Simple DJ Tip on the Echo Effect

0:00 First of all the demonstration and then the explanation

Alright guys, first of all the demonstration and then the explanation. I'm using two tunes from this month's CDPool releases, February 2017 from the club releases. Track 3 disc 1 on my left, track 1 from disc number 2 on my right. On my left, one of my all-time favourite producers, Mr. Sonny Fondera, Jonas Blue featuring Ray by your side. Sonny Fondera is just about those good soulful bass lines. Alright, again, demonstration and then the explanation. Okay, so very, very subtle there in a way. What we're doing is we are incorporating, we're adding a tiny bit of the Martin Slaveg tune over the Sonny Fondera. So what I'm doing, I have engaged the echo and I'm starting this track off at the right time on the count of one.

2:17 ...that is the point where the echo will begin

But I'm not bringing the echo in on the count of two. If we have a listen to the beginning of the track, so we've got a beat, we've got a kick. We don't really want to echo that. We want to echo that nice melody over the track. So of course what we do very simply is we will start this track on the count of one but then bring the volume up when we want to start or engage the echo. In other words, as soon as the volume is up, we will start to hear the echo. Of course you're not going to hear any echo with the volume down. And while the volume is up... ...that is the point where the echo will begin. So it's a little bit like opening a door and going hello to someone on the other side. They don't know you're the side of the closed door until you open it.

Exactly the same here. You need to give the echo something to echo. You need to give the effect, should I say, something to echo first. If you don't give it anything, it's not going to echo. For example... It's doing sod all at the moment. But... Engage. There.

3:32 We've just got a kick on this side

Now also... Do you want a little bit or a lot? A little, little, little bit. You can have a lot or a little. Listen. Or just a little. Okay so there you go. Very simple. Again we can use this in a mix. We can use this during the track and also then it gives us the golden opportunity if the tracks work relatively well together we can bring this track in or the track you're using at the end of the track that you're using it with. For example... If we go to the latter part of By Your Side... I'll just go to the last couple of phrases. Now notice I'm not using any bass or treble or twisting around because good old Sonny there is on the bass line. We've just got a kick on this side. I'm going to check out the gate.

Add a bit of gate compression. Oh, Mr Jonas Blue! Okay again. That's sort of a spin back but if I'd have changed the jog adjust to a lighter feel... we could have got a better spin back. Something like this. Hold on. Something a little bit like that. Alright, I hope that's been a help. Tiny little trick there. Check out cdpool.com Practice and enjoy. Muchas gracias! That's of course if you're... I don't know, falling down a hill. Get the grassy... Oh okay. Go away. Thank you very much.

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