DJ Mixing Lesson Adding Echo as a Tune Comes in and as the Other Goes Out

0:00 Demonstration and a tutorial on echo in and echo out

Right, ladies and gentlemen, demonstration and a tutorial on echo in and echo out. We're going to have two very minimalistic tracks and we're going to have an echo on the track that we're bringing in, transfer that echo to then the track that's going out. I do find most people tend to use an echo as the track's leaving. In fact, we're going to do the opposite but we're going to do that as well. But we're going to start off with the opposite, so we're going to have an echo while the track comes in and just transfer that echo then, switch, to the track that we want to take out. So it's sort of going to slightly disguise the mix. I'm not going to use the bass, middle or treble. Have a listen, see what you think. I will explain what I'm doing as well. Okay, so two tracks I'm using from Defected Records. Decomposing.

1:16 The vocal version, it's such a good track

The Andrea Oliver and over here, Coming Your Way by Andre Loderman. And I'll put the names in the titles. First of all, this track here, it's a very good cut actually. This is the instrumental version. I really feel you should check out the... The vocal version, it's such a good track. It's very laid back, very chilled out. There's some cracking mixes out there and you've got a really nice mellow piano in the background and also the female vocals is just astounding. Absolutely beautiful. So we're coming towards the latter part of the track and around about the last minute of the time when you hit the last minute, you're looking at 32 bars. And then the last 30 seconds, you're looking at that sort of goal. End 16 bars. So I'm going to... Let's have a look. Let's just find a good point to bring it in. What I need to do is assign my echo to the deck I'm bringing in. I'm just going to tap and time the tune. Half echo, so I'm going to have it in time with the track, but it's going to be tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, like that.

3:09 And talk at the same time

Level depth set to halfway. Not using headphones here because I'm going to try and explain and talk at the same time as well. So, I'm going to start to bring this in now before it finishes. Here we go. So, engage echo, transfer echo to the other track. Okay, that was so subtle, just very, very laid back. A great way of forming an extra level to a transition. For this demonstration, the tracks were very... Very minimal, not much going on at all, but give it a go with your style and see what you come up with. Let's just have a listen to Coming Your Way. That sort of bass line reminds me a little bit of Gap Decor Passion. Hope that's been a help. Check out the link in the description to Defend & Enjoy. Thank you very much.

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