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Mixing & Transitions

5 courses · 36 lessons · 6 h 2 min

Moving between tracks cleanly: EQ mixing, bass swaps, chops, filters, long blends, and how to avoid vocal clashes and clipping.

Courses

  1. EQ Mixing and the Bass Swap

    Beginner 5 lessons · 54 min

    Two kick drums and two bass lines at once is the single commonest reason a mix sounds like mud. The bass swap is the fix, and it is the first transition technique worth drilling…

  2. Your First Transitions

    Beginner 8 lessons · 1 h 2 min

    A beatmatch is not a mix. These are the actual moves - bring one in, take one out, and handle the stretch in the middle where both are playing. Start here before any of the…

  3. Chopping and Cutting

    Intermediate 3 lessons · 29 min

    Not every record wants a long blend. Older and shorter tracks often want cutting - in and out quickly, on the beat - and that is a different skill from blending. Three lessons on…

  4. Mixing Genre by Genre

    Intermediate 15 lessons · 2 h 34 min

    A reference rather than a path: each genre has its own convention about where a mix goes and how long it lasts. Dip into whichever you play. House and deep house first, because…

  5. Crossing Between Genres and Tempos

    Advanced 5 lessons · 1 h 4 min

    Going from one style to another mid-set, or from a slow record to a fast one, without the floor noticing the join. This is where a mobile or open-format DJ earns their money, and…

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