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Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:00 pm
by YLF
Hi,
I'm new to this forum and just started out experimenting with mixing dubstep.
I can mix house, cuz thats my main-style, but I'm really having trouble with mixing dubstep.
The main problem is the BPM differences, I can't tell how much BPM a track is
Are there any ways to calculate of hear how many BPM the track is?
Because my cd player says at one point 95 BPM and 20 secs later 140 BPM.
It's really confusing
So if you have any tips/tricks or suggestions for me please tell me! I would really appreciate any help on this confusing issue
Greetz,
YLF
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:08 pm
by Shum
oh my lord...
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:30 pm
by Sheff
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:32 pm
by skitz_0
tap yo feet, use yo ears
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:38 pm
by doonedave
pro tip: 140 bpm
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:43 pm
by fractal
i play with these until they're the same
also it's good to remember that not all tracks need to be the same bpm for a mix to work
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:11 am
by dubloke
fractal wrote:also it's good to remember that not all tracks need to be the same bpm for a mix to work
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:16 am
by MikeE
step 1: learn to mix.
step 2...
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:18 am
by _cheef_
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:22 am
by wizeguy
pah!
have you been mixing with you eyes?
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:02 am
by YLF
MikeE wrote:step 1: learn to mix.
step 2...
Thats the problem, dunno how to mix dubstep. For house it's easy to beatmix. For dubstep it isn't
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:16 am
by hendramarshall
YLF wrote:MikeE wrote:step 1: learn to mix.
step 2...
Thats the problem, dunno how to mix dubstep. For house it's easy to beatmix. For dubstep it isn't
just not true... i find house so much more difficult because the bpm ranges so much more than the traditional 138-142 of dubstep
also, what MikeE said. use your ears not your eyes.
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:36 am
by YLF
hendramarshall wrote:YLF wrote:MikeE wrote:step 1: learn to mix.
step 2...
Thats the problem, dunno how to mix dubstep. For house it's easy to beatmix. For dubstep it isn't
just not true... i find house so much more difficult because the bpm ranges so much more than the traditional 138-142 of dubstep
also, what MikeE said. use your ears not your eyes.
That's true, everyone has its own style
But I find it just really hard to hear
So if anyone has some tips for me it would be great. Cuz mixing dustep is real fun
Just the beatmatching part is difficult for me because im used to that steady 4 kicks
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:03 am
by arktrix45hz
YLF wrote:hendramarshall wrote:YLF wrote:MikeE wrote:step 1: learn to mix.
step 2...
Thats the problem, dunno how to mix dubstep. For house it's easy to beatmix. For dubstep it isn't
just not true... i find house so much more difficult because the bpm ranges so much more than the traditional 138-142 of dubstep
also, what MikeE said. use your ears not your eyes.
That's true, everyone has its own style
But I find it just really hard to hear
So if anyone has some tips for me it would be great. Cuz mixing dustep is real fun
Just the beatmatching part is difficult for me because im used to that steady 4 kicks
Mix from the first kick and the hi-hats, much easier.
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:08 am
by Raad
^This
Snare hits are also a good reference point I find. I'm still pretty bad at beatmatching though so I don't know if my advice counts for anything.
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:19 am
by LA_Boxers
In the same way you pretty much always get 4 kicks in a house pattern, you get a kick on the first and snare on the third in dubstep. (there may be other shit in between tho. Use these as reference, but hi-hats are usually good point of reference too.
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:49 am
by YLF
Thanks
That helped me out a little bit =D
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:54 am
by Capture pt
every track is 4x4 really anyway. its no difference to mixing house, just because you can hear 4x4 kicks all the time.
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 5:31 pm
by wolf89
Vast majority of tracks are 140 nowadays anyway. Barely have to do anything.
Re: Mixing Dustep BPM isseus
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 5:34 pm
by dublerium
Sheff wrote:Shum wrote:oh my lord...
