Input on a New Mix
Input on a New Mix Posted on: 23.02.2011 by Arturo Banerjee Hey Guys,Here's a new mashup I made on Traktor--harsh criticism is welcome http://i.mixcloud.com/CRG8f | |
| Gertrude Razzano 24.02.2011 |
Originally Posted by Jaimenez
Seriously though, it's a good effort. But you can't just take your favorite <insert genre> tracks and combine them and expect it to sound good. If they have too much in common, there'll be...too much in common. Eg, the vocals of those tracks; vocals always clash when mixing. Hearing two different vocal tracks vying for attention is like trying to listen to two people talking at the same time, neither of whom are aware of the other one's presence. Instead of being compelling and holding interest, they both become distractions, and it turns into a confusing and obnoxious mess. IMO, having two sets of vocals playing at the same time is the closest you can get to trainwrecking without actually trainwrecking. Also, listen to the drum pattern in Pon de Floor (which is the worst track ever made). It's not 4/4, but still gets everyone moving. It relies on a groove built on the beats that aren't there. So when you take it and add a 4/4 beat, you get a trainwreck again. You have to pick and choose which elements you want to hear from each track, then mute the rest with your EQs. For instance, take the bass pattern of Pon de Floor, and kill the mids, keeping the highs for air. Then kill the bass of the other track, letting the lead play in the mid range, then switch to the inverse whenever the Pon de Floor vocals come in so they're delivered over the drum pattern (4/4 I believe?) of whatever that other track was. Oh, and get a DAW if you're gonna pre arrange mashups. Traktor is for DJing, not arranging. |
| Arturo Banerjee 23.02.2011 | Hey Guys, Here's a new mashup I made on Traktor--harsh criticism is welcome http://i.mixcloud.com/CRG8f |
| Arturo Banerjee 24.02.2011 | Thanks man, helped a lot! I'll get right on this |
| Gertrude Razzano 24.02.2011 |
Originally Posted by Jaimenez
Seriously though, it's a good effort. But you can't just take your favorite <insert genre> tracks and combine them and expect it to sound good. If they have too much in common, there'll be...too much in common. Eg, the vocals of those tracks; vocals always clash when mixing. Hearing two different vocal tracks vying for attention is like trying to listen to two people talking at the same time, neither of whom are aware of the other one's presence. Instead of being compelling and holding interest, they both become distractions, and it turns into a confusing and obnoxious mess. IMO, having two sets of vocals playing at the same time is the closest you can get to trainwrecking without actually trainwrecking. Also, listen to the drum pattern in Pon de Floor (which is the worst track ever made). It's not 4/4, but still gets everyone moving. It relies on a groove built on the beats that aren't there. So when you take it and add a 4/4 beat, you get a trainwreck again. You have to pick and choose which elements you want to hear from each track, then mute the rest with your EQs. For instance, take the bass pattern of Pon de Floor, and kill the mids, keeping the highs for air. Then kill the bass of the other track, letting the lead play in the mid range, then switch to the inverse whenever the Pon de Floor vocals come in so they're delivered over the drum pattern (4/4 I believe?) of whatever that other track was. Oh, and get a DAW if you're gonna pre arrange mashups. Traktor is for DJing, not arranging. |
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