(TUTORIAL) How To Beat Match PART 5

Mixing the two songs


As the first track begins to break down, you’ll now want to begin sliding the mixer slider from track one to track two.
Play around with mixing in the next song at what you feel to be the best time.
You may not want to mix in the next song in the middle of the first’s
if it’s still playing vocals or lead, but there are no rules to this.
If everything goes correctly, you should have a clean mix between the two songs.


Congratulations!


You’ve not only beat matched two songs but you’ve also done your first mix!
The trick now is to keep this going until your set is over, that’s the theory at least.
Remember, these are only basic guidelines to beat matching
and by no means the ‘rules’ of doing so. There are many different ways
to create a mix but knowing how to beat match is the first step in your
process.


Practice, practice, practice.


As long as you continue to practice your beat matching, you’ll be
able to sync your songs together. As soon as you become comfortable with
beat matching, you can then move onto creating and structuring your
mix.