What to Do to Change the Vibe in a Mix Danny J Lewis House Tunes

0:00 Let's do an experiment with two tunes, two mixes

Right, let's do an experiment with two tunes, two mixes. One is very deep, the other one is very sort of uplifting and vibrant, so they should work harmonically, but by playing one first than the other, you can change the whole feel of the mix instead of playing the other first than the one, if you get what I mean. So, on the left hand side, they're both by a very good DJ stroke producer, a good friend of mine known as Mr. Danny J. Lewis. Now, if you like your gospel soul deep house with a vibe and energy, loads of layers, amazing production, then Danny J. Lewis is your man, by far. He is one of the best producers I actually know.

I don't track off him anyway, but you know, producers are out there to make some money, so go and buy the damn stuff. His tracks are just the bomb, period. Right, Danny J. Lewis, Definition of Garage on the left, on the right hand side, Drop The Rhythm. So let's have a listen to a little bit of Drop The Rhythm first.

Now this has got that deep kind of feel. It's a sort of rolling tune. On the other hand, Definition of Garage is much more uplifting and vibrant. So this is one of my favourite tunes from him at the moment, but I don't exactly know how old this is, but it's a great cut. Listen to that. So what we're going to do now, we're going to play this one, so we're going to go from an uplifting tune to a deep kind of vibe, then we'll turn it around. And I'll give you reason. The main reason why we're doing these two mixes, okay? So let's go towards the end of it. Give it forward.

2:26 Loop, garage soon, phrase

Yeah, I'm going to pause it there because we're coming towards the end of a phrase and I don't really want to start mixing in at the beginning here. This is Drop The Rhythm. There.

There.

Let's go to quantize.

Okay, why have I done a loop? Why have I done a loop? There. Well, what I'm going to do is I am going to start mixing in that loop before the end of the phrase. So by mixing that loop in, it gives me time to make sure it's in beat and, of course, it will be in phrase because so long as I start it at the correct time with the track that's playing a definition of Garage, then as soon as the... I've done videos on this before, so I don't want to go into detail. As soon as the loop starts from the beginning of the loop, that should be where the phrase finishes on definition of Garage. And as soon as that time takes place, I need to come out of that loop and let that track play which is Drop The Rhythm.

Okay, so let's do this. Please.

Now, I'm actually thinking maybe I should start it there where it goes... Well, let's try that again. I like this because it's all about experimenting. Love it.

4:23 My loop, bass out on that side

There, I'm going to start it there. So let's go back a little bit. My loop, bass out on that side. Okay, so I've gone to do a deep kind of vibe now. All right, let's do the opposite now. Let's keep this one playing and let's go into a definition of Garage. This is a two-bar loop that gives me time to get the next one ready. So by the looks of it, Drop The Rhythm has got quite a long outro. If I go to that point, you'll listen. There seems to be a considerable drop here. There.

So, right. Experiment first. I've got a cue point here. Let's try it there first. So let's start it there with that bass line start. Okay, that's where I'm going to start it. So let's go back again.

To about sort of there-ish.

No, a bit further back.

8:29 We've got two tunes here

You could see it was trial and error there as well which is exactly what happens when you're at home. You're doing a bit of a mix by yourself. Trial and error. So we've got two tunes here. One is deep. One is very vibrant. Why do the two mixes? Well, it's down to this. If you want to let's say lower the energy in your mix and just get a bit more kind of moodiness, then you would have done the first mix. Give it that moody kind of vibe from high uplifting energetic sort of soulful stuff. On the other hand, if you're in a bit of a moody set and you want to give them that uplift, then of course you'd have done the mix the other way. So imagine going on a boat journey. All right. Now, here's the key. This is a really good analogy.

You're on a boat journey and you're on a lake and it's a beautiful sunny day and you're bored out your bloody tree because it's just flat. Boring. Waste of time. On the other hand, you're in Newquay, West Wales where the dolphins are and Krenpen Kai does some marvelous ice cream. It's great. You go out to sea. You look at the dolphins. It's a bit choppy. You go down the corner and you hit the waves. And now you're rocking and a rolling. And you're a-dumbling and a-duking and a-diving and a-cruising and a-wooing. You're doing all that sort of stuff. And then you get to a nice sort of like mellow patch. And then you get to a rough bit again. Well, you're alive. You're enjoying it. It's fun. It's exciting. You don't know what to expect.

That is what is going on here. Let the listener enjoy the journey, the experience. And not just a flat same key, same vibe all the way through. You'll bore them to tears. Once again, a big shout out to Mr. Danny J. Lewis. I love you dude. Keep on making those awesome tracks. Practice and enjoy. Thank you.

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