Hello Galagus
Big congrats on completing the online course, it’s packed with so much briliantness ! Thanks for posting your mix, it’s hard to put your self out there in a vulnerable position for your peers to critique your work, I really appreciate that.
Off the bat, I’ve never used the Novation Twich ‘n’ Itch, so I can’t offer technical advice and I will not comment on your style of music because it’s what you like and play, so that’s cool.
I felt the transitions between the first two and the second to third track could have been a lot smoother, frankly there was some definite trainwrecking going on, so getting your beat matching tight in your headphones or on screen before you drop it out to the world will prevent that happening. Some particular effects can mask a train wreck, it may be an idea to get to know them just in case the mix just aint pulling off right and you need to drop the next tune in.
I didn’t get the third song ‘Future’, it didnt follow on harmoniously from the previous two, and I need to ask, all those sound effects it has, is that the tune ? It sounded really messy and a incoherent. Moving onto ‘I’m Talking’ there was a smoother transition than before, however a lot of ‘downtime’ of intro before the actual tune stepped in and unfortunately that particular intro isn’t that interesting, so you would immediately lose the crowd if you played it that way at a gig.
And then Rootsie and Boopsie dropped and I was like ‘Uh??’ A random ska/reggae track in a middle of a house EDM set. Didnt sound like it belonged at all. faded in and then faded out back to the next trancey house track.
By far the BEST bit for me was the Truth & Lies, into the Future remix. It was as a different DJ had stepped onto the Twitch. It was beatmatched and came in at an appropriate part of the song, and a lot better. Unfortunately spoilt wth the final choice of song that’s outside the genre of the entire mix was a shame. Again, it had the Roostise and Boopsie effect.
So in summary, keep at it, maybe ask the Twitchers on the forum for some particular technical advice. Think about track selection and how to integrate them a little more harmoniously. Finally listen to lots and lots of DJ podcasts and mixtapes if you want to improve. You start to pick up on what sounds good together and what clashes. Instinctively those things become part of your mixing. Thanks for putting yourself out there bro !
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