Backspinning to drop in a track

[Seed]

Thanks for all the advice. I know it gets old pretty fast but it can save your ass if the songs just aren't clashing and you have no time left.

[fullenglishpint]

I backspin all the way back to the beginning sometimes when I want to hear the song again.

I use a cue point

[Ando]

I use a cue point

Cheater!

[deevey]

when the new track - old track ratio is 8/10 bassline on the new track is thumping and Just before that awesome breakdown kicks in.

That said it does get old fast and wouldn't do it unless things were really kicking to the max and probably only once in a entire night.

[sobi]

Kill the high and low of the track you are backspinning just before you do it.

#protip

Killing the low takes the "body" out of the sound of a backspin effect, and I would suggest 100% against it. I think leaving the EQ alone on the one you backspin is the way to go, while taking out the bass on the track you're mixing in, and the kicking it in after cutting the backspinning track out.

#protip2

[sobi]

Last thing.... it works particularly well if you have the tracks already mixed, and use backspinning as a way to add to a break, rather than as an emergency mixing technique.

+1
I didn't realize people actually were doing this in other situations. The only way I've ever done it is as another mixing technique. IE - Riding a mix into the breakdown of the next track with everything perfect, and then backspinng right at the end of the break down before the bass comes back in. Either that or taking the bass out myself of hte incoming track.

[fullenglishpint]

#protip2

disagree with that. IMHO backspins are about as cool as this:



and anything you can do to mask them is a good thing in my book.

[sobi]

disagree with that. IMHO backspins are about as cool as this:



and anything you can do to mask them is a good thing in my book.

Funny you use that as an example. I'm actually doing a mullet party tonight. lol.

I guess it's an agree to disagree. I've done it and had crowds love it. Hell... I started doing it because I had heard Carl Cox do it in all his sets back when I started DJing 15 years ago. I think it's an awesome effect as long as it's only done like once. I'd agree it gets more or less horrible if I hear a DJ do it more than once in a set (or at all in several hours).

[josh@firestorm]

I find dropping the volume a little on the track your backspinning helps it blend a bit better. Regarding when to do it in a track, try not to do it when there is lots going on in the track, or if your on a vocal. Ideally you just want some beats as this will help you get that traditional backspinning sound.

that's how i would normally do it..

Last thing.... it works particularly well if you have the tracks already mixed, and use backspinning as a way to add to a break, rather than as an emergency mixing technique.

this..

[ponyboy]

How do you backspin in Traktor? C'est impossible, non?