#TRANSITIONS DJ MIX PRO#

These are guidelines, read the public and adapt accordingly, and remember: energy levels are completely subjective, and a minimal track can make one floor go bonkers while boring the hell out of another one.ĮDIT: I play mostly half step tracks of all kinds, from deep and dark british dubstep to huge ass tearout dutch bass, and halve all BPM counting, so it's always around 70 bpm, so keep that in mind when I talk about phrasing. The next peak should always be higher then the previous, and about 3 peaks per hour sound just right for me. You should also manage energy levels and peak it every now and then. If I feel it's time to let the floor breath I let a breakdown come in and make a longer-ish transition. I usually just let the track develop for 2 or 4 phrases (4 bars per phrase in my accounting) until the next intro comes in, then it's a 2-4 phrase transition, drop, rinse, repeat. If each and every track gets it's own breakdown playout (the middle section people will usually use for the transition) you are not in controll of the energy levels any more. you never let the energy level of the track drop, mixing very tightly) and when the breakdown should come. You may leave them for a bit more, but keep this in mind: you should be chosing when the mix stays intense (i.e.

I only let each track play alone for about a minute and a half and it makes for very energetic sets. If you let the track develop too much, it's own structure will clutter the overall structure of the mix, and it feels boring. So sorry for the wall of text, but if you read this far, kudos and upvotes to you sir/madam!Įxcellent advice, I'd just add this: try and mix into the currently playing track at the very first opportunity. How can I read the crowd without just playing random tracks that might not work together and without telling a story in a continuous, carefully structured mix, and how can I make my transitions sound smooth without dipping the energy by doing end-to-end mixing.

So I came here to ask how I can remedy this stuff. This creates a dip in the energy of the mix and it's like riding a roller coaster (I call this end-to-end mixing). This allows for a smooth, non-clashing mix, but creates about 30 seconds of one track going into another. This is because I mix mostly the end of the song with the intro of another, where both tracks are minimal and can mix well. The transitions can seem to go too long and can be very noticeable, even to the untrained ear. The tracks I chose have specific transition times which allow the mix to sound smooth (and yes they are key matched), which brings me to point dos.Ĭan get boring. This is problematic because I can't be reading the crowd and seeing what they want because I have a predetermined set list. There isn't a story and I feel like I am just playing random tracks. This is because when I usually do so, my mix sounds messy and sort of out of order. I mix track after track, and don't just throw in tracks. Pardon the wall of text, just thought I should provide all the infos right away.

I have already built a set list (took me about 3 weeks) and chose my transition times, and I have been practicing it daily. My slot is at 12:30am till 2:00am and I am following another DJ, who will be playing House/Tech House (and is a lot more badass than I when it comes to mixing). I was asked to play House and close with Progressive House for this set (half and half). I mix a wide variety of genres, such as Drum and Bass, Tech House, Trance/Psytrance, Progressive House, Electro House, etc. I am an audiophile and love all kinds of genres of music.

#TRANSITIONS DJ MIX PRO#

Currently I am using Traktor Pro 2 and the Traktor Kontrol S2 MK1 controller (which I will be using at the gig unless otherwise specified by the event organiser). I can beatmatch well, and understand phrasing and song selection pretty well too. I have been DJing for quite a while now (about a year, which I know isn't much, but I mix practically daily and constantly trying new things) and I am fairly comfortable with both Traktor and CDJs. This time I am actually playing an hour and a half slot at a bar near my house which has a small dancefloor and has a very mixed crowd. That one went smoothly, but the crowd was there mostly for the store, not our performance. I have done small stuff previously, such as playing at a grand opening for my local electronic cigarette store's grand opening with a friend. So in about a month, I am scheduled to do my first bar gig. So before I start, I just wanted to say that I have visited the sticky and read up on all of the stuff posted, including the FAQs, but if my questions here can be answered there please let me know.

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