Cue Points!
Yes, I know what they are, No, I have not really been into the whole cue point Juggling controllerism scene.
I want to incorperate them into my mixes more…
How do YOU use your cue points effectively? Where do YOU place the cue points for the best usage?
Im not asking this as a noob that wants to get into mixing, just as someone that wants to learn a little to incormporate them into a set more!
Thanks
And yes i have gridded and set them in proper places before to snap to a spot in the track, I just want some other opinions on how to use them (In a set).
I use cues for various purposes depending on mixing sets or creating routines. For sets I place them to mark and jump to brakes and drops (sometimes vocals too) other would be combining cues with effects by using creative mapping.
Thanks stewe! I have mine set similar, I just don’t know how i could use the cues in a set?
I’m actually curious about hearing from other people as well. The way I’ve been incorporating my cues is very dependent on song/genre but I’ll always place one at the first beat, and depending on what I’m doing with the song and how I’m mixing it. I’ll place additional cue points for common mixing points, but never get too creative with them.
I use Fade-in/Fade-Out markers to mark vocals in the tracks I’m not super familiar with, Load-In Markers at the start (with the option enabled in settings), and Normal Cue Points for points I could use to skip forward in a long track, generally at breaks or at the beginning of a new 32/64/128 beat phrase.
Thats basically all i do, I have been setting them just as reference points on the first beat so that i dont have to scroll through my tracks with the jog wheel. I need to go into my playlists and set fade in fade out points as well now
Thanks for the input! Ill deffinatly be setting fade in and out cues all night.
Just remember if you’re using Fade In/Out Markers, that you’re going to want to disable ‘Activate Fade In & Fade OUt Markers’ in Preferences, under the Loading Panel.
Essentially it only affects you if you’re using Cruise Mode, but you never know when the situation occurs 
Ill be sure to check. Ive never messed with the cue point settings so ill be sure to look out for that! Thank you.
i often set up most tracks with cue points 32 bars from the bass coming in and 32 bars from the big drop after the big build (or one of them) and then use them for perspective when lining up mixes more complex than intro->outro or when I’ve not played the track in a while. I find this helps a LOT and I mix a lot better with these little flags especially when digging way back into old stuff.
I’ll deffinatly be checking my tracks and adding this as well thanks a lot
load marker in the beginning and i always use cue 3 to show where the bass line comes in and cue 6 to show where the bass line stops. i generally use cue 4 for the breakdown/build. cue 2 is usually to denote the melody coming in and various cues at certain parts so i can quickly audition without using my mouse. as others, i sometimes set up cues in order to skip parts i don’t like or for long songs if i don’t want to play the whole thing. if i have an area that’s good to loop, but there are nearby sounds that will screw it up (i.e a rising noise or long fill) i will usually set a loop cue and that tends to be 7.
I really like how you coordinate it! It seems very handy to have a “code” that you use for all your songs, I might just build upon this with the other ideas i have received. Thanks squidot!
This x1000
It’s all about being able to switch between phrases easily. If you finish a chorus on track A and want to cue up track B on the drop, you can just leave a phrase to build up. If you want to just go back to the drop cause everyone loved it, you can get there with just a click of a button.
So what youre saying by that is use the chorus as a buildup (along with some light fx i suppose), and right when it hits the end of the phrase, cue up track b’s drop?
No, I’m saying you can use it anyway you want. If, for instance, you want to double drop. After the chorus of Track A, I would hit my cue points for both build ups in Track A and B (assuming they are both the same length) and drop. You can use it for anything.
Alright sorry, I was a little unsure how to interpret that at first. Thanks for the info! Ill end up adding a build up cue as well