be some help. Now when you say reggae do you actually mean reggae or dancehall? This could make a bit of difference on how you want to mix.

    #1003712
    FLOZ
    Member

    When I say reggae i actually mean reggae 🙂 so what is your advice?

    #1003725
    Maxwell Rogers
    Participant

    When it comes to traditional reggae Phil is totally correct KEEP IT SIMPLE. I just finished listening to your mixes and I like your track selection. You have a knowledge of the music so you’re already halfway there. SO here’s some things I noticed.

    – on your transitions the vocals are clashing – reggae is chill music so don’t rush your transitions. It’s not like House where you have to keep the energy level up. Space out your transitions a bit and let the music ride out.
    – keep similar riddims the same and then transition into another – I would pick 5-6 songs (whatever) artists on similar riddims (diwali for ex.) then move transition and do the same for another riddim, but I definitely wouldn’t recommend switching up the riddim every song. This will maintain that chill atmosphere that you want to maintain.

    Like I said before, you clearly have a knowledge of reggae, so you’re doing good in that respect.

    #1003750
    FLOZ
    Member

    Thanks for the more in dept advice! Will try to use different songs on similar riddims later on. Tried to space out my transitions a bit more and to avoid clashing vocals on this one:

    Tribute To: Damian Marley:
    http://www.mixcloud.com/rick-wildhagen/tribute-to-damian-marley/

    Would really appreciate some more feedback, thanks in advance!

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