DJ Phrase Mixing Lesson for the Beginner DJ BY Ellaskins the DJ Tutor

0:00 This video is all about explaining how one bar can make all the differ

Alright ladies and gentlemen, this video is all about explaining how one bar can make all the difference. So, you've chosen your tracks, they work well together, they're in key, they're in beat, but are they in phrase? What's a phrase? Well, an easy way of describing a phrase is a group, a section of the track that is the same. So, for example, the instrumental break, maybe the chorus, maybe the verse. We could class those as phrases, they're groups of, they're parts of the track that don't seem to have much change, but when you do have a change, that is the end of and the beginning of a phrase. The only time it's the end of and that's it, is when the track finishes, and the only time it's the beginning is when the track starts.

During the course of the track, you will have a beginning and end of a phrase at exactly the same point. So, in this demonstration, what I'm going to do, I set two cue points, in fact I've set three cue points here, but the two are very important. One is at the beginning of a phrase, the other one is slightly after the phrase. One bar. So, even if you're one bar out, you could be in time, in key, the whole lot, but it won't sound as good as if it is in phrase. So, that's where I'm going to start the track, here. This is Feel the Bass, it's the original mix. I'm going to mix it into live tech jazz.

So, let's go back a little bit from there.

Now, first of all, I'm going to mix it in. Off phrase.

Now, I think that was... Yeah, that's right. So, C is the one that's one bar off. So, let's just do that again. We'll go back a little bit.

2:18 I can also see the wave format of the track

Okay. Now, I'm going to one bar out, and that's it.

Now, I'm using the record. So, I can see the BPM. I can also see the wave format of the track. I've got to zoom in.

Listen.

Okay. So, what happened there is this track came in one bar before the beginning end of this phrase here. So, what I'm going to do, I'm going to play that again, but I'm going to highlight more this track here. So, you can hear the definite. It's like one bar that's just out of place. It's not working. It's not happening. So, if we do that again, we'll go back. Give yourself a little bit of an intro.

3:22 Both of these sections are 16 bars

So, tune this up a bit. 16-bar break anyway.

So, both of these sections are 16 bars. Can I take the one bar away? We shouldn't use 15 here. Here we go.

There. And there. Back. So... So, you can hear. You've got that bang that comes in and then that comes in. Now, all right, it works, but it wasn't as good as it should have been. Now, let's make it that little bit. In fact, let's make it a thousand times better. Let's bring this one in at the right point, which is B. There.

At the beginning of the phrase. So... Go back again.

Now, at this point, you can start... A bit of filter, having a mess around. Wave your hands in the air. Lots of EQ. Well, just pretend. Well, you know what I mean.

Okay? Let's have a listen.

There you go.

So... Phrase mixing is really important. Practice and enjoy. Thank you.

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