Guest kingdok Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 'Just got my copy of 6 String Adelica and I REALLY want to mix that 3/4 Total Eclipse track (or ANY 3/4 track for that matter) with 4/4 tracks, but the transition sounds pretty painful if I don't do it SUPER quick...any advice from the more skilled DJs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wouter Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 it's as easy as 4/4 with 4/4...just focus on the kickdrums. The trick is finding 2 tracks that match well (the less sounds the better) otherwise 95 out of 100 mixes will sound awfull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest phaeton Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 it's actually very easy and lots of fun if you're doing it with the right tunes. find one track that starts with a regular rhythm and ends in triplets (for example lab - trippin' trolls) and find one that starts in triplets and ends with a regular 4/4 (like puro - derango tango), and put your favourite triplet-tunes in between. of course the selection of tunes you can pick is rather limited this way, but i tend to add a little triplets-section into my mixes quite regularly when i'm in a silly mood. but don't _ever_ try beatmixing a tune in triplets with one in a regular 4/4, it always sounds totally utterly crappy whenever i hear someone trying it. if you don't want to bother playing tracks that make it possible to make a fluent transition you're definitely off much better using just a simple intro-outro fade .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest phaeton Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 well then wouter i'd be more than curious to hear you doing a fluent mix in your easy peasy way, or maybe you can mention two tracks that would make it possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdok Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 I'm tempted to agree with Mr. phaeton's method here (good suggestion, phaeton!). Maybe I'm just too unseasoned, wouter, but I know for a fact that the kicks on these two tracks are lined up PERFECTLY, and I've tried mixing them over and over at varying strategic points. Rhythmically, it just ain't happening. To anyone dancing, it would come as a real showstopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ~EA Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 3/4 is different than triplets. Triplets are still 4/4. Then again, the only 3/4 I've heard in psy is a little bit from Posford. I wrote a trance track in 3/4 once. Lots of fun, I tell ya. It's my favorite time signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest phaeton Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 i know ea, but i checked out that total eclipse tune and it's definitely not in 3/4. triplets can be used in pretty much any time signature though, but in psytrance it's usually all in 4/4 indeed. (unless your name is posford or ubar tmar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdok Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Okay, so it's called "triplets" and not 3/4, then. So I SHOULD be able to mix triplets seamlessly with non-triplet 4/4 tracks? It's hard, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Barrington Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 cross-pattern mixing is something that you're prolly not gonna do too often in a single set. With that in mind, dont forget that the x-fader is not just there for long sloooooooow transitions. Those awkward tracks would be a good place to have a little fun with the more cutty/switchback style of mixing... No harm in giving tracks the quick 1-2-3-4-CUT! to the other side if you're timings right... Takes a good while to master though, and you have to know that track INSIDE OUT!!! still, life could be worse than playing psy 24/7... you could be DJing Scooter, Ian Van Dahl and Darude.... :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kingdok Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 No joke. I'll try the quick-cut method. Thanks, Barrington! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.