Question about crossfading

well, starting it off muted prevents you from a sloppy mix and gives you 8 bars to fix it while cueing. Although sometimes you run out of time and have no choice. Thats usually when Ill use the “hope for the best” technique.

Chuck van Eekelen, post: 36614, member: 2756 wrote: Under settings – mixer – crossfader you can set a value between smooth (which I think is what you want) and sharp (which gives you full signal of both channels between 1/4 and 3/4 of the crossfader (i.e. double signal for half the movement of the fader).

It is standard set to smooth I think. Since neither the manual nor the Traktor Bible give any visual representation of the curves used, I have to guess here, but what I wrote makes the most sense.

Guess you’ll have to play with the settings a bit.

Greetinx,
C.

In Traktor Pro

Sharp – Extreme cut with crossfader, tracks just slam from one to another once you move it a little off each side
Smooth – Gradual bleeding from one track to another

Extremely crappy visual example

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All i do to mix was set the volume to 7/8ths and use the gain while whating the light bars to match both tracks volume while im lining the next track up…i had the high and mid set to 8 o’clock and the bass at zero ish, so when im bringing in a track i tend to up the highs to 12 on the incoming and lower the highs on the current tracks. then i do the same for the mids, all the while the crossfader is in the middle..then finally the bass.
But after reading 2shea’s advise i tired his technique last night and it sounds spot on!!! much more fluid and sounds soooo much better…
cept i did not count the bars..because i dont know how..but now ive realised that 8 bars is 32beats(?) so ill have another go over the weekend..but what i did with the e.q’s and having the volume to zero is great…sound very professional!!