How to mix 4 decks (Techno)?

[synthet1c]

IMO you only need 3 decks when playing minimal techno, 2 playing all the time and one cued up at the ready. 4 tracks at once is just too muddy unless the tracks are obscenely minimal.

[MYE]

IMO you only need 3 decks when playing minimal techno, 2 playing all the time and one cued up at the ready. 4 tracks at once is just too muddy unless the tracks are obscenely minimal.

3 with good Eqing, use of delays and reverbs and use of the volume fader's is usually the max before it starts sounding muddy.

[dj_adm]

Yeah, mixing BETWEEN 4 tracks is what you should really be aiming for.

[AntonP]

I mix HardTechno/Schranz. My setup is 2 regular decks and 2 remix decks with S4. I'd usually grab a melodic/harmonic loop (if there is one) from the outgoing track, EQ it and loop it in the remix deck while my regular set is progressing. Leaves the sense of continuity in the mix if following the harmonic scale rules.

[Xonetacular]

IMO you only need 3 decks when playing minimal techno, 2 playing all the time and one cued up at the ready. 4 tracks at once is just too muddy unless the tracks are obscenely minimal.

Yeah, I really don't know where this misconception comes from that all these techno DJs are mixing 4 decks at a time and using mostly loops. I haven't seen or heard any that really do this.