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Hey guys!
I'm mainly mixing Latin music and I always run into the same problem when I change genres,switching from one genre to another makes it sound horrible especially when the mix of the privious genre was smooth.
Can anyone help me with this?
 
Posté Wed 07 Dec 11 @ 10:05 am
Dip the volume say something on the mic and then bring it in!
 
I've heard other DJs do it without having to do that.
I apriciate your reply anyway.
 
It's really gonna boil down to knowing your music inside and out. Your just gonna have to match beats,match keys etc, etc... Maybe play a track that is an accapelle out and start the other track with a long intro (16, 32).

Just know your tracks and use your ears, they'll tell you what's gonna work or not and practice, practice, practice. And did i mention practice, lol!!
Stick with it, itll come to you.

Huey
 
Group the genres together. Once you do that there will be songs that come close to one another in terms of rhythm and origin. For example, Cumbia and Salsa can come pretty close. Cumbia, Cumbia Nortena, and then Norteno. Batchata and some House can transition to Merengue House. Banda and Tamborazo work too. Virtual DJ might have a sync, but it does not mean anyone can DJ because there is more to it.
 
I really appreciate the advice beatbreaker1 & dj obedose I'll do both.
 
Another suggestion is to have a beat transition. Basically a loop song that only has beats very little melody. Mix that in with the outgoing song, then mix in the incoming song with the beats only song. I do this a lot when I transition from say house to hip hop. Most people say it can't be done. But what I do is mix in the beats only songs. once the is done, use either a filter or flanger as I slow down the beat, typically within an 8 bar count to get people to get used to dancing to a different bpm then I throw in the hip hop song. I also do this the other way around except I speed up the beat, keep cutting the loop in half till around 1/8 and I fader slam the faster bpm song. Sorta creating my own crescendo.
 
Something I started using failry recently is the 'tail echo' facility on my Denon players...

It places a repeating & fading echo at the end of a track when you pause it. So I kill the song, it echoes, then I start the next track.

I've also created a 60 second long white noise track, that I can play through my mixers filter and use it as a build-up before slamming a new track in.
 
Thanks a lot xcakid & grooving dj,I believe that both of your advices will come in handy.
 
You could also use a jingle or sample in between tracks, like an explosion sound or a cymbal crash, or one of those 'radio staion sting' type sounds that are made with a synth - like a laser beam sound effect.
 
I tried using one of the samplers at the beginning of the outro of the song currently playing fading out of the song while I play the intro for the next song in my headphones and kicking in the volume for the new song right before the sampler stop playing,it doesn't sound too bad,I'll try different things from now on to get it right.
 
The key is gonna be your ears, practice, practice, practice. It'll come.

Huey
 
Use the CAMELOT WHEEL...It will let you match key, then even if they are off "beat wise" the transition won't be as brutal.....BTW, I read a

recent article stating that modern DJs try to mix TOO SMOOTHLY. That the art is taking the listener on a journey and surprising them, not

doing an hour set of the same monotonous drone beat. Don't be afraid to mix it up, surprise people and be creative.....I use brake-starts, echo

out, scratch in, etc.
 
I appreciate the help beatbreaker1 & jusblaze246,I read the same article,that's why I'm trying to get different opinions from you guys so I can use it with what I already know.
 
yea it's about knowing your music and beatmatching would play an important role here
 
One of my fall back songs to switch genres is Salt N Pepa-Push It. Starting a few beats into the song, hit either a 4 or 8 beat loop. Good song to practice with. I'll try and think of other songs I use, but practice some with that to get you started.
 
I really appreciate the help Gee2285 & djnrgbear,I think starting to fix that problem with different types of samples and like a lot of you have mentioned knowing my music is the first step to get it right.
 


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