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    Quote Originally Posted by doomace View Post
    Thanks for the input guys. Major vocal clashing? Will people kill me if I were to say I let it collide with the other track on purpose?

    I personally think my mixes doesn't have proper build ups and proper fills for the tracks to co-exist and chain up. Need some tips if possible guys! Thanks!
    it's typically a rule of thumb not to play 2 similar vocals on top of each other. They tend to drown each other out and "clash" and sound like shit.

    overall not bad for 1 week. Your phrasing isn't that bad for just 1 week of practicing and you keep up some pretty good energy throughout. Try not to let tracks play out though.

    Also do you have a track list?

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    Only tip mysely and many many many others will give you is practise for a few years then come back to us, you will learn what sounds good!
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    Quote Originally Posted by weltraumpapst View Post
    this is what's the mix section is for..
    Yes, please post all mixes, tracks etc in the Mixes & Productions forum. Cheers
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    Quote Originally Posted by doomace View Post
    Thanks for the input guys. Major vocal clashing? Will people kill me if I were to say I let it collide with the other track on purpose?

    I personally think my mixes doesn't have proper build ups and proper fills for the tracks to co-exist and chain up. Need some tips if possible guys! Thanks!
    Ok Ok,

    First of all:
    Song selection: This is one of the most important things for a DJ to master (my opinion). In this mix the selection isn't that bad. If you choose your songs on the run, I would recommend to first sit down and select all the songs for your mix, before even touching your Numark. Keep the build-up in mind and put the banger at the end (or middle).

    Second: the mixing:
    With your selection of songs you need to find the perfect transitions. Sometimes this requires to change the order of your selection as some songs go together beautifully.

    there are different techniques to make a transition to another song, I'm not gonna explain them: use google or DJTT... But one simple rule is not to mix vocals or synths. As a beginner, it's easier to mix in and out on the beat (most of the time at the end and beginning of the track, you can mix one vocal on an other beat). Later on, you have to find other points within a song to mix-in another track and you can try mixing the vocals/synths


    Last tip:
    try to get a gig! When playing at a simple party (with friends or family) you get the feeling how important song selection is! You could imagine you don't want to play house for your family (try lounge instead) or top40 for your techno-friends

    When at a gig, the mixing techniques are important, but you can do without them as long as the selection is good.


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    Thank you vinniespace, that was helpful! I'll certainly do pre-planning before I do a mix in the future then

    Also do you guys use external audio processing devices for post-fader effects? I do wish to have something like the 'beatmash' traktor have or some sick effects for fills and drops.

    regards

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    Quote Originally Posted by doomace View Post
    Thank you vinniespace, that was helpful! I'll certainly do pre-planning before I do a mix in the future then

    Also do you guys use external audio processing devices for post-fader effects? I do wish to have something like the 'beatmash' traktor have or some sick effects for fills and drops.

    regards
    Don't even think about effects yet if you have only been at it a week. Iv been at it for many many years and just thinking about effects now.

    You have many years of learning ahead of you. Keep practicing as much as you can and you will slowly/rapidly (depending on how much time you put into it) improving.

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    i actually had no proplems with the vocals, i even tink i liked it a bit.
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    Thanks for the input guys! I will do another remix when I get home or smth. This time I may add some house music or techno to add some flavor

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    i'll have a listen maybe after uve been doing it a year...
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    Quote Originally Posted by djchriswoods.co.uk View Post
    i'll have a listen maybe after uve been doing it a year...
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