# Help needed Retro Mixing (80's music)

**URL:** <https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-needed-retro-mixing-80s-music/10899>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** mixing, ableton, traktor, music\
**Created:** [May 6, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-needed-retro-mixing-80s-music/10899 "2010-05-06T20:18:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Dj\_subivk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@Dj\_subivk](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Dj_subivk)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-needed-retro-mixing-80s-music/10899/1 "2010-05-06T20:18:43Z")

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**Help needed Retro Mixing (80’s music)**

hey guys,

i got a new contract with a club where i should play only Retro of 80’s.i am using Traktor Scratch pro with Novation Nocturn.But i am facing problem with mixing this kind of songs,if any one can help me with this that will be great full.Especially Ean.i am looking forward with a video tutorial.  
Also i use Ableton 8 for djing.

Regards

Subi

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**Author:** ![Fatlimey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/fatlimey/32/12243_2.png) [@Fatlimey](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Fatlimey)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-needed-retro-mixing-80s-music/10899/2 "2010-05-06T20:38:41Z")

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Don’t even bother to beatmatch unless it’s for a special effect between tracks you know work together (OMD to Gary Numan, that kind of thing). Most 80’s and Goth clubs I was dragged to^H^H^H attended just use “crash mixing” - just crossfade from one to the other quickly without any attempt at matching.

In fact, my buddy’s early attempts at DJing an 80’s club didn’t even use a crossfader, he used the “quarter turn” trick on the SL1200s. It takes a quarter turn to get to speed, so cue up the track to the first note, spin it back a quarter turn and just hit “start” on the deck at the right time!

Now that’s quality old school mixing.

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**Author:** ![photojojo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/photojojo/32/14618_2.png) [@photojojo](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/photojojo)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-needed-retro-mixing-80s-music/10899/3 "2010-05-06T21:12:31Z")

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> [@Fatlimey](#):
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> Don’t even bother to beatmatch unless it’s for a special effect between tracks you know work together (OMD to Gary Numan, that kind of thing). Most 80’s and Goth clubs I was dragged to^H^H^H attended just use “crash mixing” - just crossfade from one to the other quickly without any attempt at matching.
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> In fact, my buddy’s early attempts at DJing an 80’s club didn’t even use a crossfader, he used the “quarter turn” trick on the SL1200s. It takes a quarter turn to get to speed, so cue up the track to the first note, spin it back a quarter turn and just hit “start” on the deck at the right time!
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> Now that’s quality old school mixing.

That’s what I did. 😮 None of that funky fader voodoo for me unless I was doing something experimental.

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**Author:** ![JesC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/jesc/32/10376_2.png) [@JesC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/JesC)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-needed-retro-mixing-80s-music/10899/4 "2010-05-06T21:38:24Z")

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Im a 80s dj! Yes you can beatmatch the music. check out [mixcloud.com](http://mixcloud.com) there is several dj mixes on the site. PM me ur info and I can send you a mini mix.

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**Author:** ![Dj\_subivk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@Dj\_subivk](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Dj_subivk)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-needed-retro-mixing-80s-music/10899/5 "2010-05-07T07:43:48Z")

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**hey**

thanks for that,i would like to listen to those mixs,even i met some of the dj’s in my town who do fantastic mix with pioneers on 80’s music..so send me the link if u could…and u can catch me on myspace too…

[www.myspace.com/djsubivk](http://www.myspace.com/djsubivk)

regards

subi