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  • May 28, 2013 at 4:59 am #40746
    Milos Djordjevic
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    One way to get out of “robotic mixing” I think your talking about is to manually punch in your next tune. Assuming that beats are already matched try setting some cues (kick, snare, etc) and just play around. Single, half, and quarter notes add depth to mix as opposed to a straight 4 bar kick loop. I find rubber pads or buttons are the best for this kind of style.

    May 28, 2013 at 5:02 am #40747
    Mitch Hambling
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    Milos Djordjevic, post: 40902, member: 5530 wrote: One way to get out of “robotic mixing” I think your talking about is to manually punch in your next tune. Assuming that beats are already matched try setting some cues (kick, snare, etc) and just play around. Single, half, and quarter notes add depth to mix as opposed to a straight 4 bar kick loop. I find rubber pads or buttons are the best for this kind of style.

    Not necessarily what I’m talking about. I don’t even really know what I meant by that actually lol. I guess they just sound not as smooth as they could on transitions.

    May 28, 2013 at 5:07 am #40748
    Milos Djordjevic
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    In that case practice man, try listens to mixes with songs you know and you can easily pick-up different transition methods.

    May 28, 2013 at 5:08 am #40749
    Mitch Hambling
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    Milos Djordjevic, post: 40904, member: 5530 wrote: In that case practice man, try listens to mixes with songs you know and you can easily pick-up different transition methods.

    Yes haha I’ve been doing that so far, thanks man

    May 28, 2013 at 2:46 pm #40751
    ppt
    Member

    i think this section of the forum would be great to show some examples! Like could you guys just show a 1 min snippet of mixing?

    May 28, 2013 at 10:20 pm #40757
    Edwin Alvarez
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    uploading vid now

    May 28, 2013 at 10:39 pm #40758
    Edwin Alvarez
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    http://www.mixcloud.com/DJSpecializED/hip-hop-mix13/

    youtube is a pita!

    May 28, 2013 at 10:46 pm #40760
    Strictly T
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    I must admit I am not consistent with transitions, I play techno and have been watching a few videos of some producers mixing recently and they seem to keep things very simple, no FX and almost all EQ at full, slowly taking away some of the sounds from the outgoing track. I think knowing your tunes inside out seems to be the key so they flow together and the energy levels dont drop when they shouldnt.

    I dont know if there is any professionals on here but I get the feeling less can be more sometimes! Is this correct?

    May 28, 2013 at 10:56 pm #40761
    Edwin Alvarez
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    it depends, sometimes fx and eq manipulation works wonders! BUT sometimes keeping it simple works. it really depends on how you make of it. think of it like this. you have plain ice cream and still taste great, add sprinkles, whipped cream, etc and guess what it still tastes great! is it “better” ? that depends on the ingredients.

    you can muck up ice cream if you add “too much” music is a rollercoaster ride try to make the mix or remix fit in correctly, knowing your tunes is ESSENTIAL.

    Intro
    Verse
    Verse
    Bridge
    Chorus
    Bridge
    Verse
    Chorus
    Bridge
    Mid 8
    Bridge
    Chorus
    Chorus
    Outro

    June 3, 2013 at 1:49 am #40915
    Mitch Hambling
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    i think most of it is that it takes me awhile to find a song that flows perfect with the one im mixing, i cant mix very well on the spot. Given ive only been mixing for 5 months, but i still find myself taking a long time to get a mix together. And my transitions arent always too smooth. ill be mixing two breakdowns together (in the same key) and it just sound awkward and too sudden when i bring in song B’s breakdown with song A because you can clearly hear the next song and it doesnt sound smooth.

    this is one of my best mixes: http://snd.sc/11MA2Oj and this took me probably a day or two or three to put together, obviously not working on it all day, probably 2-3 hours a day, but it is a pretty good mix. I just could never do this on the spot and there are still a couple hiccups. I get stuck a lot while putting mixes together. And i would like to find a job next year mixing, but for sure need to get better.

    here is the first mix i ever made about 5 months ago: https://soundcloud.com/teekaikandi/electroftw

    I want tips on how to make a mix sound smooth and not so sudden/robotic/clashy/etc

    June 3, 2013 at 1:52 am #40916
    Mitch Hambling
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    and if you listen to this one, notice how smooth that first transition is https://soundcloud.com/teekaikandi/glitch-step-mix-preview

    but i can rarely get one to sound that smooth, let alone get it to sound like that on the spot

    June 3, 2013 at 2:00 am #40917
    Mitch Hambling
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    another thing, do you think since im mixing a lot of electro house that is more diverse with sounds and melody’s and what not, it is going to be harder to mix more fluently, vs. mixing deep house and tech house which consist mostly of pretty simple beats and sounds and will usually sound more fluent when mixing

    June 3, 2013 at 3:28 am #40919
    Edgard Rivera
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    Mitch Hambling, post: 41071, member: 7942 wrote: i think most of it is that it takes me awhile to find a song that flows perfect with the one im mixing, i cant mix very well on the spot.

    Mix in key and classify the rhythm of the songs and add a comment to the tags

    June 3, 2013 at 4:05 am #40920
    Dizzle
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    Get a feel for how your setup at home recreates the sounds. Try doing the same transition using different eq/fader techniques each time. (eg take take out the bass of the outgoing track and bring in the bass of the incoming track) Try as many different combinations of eq fiddling, cross fader and line fader to find what sounds best to you.

    If you’re not comfortable enough beat matching the tunes, try using sync at first so that you can focus on where eqs and faders are.

    June 3, 2013 at 4:28 am #40922
    Mitch Hambling
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    Dizzle the Dj, post: 41076, member: 1780 wrote: Get a feel for how your setup at home recreates the sounds. Try doing the same transition using different eq/fader techniques each time. (eg take take out the bass of the outgoing track and bring in the bass of the incoming track) Try as many different combinations of eq fiddling, cross fader and line fader to find what sounds best to you.

    If you’re not comfortable enough beat matching the tunes, try using sync at first so that you can focus on where eqs and faders are.

    about beatmatching. What is the point of beat matching songs when you have a sync button? I know there has been a lot of controversy over this topic, but honestly, if you have a sync button, why not use it? Ive never really beatmatched songs before. besides songs that are beat gridded wrong

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