my way of mixing trance (my main genre)
currently playing deck with outgoing track (call it A) all eq set to zero (12pm)
incoming track (call it B), once cued up all eqs turned off fully to the left (my allen & heath Xone:4d has total kill with the eqs)
I bring the mid and highs in until i can just hear them. with the outgoing track.
I’ll then increase the mids on B, whilst taking out the mids on A, but adjusting them finely up or down to keep both tracks balanced.
at the point where more cymbals / percussion start on B, swap the highs so b is zeroed, and a is taken out. done on the one beat.
then depending on how the basslines are, I’ll either fade between them or just swap on one beat
You then have B in fully with the remains of A as just mids, which you fade out and get to no sound by the same time the phrase finishes. like a 32 bar section for example.
if I don’t have enough time left to mix, or I’m trying to get more tracks in the timeslot for the set, or i’m mixing Happy Hardcore
I’ll do the above, but start track b with the eqs set from where I would swap the highs in the above.
then follow the above.
so as you start B, the mid is enough to hear it but not overdoing it against A
on B the highs are zeroed (12pm), and on pressing play you take out the highs on A
bass is taken out on B and is full on A
adjust the mids and either fade or swap the bass.
I hope it makes sense.
