Beatmatching/D&B General DJ Chat Discuss Beatmatching/D&B in the DJ Forum forums; Im taking it you dont need to do alot of beatmatching when mixing D&B or am I completely wrong ?...

[Ben]

Im taking it you dont need to do alot of beatmatching when mixing D&B or am I completely wrong ?

[James Beaton]

No its just the same, there just a lot less kicks and drums.

[tOM]

Originally Posted by Ben

Im taking it you dont need to do alot of beatmatching when mixing D&B or am I completely wrong ?

Where did you get that idea from? (Although some of the 'top flite' d&b dj's have been rumoured to play pre-mixed dub plates and cd's)

D&B is if anything easier to mix than a 4/4 beat pattern cause you can hear it going out quicker imo. It's all about listening to the snares though not the kiks.

[Chris Powell]

A lot of pitch riding needs to be done when mixing DnB on-the-fly (i think)

[Reece Duncan]

theres a hell of alot of skill needed to pull off a really good D&B mix as alot of tracks have long weird intros and outros. Its easier to mix than slower beats though.

[Ben]

Cheers, jus cus when Ive listened to sets they dont sound very beatmatched at all, alot of cuts etc involved I thought

[Ben]

Also Im having a bit of trouble deciding what way to go in my music hmmmm

[Reece Duncan]

yeah theres alot of cuts and chopping involved. Music wise it should be a personal preference, whatever you enjoy playing. Thers no reason to stick to 1 style either, infact the more varied your sets are the better. You can even play different sets on different nights, times of day etc. ie. House one night, D&B & Hip Hop another night. Could also mean more bookings then as your appealing to a wider audience

[Ben]

True will have to give it a think