Man I'm old school 1210's era from the 90's when we only JUST started getting EQ splits and kills on the high mid and bass on the mixers. I see the kids dancing around on the dials these days and I don't. I am into it sometimes but you are bang on that if you leave them dials all at 12 o' clock and play with the upfaders and levels along with the timing of the mix, the EQ dancers will get a different and pleasantly surprising cross fade mix in. Nice post man.
@danielwaters27473 жыл бұрын
I've not long started djing (digital) and never really understood why people use eqs so much I mainly always use the crossfaser and volume faders and filters to transition sometimes and thats about it, maybe with digital djing it's a lot easier so people may want to make it look like they're doing more in the mix but a lot of the time its unnecessary.
@djhaloeight3 жыл бұрын
I come from that era too, and as a techno DJ, phreakin the EQs definitely has its time and place. That being said, I’ve played on a Rane 2016 and I could see what Mojaxx was talking about. Especially playing smooth house tracks. This reminds me of a guy I used to know back in the day. Great DJ. His name was Fern Alvarado. Man you wanna talk about jackin that EQ. That dudes fingers were a blur on the knobs. Memories.
@coryswanson2247 Жыл бұрын
Respect
@guspo13 жыл бұрын
Yep. Did this for years in the late 80's when using a mixer with no channel EQ 7 nights a week at Kings Cross Australia. You get by with what you have.
@akinkunmicook29778 жыл бұрын
I think you're right! The keyword you mentioned for me is "rotary!" On a rotary mixer with no eq on the channels like a Urei or Bozak it "feels" more natural, especially with vinyl! Mixing on a Urei also forces you to be really selective as to what you mix because you don't have individual eq to "save the day!" Also you have less distractions (the blinking lights etc.)! For me less is more! Great video! Peace!
@Unit278 жыл бұрын
I always start by teaching students the drop bass/bring in/swap bass/fade out method as a good practice, explaining why they should avoid clashing basslines. Then at some point they inevitably come across a mix that sounds off with that method, and that's when we can start looking at EQing as situational. Great video!
@cassiusjb8 жыл бұрын
I'm finding it to work 9 times out of 10. Sometimes I improvise.
@dsquareddan8 жыл бұрын
Great way to piss off the sound engineer when your bass becomes incredibly phased
@AB-80X7 жыл бұрын
Nope. Use your timing and levels. When you use your eq to combat phasing issues, you are in fact not doing anything but masking the whole damn problem, thus creating new ones on top. That's why it sounds like shit when you use the eq like too many do. Set your levels and get your timing right between the two beats, then both phase and comb filtering issues are gone. If anything is left in terms of comb filtering, use ALL bands on one of the channels to get rid of that. Lower hi, mid and low by only an 8th of a db, maybe a 4th. if it's really stubborn, it's almost inaudible, but enough. That's all it takes.
@slytown6 жыл бұрын
KNOW YOUR TRACKS. EQing every track works for certain genres (techno, instrumental dub house) and the Xone 92 encourages it with its cueing system. However, the mixer can't compensate for DJ laziness. Get to know your tracks and their idiosyncrasies. The rotary mixer he mentioned was used for disco and a lot of early house, which usually had a 32 bar drum intro. Those tracks made it easy to go without knowing your tracks but you still had to remember to pull out the first track before vocals or bass kicked in. Software today will even tell you what tracks are harmonically matched, so there is no excuse for not knowing at least where the vocal or bass comes in. It takes just a little time to know your tracks. And hey, you are supposed to like listening to the music you have, so listen to it on your own before you DJ it.
@garryoneill44565 жыл бұрын
When I started mixing in 91” all I had was a 2 channel n cross fader mixer, no eq. It was all about input, output levels for each channel & knowing your tracks. I got satisfaction from making people jump. Now days mixing prog house I wouldn’t mix without eq, would give me no satisfaction. Constantly creating your own tracks off what people have produced. Floats my boat.
@leonaddison98234 жыл бұрын
I started mixing thirty five plus years ago. You had to know your songs. Where the break points were. Percussion and drum breaks where at. Giving the crowd a chance enjoy the music. Learn how and when it was time to transition to the next song and how to move into it. No two mixes were the same. I started with some cheap brand of mixers with a five band EQ for over all sound. I bought a GLI PMX 7000 mixer it had the same five band EQ on top. The problem with GLI was the drop off in sound in side to side crossfader mixing. To over come that. I learned how to what is called Hamster mix. Leaving the crossfader in the center. Using the vert. line channel slides to mix. I still had to know the points in the song but in using the slide I could ease off the bass some to mix in the new song. Poor mans version of a Isolator and Rotary mixer. In those days you learned how to Finesse your mixes. I was what was called a DJ mixer. Technical with song transitioning. Some guys were quick mix wham bam style. Finnes mixing made it sound like one long song. Todays DJ's most don't have a smooth touch. The new Dj mixers allow you to cheat your way thru. Forcing two songs to work together. Very few dedicate time to the craft. You can hear it. I like to listen to the old school vets. Humpheres, Pettibone, Daryl James and Ron Hardy.. Sounds from The Loft, The Garage, Zanzabar and The Underground. Those were prime examples of talent and great venues. Peace and Love.
@alanmodimages3 жыл бұрын
Yep. I still use my Numark PPD Mixer. No Channel EQ's. I started in about 87 and used Tape Decks to mix Tony Lee, All Night Passion and all the 82-85 stuff before House came out. You had to Finesse with the levels! My Numark (PPD 1950) just has a Main EQ. I have decided to keep it and add a Denon Media Player because it still sounds really good. I see DJ's constantly tweaking knobs 1 millimeter at a time and I can honestly barely watch them. Sometimes you had to do the 'Bam' mixing and trust your ears, other times we had to "Ride the Rhythm" and make two tracks work. But we knew the tracks. If you didn't, we could always look at the color changes in the vinyl to see where the drop was. No Looping! Ah, those were the days. My idols now are Louie Vega and Ron Trent. Both Rotary Heads. Thanks for your comments, from a "Head" out of Detroit :)
@djstacktrace7 жыл бұрын
Honestly I've never understood why DJ's dial back the low end on the inbound track. I love having both at full frequency, especially when the kicks are similar and I can get them to phase cancel (or just prior to phase cancellation you can get a unique chirpy sound.) In the early 90's when everyone was using the stock 909 kick, the phasing happened quite a bit on my blends and I used it as a guide - when I heard that "chirp" I knew the beat matching was perfectly lined up.
@luckydubs89878 жыл бұрын
Is no one gonna mention the Three Wolf Moon shirt........... k
@fkcoriander7 жыл бұрын
I searched for this comment :'D
@erikt2116 жыл бұрын
Massimo Gagliano same
@Iztreshtelia5 жыл бұрын
@@fkcoriander Shit I have the same one. Its also glowing in dimer lighting...
@inthemix686 жыл бұрын
I use rotary mixer, and I’m 100% with you on this, mixes def do sound better without using eq and just using slow smooth fades, with gentle volume curves etc,
@matthewpepler96733 жыл бұрын
Early 2021 and I've just come across this video...Strangely I've been doing this quite naturally, I play deep house, melodic techno and some prog and I've been playing with faders doing long mixes and running into's and the outro together (where complimentary) and finding this adds more depth & definition to my mixing...so thanx for the confirmation 5 years down the track!
@cassiusjb8 жыл бұрын
After recording your mixes, it's helps to look at the waveform where your transitions are. At first mine really spiked. That's when I realized I was doing it all wrong! :))
@hoodyxx4 жыл бұрын
Solid tip especially for beginners!
@daman71296 жыл бұрын
Some of the best transitions I've ever heard was DJs mixing eurobeat music back in the 80s, to this day I still can't replicate how good they were but I'm improving!
@alanmodimages3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Feel the Drive, I Need Love, Alexander Robotnick. Dirty Talk. Those were the days :) And yes, those tunes just mixed together like nobody's business :)
@MitchVH8 жыл бұрын
You're so right! It all depends on the tracks. Sometimes it seemed like I couldn't get a transition done, but when leaving the EQ's at twelve and even out the faders more then usual, it worked! Most of the times I swap out the lows and use some filter to smooth it out. But it just doesn't work with every track.
@l3db2917 жыл бұрын
I just thought id drop a comment to say thank you very much for your very straightforward and informative videos. Ive been mixing for some time now and only last night after watching one of your videos did I learn the difference between hot cues and the standard 10 memory bank (came from vinyl and found it a bit of a faff, ive been skimming through to cue's as if its a record for years because I never really understood the memory function). Also, after watching your video on levels my xone 92 is much happier and the sound I'm sure is better. Also, I just tried mixing without the standard go to eq mix or VCF filter mixes I regularly do and it sounded really nice, big thick sound and no clashes at all when keeping a nice control on the up faders. You're a legend, a lot of DJ's can learn from some nice straight basic advice regardless of how long they've been mixing. Much respect.
@TOPCHOICEDJSELECT8 жыл бұрын
I dont think it has to do with mixing style. From my experience not all mixers are the same in particular the crossfader. A pioneer 909 has a completely different curve setting than say a Rane 62. On the 909 you can actually set it to a super deep curve where you get no spike in db with 2 tracks playing, crossfader in middle, no eq. All it is is that some mixers have wider, smoother, longer, deeper curve settings. The rotary mixers are like that.
@DJAlax9095 жыл бұрын
Three years too late running into this but better late than never. Lol I have actually always done the same but with opposite tracks; i lower the lows on the track playing as i am bringing in the new track; do it simultaneously. Lately though i have started using the highs as well to mix with tracks that have allot going on per beat like EDM from watching a Laidback Luke in my mind mix videos. I've noticed the transitions are better because it doesn't sound like a giant cluster of sounds. But with hip hop or tracks that are in the 80-110 range i dont mess with all the eqs or lower the lows all the way. Just a tiny bit depending on how i think it sounds. I have been mixing allot with my cross fader instead of my channel fader; im going to switch back for awhile see if i notice a difference.
@TargetAcquisition8 жыл бұрын
Yes, always use EQs. And for blending vocals, add a bit of reverb on both channels to make the vocals fill more space and so they both blend together properly.
@bboymac848 жыл бұрын
+Dj TeeOh Excellent tip! I will start to use reverb on the vocals I use with accapelas. Thanx Teeoh!
@TargetAcquisition8 жыл бұрын
Mac Joseph if the beat doesn't have reverb, be sure to add the same amount to the instrumental as well so they blend nicely.
@bboymac848 жыл бұрын
+Dj TeeOh kool will do
@miguellombana49666 жыл бұрын
I've spun for over 33 years and only in the last 5 or so have I been a digital DJ, you mentioned the Urei 1620 how about the old Bozak's... that's where I learned to mix, ride the pitch controls on the 1200's and learn to mix in key before that was even a thing that someone was able to use to make money on. Now that I have EQ's I try to diddle with them on a few mixes and they sound like drek... it was simple to just mix not put on a show!
@alanmodimages3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. I am still all vinyl and started about the same time as you. Chicago House for example mostly gave you 16 bars to make a transition, which was actually sometimes at a bass drop. So you had to get in and get out quickly! EQ's or ISOLATORS were mostly used for emphasizing a vocal, taking out the bass or "Beating the Crowd Up" LOL! I am lookng to get into Digital now but I also don't want to fall victim to EQ'ing every single transition.
@maranezzi217 жыл бұрын
I found that up for my self also a few months ago, when i was listening to new york house (and chicago). It does feels different, maybe better, but as you have said, you have to work a lot on faders and the timing when to bring the next track in and you have to know your music better. It also depends on the music you are spinning.
@alanmodimages3 жыл бұрын
I have always found Chicago House to be different from NY House. Chicago House in the early days was very 'Break' oriented (Unless you were talking about Larry Heard...). So the though of having the time to EQ tracks never crossed my mind, and I never heard it done on the radio stations. I can see more application for it on the longer club oriented "Extendo-Mix" tracks, like the Nu Groove stuff that used to come out of NYC.
@ncmobiledjs91638 жыл бұрын
I grew up on rotary, so I only use EQ to play with the track - not blend. It's always been about mixing with the level faders or knobs. Faders just take some learning and can be as accurate pretty sounding as a Urei with some work.
@BeersAndBeatsPDX3 жыл бұрын
This works with house but leave the bass up on both channels when your mixing Jungle/DNB and the bad things will happen
@truestory22277 жыл бұрын
great tutorial, i would say the low end freq is the most noticeable on a great sound system.
@thebachelordj8 жыл бұрын
EQ 100% of the time, I take out the bass and some mid of the incoming track to keep things clean. I tend to adjust the mid before swapping the bass. However, when I started 15 years ago, there was no EQ on my mixer, so I would work the faders a bit more to smooth out the overall level
@cosmicbaggy8 жыл бұрын
+Chris W Exact same method for me, hard to move away from this when it works so well...
@MitchVH8 жыл бұрын
+Chris W It depends from track to track. I most of the times use the low EQ and some filter when swapping out the bass. But for some tracks it just doesn't work, thats when I leave all EQ's at twelve 'o clock and even out the faders.
@househeadspeakz5 жыл бұрын
That's funny you said that. I started using just the faders when I mix. I'm still learning to use the EQs.
@Flop-Bop8 жыл бұрын
Never ever use crossfaders, but I do find myself hovering the EQ's. Would've liked an example of good blending without EQ versus with, but I'll definitely be thinking about it next time at the mixer
@alanmodimages3 жыл бұрын
Hi there. For a good example, check out any mixes by Ron Trent when he is on the Rotary. He will use a master Isolator, but never a channel EQ. He is silky smooth.
@DJFiBa7 жыл бұрын
interesting point with the rotary experience!!! Gonna try out using just the line faders... but like you said,,, coming from the turntablism background the crossfader is heavily in use even for house mixing... adjust the curve from fast to smooth and the crossfader will do an excellent job for transitions. I always feel kinda sorry for the ever since unused crossfaders of new house djs who only use the linefaders for mixing leaving the crossfader untouched like an abandoned child ;) use all you got, try it our, ecperiment! peace happy spinning!
@alanmodimages3 жыл бұрын
I keep saying this to anyone who will listen, Chicago House would not have made it without the CrossFader! They had dance music for years in NYC and used Rotaries, but the energy of "The Break" and doubling and scratching in Acapellas as House Music techniques would not have been possible without the crossfader. Now everyone just does these Zombie blends and thinks they are House. No. There is a place for both styles. Not every early House Tune was meant to be blended for two minutes. A lot of times we were mixing House with Disco or Euro. Letting something ride was not always possible. The pitch fader and the cross fader were your friends. Now tracks are produced with long outro's or you can loop and mix out of that. I don't slight the skill of some of the mainstage dj's today. but old school DJ's bought the energy with a lot less tools than what they have now.
@erikt2116 жыл бұрын
I use a bit of both honestly. It highly HIGHLY depends on the tracks being mixed. Each transition is different and should be treated as such, DJs please learn one transition technique is -not- enough to do for every single transition in a set, just a word of advice! Nice video!
@wolfrobots1184 жыл бұрын
I use to do that to. But now I do it on a as need basis. It all comes down to choosing the right cross over curve from your software that made using the eq during a mix not as necessary as it use to be.
@djscottfrenzy8 жыл бұрын
I agree I get good results sometimes without using EQs. When I mixed on vinyl i never used Eq
@frizm15434 жыл бұрын
Such a great video and i agree completely. When i mix using a controller or dj software such as traktor i always find my blends are far more rigid and i robotically use the EQs and it can sound quite dull. But when I mix use vinyl only i tend to spend less of my time focussing on the EQs and will fade the next song is sometimes without touching the EQ at all, and it sounds great!
@phinds16 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Just seeing this now in 2018!! I've always belived in this. If you watch your levels you don't need to take out the bass of the incoming track. I've never done it and NOBODY has ever told me that the mixes sound bad (even the most tight-ass sound engineers that I've worked with). You just have to KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING and watch your levels! Your ears are your friend!
@druthedj7 жыл бұрын
Nice tip. Will definitely try this out. I always by default swap out the bass, and sometimes even the mid and treble( have these at around 10:00 for incoming track). I do a lot of harmonic mixing and the reason I've always done that with my EQs is because I like to ride my transitions quite a bit as opposed to cutting into the next track. Will def give this a bash.
@VikToreus8 жыл бұрын
In the example above you're lowering the bass of the channel you're mixing next into, and then subtly increasing it, as you decrease the bass of the channel you're mixing out of. In addition to this, another way is to keep full bass of the new channel you're mixing into and subtly drop the bass of the channel you're mixing out of. I also use the infamous Filter effect to cut out EQs from a channel I'm mixing into, but only a little. This is quite handy as the Filter will drop out alot of sounds including some bass and let you mix in the channel without too many sounds clashing
@samstars96232 жыл бұрын
MO Great prestation like always I keep everything in middle and treble at 1 O'clock when I come in and back to middle. I hope that made sense. Bless you🙏🏿🤛🏿👊🏿🤜🏿
@g30jack6 жыл бұрын
Back in the day, before all this digital stuff, we never touched EQ unless the track itself was lacking. 11 years behind 1200s and a mixer, I maybe EQed a few times a night.
@alanmodimages3 жыл бұрын
Yes! We would run a standard V Curve on the EQ's and leave it there unless we felt the vocals were really important! Seems times have changed :)
@MrBigbeto228 жыл бұрын
I think it's all situational. Some songs lend themselves better to EQ mixing, and some songs you don't need it. I made a mix not too long ago that uses both methods (KZfaq won't let me upload it because it has Beastie Boys). That is the art of the craft though. That's what makes DJing fun, being able to learn different techniques and methods and learning to apply them. Good vid, Mojaxx.
@andimacthatdj8 жыл бұрын
great video man. looking forward to the next one
@SmoothBlendzTV7 жыл бұрын
My blends are as smooth on my mixer as any rotary and I don't use the line faders at all. I set my crossover curve so that when my faders dead center both tracks are playing at equal volume. While I'm fading to the middle I'm lowering the bass on the out going track at the same time. By the time I get to the middle the bass on the out going track is at around 9 o'clock. As I move the fader to 3 quarters of the way across I've already dropped the bass of the out going track completely. And all this is done in 16 beat counts. This is when I'm blending long when I'm playing house music. When I'm doing hip hop, r&b and other genre's I'm always doing different kinds of blends depending on the tracks I'm playing together. This style works for me and my transitions are as smooth as anyones with less eq work.
@BKJ-888 жыл бұрын
Good video. I have been thinking the same thing myself and have consciously been trying to use the up faders in the same way as a rotary, playing more with the volume then the eq. I am close to biting the bullet and getting a Condesa Carmen, I like simplicity. I am debating between getting the model with inbuilt isolator or the model with the eq section. A part of me feels though, that per channel eq is taking away the essence of what a rotary is, but at the same time it gives you that flexibility to cut the bass if you really need to or want to ... I think I need to get my hands on one first. I wish they put out some demo units at stores and took orders from them.
@alanmodimages3 жыл бұрын
Condesa has some pretty good videos on their Facebook page. There is one which compares the 2 pole vs. the 4 pole Isolator and a nice one which demonstrates their per channel eq. I was stunned by how much cut those eq's give! I know there was one guy who purchased an early run of the Carmen before they had channel eq. He later turned it in and had it refitted with eq. He said he did not personally need the eq, but it just gave other DJ's playing on his mixer an easier time because they were not traditional Rotary Heads.
@BocaNejra10 ай бұрын
I think it all comes to the genre and style of mixing as well... for example you have Xone mixers who most techno DJs seem to love due to the fact you have 4 band EQs. But again if you are mixing 4 techno tracks at the same time, EQ is probably the only way to keep the mix level reasonable, without rocketing due to the 4 decks sounding at the same time. The problem is taking that as a universal truth for ALL transitions. Sometimes you just need to listen carefully to the music and how it works with each individual track or situation. And by the way, I love clashing drums when perfect beatmatching, that muzzed sound is almost announcing a new track is coming!!
@tonyhenwood92806 жыл бұрын
unless I have to I don't use eq very much unless I have when I first started we only had realistic mixers which only had volume controls and had to mix with that
@chrisyoungdesign13426 жыл бұрын
I know where you coming from I did this at a gig where I used a Allen & Heath mixer in place of a pioneer where i m used to the EQ's and volume controls and my default mixing style kicked in after a while I adapted to the mixer and the set sounded alot better with the mixing and blending of each tracks to cutting up
@johnparker58798 жыл бұрын
I learned to mix on a made to fade gm25....... Best ashtray I ever had !!!!!!
@warrenedward14624 жыл бұрын
😂 love it
@jakkin3338 жыл бұрын
Love all your videos. I want to see how you transfer your mix over to Ableton,and what Eqs,limiters,and your process of post production to get the best sound for playback when uploading and listening from Soundcloud. ✌️
@jhenry2488 жыл бұрын
To me, I feel it's how your body arms and hands move organically with the music using rotary pots as opposed to a un-natural linear movement listening to music and blending using the channel/crossfader.
@jaybrickman10943 жыл бұрын
I just can’t bring myself to not cut the bass on the incoming track
@hot4futureyears2come8 жыл бұрын
old school for me,, Fader, but i have been using the eq s a lot latey
@househeadspeakz5 жыл бұрын
While I practice for an upcoming gig, I did use a combo of EQ and fader. On some transitions, I would use just the faders. In addition, I starting to slowing bring a track in and not slam in when I reach 7 to 10. It made a huge difference and the blended sound much smoother. As DJs, we should switch things up.
@Lalaland.0015 жыл бұрын
the reason why rotary mixers are that much better at blending/mixing is real simple, it would be like having 10" faders thus having much more seamless control over the volume.
@djScratchMasterTAB5 жыл бұрын
I've always mixed using the crossfader! All I do is set the Contour of the crossfader.
@alyssalovethedj4 жыл бұрын
I turn the Xfader off and use the EQ's and up faders..
@jordanstevens39275 жыл бұрын
I personally only use the EQ's to keep the songs from running over each other but other than that I like going between EQ mixing and FX mixing
@aaronre298 жыл бұрын
I've never took the bass out to transition? Not once. So, thanks for the tip in reverse, I shall try messing with the eq for a transition.
@chads38448 жыл бұрын
The issue for me is i am one of those guys who use the crossfader.. not the upfader.. so its gonna be a little bit more trickier for me.. but i haven't been doing the bass cutting thing that often until i switch to controllers for some reason..
@mrndlprsnr7 жыл бұрын
sometimes it does depend on the track and how its mastered, every track is different. i do use mid alot for mixing soul tracks
@djjohan17 жыл бұрын
Thans what I also thought About iT and now I stil think go on I Will folow you keep up Your positieve power thanx mate
@MrJustease7 жыл бұрын
i like to mix withouth the eq sometimes because i like to ride the basslines in the songs this is well for me as my style is a kinda hip hop smoothed over rnb with some techno and edm
@Casketkrusher_5 жыл бұрын
Ofcourse you do, bass is very important when you are playing 2 songs at the same time. Lower the bass on the outgoing track, if not the volume would be doubled. Same counts for your mid and high if there are a lot of hi hats or snaredrums.
@arashjadidiproductions3 жыл бұрын
In the 90s, our mixers didn’t have eq and we could and did mix clean sets so yes it can be done.
@Casketkrusher_3 жыл бұрын
@@arashjadidiproductions I'm not talking about the 90's, but today.
@arashjadidiproductions3 жыл бұрын
@@Casketkrusher_ I realize that. I'm saying that in the 90's mixers didn't have the individual EQ and the mixes were still on point without causing distortion and phasing and whatnot as long as you had proper gain structure on each channel and balanced it out oppositely (kind of like driving a manual transmission with the clutch and gas being opposites). I actually do incorporate the EQ mixing these days myself on 99% of my mixes but it can be done with them set to the 12 o'clock position as well.
@EricBishard Жыл бұрын
I use EQ on all mixes and of course my strategy on lows are the same. However, the incoming track I do sometimes lower the mids and highs depending on vocals etc. Which track do I want to rule the mids and highs. but a lot of time these are micro adjustments just to give one an edge of the other.
@EricBishard Жыл бұрын
I do think your advice for using less EQ is great, but as a DJ for over 20 years I'm use to adjusting each EQ. I think I will try two sets, one where I adjust as normal and one where I don't at all. and maybe even a third of the same set where I only adjust bass. But I love the sound of a proper bass swap in tech house and of course DNB.
@SuperPussyFinger3 жыл бұрын
Love this post. Fuck yeah.
@AB-80X7 жыл бұрын
Back years and years ago, when I started spinning, only high end clubs used mixers with channel eq. Many used the Rodec MX180 and a few others like it or better there was channel eq available. But a lot of places used high quality stuff, but without channel eq. That was just how stuff were and people need to realize that for the best result, you need to preset a source output as close to the original as possible. Another interesting thing to talk about, when it comes to whether or not using eq, and why it often sounds so bad when done, is comb filtering and phase issues. You can use the eq to deal with the former, but not the latter. What I do is to do a normal basic tempo match, end then run the beats 100% together, Then, if I'm on vinyl, I'll just touch the platter side ever so slightly or give the pitch bend the slightest little tap, thus creating a time delay of only about 100-150ms. This will remove a lot of the phasing issues and all of the comb filtering. Then the last thing is to NOT run your channels in exactly the same level. Turn down both, but keep one 0.5 db lower than the other, Then you'll get a very clean combined signal out. If you really want to get anal, use the channel eq, but with a very fine hand. take ALL the controls on one channel and adjust them about an 8th. to 4th. of a db, no more. Bingo, ALL phasing and comb filtering gone. All of this takes a sensitive steady hand and just as sensitive of an approach. Being a good DJ is just like being a good pianist or guitar player, you need to hone your skills. Problem is that since you do not need to do anything to get the music to play in the first place, everybody thinks they can do it. Imagine a world where everybody went to nightclubs with a guitar and a mic and started to perform with no practice. That's how 75% or more clubs works these days. It's idiotic. Would be wonderful if there was a way to be registered as a "Certified" or "Licensed" dj. Had a bit of a laugh on behalf of another dj some time ago. I was supposed to supply a complete desk for a mid sized venue. Put together a desk with three CDJ2000 machines and a Formula FF4000. When he arrived, I told him our machines were set up not to accept MP3 files. The look on his face was priceless. Needless to say his set sucked and so did the quality of his material. I hate people who think being a dj or sound engineer is something you do for fun like some kind of "playing".
@MrDjFrisco8 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the crowd doesn't know that there's a mix happening until you mess with the EQ's, especially the base.
@JohnWDisco5 жыл бұрын
I definitely mix everything with EQ. High, Mid, and Lows on 3-4 decks at the same time. 2 decks I just do half mid, full low.
@gtabro13374 жыл бұрын
John William That sounds weird, do you have a mixcloud or something where I can hear an example
@vinyljunkie077 жыл бұрын
This won't sound good on a lot of cheap mixers such as the DJM-600 etc. Those old Urei's and Bozak's, the way they sum the signals sounds superb and on top have extremely high headroom thanks to their beefy PSU rails. Most people won't understand what you're saying unless they've played a mixer of that kind.
@alanmodimages3 жыл бұрын
I have heard that too. Cheers! I recognize you from the old Wave group :) I am saving up for a Condesa which also has high voltage rails so I can experience that buttery "Mixes Itself" sensation as well :)
@mollymurphy9992 жыл бұрын
DJM 600 wasn’t a cheap mixer.
@alyssalovethedj4 жыл бұрын
I use the EQ's for almost every transition. (Obviously excluding when I just drop it on the one.) I'll have to give this a try. Maybe not take the bass down quite so much. Maybe just not the Basin to the negative a few points.
@juanjosesaldarriaga6514 жыл бұрын
mojaxx you the man!
@EarlCharles8 жыл бұрын
I do this more with House music but fall into the habit of doing it with other genres
@timpell8 жыл бұрын
With waveforms so common place now. Whether your laptop or CDJ you can match baselines so tight that the EQ on my mixer never gets touched. I only use it to thin out the midrange if it gets a bit crowded.
@aries85367 жыл бұрын
depends really. if you're mixing house, and blending a lot with slow transitions I'd say yes
@controllerbrain8 жыл бұрын
Fuckin great video mate! For myself, I often change it up depending on the tracks. Some tracks lend themselves to transition well with the faders - whereas others are better for eq mixing. If I'm mixing out of key I'll jump from track a to track b with no transition period, but if the tracks are in key I'll take advantage of this by using the eqs to balance the melodies and have both playing together harmonically.
@larryk68533 жыл бұрын
What about the kick drums canceling each other, that was the main reason to use the base eq
@RCLaROCK18 жыл бұрын
excellent..........your%100.....thank you the BRONX NY
@rangomez3 жыл бұрын
Well... most use it because it can add "make up" when loosing the beat. With an UREI 1620 or a Bozak you can't do that.
@pizzamangargatuloth48047 жыл бұрын
EQ is really useful!
@MikeAnthonyPhotography6 жыл бұрын
i tend to just leave bass lines at 12 and when its time to mix i slowly take bass out of one song as i move the fade to middle line and on the last few beats i hit each out and i am on to next song
@g-force-danielgoldstone30787 жыл бұрын
I have a problem with a djm600, when I play my turntables it sometimes go quiet then loud, also beatmatcher doesn't work, what's happening? HElp somebody it's doing my head in.
@j_blades8 жыл бұрын
is that a Numark V7 on the lower right shelf? I love that unit.
@user-ri4yw1pw5q7 жыл бұрын
rewatch this vid. and yes it can sound better but do you know what sounds even better bass to 11 oclock and then fader mix
@tammastrongbear8 жыл бұрын
i prefer to ude the high-pass filter to my blends.
@bboymac848 жыл бұрын
+Tamma Strongbear same here
@AB-80X7 жыл бұрын
Why?
@bboymac847 жыл бұрын
I actually use all types of ways to transition since this video
@Dj_rueboi7 жыл бұрын
Mac Joseph me too. I use to be big on high pass filter but now I use the channel faders way more.
@djbombjack30396 жыл бұрын
I remember us chatting online all night about this perticular concept mo. I only just seen the vid. Top work Bro 👍
@brandonodell59106 жыл бұрын
Do you guys actually make your own brand of dj gear??? Because it said djcity on the mixer if so where can I buy the gear?
@DominicTschupp5 жыл бұрын
Well, yes, I would, but mixing in key is difficult with traditional vinyl...any tips for that?
@syviov57614 жыл бұрын
Dominic Tschupp practicing...
@nikonistic30534 жыл бұрын
record what you mix and you will eventually feel how you use your eq
@anthonygato4072 жыл бұрын
make your transition...
@eylon9513 жыл бұрын
When i use mid on Hip Hop ?
@steviedoes24215 жыл бұрын
Not every transition. Depends on the mood ect.
@rajpaul64047 жыл бұрын
depends on the track
@DJMatGE7 жыл бұрын
what are the tracks you are playing here?
@andrewfooboo91917 жыл бұрын
So the high's and mid's stay stationary through the whole set?
@AB-80X7 жыл бұрын
Hopefully every band will. Only use eq for effect, never use it for correcting levels or phasing issues. Set your channel levels and get your timing right, that's the basics of it.
@annamcclaccen18604 жыл бұрын
@@AB-80X this isn't feasible for all mixing styles or even mixes in the same set of one style, the difference between mixers, the club sound and your crowd s preference not to mention you as a DJs preference. I spin DnB, and it's a lot of long rides and double baseline drops. I've spun harmonically before I knew I was doing it, but a different bass line that doesn't fix like a puzzle with it's counterparts (3 decks usually, looping etc) sometimes you have to choose. Phasing, beat matching, harmonics, all non-issue brother.
@DomesticatedApez8 жыл бұрын
Sup with the sound? Does this vid sound really muddy or is it just me?
@bona3407 жыл бұрын
So true, that's me! LOL
@jamesbennett94065 жыл бұрын
as a hardcore makina dj i rape the ups and downs cuting never blending slowly wouldnt work with hardcore
@razyel937 жыл бұрын
I knew it
@qekzLoL8 жыл бұрын
what tracks are those ? sound dope as fk.. damn
@usdjxavi6 жыл бұрын
I want a white x1
@masterc1ip6 жыл бұрын
All depends on the tracks some have more bass some have more terrible then others
@DJMandM6 жыл бұрын
i eq the song before i bring it in, that's it
@DJKEYS-br1xh5 жыл бұрын
Spin back..often..
@alyssalovethedj4 жыл бұрын
I have NEVER used backspin to get out of a track yet. Not judging. Just sounds lazy to me.
@shashankmongrel5 жыл бұрын
if i buy that color il bite and lick my mixer and controller all the time in my sets