kixo wrote:Hi there, i mix vinyl only and i can't even think of doing it differently,
check my last mix: ATTACK OF THE SONIC OCTOPUS
http://www.mixcloud.com/kixo/attack-of-the-sonic-octopus/
If any of you have advices or secret tips for mixing vinyl better, share it!
for exemple, do you drop the vinyl directly in the mix ( you know back n forward in tempo and drop) or do you drop it in the headphone and then introduce it in the mix via faders (pretty hard to explain this in english for me

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OK, here are some tips. There is no right or wrong, just do what works for you, but this is what works for me.
I always que a track up in the headphones first to ensure it is the correct speed, and cross reference it with the outgoing tune. I never just drop a track straight in, as if it is out of time, your gonna be correcting it in the mix, in real time, with both faders up.
I try never to touch a record once in the mix, if you can avoid it, always use the pitch chase using the pitch shifters to slow up/down. Much smoother.
Watch your eq's. As you bring a track in, the eq's on an incoming track should be brought up gradually. Likewise, the eq's on an outgoing track can be brought down gradually.