How to mix halfstep and full step ?

gravious · Post by **gravious** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:53 pm

i dont think most djs are mixing on the one but are mathcing the snares.

You reckon?

I'm not convinced man...

ramadanman · Post by **ramadanman** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:53 pm

haha ok ill try

press · Post by **press** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:55 pm

gravious wrote:
i dont think most djs are mixing on the one but are mathcing the snares.
You reckon?

I'm not convinced man...

your probably right really.

kion · Post by **kion** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:58 pm

Press wrote:@ kion yeah maybe.

do you produce ?

a little bit.

Press wrote: i think thats why my mind thinks like that. i sort of see songs in a sequencer when i lisn to them so it makes my analyze things like this.

i think its important as a dj to know how tracks work and why sounds work or why techniques work or dont work.

like i said it does come down to how it sounds in the end , but to just write off knowing the techniqal side of things imo is doing a great diservice to ones self.

If you feel a mix is working do it - doesn't matter whether you 'think' it might work or not. Its the quantizing of the percussion etc (and key) that make 2 tracks mix well (or not) - and the vibe of a crowd can make a mix or break it.

press · Post by **press** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:59 pm

so although i did understand the 2 ways, i have been doing it wrong so now ill do it right and if it sound shit like i thought it did alot of the time then, i know its just the two songs sound shit together !

ramadanman · Post by **ramadanman** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:00 pm

this was really hard to do - so so unnatural. not exactly what you asked for but you get the idea. headhunter bass coming in the middle of the bar...

http://www.sendspace.com/file/y8vs2m

as bruno would say, this ones a nish nish

press · Post by **press** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:01 pm

KION wrote:
Press wrote:@ kion yeah maybe.

do you produce ?
a little bit.

Press wrote: i think thats why my mind thinks like that. i sort of see songs in a sequencer when i lisn to them so it makes my analyze things like this.

i think its important as a dj to know how tracks work and why sounds work or why techniques work or dont work.

like i said it does come down to how it sounds in the end , but to just write off knowing the techniqal side of things imo is doing a great diservice to ones self.
If you feel a mix is working do it - doesn't matter whether you 'think' it might work or not. Its the quantizing of the percussion etc (and key) that make 2 tracks mix well (or not) - and the vibe of a crowd can make a mix or break it.

word!

press · Post by **press** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:02 pm

ramadanman wrote:this was really hard to do - so so unnatural. not exactly what you asked for but you get the idea. headhunter bass coming in the middle of the bar...

http://www.sendspace.com/file/y8vs2m

as bruno would say, this ones a nish nish

cool of you to make the effort regardless !

alex bk-bk · Post by **alex bk-bk** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:34 pm

re original post. what the hell are you talking about? do you dj? theyre at the same rate, just mix them.

press · Post by **press** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:43 pm

Alex bk-bk wrote:re original post. what the hell are you talking about? do you dj? theyre at the same rate, just mix them.

yes i dj

edit: im not trying to argue, sorry you though my thread sucks

thanks to the peeps who gave godd tips and advice and to ramadanman for the extra effort for the clips !!

electric eliminator · Post by **electric eliminator** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:50 pm

i much prefered the nish nish mix! fuck man if i was busy counting beats in two records simultaneously, i wouldnt be able to concentrate on what the next tune would be, wouldnt be able to guage how the crowd was reacting, and would probably end up screwing the mix up in the first place! Seriously though, blend em in the headphones till it sounds good, then start the mash together. Theres enough space in this music we all love and love to allow for the odd snare to be out of place, and completely new rhythms to be concocted by a mix thats done on the off beat...to much perfection and yr gonna sound like you mix with a computer programme!

chef · Post by **chef** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:22 pm

Just think of how the tunes would be laid out in a seqeuncer and if you had the two tunes layered over each other how the beats would line up.

chef · Post by **chef** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:25 pm

There aint no special technique, its the same as mixing a house tune with another house tune.

Jubz · Post by **Jubz** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:27 pm

For me mixing is as much feeling the mix rather than listenin to specific parts of the tune though this is helpful. It's all about being able to judge the space.

ufo over easy · Post by **ufo over easy** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:35 pm

It's a little weird that you DJ and produce without understanding basic music theory dude...

alex bk-bk · Post by **alex bk-bk** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:37 pm

innit!!!

braiden · Post by **braiden** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:57 pm

strange thread

subhuman · Post by **subhuman** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:59 pm

Furiouz wrote:Just mix it...

chef · Post by **chef** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:01 am

Thread of the year, lol

wil blaze · Post by **wil blaze** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:57 am

i don't mix any specific hit together, just the whole rhythm... obviously you can't mix half step and full step on the snares cos the beats just won't line up correctly....

i'm sure this has been said ten times already

peace

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