How to perform Drop Mixing - DJ Transition Tutorial

[@Crossfader]

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[@alex_georgescu]

That transition at 8:12 is WoW!! But how can you choose or know so many songs to combine or mashup them so well?

[@nimmix6797]

May you please give me a tip on what sounds match and how to download your songs, I usually gust convert it to mp3, but someone said that's not good to do

[@buzzkill808raven2]

my dj style is tech/house drop mixes, tempo increasing a few bpm with every new track to slowly build the energy from about 100 bpm on up...is that a sound idea or crap? I like it and the one gig I did, the 12 people in the room liked it...

[@persiah7779]

This is what I've been doing since I first started mixing...never knew it had a name

[@MB-sq2xv]

Cool now learn phrasing and double beat drop mixing...

[@insidethemind6727]

@@MB-sq2xv 🖕🏻

[@mechadonia]

@@MB-sq2xv why do ppl talk about phrasing like it’s some hidden technique nobody knows about. Anyone who’s been djing for longer than a couple months will understand phrasing and song structure intuitively.

[@robhardy6894]

The 3rd drop mix cueing 1 bar early is one of the simplest but best mix techniques I’ve ever picked And I’ve been mixing 20 years. Obviously just 12” back then and a completely different game. Cheers 😎

[@handmade83]

This guy makes me wanna buy any deck and start DJing. I love this channel. Great job!

[@theaverageguy3884]

I just did it 🤣

[@shivankitss8396]

@@theaverageguy3884good decision?

[@matthewdnewton2437]

Wouldn't it be easier to teach people to set up 8 bars ahead of the drop, match up the beats then bring it in at the drop with the levels good and the track in time. Saves possibly mishitting the play button and embarrassing yourself, also allows you to put fx like reverb or Echo on the original track to blend it out?

[@FiSHY4D]

Except 8 bests wont give beginners enough time to beatmatch the track. I set it up at least a phrase early, if not more. I prefer buildup blends more than drop mixing personally.

[@matthewdnewton2437]

Stereoscopic | GFX I didn’t say 8 beats though did I.....I said 8 bars

[@mc6083]

Priamary school teaches people how to count

[@AnytimeAssemblypros]

"Mishitting"? Cool

[@MrDamning]

I'd say both aren't wrong but when you're in the heat of the moment or have that sudden epiphany while DJing using chopping will help you get it down .

[@actionclips4430]

this might be the best short course i have ever encountered in me life

[@RickiPrime]

Always cool to get a refresher on what I'm doing!

[@djphaseout8027]

Hi Jaimie, can you do a video on drop mixing with hip hop and R&B

[@bavikon]

William Gatling Yes! I’m also interested in this 😊

[@michaelhart4059]

doesnt really work the same as house tracks. you can do drop mixing with verses or choruses. hip hop is way easier to do drop mixing in

[@xXxbally661xXx]

Just apply the same concepts. Switch from one track to another in phrase. Put your hot cues at recognisable points. Examples are the “Ohhh” just before the beat kicks in in Hot in Here by Nelly, or the first instrumental part of Yeah by Usher.

[@deepdhangarfervormanagemen2503]

Yeah right

[@nick_way]

You’ve got a great way of explaining things Jamie. Thanks v much.

[@klausmogensen8691]

Nice video. This can be used in a lot of places besides house music. I use it as a mix variation all the time for everything from pop to rock. Just make sure you have an aggressive first beat on the incoming track

[@donaldccannon1]

I thought i only saw you on vdj videos lol. Love all your advice and tutorials

[@lavenderllamamusic]

Cheers for the visual marker tip at 7:35 ! I do this a lot and I happen to always choose the blue cue for my visual markings haha

[@alexlassabeatmaker]

Great video! Another way i like to mix is having a cue point 64 beats* before the drop, it gives you space for differents types of mixing

[@mcampy100]

hi i think that you mean 64 beats.

[@alexlassabeatmaker]

@@mcampy100 ye exactly! Mybad 🤪

[@mlrd6622]

IKR, I do the same.

[@ecstaticdancehamburg]

Thanks man, this was really profound and helpful!!

[@Centrl_music]

with the new sync functions on the updated versions of serato and rekordbox, makes it so much easier to do the loading section he explained.

[@rezzieggg]

Loved this one! Ready to practise this 💪🏽

[@yassinmziya2733]

I hate drop mixes, but that idea with the house of pain song was fresh af

[@bavikon]

I love this Monday DJ tips videos! Keep it up the good work! 🙌

[@shaurya.mp3]

Good tutorial man, looking forward to hearing more!

[@kajal9197]

I learned alot from your videos. Keep it up please! :)

[@_JONGFIRE]

Awesome! This helped me alot

[@luish_c_2711]

Hello! Thank you very much for the Music Pack! Greetings from Costa Rica!

[@jimmycrawford8142]

I like this practice. You a good DJ teacher.💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@Mystic-Panda890]

Very interesting. When I get my own controller, I will be watching more of your lessons

[@complextwopointoh]

Start with a ddj 400 brotha

[@Waifumakesmusic]

I like actually mixing when I do this not just cutting the full track

[@makeminecraft]

When?

[@JoDubu409]

Thanks, that was really useful, just need to practice my timing

[@suraglinl2979]

This is really useful. Thank you for sharing !

[@LouieThePoohTube]

You actually helped a lot! Great videoand thank you

[@roaravi]

Super Sick tutorial...thanks mate 🔥🔥🔥

[@mikey42325]

Simple and efficient 🎉!

[@Crossfader]

Glad to hear it!

[@chucky6768]

please make more hip-hop/pop videos. house is easy to mix. These tutorials are great, but somewhat obvious. hip-hop is missing a lot of content for DJs on youtube.

[@mcampy100]

hi jaime, can you please do a video showing some transitions in dark and hard techno. it would be great thank you.

[@bavikon]

alejandro campillo I think there’s no really techniques for Techno. You just have to mix the tracks. Of course the transition are longer than in other genres. Techno is more flowish and focus on tension and release in a slow way.

[@jamest7485]

@@bavikon I second this! With techno the mixing and transitions are typically much more drawn out. However, it does allow for some sick energy to build through the mix.

[@jbsurti181]

Do a tutorial on Mixing hip-hop tracks.

[@Ammeeeiizing]

This was so helpful!!

[@joshuawkbeats]

Thanks as always!! So helpful!!!

[@bigozbsu4439]

Love your vids, really good tips

[@shaneempoweryourselfdaily2000]

GREAT EXAMPLES THANK YOU

[@janery833]

This is the technique I used on my first dj mix I uploaded. Very easy and sounds great in a mix👍

[@DougSkillmore]

it would be great if they had an additional fader that would cross between the 2 channels. so you know, you only would have to move the one fader instead of 2................ maybe 1 day

[@d4funky1]

Doug Skillmore 😂

[@amoralix]

U can edit your cross fader in settings ahahahaha and doit with that

[@MonkeyHead196]

Troll

[@qirex9193]

Jokes aside - If you wanna go nuts with drops, you'll want more channels eventually, and you'll need to give up on the crossfader. As someone who made that shift, I honestly find the switchover feels better. I have a Magvel fader that I never touch, heh.

[@deejdotwav]

Awesome tutorial, very informative

[@yahiawehbi3217]

thank you it helped alot thanks again ! keep it up

[@Crossfader]

No problem, glad it helped you out!

[@Shabazza84]

Very nice tutorial.

[@miscellaneous1276]

Thanks for this tuto! Now i have lerned something.

[@forrestdaniel427]

Great video. I also like mixing build ups together

[@ДаниилПаджериков]

Thx's for deal tutorial!

[@piratedragon703]

really enjoy your videos and guides. Never even heard of the songs your mixing with, i don't know if they are mixes you made or mixes someone else made. I mostly only have some tracks from beat port, I bought about 20 tracks a few house, some trap and few of the favorites.. that I have been working with , but the rest of my library is mostly studio tracks from the albums I have. Really need to get more of the DJ friendly music

[@qmixent]

Can you plz make a tutorial on drop mixing hiphop or R&B everyone on KZbin make vids on drop mixing but with house or edm music which is easy because those genres has alot of breaks and etc

[@Earthcitizen4609]

Not able to see the dj courses in yiur website from mobile I click on the course for more details just shiws a blank page Iphone

[@777hiesler]

Can't wait to try this

[@RigonBass]

Thanks for this tuyo now I learn something :D

[@hesroc]

Can you do a Video of how to mix drum and bass?

[@Frazzlehinchy]

go check out ellaskins brutha 🤙

[@majmop]

its all the same concepts just fast as shit! Keep practicing!

[@martbult2038]

Best turtotial!

[@ceemills]

great tips..thanks

[@gandalfjerk]

Why not press play in the second song earlier, like 8 beats and match them, so you only have to swap the faders?

[@dr.joint4204]

why match them? lol just as soon the buildup from one song comes, get the drop of the other song ready and just press play/pause on both decks and then, dance.

[@gandalfjerk]

@@dr.joint4204 thats boring to do tho, when im DJing i like to be busy

[@dr.joint4204]

@@gandalfjerk that's true that's why dancing is life but im just learning djing tho, and this buildup/drop transition i've learned first but i want to learn to scratch and not the babyscratch but it takes some practise to do so.

[@gandalfjerk]

@@dr.joint4204 alright good luck. To get some inspiration/tips id advise watching DjRavine's videos

[@dr.joint4204]

@@gandalfjerk okay i will just finished dj carlo atendido tips and those are master he got alot of ideas of transitioning thanks for the advice

[@majlo933]

This trick matches edm only actually

[@DjFUSIONMIXMASTER]

not really

[@haroldluciano6286]

great video thank u

[@bravo142]

Jamie, you sound tired. Get some rest man. Great video!

[@lasseclaen5300]

nice video!

[@davidchacon139]

Very useful thank you

[@DJ_20_THOR_7]

Great video but I am new and get lost on the intros,buildups,breakdowns,outros could you do a video on explaining these for us noobie dj's plz

[@Self_inflicted_music]

Ive always felt like this technique is like cutting corners to a proper transition. Idk Always didnt feel right abt it, like im not implementing much skill to do this, as dumb as that sounds, so i tend to avoid it. Like someone mentioned in the comments a better way is to start beat matching on the 16-32 beat mark while having the fader down of the song your going use the drop in. Then switch decks at the right time to hit the drop. Personal preference i guess

[@ferdinandsebastian3238]

Pls make some more tutorial of ddj sb3^^

[@Parox]

I do drop mixing too, but use also the most of buildups of the songs

[@TejasG-iz8jp]

That's cool but you can actually sense that song was changed so how do u keep it smooth to avoid from crowd to know that you have changed the song

[@klausmogensen8691]

It's not a bad thing that they sense that is it? Regardless of mix type? Sometimes it's a good thing if it's recognized right away - sometimes maybe 8 bars in. But if everything has been smooth enough to not cause a breakup in their dancing, they basically just sense that they are now already dancing to a new track they know

[@B0bbyV]

For the perfect transition to happen song does not necessarily has to be the same bpm, It would need same(desirable) or similar beat and regardless of what part of the song you use, it also has to be in the same or coordinating key. Transition has to happen on the same or similar note from the same or corresponding scale. Example transitioning C Major. Notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C into G Major. Notes: G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G, you can transition on any note except F#. You can also use songs in F Major and A minor to seamlessly blend.

[@KYLOWW]

great tutorial

[@DJ_20_THOR_7]

great tut ty

[@RomanSpike]

Great lesson =)

[@FSwiftDJ]

Great tutorials as always mate spot on , drop mixing with vinyl can be bit more challenging for timing

[@jamest7485]

Well, everything is a bit more challenging with vinyl lol

[@FSwiftDJ]

@@jamest7485 very true with vinyl it's more natural so if it's out of time bit on drop don't matter as much as digital as that's quantised more

[@xXxbally661xXx]

If you’re on vinyl start the track you want to drop mix with 32 beats before which gives you time to secure the beatmatch. Then when it’s time for the transition just snap the crossfader over.

[@PampanaGiuseppe]

Neon Loaded

[@Josecorreadjcorrea]

Great video bro

[@ivancruz9179]

Love this! Do you guys have any DubStep drop mix tutorials?

[@spvcethvg8462]

Nah fam if your gonna drop mix dubstep, do a chop or double drop.

[@dr.labbejl1686]

How about pressing both play/pause instead of moving faders, works wonders also.

[@matthewbohn765]

dr.labbe jl That would depend on how you have your controller set up. For instances, I have pause set up as a brake on mine, like a turntable would be. However, if you have the cross fader setup with a sharp cut in, you can simply tap it for a sharp cut in/out.

[@djzerot4525]

Hi Jamie, Since you are using many DJ controllers, do you use Audio Interface/ Sound Card for mixing and recording? Thank You. (It would be nice if you make a tutorial how to Setup a DJ controller with Speaker, Laptop (and Audio Interface maybe)? I'm usually using XDJ and CDJ and never use DDJ, I hope you can help me out... :(

[@djwater4121]

Hi you make a video on how to transform using this machine please coz I wonder if it's perfect

[@gtabro1337]

Why bring the fader down if you can make it easier by pressing the Play button to pause the current and pressing the other Play/cue to drop at a perfect time

[@michaelcoleman8203]

Jamie can you do a video on serato when you're BPM are doubled and how you would fix it in windows and Mac thanks

[@DaemionThade]

Just starting out myself. This was incredibly helpful. Thank you!

[@gqatkinso12]

Great video thank you! 2 quick questions 1) do the songs need to be same key? Can you drop it at the start of break down ?

[@Crossfader]

The songs don't need to be the same key as they're not being played over one another however it may sound a bit cleaner if they were. For some songs you could drop it at the start of a breakdown however if there isn't much build up leading into the breakdown then it may sound pretty random to then slam into another song. Swapping the drops over works well because they're both the same section of music and the lead up to it enhances the drop.

[@titouanblanchod3040]

Hello man, first of all, thanks for the video it helped me a lot at the beginning. I would like to know how can I save my hot cue if I want to create a little mixtape without having to research for the good moment every time?

[@Crossfader]

As soon as you place a hot cue it is automatically saved :)

[@inditiva6203]

When will a drop mix not work? I've noticed sometimes when I drop mix it feels completely wrong even if I did it at the right time

[@Frstypwngaming]

70 to 140 bpm mixes are seemless if you do them though.

[@dager3000]

This man a legen

[@MightySavagE]

Why not press pause at one and play at the other at the sane time?

[@ollieollieonion]

Much better to set cues and start a track 8 bars before in my opinion. Smoother and more interesting transitions. Just swap the bass over at the drop.

[@gamersempire4477]

Great

[@assinmanmedia2090]

good teacher

[@RomanAround_3201]

Yo crossfader those are some some pretty WACK drop transitions bruv

[@bmdbarbil]

Nice video

[@timmartin638]

??????Question Ok i can do this with a virtual dj software why do i need a Mixer ??????

[@PampanaGiuseppe]

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[@ketand23]

😘😘😘😘 usefull video

[@PavanMS87]

Thank you! Is it okay to change keys in drop mixing?

[@simonprice1938]

Yes it is..

[@SuperKako17]

This is filthy, love it.

[@alexpopovici9481]

Have you ever heard about looping? You can easely loop the 4 bars before the drop and you do not have to worry about the timing.

[@4sens450]

g.

[@Loki_daepic]

how much does the equipment cost?

[@OfficialTwinox]

Nice Video! Could you please make a DnB Double drop tutorial? Maybe on ddj400 or another beginner controller?

[@majmop]

Do your pre-work in your software to learn phrasing of tracks, most DnB is in 16-bar sections (170-175 bpm) and 8-bar (85-87.5 bmp), Set your hot cues and just practice learning to line everything up, I tend to listen for Snares and HH patterns for beatmatching DnB tracks quickly. Learn your timing and its super easy! Good luck!

[@OfficialTwinox]

@@majmop Thank you very much i heard that already and its so much easier now! 🙏

[@nycfcistrash2097]

This dude looks like Daniel Radcliffe got addicted to heroine and starting DJing

[@UltraNyan]

Songs have to be in compatible key.

[@PampanaGiuseppe]

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[@nicolocollino3875]

what is the two songs names ?

[@flippermusic5665]

Can somebody help me and tell me, which programme he uses in this video?

[@Alex-xt4mf]

He is using Serato!

[@flippermusic5665]

iGOR thanks a lot 👍🏼

[@donaldccannon1]

@@flippermusic5665 no. He using serato intro. Pro had the bpm reading in the circle