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  • #2332251
    deathy
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    Listenin’ to it now… not bad for your first mix.

    The biggest things I’d say for it – some of your transition crossfades are perhaps a little bit slow for Hip Hop. Hip Hop tends to go for the extremely fast cuts, chops are the core of DJing the style the traditional way. However, the amount of each track you’re playin’ is spot on for the expectations of the style, a minute or so of each track and move on.

    Actually, it occurs to me as I listen and write… your crossfader seems to be set to smooth… most Hip Hop DJs are going to have their crossfade set to a fast cut. You might want to start practicing with this. Of course, the reason for it is for scratching purposes, but even without scratching, your audience is probably going to be expecting the chops.

    Later on, though, you seem to get more confident and crossfade faster.

    Don’t take the amount I’ve written as discouragement… you got a solid basis here to build from for the style you’re working in. Honestly, biggest reason I’m writing so much is because it’s rare here for me to know enough about the expectations of the genre being mixed to be able to say much more than “nice mix, brah.”

    Keep it up, you got the feel for it.

    #2332291
    Courtney Lake
    Participant

    Thanks Deathy, I appreciate the feedback – I will definitely take onboard what you said about the slow transitions and will have a look at some of my settings and practice with fast cuts.

    I honestly didnt think anyone would reply on here but I am greatful for the time you took to listen. I see you have followed me on mixcloud too, for some odd reason its not letting me follow anyone back but as soon as I can I will follow you.

    Thanks again bro – should be a few more mixes coming soon and hopefully will be better from taking your advice.

    #2332471
    deathy
    Participant

    Glad I could help!

    #2334151
    Armani Cee
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    Just took a listen. The mix isn’t bad overall but sometimes you either let the vocals play a bit long or cut a bit short with the echo when bringing in other tracks. The best way to improve this would be really listening to each tracks hook/verses so you know when they end. The transitions are on time though and do not sound bad.

    #2334441
    Tony Shivpershad
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    I really like this mix and I like your style of smooth transitions rather than cuts. There’s R&B in here and in my opinion the smoother transitions are preferable. I haven’t heard anything I’d change. I’d be pretty damned proud of this mix if I’d done it.

    #2334791
    Courtney Lake
    Participant

    Here is another mix if anyone else is interested. Appreciating the support on this forum by the way. Thanks a lot

    #2334841
    deathy
    Participant

    That’s pretty tight.

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