sbangs
1) The Slam (aka "dropping on the one") (hip hop, and some techno). The idea here is to match the bpm of the incoming song with the song that's playing (through your headphones). When the outgoing song is about to end, the DJ "slams" the incoming song in time with the outgoing song -- while simultaneously cutting the outgoing song's volume (there's no beat riding). The DJ slams the first beat (in 4/4/ time) of the incoming song where the first beat of a break in the outgoing song would have been. This style of mixing is common for hip hop DJ's, although during the techno-era of the early-90's, many techno DJ's slammed techno songs in a similar fashion.
(2) The 32-in-and-the-32-out (hip hop, commercial mix). This is the most common type of mix heard on commercial radio mix shows. The DJ will match the bpm of the incoming song with the song that's playing (through the headphones), and then when the outgoing song goes to break, the DJ will start the incoming song in time with the outgoing song and gradually bring the crossfader over. The DJ will beat mix a total of 32 beats before the crossfader's volume is completely pushed over (so that the incoming song's volume is at full level). Many remix services, such as Hot Tracks, design their intros and breaks for this type of mixing. It is conceivable to mix a "16-in-and-16-out" (or even shorter mix), although the DJ risks sounding unprofessional.
(3) The Blend - or what I call riding it all day (trance). This type of mixing requires 12" tracks with long intros and breaks. Unlike the "32-in-and-the-32-out," the blend is a long continuous mix that may last several minutes or more. The key here is to blend/beat mix the two songs so that a listener can not tell when the outgoing song ended and when the incoming song began. This requires constant monitoring of the volume levels so that one of the songs does not muddle the other. The crossfader is brought over very slowly (although many blend DJ's prefer to use the upfader instead of the crossfader). Trance DJ's are often known for this type of mixing, although trance tracks on continuous mix-CD's usually have shorter mix times to allow for additional songs. Some hip hop DJ's also blend.
(4) The Radio Fade (fade in/fade out). This style of mixing is discussed in the Scratching section under cueing. This is not beat matching. It's simply turning down the volume of the song that's ending and turning up the volume of the song that's starting. However, you can hear the songs blend slightly (like on the radio) since the song that's ending can still be heard as it's faded out.
(5) The Scratch and Slam (hip hop). This is common for turntablists. It's merely scratching the incoming song's first beat/sample over the outgoing song (as a tease) and then slamming in the incoming song while simultaneously cutting the volume of the outgoing song. The bpm's usually match even though the two songs aren't beat mixed per se.
(2) The 32-in-and-the-32-out (hip hop, commercial mix). This is the most common type of mix heard on commercial radio mix shows. The DJ will match the bpm of the incoming song with the song that's playing (through the headphones), and then when the outgoing song goes to break, the DJ will start the incoming song in time with the outgoing song and gradually bring the crossfader over. The DJ will beat mix a total of 32 beats before the crossfader's volume is completely pushed over (so that the incoming song's volume is at full level). Many remix services, such as Hot Tracks, design their intros and breaks for this type of mixing. It is conceivable to mix a "16-in-and-16-out" (or even shorter mix), although the DJ risks sounding unprofessional.
(3) The Blend - or what I call riding it all day (trance). This type of mixing requires 12" tracks with long intros and breaks. Unlike the "32-in-and-the-32-out," the blend is a long continuous mix that may last several minutes or more. The key here is to blend/beat mix the two songs so that a listener can not tell when the outgoing song ended and when the incoming song began. This requires constant monitoring of the volume levels so that one of the songs does not muddle the other. The crossfader is brought over very slowly (although many blend DJ's prefer to use the upfader
(4) The Radio Fade (fade in/fade out). This style of mixing is discussed in the Scratching section under cueing. This is not beat matching. It's simply turning down the volume of the song that's ending and turning up the volume of the song that's starting. However, you can hear the songs blend slightly (like on the radio) since the song that's ending can still be heard as it's faded out.
(5) The Scratch and Slam (hip hop). This is common for turntablists. It's merely scratching the incoming song's first beat/sample over the outgoing song (as a tease) and then slamming in the incoming song while simultaneously cutting the volume of the outgoing song. The bpm's usually match even though the two songs aren't beat mixed per se.
Posted Tue 02 Jan 07 @ 10:40 pm
wessmith
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Posted Wed 03 Jan 07 @ 12:14 am
good stuff dude ......most DJ's have their own style of music they mix no ?...so they can just focus on that ...and the kind of mixing for that style .....but if a dj plays various styles how does that work has to learn all no ??? and be good at it ....thats the hard part....
Posted Wed 03 Jan 07 @ 5:54 am
sbangs
heman wrote :
good stuff dude ......most DJ's have their own style of music they mix no ?...so they can just focus on that ...and the kind of mixing for that style .....but if a dj plays various styles how does that work has to learn all no ??? and be good at it ....thats the hard part....
yes each have their own :)
personaly i like trance , and old-school the most but i play all types of music
you just need to find what suits you
when playing many types of music
its important to keep it the same bpm , as much as possible so that you can do beatmatching
or you may choose to do an fm style fade method like on radios , thats how i started until i learnt more about the club styles
:-)
Posted Wed 03 Jan 07 @ 10:52 am