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b1o
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 Posted - 2001/09/19 : 16:06:01
i'm pretty sure that i can beat match most 4beat records, now how do i make the beat matching sound good? there still is the problem of everything else aside from the bass line sounding really odd. Also I've tried various things like beat matching on channel 2, then lowering the volume of channel 2 to a min. then crossfading over and raising channel 2 in a hope of not making channel 1 sound cut off or very noticable when the music goes away, but none of the things I've tried have worked. Any help here would be appreciated.
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MC RizlaDizla
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Posted - 2001/09/19 : 19:22:43
when you've got the beats matched, tease the other record a bit by whacking the cross fader over for 1 beat and then back to the other one again.
Best thing to do though is listen to a tape or a mixed cd, and get idead from there.
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dj-efeks
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Posted - 2001/09/20 : 01:10:25
try also to find records that will mix together well, ie if the part of the track you are planning to mix into is very noisey with a strong bass beat, then try maybe mixing in something that isnt so noisy and bring it in slowly, so that it sounds alot 'cleaner'.... just an idea =>
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SorceryKid
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Posted - 2001/09/23 : 02:11:41
With 4-beat dance music, it's usually best to start on a 32-count (preferably a 64-count) and then beatmix in on the 4-counts. Long lead-ins are really helpful to accomplish this. With 170+ bpm, that usually means starting at least 22 seconds before the end of the outgoing track. How you actually mix, will depend on the tunes in question. Practice fading, punching, scratching, and slamming and see what works best in different situations.
For example I might try to time a transition such that as a heavier beat kicks in on the incoming track, the main bassline of the outgoing track drops off. Obviously this means knowing your albums backwards and forwards. Don't be surprised if you start thinking of all music in terms of mixing! Buy a new album, and you'll know by ear that it has the same tempo and key as this other album. "Hey this would mix perfectly." That's the mindset that you'll develop with time and practice 
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Dj Matt Strukcha
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Posted - 2001/10/03 : 17:35:35
U might want to try just mixing with the drum patterns first - get the tunes in sync so for every phrase in each tune they change together - dont worry about how ur mixing sounds if uve only just mastered beat matching - I'm totally self taught the way I learnt was to listen to alot of different djs wiv different styles of mixing that way u can fuse 2 different styles together - I do sum really wierd shit wiv my mixing I scratch also - if u master scratching then ur mixing wont count as much ppl realise that u need time to scracth as well as matching the tunes;) best of luck son - Dj Matt Strukcha
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milo
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Posted - 2001/10/05 : 17:36:17
one thing i find to be very helpful is using the treb, mid, and bass controls, i find it makes things nice and smoothe soudning, if somethign is coming in and it doesn't blend stuf yet, take it down and up and such, the bass control is great help i think cuz it stops the bass kicks from cancelling eachother out sometimes when their in beat (n e one now what i'm talking about?)
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Dj Matt Strukcha
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Posted - 2001/10/06 : 06:37:27
Yeh but beat cancelling sounds good - means that ur mixing is Spot on - but if u really dont like it then follow wot ise says=)
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