Mixing Funk/Disco Tracks.
Mixing Funk/Disco Tracks. Posted on: 14.08.2013 by Lillia Datson Hi all.Just need a few pointers on mixing Funk/Disco/Funky breaks type stuff (Think--D-Cup/Tahuna breaks/Jamarioquai/Kolombo/Neighbour etc) Whilst a few of tracks i have are nice to mix with, in that they have some intro's/Outro's/Mid sections of plain beats (the more housey stuff), some of them can be quite busy, especially with a bass guitar and that funky 'Wap' Sound right at the start and throughout the tune that can make the mixes quite clunky and messy when trying to blend them. Any tips? | |
| Marcelina Hanaway 15.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by donstone
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| Hellen Mindrup 14.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by DISaS73R
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| Lillia Datson 14.08.2013 | Hi all. Just need a few pointers on mixing Funk/Disco/Funky breaks type stuff (Think--D-Cup/Tahuna breaks/Jamarioquai/Kolombo/Neighbour etc) Whilst a few of tracks i have are nice to mix with, in that they have some intro's/Outro's/Mid sections of plain beats (the more housey stuff), some of them can be quite busy, especially with a bass guitar and that funky 'Wap' Sound right at the start and throughout the tune that can make the mixes quite clunky and messy when trying to blend them. Any tips? |
| Audrey Pinda 15.08.2013 | I find just listening to it non-stop (for any genre) just gets you completely in the groove with it. Dimitri from Paris is one of those artists that just yeah, https://soundcloud.com/dfp . A Night at the Playboy Mansion and the rest of the Playboy mansion "series" if you will was something I grew up on. Worth checking if you aren't familiar. |
| Logan Lassey 15.08.2013 | Wow - great mix from MCDE! |
| Hank Guidas 15.08.2013 | Also |
| Marcelina Hanaway 15.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by donstone
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| Oretha Afful 15.08.2013 | Also don't forget that the guys who originally had to mix these tracks in the 70s and 80s didn't have EQ, or loops or anything at all really. So sometimes they would just fade in and fade out on a track. Listen to some of Larry levan's or Jellybean's mixes and you'll notice that they will do this instead of beatmatching every single track. Sometimes you just can't mix 2 tracks together and that's OK. Not every mix has to be flawless to keep a party dancing |
| Lillia Datson 15.08.2013 | Cheers guys, i've tried the looping and filtering tricks and they work really well. |
| Hellen Mindrup 14.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by DISaS73R
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| Albina Androski 14.08.2013 | For older tracks, look into warping part of the track to make it less of a evening
mare to mix over 8/16/32 bars. http://www.djranking s.com/2011/02/1...-ableton-pt-1/ |
| Marcelina Hanaway 14.08.2013 | Be patient and don't rush transitions. Find a sweet spot and loop that sucker. |
| Latia Sotak 14.08.2013 | That's my office soundtrack sorted for the next hour or so!! |
| Olin Easley 14.08.2013 | Don't keep both highs at the same time and use a lot of filtering. |
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