Bass Swapping - don't make this common mistake!

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Js tend to over commit when they bass swap so in this video I'll tell you when and where is the bets place to swap your bases and things you should watch out for and also avoid!!

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[@mikemusic7306]

When tracks have been bass swapped and the bass suddenly disappears (like at 7:30) it's always a great opportunity to throw in a gradually increasing reverb to create a build up. When the reverb is nice and full, you can then drop the verb and bring the bass back in to create your own "drop" of sorts. Tension and release.

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[@janbess909]

Great intro to low EQing. A great thing too is to swap bass at a totally unexpected moment, eg. on the 3rd or 4th beat after the drop, when done well and with the appropriate tracks it just boost the energy further more. As you say, the best way is to practice enough so that it becomes a second nature, and then you just can feel in your guts how and when it should be done. Cheers!

[@Merlijn83]

When I started out DJing, I was told never to mix bass over one another, and I took it very literally. Not sure wether I was told wrong or I just misunderstood, but I went the longest time thinking mixing the low EQ was a bad idea! Imagine my surprise when I find this video and my mixes end up sounding so much better after integrating it

[@TheGaryinWales]

bought your full course recently and am loving going through it at my own pace. The little tips and tricks make all the difference.. love your use of the EQ, so so much to learn and you make is so easy to understand. thanks!!!

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Bought your course a couple of weeks ago! This was the one thing I needed a little more help on. Appreciate you Andrew

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[@jackedkerouac4414]

I notice a lot of breaks songs use this technique to great effect. Short pause then BOOM the bass changes frequency and the melody changes. This video is gold man keep 'em coming

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[@NexuJin]

Interesting timing for you to drop this video. As this is exactly what I recently come to notice that hard swapping doesn't always produce great results and that sometimes more gentle bass EQ-ing is better (depend on the song progression). At this point for me, discovery and experimentations on my own is probably one of the fun aspect of DJ-ing. But I'm still regularly checking in on channels like this to confirm what I have learned on my own is correct. Can't wait for next video to be dropped and keep up the great work of sharing your DJ knowledge 🙏

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You're amazing, man! Great enregy! Thanks for all the support!

[@GarnettLee]

Great great great video. Was working on this last night and you’re so on point with maintaining warmth. And through the mid bass too. Where I feel like I need to improve is managing highs across the blend particularly where you get different high hat/share patterns

[@matthockman]

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[@DJTeddyJetts]

I never get tired of your lessons. Even if it something im already aware of and working on. Just great work all the time from you! And yes, listening back to your mixes is so important. At this point this is what my whole KZbin channel is for. So I can listen to my own mixes. And you can see the progress in my videos. Its a slow progress. I can probably get more aggressive with my practices, but again. Something I wouldnt be aware of if I didnt record my mixes. Still in a pretty simple space in my skillset. And theres so many great DJs its a little bit intimidating but im learning and growing. Thank you for all the tips and lessons!

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[@C-Dub1906]

Thanks, Bro. I like your Vibe first off. You seem real as hell and I like that. Keep doing that. I recently started getting into eq mixing and you’re right, you need to be flexible. You’re video was very helpful. Thank You for what you do.

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I love your uploads, Extremly helpful, right to the point, warm and easy to understand for all skill sets. Thing about EQ mixing is that it can be almost as unique as you are as a human, it's your style, your way, pretty much the same as when to fade in and out. But yeah there are some soft boundries with it so you don't loose energy in your transitions. Not many would be happy with going from full hands up to a repetative boring intro :D. Keep these uploads coming, your helping pave the path of people dreams. 💯👌👍🙌🙌🎧

[@djbennyc3382]

Big up Andrew I took your course almost two years ago and I still check in always a well explained 👊

[@MrPoblijon]

Great topic again! As you said at the beginning, there is time for either, hard or soft swap. I like both. I believe you have to feel which one is right at a certain moment. I love a hard swap, when playing techno, in the middle of the phrase after the main break, while the outgoing track is still kicking and the incoming track is already kicking too (i.e. beyond intro). When the tracks have a totally different tonality. It shifts the playing track to a different mood... Yet again, there is a moment for that too. There is not a dogma saying what and when.

[@po3it1vity69]

I literally, was just trying to figure out how to do better bass swapping cause I haven't been so strong in it. Thank you so much!

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Thanx man that was hepful af finally someone tells when to use what not just how to use it answers many of my questions

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[@Chucks_RSA]

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[@kentonmusic]

Been looking to get more creative with low-end EQ mixing. Thanks for this! Another great video :)

[@dixieflatline1189]

Progressive DJ’s are the masters of bass swapping and using treble and rhythm from one track layered into bass and kicks from another. The main point is to understand the structure of the tracks being mixed and don’t view mixing as mix in / mix out at start end of a track. It’s important that mids don’t clash - use the filter on first and second cut over, then use bass swop on final and you get some amazing combinations.

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[@brendensmith2954]

Heard you playing sorry I’m late by kollektiv turmstrasse and I smiled instantly, that song is golden

[@jameselsom100]

Love this, I also find using high pass filter on both channels over 8 or 16 bar can be a great way to switch the bass over whilst adding a nice build up and transition into the new track! Keep providing the best dj content around 👏

[@jjmarsh2003]

Totally agree, that’s what I’ve been doing - hit the HPF 40-50% on both, kill the bass on both and then on phase bring the bass in on track 2 whilst removing the HPF fully on track 2 but leaving it on 10-20% on track 1 then gradually EQing out. Works well with house tracks if you prefer longer transitions like I do 😊

[@Aureas133]

I've been using the hard swap for the 'finale' of my sets for a while; it sets the stage to up the energy a bit. So going from a lesser-bass heavy track with good 'groove' and hard swap to a more prominent bass track almost sounds like you're 'adding' some extra oompf. Got great reactions out of it.

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The king is back !!!!!

[@fentono]

Thanks! Great video as always!

[@vitezslavkrcma7468]

Thank you for another very good and usefull lesson!!! When playing live I still sometimes do mistakes in this. And once I can hear it, it is already late... And thank you for your positive hope that we can learn it 😁

[@EricBishard]

I love how he's always smiling. Love watching vedeeyos~!

[@chrisoneil9871]

Thank you. A big thing that helped me is the High Pass Filter two bars before a bass swap. Even if you swap at the right time, I found that some swaps just sounded shallow.

[@stebarker1641]

Amazing glad your better ❤

[@theaverageguy3884]

Love your work. Thanks 👊

[@Danny-tt6jz]

such a good tip to keep some low eq in there, I wondered why it sounds so empty and robotic, far more energy now! Thanks :)

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Another great video

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[@tommyrootsey1981]

Good stuff man.some points to work on,cheers xxxx

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I needed this one thank you coach!@

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Thank you, king!

[@slinky576]

This is where having another layer/loop on another deck is a decent option, just take the highs out and a bit of the lower mids if you’ve a 4 band eq on your mixer, you’ll be suprised at how much of the bass you can leave in to give you a bit more depth/thicker sound, even use the filter dedicated to that particular channel to find the sweet spot

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[@Nono-mm6zs]

Can you do a video on making space for the drop like you said please. All different tactics to exit a bar or two bars before the drop, what to mix in and where, (build ups etc) It really is a powerful thing pulling out a bar before then the big drop hitting and catching the crowd out on quick ones, but I’d love to have this skill down to a tea. I’d love to know the best ways around this and the best ways to blend leading up etc if that makes sense. And great advice on using bass here as always buddy, love how you show us your thought process it helps massively .

[@seb5587]

Great video

[@EricBishard]

One of the things I stress with people I am teaching to DJ is that bass is one of the most important things to pay attention to. I usually add memory cues to each track (it's time intensive but worth it) the most important two cue points IMHO are the exiting tracks "wind down" (this usually comes 64 to 128 beats after the drop) now at this point there is still a bassline, I have one more cue point after that one that I call "outro" this 90% of the time is the last 64 to 128 beats that have no bassline and just a beat. As well I want to know where the incoming track's bassline kicks in, for lack of a better term I call this cue point "bass change" and it is 90% of the time after a 64 or 128-beat intro which is usually just a kick and snare where the new bassline starts. With these points added to each track, I can feel more comfortable mixing two tracks I have never mixed together before and timing the bass swap. The algorithm is pretty simple. Has the first track's wind-down period started, if so, where does the bass change happen on the incoming track, I will typically perform the bass swap on that bass change or before the outgoing track reaches its outro. This method works well more than 90% of the time and I also need to be cognizant of the genre, and the energy in these tracks and as you said if leaving the outgoing track playing have we cut out the bass so much that it feels empty (bang-on advice). Like you said not every mix requires a hard bass swap. But I am a huge proponent of marking these special moments and color coding them when I have the time or they are tracks I play a lot. Of course I know them well, I could probably do a decent job without cue points, but why not. Finally I love tools like mix-in-key and platinum notes. Mixing to a complimentary key can be a good tool to help find another track to match and ensuring that all of your tracks have a similar volume always makes a better mix, riding the trim and remember which track is lower or higher in volume is nearly impossible.

[@jjmarsh2003]

100 this ⬆️. If you’re mixing genres with a very uniform structure like house, this is the way to go. Hot cues are so useful in my opinion, I use a traffic light system of 4 hot cue points creating a ‘mix in’ section and a ‘mix out’ section for each track, each 16 bars. The green light is when the bass kicks in proper, and where I do my bass swap and then mix out the previous track from there. The red light is when the track’s outro phase starts and most of the ‘meat’ of the track disappears. What I’ll typically do is loop the last 32 beats up until this red cue to extend the track and allow for more drawn out gradual transitions, which is super helpful if you get tracks that are only 3-4 mins and end abruptly. Better yet, you can set up active loops in record box beforehand that will work on almost all CDJs and save you having to worry about the track running away from you at the end. Totally agree with mixing in key too, it really makes a big difference and gives that seamless feel 👌🏼

[@amanh19]

Hi, thanks for your comment as it’s super helpful. I’m buying my first pair of decks this week. Can I please clarify your 4 traffic light system cue points? 🙏🏽

[@nxs6musique140]

Thanks for the advice. I still consider myself a beginner because I keep making the same mistake of not just lowering the bass too much of the finishing track but the mids and highs as well. It sounds fine when I'm mixing but when I listen to the mix again I hear the music drop too much. I need to remember not to go down too low so as to make a more seamless dope mix.

[@code.design]

she gives some valuable information!

[@dhrbakker8032]

Hi Andrew, inspirational vid again, makes you think. I also notice a loss of energy with classics after a more recent track, where the bass has much less pounding power, so you can't swop well. Sometimes I try to solve that by looping the bass of the current track, but that's the only solution I know... Great bass tips! Thnx.

[@iambadd]

I think a big thing to mention here also is using EQ in isolator mode or not. Those eq knobs become way more sensitive

[@raoufghorbel6092]

a real MVP.

[@mdzic7628]

Right on. I’m definitely guilty of this here and there 😐😬

[@tparkin22]

Would you do a video of how to transition between Djs at the club (with not knowing the song the dj is playing/different genre bpms?) I have my first show coming up, love your videos man!

[@tell591]

Full on!

[@chrisboomer9402]

You're an awesome teacher man, long time listening. Appreciate the work you put it. Also I'd love the track ID for second to last track (with the sirens)?

[@TheSt7909]

Dom Dolla - San Frandisco

[@jacobnes8307]

Awesome video 🔥 is like advanced tree advanced! wonder what you could do with a 4-band eq

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I wish I had a Permanent-GRIN like yours in most/all your videos 😃

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

It's weird, I start filming and I immediately get into it, I feel like it's me doing my thing, comes naturally but learnt o let go of perfectionism a long time ago - my videos are far from perfect, but they get the message across :)

[@mralexsambo]

Depend of the genres too. With Afro House I like to slowly move the eq 'cos the tracks have mostly same rhythm. With Tech House is more quick but you need a powerful track so it doesn't sound weird. Unless you want to change the music to a different genres.

[@mikepenny5727]

We are our own biggest critics, lol. Good upload today

[@sml5386]

My biggest issue is the phrasing and mixing in the new song at the right point, unless I practice and prepare the transition. I find it really hard to get it right when I am just jamming

[@FiruX11]

Hi man, I love what you are doing on this channel. It is really helpful because it seems like your advice can be really be used in an event because we see you mixing without preparation. I love to mix house and techno and when I am practicing. I often have the same problem. Both track does not have the same keys. If there is only the kick and the snare the mix sounds quite good but when the bassline and the melody are mixed it is really awful. So now when there is one tone of difference between the two tracks I use the key shift. But I don't find a cool way to change back the good key at the end of my mix. Do you have some tips to mix track with differents keys ?

[@averygartner6516]

Long time coming with this response!! I have one for you, though I’m sure you’ve already figured it out. Key shifts are a fundamental part of my mixing; but here’s the key- I’m not key matching. Often times key match throws the song wayyy out of key so it sound terrible. I actually key shift so they are harmonically similar! Ie; key shift so you are within 1 harmonic range of the other song! Usually it only takes one to two key shifts to get in range!!

[@TheMRmalfia]

Hey Andrew, great vid educational as always! I think however you overlooked one production aspect: not using a recording from the mixer for the audio of the tracks. As it's all recorded through your overhead mic, the bass sounds quite flat and is almost a bit indistinguishable, if the volume isn't cranked. I think for a video about bass, using the recordings from the channel outputs would be much more beneficial for the listener, as it would be easier to understand the "feel" of the bass that you refer to. Of course that means a little bit more production in post, but it's only a short video. Keep up the great content

[@ambolix]

totally agree with this, thanks for the video!

[@craigparry282]

Great video as always. Question: with all the swapping of the bass especially when one track is dropping out how do we allow for some periods in our mixes when there is no bass Eg. if a track is dropping out can't we enjoy the bass-less part instead of adding bass to make up for it not being there? I'm talking about the 'tension and release' aspect of dj'ing. Andrew could you do a video about this providing ideas on how we get less and more energy in our sets/mixes. When are good times to break it down?

[@kimchi_b]

Great question imo! For my style (old school house) the 'lulls' are probably (generally, not always) more important than keeping the bass going. It's a different way of mixing, but when the bass comes back in on the new tune it gets folk moving again all fresh and excited again after a moment or two to chill a bit.

[@LASHH9669]

Just search 'Limmy DJ high pass filter' hehehe

[@Unclebuzzcocksne]

I’ll sometimes take the bass out then add the low end of the new track after 2 bars

[@jamesstuart9718]

A good way to do this is to bring your filters up slightly with the filter button off, then for 8-16 beats before you do your swap, turn on the filter button, do your swap gradually behind it, then at the point you'd normally do your hard swap turn your filter off

[@davidbackler7775]

If you've done a hard swap and it sounds wrong there is no reason you can't try bringing it back, maybe after one or two bars so it keeps the timing and even do it a couple more times so it sounds intentional, it might event line up with the new track kicking for the final swap. In the first example it sounded good when you bought the bass back which gave me this idea.

[@kennethmalafy503]

It's true- on the swap you have to be careful about taking the bass all the way out of the track (especially if not much else is going on). Also, I would not swap if the out going track has a vocal on it, swap right after the vocal ends (or eq the vocal down first to lessen its impact). Great video! I have a question I have been meaning to ask- I just bought the Xone 96, it has four band eq. How do you handle that with the eq tree? I have been rolling them in one by one (depending on ear) but that takes a bit of time and makes it difficult to pull off a quicker mix. Between the four band eq and the powerful filter on that mixer, I have barely been using effects in my mixes at all. I fell like they are not needed so much, since I have so much control to sculpt the sound. How do you handle the tree with the four band? Thanks!

[@NewtonHamming]

Goated video

[@rpreuss74]

Hey Andrew, could you put the songs of your videos in the description? That would be amazing thank you!!

[@user-kn8tr2bx7c]

Vids always good, why I got your course.. In this one I'm a bit confused with the phrasing. You start the intro of B track at the verse of A track, which then goes into a breakdown when B is starting a verse. I'm I seeing this right? Is that still "correct" song phrasing? Thanks man

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Hi. Would you consider making a video like How to mix psytrance?

[@alexanderje8336]

7:35 That's where the filter would definitely come in handy

[@margusmikitski]

I'm a customer of yours and love the content. I have not found however should I be using the isolator or eq mode? I'm mixing techno and also groovier techno 125-130 bmp like dubfire style.

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

I recently did a short on my channel called ISO VS EQ, check it out as it answers better than I can here :)

[@TonyGalactic]

Lots of DJ's giving lessons these days, but even as an old pro I can f@ck with you. New sub.

[@tommygodbold8807]

Nice stuff I'm new to the channel trying to keep up a bit much little confusion what do I find 101 help

[@nyerc1331]

Can you i.d. the first two tracks you used? Thanks !

[@prezek2]

Eurodance 90s music transitions samples would be nice!!

[@bloody19ful]

This is exactly why you should set up your hot cues properly.

[@nguyenblake8905]

Okayyyy

[@itsallfilter]

TOP TIP! - Dude hello, how are u?!, I have the same CDJ 900nxs and i can't see the hot cue points created in rekordbox... u have any video tutorial o can u tell me plz how do you do it plz?, cheers from Argentina :)

[@ClubReadyDJSchool]

The CDJ900NXS don't display hot cues, memory cues only. This is ok, it makes mixing more about parts than showing off! More traditional style mixing

[@djerikfox]

..just wanna ask, why in ver 6 rekordbox there's no limiter on recording? is there a limiter and how to set rekordbox for a good mix recording? btw autogain is useless, on traktor it works great but rekordbox just have it but its not working.....regards