Mixing Tips?

uncledog · Post by **uncledog** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:31 am

I couldn't think of another forum to post this so here goes...
I've been a dubstep enthusiast for the past couple of years and a couple months back got into mixing. I started with cd's and have a fair grasp of that but ultimately I want to spin vinyl. Currently I have a decent collection but I just cant seem to get the hang of beatmatching records and just vinyl in general..
any help would be awesome

-Anthony

chester perry · Post by **chester perry** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:34 am

Practice!

uncledog · Post by **uncledog** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:35 am

indeed I know its really the only way to get better, it just feels like im running headfirst into a wall sometimes. hopefully i get it soon

chester perry · Post by **chester perry** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:40 am

uncledog wrote: indeed I know its really the only way to get better, it just feels like im running headfirst into a wall sometimes. hopefully i get it soon

It will come,trust me. Just keep at it and develop your own style. When it clicks all the effort will be worth it.

uncledog · Post by **uncledog** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:42 am

thanks man the encouragement helps. I've been listening to edm for a long time and never really had the urge to dj, dubstep totally changed that for me

Sharmaji · Post by **Sharmaji** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:12 am

prrrrrractice!

doubles first-- match the same tune to itself--then tunes w/ similar vibes (4x4 house to 4x4 house, halfstep to halfstep, etc), then tunes with different rhythms. after that, yr on yr own.

robbiej · Post by **robbiej** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:40 am

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_t ... atmatching

numbskull · Post by **numbskull** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:19 am

i been dj'in for about 7-8 months now best tips i can give ya is listen to all your vinyl start to finish get to know them inside out and always know your one it will just click but dont give up when you have a bad day just listen to another set by someone your inspiration soon comes back!!!

en ami · Post by **en ami** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:28 am

NumbSkull wrote:i been dj'in for about 7-8 months now best tips i can give ya is listen to all your vinyl start to finish get to know them inside out and always know your one it will just click but dont give up when you have a bad day just listen to another set by someone your inspiration soon comes back!!!

couldn't have said it better myself.

fairieswearboots · Post by **fairieswearboots** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:45 am

as TeReKeTe said /\/\/\
the easiest way to parctice beat matching is to get 2 copies of the same tune - and a basic 4/4 house tune is prob the easiest

benjybars · Post by **benjybars** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:32 am

uncledog wrote:I couldn't think of another forum to post this so here goes...
I've been a dubstep enthusiast for the past couple of years and a couple months back got into mixing. I started with cd's and have a fair grasp of that but ultimately I want to spin vinyl. Currently I have a decent collection but I just cant seem to get the hang of beatmatching records and just vinyl in general..
any help would be awesome

-Anthony

i asked for similar help about a year ago and got some helpful advice... http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ove+mixing

it was SO frustrating for the first few months but it's started to improve alot in the last couple of months - bare satisfying!

the most important thing i find is simply being able to listen to two tunes simultaneously and distinguish between the two. this, unfortunately, takes nuff practice!

watson dubstep · Post by **watson dubstep** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:51 am

Lock yourself in a room for a year with a supply of Red Bull!!!!!!

Seriously, it took me ages to get decent, but as said before, get 2 similar tunes and mix them together, get to know the tunes aswell.

But you will get there mate!! it takes time, but the rewards in the end are well worth it, i been mixing for about 6 years, someone aproached me to do a slot on their station and its a wicked feeling when someone likes what you do and wants you to rep them, and then after that the possibilities are endless!!!!!

The point above(ish) whos said when you dont have your good days go away and listen to someone who inspires you, that hits the nail straight on the head!!! i had a real shity mix a few moths back, i didnt touch my decks for a week and on the way to work just listened to mixes by Mala, N-Type, Plastician and then it does want you to get back in it.

Hope you stick in there and good luck, but remember to enjoy it, that was the best advice i was given to by Mala a while back.

If you want in the future you can post a mix on here and iam sure we can give you some feedback

mattrelton · Post by **mattrelton** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:54 am

Cannot emphasise enough how important it is to just put in the hours. Practice at every moment you get the chance.

dubloke · Post by **dubloke** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:43 pm

mattrelton wrote:Cannot emphasise enough how important it is to just put in the hours. Practice at every moment you get the chance.

Also know when to drop a tune (baffled me for time

) some times its easier to drop a tune on matching snares, whereas other times it will be the first beat. GET TO KNOW THE TUNES!!! If you know the tunes you will almost always land a better mix, knowing if a tune has an odd intro or only half the breakdown of a normal tune (i still aint learnt about bars etc, i know what i mean but i cant explain it to people!) If you dont enjoy mixing dont do it, it will take time to get to like it but i feel if your not feeling the tunes you will not land good mixes.

brass monkey · Post by **brass monkey** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:50 pm

i deffinatly agree with everyone else, but also id say jsut remember to base everything you do on 16 bars, and to jsut get the feel for every track you have. but id deffinatly say after months of practicing one day it clicked but i realised to being tunes in only in 16 bars

abs · Post by **abs** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:57 pm

uncledog wrote:Currently I have a decent collection but I just cant seem to get the hang of beatmatching records and just vinyl in general..
any help would be awesome

-Anthony

give up, sounds like youre having a hard time with it, i recomend buying a latop and mixing tunes in ableton, you can download all of this for free, it's really cool and will win you the respect of the entire forum, best of luck mate, safe, bye.

brass monkey · Post by **brass monkey** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:06 pm

Abs wrote:
uncledog wrote:Currently I have a decent collection but I just cant seem to get the hang of beatmatching records and just vinyl in general..
any help would be awesome

-Anthony
give up, sounds like youre having a hard time with it, i recomend buying a latop and mixing tunes in ableton, you can download all of this for free, it's really cool and will win you the respect of the entire forum, best of luck mate, safe, bye.

i really hope your joking, but there ya go i have no sence of sarcasm

nothing worse than someone saying, hey come over for a mix! then finding their jsut using their computer to shodily mix together some tracks nicked off the net or recorded from youtube

HGLDT · Post by **HGLDT** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:30 pm

Abs wrote:
uncledog wrote:Currently I have a decent collection but I just cant seem to get the hang of beatmatching records and just vinyl in general..
any help would be awesome

-Anthony
give up, sounds like youre having a hard time with it, i recomend buying a latop and mixing tunes in ableton, you can download all of this for free, it's really cool and will win you the respect of the entire forum, best of luck mate, safe, bye.

LMAO.
But seriously, try to sync up the snares. Play one track and cue the snare on the other. Start the snare in time with the other track's snare. Play around with your pitch to perfectly sync your tracks up.

pidge · Post by **pidge** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:55 pm

^^Dont do that, sync up the first kick of every bar.

Or buy traktor scratch so you can use your decks and get it to beatmatch for you and then you can still use your vinyl for those mixes you know you can pull off Or wait for Ableton & Serato to bring out their new vinyl emulation equiptment which will be amazing probaly.

south3rn · Post by **south3rn** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:07 pm

FairiesWearBoots wrote:as TeReKeTe said /\/\/\
the easiest way to parctice beat matching is to get 2 copies of the same tune - and a basic 4/4 house tune is prob the easiest

i don't understand how that's good advice

if you have 2 copies of the same tune you just have to set the pitch the same on both decks and you're set

what's to learn there?

Mixing Tips?

Mixing Tips?

Re: Mixing Tips?

Re: Mixing Tips?

Re: Mixing Tips?

Re: Mixing Tips?

Who is online