So I have another beginner question. I've watched a bunch of videos and tutorials on beat matching and mixing. I get it. I understand it. I know that beat matching is important, and I know enough about it to know that I need to continuing to keep practicing it.
What I'm struggling with while I'm practicing is "when" to transition to the next song. I feel that if I were playing at a dance club, keeping the beat/energy of the crowd is key. I've seen some videos of this sort of DJ playing a song briefly and then mixing in the next... depending on his feel for the crowd. However, I doubt I will ever play in that scenario. Not really my interest.
I'll be doing more playing at bars, private parties, and weddings... usually where people want to hear the whole song like they heard it on the radio... Some videos show they start mixing the whole last phrase of a song... like 16 bars.... well, with the music I play, you're cutting off the end of one song and muddy'ing the intro to the next song. I'm finding it's more of a quicker transition from one song to the next. Occasionally a song will have a nice intro or outro, but not always. I guess experience will help me make better use of those songs, or maybe loop for longer in's and out's.... but until I get good with that, I feel a little nervous. I've been trying to have my next song up with a cue point set and hit it during the last 2-3 bars.... does that sound right?
What I'm struggling with while I'm practicing is "when" to transition to the next song. I feel that if I were playing at a dance club, keeping the beat/energy of the crowd is key. I've seen some videos of this sort of DJ playing a song briefly and then mixing in the next... depending on his feel for the crowd. However, I doubt I will ever play in that scenario. Not really my interest.
I'll be doing more playing at bars, private parties, and weddings... usually where people want to hear the whole song like they heard it on the radio... Some videos show they start mixing the whole last phrase of a song... like 16 bars.... well, with the music I play, you're cutting off the end of one song and muddy'ing the intro to the next song. I'm finding it's more of a quicker transition from one song to the next. Occasionally a song will have a nice intro or outro, but not always. I guess experience will help me make better use of those songs, or maybe loop for longer in's and out's.... but until I get good with that, I feel a little nervous. I've been trying to have my next song up with a cue point set and hit it during the last 2-3 bars.... does that sound right?