If you see a tune with similar BPM, key and power chances are it will fit. This helps when you have large crates of various styles of music. If you use the software it also puts an energy/power value in as well as the key. Now for wedding and corporate work it's different, but MIK can still help. I try to explain to them that if the mix sounds good they are still mixing in key, just doing it by ear. A lot of my DJ friends don't use it, but they we all come from the vinyl days. I use it as a guide not a rule, it definitely makes long transitions sound better. It can get a bit boring listing to sets that are so polished in terms of music theory and sometimes breaking that up is far more enjoyable. Of course, you don’t want to clang melodies but there are plants of intro and outro mixes that let you not worry about that, not to mention, ways to mix that don’t clash. There is one thing though that u/theoriginalsnub has touched on, that solely mixing in key can lead to a somewhat limited and formulaic set / selection, and that sometimes breaking that mold of only sticking to what immediately harmonically works is boring - mixing two tracks that are essentially discordant can have the effect of changing things up and we subconsciously realize that as listeners. To be honest, this was how everyone mixed (just practiced what sounded right) except a few Djs, the most obvious example was Sasha who was famous for long transitions that worked perfectly - he effectively pioneered harmonic mixing 15 years before MIK even existed. New and looking for advice? /r/Beatmatch.r/Beatmatch - for learning to DJ! /r/Controllerism /r/DJsCirclejerk /r/DJSetups /r/EDMproduction /r/Mixes /r/MobileDJ /r/RotaryMixers /r/SoundSystem /r/Turntablists /r/VinylDJs /r/VJing /r/WeAreTheMusicMakers /r/WhiteLabelsĬommunityWalk Map - Map of r/DJs members! > Unofficial DJs Discord <- Also check out PLEASE REPORT posts and comments that violate the above rules or just suck. Posts asking “what should I play for this gig?”.Obvious spam for youtube channels/gig logs/blogs/advertisements.Support the people who make your hobby/career possible. Posts discussing music piracy (in the sense of people asking how where or how to pirate music, if you want to have an actual discussion on piracy and how it pertains to the industry, by all means).Self-promotion posts including mixes, tunes, events, companies, etc.The following topics are against sub rules and will be deleted: Gig pictures/Stories - should be posted in the weekly gigs thread We will also allow high profile posts - say if a regular user gets a feature mix on DJCity or a Serato sponsored set or a established DJ set. Mixes - Most mix posts will be deleted although short routines, showcasing of interesting technique, and videos that shows off the poster doing something cool is fine. Meme/Humor/crappy image posts belong in /r/DJsCircleJerk. Please ensure you are posting to the correct subredditĪny and all beginner questions and posts should be made in /r/Beatmatch. Trolling, slapfights, general assholery is not encouraged and it also goes without saying that racist, sexist, homophobic, and transphobic posts and language will not be tolerated at all. Please try to be polite, friendly and helpful when commenting.There is also an entire subreddit /r/Beatmatch dedicated to helping new DJs learn. If you are new and are interested in learning how to DJ please check out this thread first. r/DJs is a subreddit for general DJ discussion: equipment, techniques, news, music, etc.
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