Mixing Dubstep

Tiger Blood · Post by **Tiger Blood** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:21 pm

Hey guys,

Normally when mixing dubstep i mix from breakdown - intro however when live this gives a massive drop in energy due to both songs being at quite parts. Are there any better ways? as when i see the big name DJs play they dont seen to have this but i cant quite work out their technique,

Thanks !

ShadowMachine · Post by **ShadowMachine** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:47 pm

drop second track either at frist tracks drop, or at the point where you know the second tune will drop as the first tune goes into the break down, and usually tracks have a 1 to 4 bar part right before the drop, so if you fade/or cut at this point, itll give you a nice mix....doesnt work 100% of the time, but if you can read the lines on a vinyl, or read the waveform, you should be able to figure it out.... hope this helps

Tiger Blood · Post by **Tiger Blood** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:14 pm

ShadowMachine wrote:drop second track either at frist tracks drop, or at the point where you know the second tune will drop as the first tune goes into the break down, and usually tracks have a 1 to 4 bar part right before the drop, so if you fade/or cut at this point, itll give you a nice mix....doesnt work 100% of the time, but if you can read the lines on a vinyl, or read the waveform, you should be able to figure it out.... hope this helps

thanks when doing drop - intro does the drop not mess up or intro mess up mixing together? ill give it a try later when i can get to my serato

ShadowMachine · Post by **ShadowMachine** » Sat May 14, 2011 10:38 am

well if you want... listen to my mix I did on my soundcloud... shadowmachine vs burnstar (burnstar is my dnb alias) ...WHAT A MARKETING PLOY MUHAHAHAHA! lol... I think its funny...but back to topic at hand.... if the way Im mixing is what your wanting... let me know Im sure I could record my screen of me mixing in serato to give yuh a hand...

droogie · Post by **droogie** » Sat May 14, 2011 6:40 pm

Like this other guy said.Once your first track drops,start the second track.Gradually fade in track 2 and when it drops cut the bass from track 1.Play for four bars and rewind track 1 out//

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Profit!

JensMadsen · Post by **JensMadsen** » Sat May 14, 2011 7:25 pm

Be creative and have fun, the rest should come naturally.

sixth sense · Post by **sixth sense** » Sat May 14, 2011 7:25 pm

ShadowMachine · Post by **ShadowMachine** » Tue May 24, 2011 11:38 am

sixth sense wrote:1234

get your woman on the floor?

if you wanna get up get down?

JensMadsen · Post by **JensMadsen** » Tue May 24, 2011 12:32 pm

ShadowMachine wrote:
sixth sense wrote:1234
get your woman on the floor?

if you wanna get up get down?

Sounds about right to me.

horsefeather · Post by **horsefeather** » Tue May 24, 2011 12:47 pm

Tiger Blood wrote:Hey guys,

Normally when mixing dubstep i mix from breakdown - intro however when live this gives a massive drop in energy due to both songs being at quite parts. Are there any better ways? as when i see the big name DJs play they dont seen to have this but i cant quite work out their technique,

Thanks !

i always do the same but i'm only mixing for 1 week atm, i'm still praticing on beatmatching with vinyl.

ShadowMachine · Post by **ShadowMachine** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:33 am

one Idea Ive had is find a set you like that has a track listing (make sure all tracks are out and not dubs lol), get all those tunes, then open up ableton (i say this cuz its what I use) then drop in hte first tune, then find where the second tune comes in and match it up, and continue on with all other tracks, this way you could prolly find out exactly how that DJ mixes ... now Ive yet to do this, its just an idea

Sheff · Post by **Sheff** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:03 pm

dont know if this is the answer you're looking for but with alot of the breakdowns it can be tricky as there is no "markers" which let you know if its still in beat. think of the breakdowns in bentons tracks where its just pretty much silence, i hate mixing through those because you never know if its gonna come out the other end still in beat.

id say, fuck mixing the intro with the breakdown and start the mix after the breakdown or before it

mixing before and throughout the breakdown is always fun

i had a really good point to this rambling but i forgot it sorry

Dr Bloodnugget · Post by **Dr Bloodnugget** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:22 pm

Your eqs are your best friend. You can bring the 2nd track in where you wish just makesure it's on an even bar. What I mean by this is dont bring it in on the 2nd or 4th bar of a sequence. Eq out your bass and maybe some mids and let them play nicely together. Who knows they may double drop nicely? Get to know the dynamic changes in your tunes such as raisers etc. Using effects from one track to compliment the other are what makes a good mix IMO! Experiment.

Foul Matta · Post by **Foul Matta** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:33 pm

Dr Bloodnugget wrote:Your eqs are your best friend. You can bring the 2nd track in where you wish just makesure it's on an even bar. What I mean by this is dont bring it in on the 2nd or 4th bar of a sequence. Eq out your bass and maybe some mids and let them play nicely together. Who knows they may double drop nicely? Get to know the dynamic changes in your tunes such as raisers etc. Using effects from one track to compliment the other are what makes a good mix IMO! Experiment.

Basically this. But don't get into a habit of copying other djs mixes or styles. All about finding your own and exploring and improving that style.

StimpsonJay · Post by **StimpsonJay** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:34 pm

find some dubstep with nasty grime acapella, or some hip hop around 140. Goes down smooth

Sheff · Post by **Sheff** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:42 pm

Dr Bloodnugget wrote:Your eqs are your best friend. You can bring the 2nd track in where you wish just makesure it's on an even bar. What I mean by this is dont bring it in on the 2nd or 4th bar of a sequence. Eq out your bass and maybe some mids and let them play nicely together. Who knows they may double drop nicely? Get to know the dynamic changes in your tunes such as raisers etc. Using effects from one track to compliment the other are what makes a good mix IMO! Experiment.

yeah that.
dunno if its the same for anyone else but theres a sweet spot on my bass EQ thats just right. just before the point where it kills the frequency.
the drums still kick but you dont get clashing basslines and frequencies

Dr Bloodnugget · Post by **Dr Bloodnugget** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:49 pm

by Sheff » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:42 am

Dr Bloodnugget wrote:Your eqs are your best friend. You can bring the 2nd track in where you wish just makesure it's on an even bar. What I mean by this is dont bring it in on the 2nd or 4th bar of a sequence. Eq out your bass and maybe some mids and let them play nicely together. Who knows they may double drop nicely? Get to know the dynamic changes in your tunes such as raisers etc. Using effects from one track to compliment the other are what makes a good mix IMO! Experiment.

yeah that.
dunno if its the same for anyone else but theres a sweet spot on my bass EQ thats just right. just before the point where it kills the frequency.
the drums still kick but you dont get clashing basslines and frequencies

Yep! I tend to have my frequencys at 3/4 to full and cutting the bass to 1/4 is about perfect when mixing in.

Foul Matta · Post by **Foul Matta** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:29 am

Dr Bloodnugget wrote:
by Sheff » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:42 am

Dr Bloodnugget wrote:Your eqs are your best friend. You can bring the 2nd track in where you wish just makesure it's on an even bar. What I mean by this is dont bring it in on the 2nd or 4th bar of a sequence. Eq out your bass and maybe some mids and let them play nicely together. Who knows they may double drop nicely? Get to know the dynamic changes in your tunes such as raisers etc. Using effects from one track to compliment the other are what makes a good mix IMO! Experiment.

yeah that.
dunno if its the same for anyone else but theres a sweet spot on my bass EQ thats just right. just before the point where it kills the frequency.
the drums still kick but you dont get clashing basslines and frequencies
Yep! I tend to have my frequencys at 3/4 to full and cutting the bass to 1/4 is about perfect when mixing in.

Pretty much this again. Agreement on DSF is bliss lol.

Dr Bloodnugget · Post by **Dr Bloodnugget** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:55 am

Haha it's a rarety!

Sheff · Post by **Sheff** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:18 am

haha amen

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