sbangs
Counting Beats Per Minute
Here is how this is done. Count the up and down beats (bass and snare) of the song for 30 seconds and multiply this number by two.
For example if you arrived at the number 60, and then you multiplied it by 2, the song would be 120 beats per minute.
Three rules to live by when beat to beat mixing are:
try not to mix songs that are more then 5 BPMs apart.
Always increase the amount of BPMs. (Except when playing a slow song or starting a new set)
Stack the snare beats on top of each other.
and when trying to mix across
Certain laws are universal. Let's cover them now.
Always have one hand on the volume control of the incoming song, so you dont Blow ur speakers or make your self look silly ;)
Do not let the first song completely fade out. If the volume level gets to low you will lose energy on the dance floor and it will die.
Do not let the 2 songs play for to long together. You should be quickly fading from one to the other. To keep things going :)
Here is how this is done. Count the up and down beats (bass and snare) of the song for 30 seconds and multiply this number by two.
For example if you arrived at the number 60, and then you multiplied it by 2, the song would be 120 beats per minute.
Three rules to live by when beat to beat mixing are:
try not to mix songs that are more then 5 BPMs apart.
Always increase the amount of BPMs. (Except when playing a slow song or starting a new set)
Stack the snare beats on top of each other.
and when trying to mix across
Certain laws are universal. Let's cover them now.
Always have one hand on the volume control of the incoming song, so you dont Blow ur speakers or make your self look silly ;)
Do not let the first song completely fade out. If the volume level gets to low you will lose energy on the dance floor and it will die.
Do not let the 2 songs play for to long together. You should be quickly fading from one to the other. To keep things going :)
Posted Wed 03 Jan 07 @ 1:25 pm
robertsr
OK, good advice on that, however one additional piece of advice
Back in the day on Trance and the like, you'll have DJ's mixing over from one track to another ludicriously.
Trance should be euphoric. If you can mix it over in 20 secs, then well in!
BUT
the best transitions are those that take 2/3 minutes to build up.
ANTICIPATION, people, make the floor anticipate that killer drop.
Back in the day on Trance and the like, you'll have DJ's mixing over from one track to another ludicriously.
Trance should be euphoric. If you can mix it over in 20 secs, then well in!
BUT
the best transitions are those that take 2/3 minutes to build up.
ANTICIPATION, people, make the floor anticipate that killer drop.
Posted Fri 26 Jan 07 @ 7:54 am