Song Length in Mix

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Originally Posted by BradCee

meh, i play breaks, dubstep and dnb mainly

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When I'm mixing drum & bass or dubstep it's usually 2 - 6 minutes per track including mix in and mix... just depends how much I blend it, which with D&B is usually a lot (I'm finding it increasingly rare that I only have one track playing).

I let this play out for the entire 15 minutes :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CitwdkKB-oY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf68m5AnGRA




Then I play the entire b-side.

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Originally Posted by JonathanBlake

12 minutes of bliss - now try Marc Antona's 12 minute opus 'Malaga'

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just downloaded it, its a beautiful track! i've basically modelled my mixing on digweed... only problem is trying to do harmonic mixes... they make the baby jesus cry.

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Originally Posted by Citizen_Insane

When I'm mixing drum & bass or dubstep it's usually 2 - 6 minutes per track including mix in and mix... just depends how much I blend it, which with D&B is usually a lot (I'm finding it increasingly rare that I only have one track playing).

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i do a lot of layering with dnb, sample decks have made this more interesting, drop a 2 beat loop, copy to sample, then i have buttons mapped for halfing loop size and resetting it (with phase sync trigger mapped onto reset aswell). great for an extra build up, bring down to near 'micro loop' speeds + drop filter over main track at same time and reset everything :D

dubstep i find i have to leave a while, wait til a break down, loop a section, then drop a filter 92 lfo and iceverb for a wobble/build effect and bring in next track under it. that or play til the end almost. depends on the track really.
don't play much dubstep though, use it as section between breaks and dnb (maybe with some drumstep to). or sometimes drop one dubstep between a couple of breaks tracks. basically it's a 'tool genre' for me.

I haven't changed my opinion since the last time this question was asked

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Originally Posted by JonathanBlake

How long is a piece of string?

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Twice the length from one end to the middle.

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Originally Posted by ellgieff

Twice the length from one end to the middle.

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and shorter than the piece from which it was cut.

You should practice with trance if youre a beginner. It's built to play the whole 7-8 minutes for the most part. It can be just as hard to mix as any other and usually allows for longer smoother transitions, but because the songs are made to not get so monotonous after the first 30 seconds you have plenty of time to think about what your plan of action will be for the next track. Also the music is more beautiful and gives different emotions rather than just "whooo party!" (in my opinion)

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Originally Posted by ellgieff

Twice the length from one end to the middle.

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:) brilliant :)

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Originally Posted by elio_xh

and shorter than the piece from which it was cut.

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:) brilliant too :)