How to Mix Drum and Bass

[@alexboston343]

dnb is all about managing energy levels, knowing when to go for a big build and a big banger, knowing when to throw in the double drop, knowing when to keep the energy rolling, and knowing when to dial it back and give the audience a break with a deeper and more minimal bassline.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

You're the man, I can tell! You obviously know your stuff :)

[@s1dnb]

If ur Andy C you double drop by default and know when to go for the triple

[@yiskadj7986]

And when u playin' a neurofunk set u go completly heavy and dark the whole time :)

[@shpiral]

​@Yiska DJ yh man , digging the heavy stuff right now , Loxy , so good 🤟

[@juanguibora3762]

This is it.

[@erena1062]

im not even into DnB, just came here for the positive oz vibes lol

[@thesuperiorbench6307]

get into it, especially liquid DnB :)

[@Slatanicmushroom]

Dan Black Hi Dan, I LOVE DnB, but to be honnest I’m not so familiar with it... I prefer the more deep and dark sounds and bass. I don’t like vocals most of the time and I really hate yelling mc’s... If you want to give me some tips (I don’t know what liquid DnB is), please let yourself go! 🙂

[@hennings7026]

@@Slatanicmushroom imo Alix Perez' label 1985 Music is the best label atm, also, you should check out Halogenix, Skeptical...;)

[@thesuperiorbench6307]

Satanicmushroomfromhell Satanicmushroomfromhell I’ll happily accept that invitation. In regard to liquid DnB, some of the best artists in the scene atm consist of Calibre, Technimatic, LSB, Lenzman, Pola & Bryson etc. A set that helps explain what liquid is like would be something like this (kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2XVqIyLe5Wnja8) from Lenzman. But as Henning has said a good place to start if u like those deep and dark sounds would be the 1985 label. A good but only small example of what they’ve got to offer would be this banger of a set (kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4jTe6CGedxsZs0). Give those a listen and if uve got anymore questions just shoot 😊

[@thesuperiorbench6307]

Satanicmushroomfromhell if the links don’t work search ‘Lenzman Keep Hush 2019’ for the liquid DnB one and ‘Rampage 2019 Alix Perez’ for the more darker one. Hope this helped

[@jamesstuart5754]

You know what makes your tutorial videos so much better? All the others sound like someone sat there reading an instruction manual. Watching you is like having your mate stood there teachig you. You can hear the passion and enjoyment in your voice, and it makes your videos so much better to watch.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Wow, thanks, I appreciate this so much

[@jamesstuart5754]

@@ClubReadyDJSchool i love how you just start jamming in the middle of the videos, you learn just as much from watching that as you do the main video

[@thesuperiorbench6307]

Tbf, with DnB I've always believed track selection is by far king. Compared to different genres where sometimes u might need a few more technical skills to spice up ur performance. Good advice on letting ur song breathe though. Really important to allow the crowd a bit of time to cool down where they're all pinging off their nut haha

[@thesuperiorbench6307]

​@@Ninja_Gaijin There really is its ashame, liquid, minimal and jungle is the way :)

[@pastelle_music]

the black bars over the reds on the EQs 🤣 gave me a good giggle

[@scorebagmuncher7670]

You can tell this guy loves what he does so much. And something about that makes me really respect him ☺️😎

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

I appreciate this, thank you :)

[@nocturnalmayhem0]

drum and bass is so easy and fun once you understand how to EQ the mixing to max the bass/drum kicks without making synths clash if you mix in the meat of the track but it all boils down to simple tricks like rewinds, cuttin one track out on the break of another or long smooth mixes. dnb is my fav. great video

[@blakhand4753]

Recently getting back into Djing after a long hiatus. Stumbled across your vids looking for tips and tricks because Djing is so different now than it was in the 90's. So much so I feel like I'm starting all over again. Your vids are the best I've found. Very straight forward and to the point, which is so valuable to find in todays information overloaded age. Thanks for taking the time to make these! Cheers Fam!

[@Vadooma]

I love literally every single one of your videos! They’re so easy going and chill and your smile is so contagious! Super quality tutorials that you put out and I’m so glad I managed to come across your channel! I hope that you can hopefully one day make a riddim/dubstep tutorial because you honestly just have a way with explaining that makes it so easy to understand and follow vs other DJ tutorial channels. Thank you for doing what you do and helping out other aspiring DJs like myself, much much love!!!!!!!

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thanks so much, working towards a dubstep one :)

[@mr.smooth1144]

Always had a soft spot for DnB as it’s quite popular here in the UK. It’s rather fun to mix when you know how so thanks for breaking it down for us I feel like I know more than I did 👍🏻

[@lazeroussdomain5862]

Honestly, your totally throwing out the vibe of a good teacher who really wants to show people how to gain both skill and passion for mixing live music. I was debating on your course, or crossfader's and I'm feeling your vibe is better. So I'm going to sign up for the course sometime next month as money allows. So good sale on that, you've got me convinced

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thank you, I really appreciate this and it's good to be recognised in this way - you're going to love the Tribe!! email me for a discount code if you like, just mention I mentioned it: [e-mail]

[@sebvanvee3491]

Any chance for a tutorial on trance coming soon?

[@johscholz97]

Psytrance and goa subgenres would be awesome too

[@aringrey]

isn't trance just faster house for mixing purposes?

[@5p3nc3r]

As soon as I get paid your course will be in my basket, thanks for doing these amazing free videos, your attitude and energy is such an inspiration!

[@psykology9299]

Most software analyses dnb at half, so your bpm spreads between 80 and 90, and sync buttons do not like dnb at all due to the offtime beats

[@michaelpainter8458]

Gilane Caroto I realized this in serato dj pro, I was confused why all my dnb songs were 87. To fix double click the bpm range and alt* up arrow to double the bpm. You may have to adjust the beat grid.

[@shpiral]

Yh, in traktor too this happens alot, just tap the bpm hit x2 and off you go. Make sure sync is off ;)

[@DJ_StephenMarsh]

Man, I don't even have any dj equipment at all but, I was suggested one of your videos a week ago and you have such an amazing energy and personality that I had to subscribe. And who knows, maybe one day I'll buy some equipment and get some use out of these amazing tips.

[@araenasanchez]

Just what I needed. Thank you. I mostly spin House and Techno. Just started DJing DNB this past year and fell in love. DNB has forced me to pay attention to song structure which has helped me tremendously

[@hsjs5258]

You need more, recognition. Much more quality content than some other stuff on KZbin.

[@paddymcgrath605]

Love your energy when your mixing.. it's infectious 😂

[@MyKevc]

Stop giving yourself a hard time it's about attitude.. best teacher attitude this guy is cool. I love drum and bass and the teaching is proper cool. 👍👍

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Thanks Casey :)

[@sweetteathedj]

i've been into tech house and house for the longest time and ive just been getting into DnB. I told myself i wanted to be a tech house DJ but after finding a new love, this is mainly what i want to mix :)

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

I feel you :)

[@sweetteathedj]

Oh wow 2 years later when I first started watching your videos and I found my comment! Came back to this to freshen up my DnB!

[@davis4525]

As always... great video! Usually I am more into House / Tech House, but D&B is so much fun to mix. Bought the course a few weeks ago to learn something during these strange times - best decision ever. I was already into DJ stuff, but the whole course motivates you even more. If you are still thinking about buying this course, just do it. This guy deserves it.

[@nuclearwinter4816]

cant believe i wasnt subbed, been watching these vids repeatedly as i begin my journey, thought for sure i'd hit the button before!

[@fokisensei]

With this, I watched twelve of your videos, and I learned so much how be creative and how to develop myself as a DJ. I'm just a hobby DJ, playing music for my colleagues and my friends, but I want to give them the best experience and sounding and also I want to be a better DJ :) Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge 🙏

[@WilliamFeryll]

Ive been waiting for this one! Thank you so much for this video on DnB. I love playing with these types of tracks. Your energy is contagious! Keep these tutorials coming. Thanks again - Brian from California.

[@cameron2339]

He doesn’t stop smiling, I love it 😂

[@djmiko.c]

Drum and bass can be a bit crazy to mix but as long as you know your tunes you can set it up pretty good.

[@robbrooks09]

Great video, DnB looks quite hard to mix due to the tempo and amount of layers (e.g. vocals) the tracks have. I like how you mention allowing the breakdown to play out as it also gives the crowd a rest from the high energy parts too; it can get tiring out there on the dance floor!

[@psykology9299]

13:05 if you arent redlining you arent headlining 😎 jk 😂

[@hamidak1937]

Good shit bro, u have no idea how much you’ve helped me with all these videos man. Much love keep it up

[@umutagirbas7418]

bruh i feel like i got a +2 level up just from watching this video, understood dat feelin wath you trying to tech us, thx

[@RodriFUT98]

a riddim/dubstep like for example Subtronics and Midnight T, how they double drop and drop mix, etc. thanks for everything you do!

[@Vadooma]

RodriFUT98 YES!!! omg I would love a riddle/dubstep tutorial so much

[@brandonvasquez1862]

I also do a lot of trigger mixing/cutting out at the breakdown for my UKG/Bassline tunes. It really makes it dumb effective and lets the songs have that tension before the drop. I also do that for house a lot as well lately too.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

It's a good way to mix - very energetic, almost like a statement - great minds!!!

[@psykology9299]

LOVE dnb, been delving into mixing it as well 😍

[@damienstubbs6246]

Enjoyed this immensely, for the info and the vibe. Cheers from an Aussie loungeroom junglist 👊🔥 Would love to see a vid on how to mix the more dubby, Amen-style goodness.

[@noose-nz-dj-visual-artis-o7460]

Hey brother Your videos have been a big help so far for me and they are free 🙂 @ turning 40 this year I wished I had started 20 years ago but love what my friends say about how I'm doing so far .. so thank you and I will be jumping on your online courses when my controller turns up in a couple weeks .. Regards Sonny aka Noose-Nz Okiwi Bay New Zealand

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

You'll love the course Sonny!!!! welcome to the Tribe

[@Voobshe.poxerrr]

Thanks for tips, mate! Now that I use these techniques mixing became more vivid and club-alike. Much appreciation 🤩

[@kensho369]

Thanks!

[@dwaero]

Always good vibezzz bro, keep on uploading

[@woodcote90]

A trance tutorial would be cool. Love your videos.

[@nufinkspliff]

Thanks for these vids. Between you and the lockdown, I will emerge a super star Dj. Or maybe a bit better than I was, which is fine with me. Love that you use the EQ so much. My clubbing heyday was the mid 90's. No trigger mixing or drop to drop, just beautiful house music melting from one track to another. Thanks again.

[@Unknown.N86]

This guy is so happy. 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾 DNB for life!

[@matyasstraub5288]

Im a huge fan of dnb and thats why I want to get into mixing, but I cannot focus on the video because of these bangers! I lost my mind on how smooth you have dropped hangjaw by gydra :D big up, thanks for the video

[@kylewalsh99]

Great video here! For analyzing dnb tracks I force rekord box to analyze at 100 bpm and up so all my tracks have similar bpms. Then I don't have to worry about math in the middle of my set.

[@aminchavez]

Would love to see a full track list for this vid 🙏🙏🙏 Love your videos and your Chanel thank you!!!

[@substance90]

That’s awesome! I was wondering when you’re gonna do dnb!

[@VirtualTurtleGames]

Thanks man, I guess I am giving myself a hard time mixing drum and bass, but I mean how can you not? With so many amazing DJ's out there that double or even triple drop perfectly all throughout their set the bar is just super high. I guess I should just have more fun like you ^^

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

I like doing all that too and actually have a tonne of videos on drops and more creative mixing as part of my course, but this video was designed to build beginners confidence :)

[@shpiral]

Wow , really helpful tips here , am pretty new to mixing dnb , just tried out the teasing in loop technique, works a treat love it ;) Keep up the good work man, u are legend 😁

[@DownerRage666]

loving the tunes and the videos thanks man. much love

[@marcinrau2817]

Love those Tutorials so far, really looking forward to the one about Dubstep😁😍

[@kitkatcomeonnow]

This is sick man no idea you liked dnb too! Proper helpful as well and I would love to see more tutorials on it

[@RELEVANTDNB]

Nice tutorial mate!

[@kaydenlamont4009]

I love the energy here, I can't stop bumpin either. Rad beats haha c:

[@Lawesyp]

Exactly what I needed. You earned a sub.. Thanks man

[@apostle-dj]

I came in for a mixing tutorial and ended up with a great message for life. If you make mistakes, just roll with it. Or in the words of a very wise man: "We don't make mistakes. Just happy little accidents."

[@le001_03]

800th like 😁! Love the UK Sound recently. But more underground, so jungle and rave.

[@Savage_7_99]

That Lady Killaz track is DOPE!!

[@danecustance2734]

Thanks dude loving your content.

[@dj_paultuk7052]

Awesome video. Just love the way you get things across. I admit im a LL fanboy and he has actually given me lessons 1 on 1. But man i just cant follow him because hes so fast and does not really explain why hes doing what he does. But you break it down, and then im like "Oh ok, yes of course". It just clicks and i get it. Top man !.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

I appreciate that so much, thank you :)

[@NOopulence]

I considered requesting this on one of your other videos haha. I fell in love with DnB late last year and I tend to go between this genre and tech house a lot when practising mixing but find DnB quite challenging at times for various reasons. Personally I find beat matching harder with DnB than house, even though I know what to listen for. But due to how much is often going on in the track and because there will often be very long synth only intro's with no discernible beat I find it hard. If there is one thing that mixing with DnB has taught me though, is using phrasing better.

[@kylelambe726]

ohhhh baby D&B is Alpha!

[@anton.demetriades]

wicked video man !

[@ragah3372]

Watched this like 4 times now. I'm gonna keep jamming a bit with my gear and have fun, and in maybe 4 to 5 months I will basically say shut up and take my money. 🤣 I want more content and I'm really interested in learning with structure.

[@realgun666]

Simply adjust the bpm range in Serato when analysing your tunes

[@bushwaka7191]

Great video Andrew! I've managed to figure a solution to the half bpm situation, can save some time when beat matching, try set the bpm range to 90 - 190 when you analyse your tracks in your software, if you do use software prior to loading onto cdj etc hope this helps someone!

[@tomberry4774]

Yea naaaa mate best teacher for ALL genres

[@ellijackson6023]

Another great video, It would be awesome if you uploaded a mix of your own one day on here I’d love to listen! 😊

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Working on it!

[@TheTrueEnjoyME]

Could you perhaps do a in depth video about organising your music library? I'm currently thinking of a way to organise my essential USB stick. Just categorising in genres doesn't make much sense to me personally for free sets. Love the content so far!

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

That's a great idea! Sure thing

[@silas4584]

Hackers by Metrik is such a bannger!! Together with X ray - subfocus (metrik remix) sounds sick :D

[@dabrande5848]

can't believe he hit us with that gydra track ... big up

[@tankymister659]

This tutorial has actually helped massively love the content 🙏have you got a link to the playlist used in this video?

[@umbertosarcina9931]

Grande, grazie molto dei tuoi consigli 👍

[@Pico_444]

Hackers is such a good song. Love Mr Robot

[@2007gambellt]

your vids are awesome, by far the best on here! Would love a How a 'how to mix disco funk' video if you got the chance :)

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

I am something in the works :)

[@clintz7147]

Top videos very helpful 👍

[@cameronmccracken4961]

Amazing video❤️

[@rowanwilliams7319]

This is great 👍

[@Jacksonisbored]

This is golden

[@mariolibasurf]

Awesome video bro!! The transition with the vocal at 13:00 was sick! I like DnB and my favorite dnb Dj is DjMarky from Brazil, if anyone here is new to DnB check him out he is a dnb legend!! Thanks for the video! Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@adrianadrian2801]

Marky is a don. I've seen him at Boomtown 2018 - pure insanity. Quality DJ.

[@amkoljudina]

Great tutorial do one deep house and techno

[@Savage_7_99]

Your channel name is actually "Best DJ on KZbin"

[@hannesvangeel8220]

lol i watched this video countless times and it's the first time i noticed the black box at 9:33 to hide the red lining haha.

[@MrJagermeisterr]

you're a legend, subbed

[@pima7057]

Nice:)) would loce to see hardtekk^^ do you have a recomondation where to download tracks?

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

try www.soundeo.com

[@anchitrana9400]

Teacher you are always great please make a video for retro house music like Dimitri Vegas and like mike you are my inspiration love you so much

[@heyLAUDIE]

I love this man

[@iskraiskra8890]

dude you are amazing

[@mux3499]

Sup Andrew, i have been waiting for this DNB mixing tutorial. I just uploaded a couple of videos using some of the techniques you demonstrated in this and would love to see what ya think! Also thinking seriously about picking up your course! Cheers

[@liamcosgrove2855]

Nice one uncle terry

[@andresg297]

Thanks Man!

[@bradrowland5432]

Straya!!!!! More please :)

[@froller]

I noticed that software I use (spoiler: this is Mixxx) treats let's say 172 BPM d-n-b as 114.6 (2/3). That beat grid obviously doesn't match anything. Luckily I have quick options to change these values by typical 1/2, 2/3 or 3/4 times up or down. I've never seen that it mistakes 2/3 times on techno or house, or other kind of four-on-the-floor genres.

[@lordsulaco5009]

First video of yours I’ve watched and I have a few questions. I was a vinyl DJ many years ago and played the likes of Bad Company, Stakka and Skynet, etc. I’ve been wanting to get back into DJing but digitally. My question is what is the best source for drum and bass tracks, Serato, recordbox, whatever. I want a good expansive library, I really enjoy the darker heavier tracks, not sure what’s available out there. Thanks so much and really enjoyed the video, especially that Hydra track!

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

I'd start by checking out www.beatport.com select Drum and Bass fro the genre drop down menu and this will give you a tonne of ideas.

[@Descensory]

I find all my music on Soundcloud, a lot of it is free and the rest will have a link to buy it from Beatport or Bandcamp. Serato and RB are dj/library software not sources for music

[@ggast3181]

7:59 sheeeeesh, track name?

[@kingemo7806]

I actually got requested to make dnb beats this helps alot

[@gomezb]

Is that drum and bass on minute 11:30 ?

[@ryanblakefba]

Loving your videos mate!

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

That's a good idea!

[@christopherjohnleach9411]

Great video, what is that tune called that was mixed in at 14:24.

[@AvHs666]

How to mix Hardcore Please :D

[@samburge8544]

Hey mate love your videos and nice to see some dnb. One question I have for you (or anyone) is how do you always make sure that when one track drops off eg at 10:16 and to have the track coming in at the right time. Is this to do with where you've set your cue points? thanks so much!

[@pauldale4359]

Music phases mate. Every 22secs(16bars) in dnb the music changes duno abt other music types as I only play dnb. It’s just a case of figuring out how many phases to the drop.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

Paul's right, t's about phrasing. Personally I feel phrasing and understanding music to its core needs to be conditioned. Sorry to promo the course but I love it and what it can do for people: www.clubreadydjschool.com/club-ready-dj-course/

[@keithdonnington750]

Sick video, what's the song at 12:20

[@JSampson1991]

Thanks legend.

[@JSampson1991]

Andrew I'd just like to know if it would be better to have the controller before we start with the course or not. Can I do it without a controller?

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

I always say to people (and please believe me I am not just saying this make a sale) - there is loads to do before you get gear. Yes, eventually you'll need gear, but let's say you got gear in a 4 - 8 weeks time and you worked through all the foundation and prep exercises (in my course) in the meantime - this means once you got your decks, you'd hit them and be prepared and the confidence and the momentum that's come with that is inexplainable. Too often people do it the other way around - they get gear and don't know how to use it and not only get discouraged, but they pick up and develop bad habits. You won't go wrong by doing prep before you play and the course will get you into a very good place with that from the get go. (PS: sorry for delay, I only just saw this - for super quick comments - [e-mail]

[@JSampson1991]

@@ClubReadyDJSchool Thanks Andrew. Wise works aren't lost on me. Cheers.