Ouch…
So I put up a video mix of me just winging it. Sorry. lol
After getting raged pretty hard I learned a couple things. Kthx
One of them,
“16. 7:40 to 8:00, make up your mind. whats your bpm range? 130 - 135 (5) or 80 - 140 (60)?” - theory28
was completely new to me. What is bpm range? When I was reading one of the early DJTT articles it said BPM should always go up with punctuated periods of rest. (bar time) These two theories certainly are not complementary to each other, or am I just interpreting them incorrectly?
Is BPM Range supposed to be a set increment that I increase my set with per song?
I think you are speaking more about changing the tempo of the entire mix either up or down within the mix. just kinda bump things around in increments of whatever seems to work in your specific style, ie in a standard electro track at 128 bpm a change of 1 bpm is going to be much more jarring than a change of 1 bpm in a 175 bpm drum and bass track…I generally use the lulls to raise tempo by about a quarter to a half bpm somewhat gradually. If you are speaking about the range of bpm for a mix…basically even though traktor has keylock and whatnot, I try to keep my tracks within 4 or 5 percent of their original tempo…they seem to lose a bit of low and high end “punch” when I start to get crazy with the tempo changes…
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link to video?
[/quote]I’d rather not since it is a travesty, but if you must it’s under my threads started. Look for “Video Mix.”
my sets are always +/- 3% max. occasionally (usually a slight genre shift or something) i’ll jump up a few more in a breakdown or something. the first tune i play usually determines where the set goes.
1bpm every 3 tracks is a good rule of thumb,
for anyone interested in the video and theory’s comments… here’s the thread link Video Mix!!!
yep, 1bpm every 3 tracks for sure. it will hardly be noticeable to listeners.
sometimes i will bump a track im playing up 1-2 bpm when i know there will be a split second of silence
what i meant by that specific point was that you were taking higher bpm songs and lowering them by a lot.
so going 125, 126, 128, 127 is fine
but going 130, 120, 135, 80 is another story
yes, people might want to hear the track, but is it worth trainwrecking your mix?
[quote=“theory28, post:8, topic:25282, username:theory28”]
what i meant by that specific point was that you were taking higher bpm songs and lowering them by a lot.
so going 125, 126, 128, 127 is fine
but going 130, 120, 135, 80 is another story
yes, people might want to hear the track, but is it worth trainwrecking your mix?
[/quote]Forsure.
Just needed you to be a little bit more clear on that one. Thats all.
the speed gaps between your songs are too big
About the biggest jump I feel comfortable with is around 8-10%. They both have to be songs that I can play for a long time though. I’ll gradually change the first song to about the halfway point and have the other song meet it at about the same point. So using 8% as the example one would be -4% and the other would be +4%. If you do that over 4 or 5 minutes it’s still noticeable, but not a train wreck…usually. And you can’t do that with everything, they have to work well together to start with.
i go no more than +/- 5 percent
at after that i notice snares sound too elongated.
sometimes ill go farther.
If im working up to a certain bpm I’ll plan ahead a bit and do 1-3 bpm per track but very slowly!How fast depends on the track I’ll do it by ear.Its good to know your tracks inside out so youll know where the best parts for change are
Thanks brother!