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+Sadia Mohamed Still need help? Modern day dancehall/reggae were made on drum machine/computer so more than likely it will be quantized and on beat which makes mixing much easier. Dancehall is a fast paced genre so normally you will start fade in the other track on the 2nd chorus

Its hard to really mix reggae made before electronic drum tracks hit the scene (starting in the 80's). Due to the human element prior to that, the drummers are holding down a slightly different time, sometimes a little wonky, which is hell for mixing. I dj 60's and 70's rocksteady and reggae all the time, so I can tell you not to worry too much about bpms. Pro tip: rocksteady is all very similar bpms, hence the "steady" so I tend to mix up some ska and rocksteady together in sections and then you can use one of the many reinterpretations of rocksteady during the roots era of the 70's to make a transition. You need to know your audience fairly well. Some real dreader than dread roots reggae and Nyabinghi drums may lose a lame audience, while ska and rocksteady might fill the floor, or vice-versa. As far as when to fade in, a lot of roots starts with a rim shot or drum roll and you can jump in wherever it feels good. Next, you might like to use the fact that the riddim is recycled a lot in reggae in different eras from rocksteady to Roots/Dub/DJ/Dancehall versions and you can spin the riddim hard by knowing which riddims tie together, like a puzzle. (Example: Marcia Aitken-I'm Still In Love

I know reggae is really hart to mix unless you doing riddim by riddim. this guy is great.

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