DJ Phrase Mixing Demonstration BY Ellaskins the DJ Tutor

0:00 Demonstration here on a phrase mix

Alright guys, demonstration here on a phrase mix. For this demonstration I'm using the dance releases from CDPool October 2016. On the left hand side I have track 4 from disc number 1, the right hand side track 5 from disc number 2. Check out the link in the description to CDPool where you can get info on these two tracks and of course all of the other releases from CDPool including Dance October 2016. Demonstration first, then of course the explanation. It did go very, if I'm going to be really critical, it did go very, very slightly off beat but I actually didn't have my headphones over my ears. So what's going on now? First of all I set two cue points at the beginning and end of a phrase. I always say beginning and end of a phrase because if you're halfway through a track or you're in the middle of the track in any point and you find the end of a phrase you will undoubtedly not only end the last phrase but the next phrase will start.

2:37 I Love You Always Forever

So let's have a listen here. Now it just so happened that because my timing and phrasing was correct at this point here and also at this point here on Betty Who we had the same amount of bars before I brought in the track Betty Who, I Love You Always Forever. I Love You Always Forever.

4:16 We still have the bass line going on in that track

1, 4, 2, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 2, 3, 4, 5, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16. Now listen. Okay we still have the bass line going on in that track. Now this transition will not be the same as every other transition. Every single transition could have a slight variation on how you use the EQ, the faders etc. Now what I wanted to do with this transition is not bring in the Betty Who track full-on bang in your face. I don't know if you noticed but on the upfaders for the partially sighted I will explain. I had the upfader on the right hand deck on the Betty Who. I had it not all the way up to the top. What I did is once I started the transition I slowly started to bring the volume up.

Also what I did, I took the bass away from the Melanie C track. Because I didn't want the two bass lines to go over each other. So if we do that transition again I'll talk you through it. So from here. From there. Now I hit the cue points at the same time because we've got 16 bars on each of them. That's what it sounds like.

With the Betty Who in the background. Ok we're coming. 3, 2, 1. Alright there we go and I'm going to slowly bring this up. Perfect phrasing because as soon as the break comes into Betty Who Melanie C anymore finishes. And of course I can also finish Melanie C just filter it out and start. Bang. Boom there you go. Alright I hope that's been a help. There will be another video on the Dance October 20th. On the Dance October 2016. This is more of a tutorial. Practice and enjoy. Thank you very much.

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