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    This has probably been discussed before. If it has I'm sorry. I did search .

    Anyway, I'm gonna ahead and say that house music (including all of its' subgenres) is by far the easiest to mix. Because for some reason, it lends itself to it. House songs tend to have some kind of basic intro and ending that allow for easy mixing of new songs on top of it.

    You don't see this in, say, dubstep.

    So why is this? Why does house music have this "mix me!" attitude? I'm just curious what people think.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lambox View Post
    This has probably been discussed before. If it has I'm sorry. I did search .

    Anyway, I'm gonna ahead and say that house music (including all of its' subgenres) is by far the easiest to mix. Because for some reason, it lends itself to it. House songs tend to have some kind of basic intro and ending that allow for easy mixing of new songs on top of it.

    You don't see this in, say, dubstep.

    So why is this? Why does house music have this "mix me!" attitude? I'm just curious what people think.

    Disagreements welcome.
    House, trance and techno are for sure the easiest to mix when you start out as they do lend themselves to it. Great to help train your ear in basic rhythm.
    However you will find in time that breaks, DnB and Dubstep will become just as easy. You will not be able to help but pick out the rhythms in each, and think of how you might blend them into other songs.
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    I have always found house and trance easy to mix on cdj's or decks, really easy, and even more simlpe on a vci-100

    R'n'B/Hip-Hop and D+B needs more attention some times, i suppose it's what ya used to etc.

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    trance is very easy and allways great to start mixing with

    i really wanna mix dubstep and DnB but i dont think i got the skills

    if they are any djs of that style got any tips let me know

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    Quote Originally Posted by CassoIVchoon View Post
    trance is very easy and allways great to start mixing with

    i really wanna mix dubstep and DnB but i dont think i got the skills

    if they are any djs of that style got any tips let me know
    use your highs to match them up. Particularly the snare.
    Usually in those styles the snare is really crisp, clean and clear.
    Easy to pick out, and match up with other similar styles.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CassoIVchoon View Post
    trance is very easy and allways great to start mixing with

    i really wanna mix dubstep and DnB but i dont think i got the skills

    if they are any djs of that style got any tips let me know
    I find Dubstep to be actually pretty easy to mix once you get the hang of it. What I do is once track A gets to it's breakdown I find a song with the same length intro and put it on top of track A.
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    pretty much all electronic dance music from house to dubstep, breakbeat to drum and bass is the easiest to mix because for most of the time the songs are designed for dance floors and djs - although some tracks are trickier than others.

    when compared to say hiphop, classic rock, soul etc., all genres of EDM are stupidly easy to mix (with the exception of IDM.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by jasonj View Post
    use your highs to match them up. Particularly the snare.
    Usually in those styles the snare is really crisp, clean and clear.
    Easy to pick out, and match up with other similar styles.
    this. in dnb matching the snares usually ensures you're on beat. be sure to EQ your hi-hats though they sound nasty when mixed together sometimes.

    same in dubstep. snare is on beat 3 99% of the time.
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    Honestly, progressive house (Deadmau5, etc.) is extremely easy to mix. If anything it'll teach you how to drop tracks at the proper time(s).

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    id say minimal

    but anything without vocal tracks is going to be easiest. i think thats why people keep bringing up trance
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