Is being a “crossfader mixer” a bad thing?
I saw that someone told someone in a thread that “he was just a crossfader mixer anyways”…like it was a bad thing…
I hope he wasnt refering to the ADD way some djs play now a days…
ive heard some people say that DJ Ravine just crossfades.. i honestly dont see too much of a problem with it if it sounds smooth and its done correctly so that you blend the songs. although it doesnt take too much skill tbh
What skill should it take?
You still have to choose the correct records…
Cut eqs…
Start them at the correct time…
Keep them on beat…
The only proper way to mix is by adjusting the contact force of the RCAs from each deck into one input on the mixer. Anyone that has decks plugged into separate channels is a scrub.
And who is dj ravine?
but to me, your not bringing any individuality into it. your like a glorified itunes with crossfade on if thats all you do. a correct mix to me should have great tunes, effects use, cue and sample use.. things that you do yourself to the mix.
and dj ravine is a semi-big hardcore dj mainly in australia. look him up on youtube. hes a hit there
What?
Mixing great records isnt enough?
not to me… i do that everyday listening to an itunes playlist. its my personal preference though, i didnt contribute to the discussion to argue or troll. its also the reason i probably wont play in clubs and crap, cause im not gonna just stand there and play songs. and it seems thats what people want
No arguement here boss…i am just asking questions…
to me mixing should be an artform, with peoples own styles and ideas integrated into the mix.
Think you’re getting mixed (
slight_smile: up with production there boss, mixing is just that, mixing tracks together. Sure you can do it in a really creative way, but if we’re talking about DJing rather than live production, what it comes down to is playing tracks and making them work well together.
@keithace, there’s nothing at all wrong with using the crossfader. It’s what it’s there for. Essentially it’s exactly the same as raising one fader then lowering the other (which of course you already knew lol). I used to mix with the crossfader and now use the lines, I can’t really remember why I switched but I just prefer it. Each to their own.
So people who just mix two tracks together are glorified iTunes DJ’s? What if their music genre doesn’t demand the use of effects as much or if anything, at all?
All true.
I dislike Ranze’s view on this, but agree having your own style is obviously good. But calling people who mix two tracks together glorified iTunes DJ’s is rubbish.
What about the old 2 tables and a 2 channel mixer? 3 eqs, a gain, vol faders and a cross fader. Is that not mixing too? As long as someone enjoys the music being played, shouldn’t be a problem at all. DJing isn’t about FX (albeit it helps) its about a seamless rockout.
You’re not a real DJ unless all the music you play was produced by you and is recorded onto 1/4" tape reels. And you have a stache.
im a crossfader dj, deck 1 to deck 2 mixing with a dash of fx’s here and there. I get tired of fx, loop roll, cue points juggles…save that stuff for the battles or showcases. when I goto the clubs I want to hear clean mixing, volume & eq’s, filters and suttle fxs with a great set of songs.
+1.
Point was that any kind of “you can’t mix using XYZ” is bullshit, but its a lot less entertaining when I spell it out like that.
+1 to all of this.
For me most of the mixer work has moved to EQing, considering the line fader curve + isolating EQs on the Xone and how long I like riding blends.
The original post felt like a reference to mindless xfader slamming which may be more often associated with poor ph(r)ase matching etc… in which case it’s not so much xfader usage in and of itself which isn’t that great.
A clean, well placed crossfade can be totally fine, case in point : Mike Huckaby’s recent XLR8R podcast. Caught me off guard the first couple transitions he did like that (it’s not his only mixing technique), but I accepted it without problems considering the track selection and all that jazz.
way to add to the discussion…