DJ Tutorial on Mixing Drum and Bass with Dub step video 2

0:01 Let's have a listen to this tune

All right guys, a bit of a demonstration, also a tutorial on learning how to mix dubstep with drum and bass or vice versa in a sense really. I've delved on this particular subject a couple of times before but the way I look at it is the more you can explain or the more information you can get out there, the more people will learn. So, right, let's have a listen to this tune. By the way, if you want any more information on the tracks, I'll put the names in the description. Let's have a listen to this guy here. The kit I'm using is the, on the right hand side, the Denon DNS-1200. The mixer is the Pioneer DJM-350 and this guy over here is just a USB player. It's from Cam. It's known as the KHD410. It's a desktop USB controller. So, dubstep, drum and bass.

Drum and bass tune here. Now at the moment I've got the master tempo on so I'm going to put that down. Have a listen.

Now have a listen when I take it off. Now have a listen when I take the master tempo off. That's quite a nice sort of sound. So, check it out. No mixing, just a bit of editing here. Listen. So tempo, take finger off, cue, master tempo and then back on with the cue.

2:17 In a sense the likes of dubstep is almost about half counting, half ti

Now very quickly as well, what we need to remember is the likes of drum and bass to a certain degree is quite a fast genre to count. You know, we could count it like, you know, if it's going dum-di-ka-cha, di-ka-cha, di-ka-cha, di-ka-cha, di-ka-cha, di-ka-cha, di-ka-cha, di-ka-cha, di-ka-cha, di-ka-cha, di-ka-cha. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Or you could just do 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. So in a sense the likes of dubstep is almost about half counting, half time. Now you may have to change the pitch control quite a bit for drum and bass to mix in well with the dubstep. But in a sense what we're dealing with is drum and bass is almost...

...the equivalent of double time to dubstep. So, listen to this. 1, 2, 1, 2. Now can you hear that sort of... It's almost, it's a bit like a scratching sound in the background. Imagine if that was a drum and bass tune.

Almost what we're dealing with. So what I'm going to do is... We're going to cue that one up and press play here. Volume up. Okay, I'm just going to go on search. To a drum and bass tune.

Lots of sound.

Now imagine if I was to count it half time. As follows.

2, 3, 4. 1, 2, 3, 4. Alright, let's wait for the timing to come in here. Just remember that counting. 1, 2. 1, 2. 1, 2, 3, 4.

5:14 Oh no, you wouldn't believe it was a blinking cold caller as well

Oh no, you wouldn't believe it was a blinking cold caller as well. Never mind. Right, I've cued this one up.

And what I've done with this guy over here... ...I've got it set for the count of 1 in a bar. I've just got a random place on this particular tune. Have a listen.

So we could count it like this if we wanted to. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Or... 1, 2, 3, 4. 1, 2, 3, 4. 1, 2, 3, 4. 1, 2, 3, 4. Alternatively, we could even count it like this. 1, 2, 3, 4. 1, 2, 3, 4. Now have a listen to this guy over here.

1, 2, 1. 1, 2, 3, 4. 1, 2... That's where I'm coming from here. Have a listen. Cue there slightly. I'll just pause that again. What we do have to consider is there was a lot going on there. One very important factor is of course... ...the rhythm. Choosing the correct tracks to go with each other. There's no point in just getting a drummer bass tune... ...and a dubstep tune and thinking, you know what? I can put it together. They may work perfectly. Then again, if they don't sound correct together... ...it's probably going to sound terrible. Alright, so as usual, in my wacky way... ...I'm going to try this out. Now bearing in mind this is only a demonstration... ...so if you think it's going to work perfectly... ...then...

You're wrong actually. Well, hopefully what you'll get... ...is an idea that you'll like. And an idea of how it should be done correctly... ...if you practice. Here we go, right, let's play this one here. Now I've got this guy at the beginning.

8:35 Particular tutorials, demonstrations like

Now of course this is where you'd have headphones on, really.

It's gone off there a little bit. Taking the bass out of this one. Right, I'm going to pause that. Now again, what you have to... I hate having hairs on my nose. What you have to bear in mind as well... ...is you need to look at particular tutorials, demonstrations like this... ...and expand on them. Maybe there's one point you'll go... Or maybe there's two points that you'll go... Or maybe there's no points and you'll go... It doesn't matter. It's about giving a bit of knowledge, sharing some information and helping. So in this video we're looking at mixing drum and bass and dubstep. So have some fun and practice and enjoy. I do, thank you.

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