Aggresive mixing Techniques Discuss Aggresive mixing in the DJ Forum forums; Im great at long draged out blended smooth mixes but wanna get gud at straight in ya face mixing aint had much luck up 2 now though. ne advice on ...

[tucker]

Im great at long draged out blended smooth mixes but wanna get gud at straight in ya face mixing aint had much luck up 2 now though. ne advice on how i should start?

ive dun alright throwing sick as electro basslines over 1 an other its when i cum to bring the mix to and end its starts sounding shit and empty

[tOM]

practise practise practise (and good eq'ing)

[fil devious]

Originally Posted by tOM

practise practise practise (and good eq'ing)

as tom said mate, just practise & yeh use the eq's to max effect

[Reece Duncan]

yeah just need to practise it mate really, and like tom said, use the eq's to pull of a better mix

[tOM]

i find it useful to set eq points when mixing aggressively, say for example i'll bring my bass in a quarter turn of the rotary at a time (rather than fade itt slowly) as it creates an impact straight away, this applies to mids and tops the same. I also find that eqing my cuts is worth doing as well, muck around and experiment. Don't be afraid to let people 'hear' the mix it can enhance peoples experiance on the dancefloor.

Programming is also essential make sure your mixing happens at the right time i.e. 16's and 32's otherwise it just sounds wrong when bits come in at the wrong time

[fil devious]

much the same again as tom there, good to set eq points when mixing aggresively, timing is a thing too, bass swaps after mid breaks or cymbal changes is another way to keep the mixes flowing, when going into a break depending whether it's a short break or main break in record, if it's a short break cut the bass on the main tune, keep the mid low on the incoming tune, slowly increase mid on the incoming tune, same with highs too then when it's about to kick off put the bass back on the incoming tune which now becomes your leading tune in the mix..

[tOM]

Originally Posted by fil devious

much the same again as tom there, good to set eq points when mixing aggresively, timing is a thing too, bass swaps after mid breaks or cymbal changes is another way to keep the mixes flowing, when going into a break depending whether it's a short break or main break in record, if it's a short break cut the bass on the main tune, keep the mid low on the incoming tune, slowly increase mid on the incoming tune, same with highs too then when it's about to kick off put the bass back on the incoming tune which now becomes your leading tune in the mix..

wise words mr devious

[tucker]

cheers for the advice peeps will giv it ago. do they have a radio station for this forum ???

[Reece Duncan]

yeah just click one of the tune in links on the homepage when theres a live DJ on. There's server trouble at the mo though so not much happening at present