Mitch Hambling
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Mitch Hambling
ParticipantD-Jam, post: 41093, member: 3 wrote:
- Explore music. I know when I was where you’re at, I was mainly playing the big house music that was on the radio. My brother pushed me to go underground and explore…and I haven’t looked back. You’ll stand out as unique when you bring tunes to your set that others aren’t playing (but crowds will love).
Thanks, and yes i do that. Im not stuck on one specific genre either. Im super into electro house, progressive house, big room house, glitch-hop, dubstep, trap, tech house, minimal, deep house, and nu disco, as well as melbourne house. My main problem is still being able to mix on the spot. given that ive only been mixing for 6 months, i havent gotten it down yet. this is the best mix i have recorded i made for a contest http://www.mixcloud.com/mbling52/danks/ . I can get a good mix like this goin occasionaly, but when im practicing I cant get a fluent mix without stopping and figuring out where to bring the next song in
ParticipantDizzle the Dj, post: 41076, member: 1780 wrote: Get a feel for how your setup at home recreates the sounds. Try doing the same transition using different eq/fader techniques each time. (eg take take out the bass of the outgoing track and bring in the bass of the incoming track) Try as many different combinations of eq fiddling, cross fader and line fader to find what sounds best to you.
If you’re not comfortable enough beat matching the tunes, try using sync at first so that you can focus on where eqs and faders are.
about beatmatching. What is the point of beat matching songs when you have a sync button? I know there has been a lot of controversy over this topic, but honestly, if you have a sync button, why not use it? Ive never really beatmatched songs before. besides songs that are beat gridded wrong
Participantanother thing, do you think since im mixing a lot of electro house that is more diverse with sounds and melody’s and what not, it is going to be harder to mix more fluently, vs. mixing deep house and tech house which consist mostly of pretty simple beats and sounds and will usually sound more fluent when mixing
Participantand if you listen to this one, notice how smooth that first transition is https://soundcloud.com/teekaikandi/glitch-step-mix-preview
but i can rarely get one to sound that smooth, let alone get it to sound like that on the spot
Participanti think most of it is that it takes me awhile to find a song that flows perfect with the one im mixing, i cant mix very well on the spot. Given ive only been mixing for 5 months, but i still find myself taking a long time to get a mix together. And my transitions arent always too smooth. ill be mixing two breakdowns together (in the same key) and it just sound awkward and too sudden when i bring in song B’s breakdown with song A because you can clearly hear the next song and it doesnt sound smooth.
this is one of my best mixes: http://snd.sc/11MA2Oj and this took me probably a day or two or three to put together, obviously not working on it all day, probably 2-3 hours a day, but it is a pretty good mix. I just could never do this on the spot and there are still a couple hiccups. I get stuck a lot while putting mixes together. And i would like to find a job next year mixing, but for sure need to get better.
here is the first mix i ever made about 5 months ago: https://soundcloud.com/teekaikandi/electroftw
I want tips on how to make a mix sound smooth and not so sudden/robotic/clashy/etc
ParticipantDayvue, post: 40910, member: 837 wrote: It really depends on where you see your mixing style going. There is no need for Pioneer CDJ 850/900/2000 or Denon SC2900/3900/3700 if you aren’t going to need a nice platter. Remember, there is no increase in functionality in going from a nice controller (i.e. S2) to CDJs unless they are nice CDJs. I always recommend that younger djs who are looking to get more “pro” setups look into turntables and a mixer instead of CDJs and a mixer. You can get a good pair of Technics SL-1200’s for around $600 USD in most places in the US/Canada, and you’ll be able to buy real vinyl and play it when you are just chilling. You also learn to use turntables and can work on scratching if you want. Finally, Rane SL1’s go for 150-200 USD used (very cheap), and Traktor scratch setups aren’t much more expensive.
TL:DR; If you aren’t going to drop the big bucks on CDJs that do more than controllers, get turntables. You will strengthen your skills in beatmatching/scratching/vinyl mixing more on vinyl than with CDJs, and you will probably enjoy it more. A low-end mixer plus tts plus a sound card can be less than $1000 if you do it right, and a lot of places on Craigslist list beginner DVS setups for super cheap.
hmm, well if im going to spend the money to get turntables, and drop atleast 1000 dollars on it, i mine as well just go ahead and buy CDJ’s and a mixer. Im only 15, but i would like to start mixing as a job sometime next year, altough that may be hard since im guessing you have to be over 18 to DJ at clubs, unless they make an acception since im mixing
ParticipantMilos Djordjevic, post: 40904, member: 5530 wrote: In that case practice man, try listens to mixes with songs you know and you can easily pick-up different transition methods.
Yes haha I’ve been doing that so far, thanks man
ParticipantMilos Djordjevic, post: 40902, member: 5530 wrote: One way to get out of “robotic mixing” I think your talking about is to manually punch in your next tune. Assuming that beats are already matched try setting some cues (kick, snare, etc) and just play around. Single, half, and quarter notes add depth to mix as opposed to a straight 4 bar kick loop. I find rubber pads or buttons are the best for this kind of style.
Not necessarily what I’m talking about. I don’t even really know what I meant by that actually lol. I guess they just sound not as smooth as they could on transitions.
ParticipantI looked into those gemini’s, because yes, they are very very cheap considering you get two decks + a mixer for only 700$ (if i remember correctly). But i also heard theres a lot of downside to them, since they are one complete controller, if one thing goes wrong, everything goes wrong. But 700$ for a mixer + two decks seems too good to be true. The word is that they feel really cheap and cheesy. This is the problem of being 15, because i will most likely not be getting that much money in the near future. I will check out the denons
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Participantif using traktor, the delay effect using single mode works like a charm for transitioning between two BPM’s. Turn freeze all the way up, and turn dry/wet all the way up, and when song A comes to a breakdown, start song B (which is at a diff. bpm) and turn on the delay for track A and it will fade out
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Participantatom12v, post: 39038, member: 1423 wrote: [quote=
1.You need to beatgrid all your sons
2.Learn to beatmatch
3.You need to mix not only in key but rhythm alsothanks, but that didnt get too far. Traktor beat grids songs automatically, and I know I need to mix in key and beatmatch songs correctly
Participantits also a little awkward when one song is playing with another, and the first song drops while the other one is still in its breakdown. If that made sense lol. keep practicing, you willl get it
Participantas you may know, im only 15, and have been mixing only for 3 months or so. around 1 minute, you have done a common thing, before the beat drops you looped the song, then looped it to a shorter count, then a even shorter count (someone with a bit more knowledge may correct me cuz there may be a name for that i do not know of), then im guessing you hopped to a cue point at the drop. As fun as it is, and as often as you hear it, you dont wanna over use it, and when you do you wanna do it correctly.
and then as tommy said, your rockin the double beats, that just is fixed by beatmatching correctly
when doing transitions, dont randomly bring in track b halfway through track a. you wanna mix songs smoothly. since im new im not an expert on transitions yet, but some good ways to transition are mixing track a’s breakdown with track b’s breakdown, or mixing track a’s outro with track b’s intro. those are very simple transitions and as long as you practice those you will find yourself learning new transitions and techniques to mixing songs together.
at 3:35 it sounded a bit awkward when the song dropped
you also wanna make sure the songs are in the right key to mix, you can check your songs key by getting mixed in key, a lot more helpful because transitions will sound more fluent.
watching tutorials, and surfing the web helps quite a bit. and listening to recorded mixes from artists is really helpful if you can pick out what they are doing when mixing.
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