I've posted something along these lines before, but this is a different case and I've improved since then.
I'm currently trying to do a electro house/house mix. I've spent days just trying to get tracks that fit and it seems like I'm just wasting my time, I should be able to do a solid mix (planned) in 1/2 days right? Then why does it take me a couple of weeks?
I did around 20 minutes and it doesn't really sound good, I think I'm trying TOO hard to 'mix' e.g. I'm always doing something and I never let a song play on its own. In hindsight maybe this is the wrong approach? maybe I should let songs play for a bit longer before mixing in something else? It's just I got crap in the past for not mixing enough so maybe I feel under pressure to be this dj god with 4 arms.
I could do a 'slow' mix easily, it's just that I don't see the point because I may aswell just be playing a playlist on itunes or something, do you know what I mean? In a club environment it wouldn't be so bad but I want this mix to be good so I can send it out to promoters. I have done Drum & Bass mixes in the past that I'm proud of, and I was using 3 decks constantly mixing... but it just doesn't feel right with house music.
I know I sound like I'm stupid but I've got nothing to base myself on, only mixes I've heard online, and I want to be the best I can possibly be so I don't want to settle for average mixes.
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