Three deck mixing(The old way)

[baax]

Anyone on here have a crack?

Im not talking about getting two going and throwing a sample in or looping a capella, im talking about three tracks.

It's a real handful and very challenging but if you can pull it off it's so sweet!

For me the best way is to get two records lined up then work a cd in, the main issue for me is the cueing, what to listen too? One of the two already going plus the new one?
All three at once? Swapping between all three?

Any thought's?

[ferretrock]

I had a crack at this a few months (maybe a year?) back, ought to give it another shot.
At the time, if nothing else, my two-deck mixing got VERY tight.

The main problem is lining up structures of songs so that it actually sounds good.
I think I could do it better now as I've gotten much better at riding the pitch/getting a track in in ten seconds, because sometimes with three tracks in you realise that two of them are ending at the same time and you've only got thirty seconds left on the third. :| *EEK!*

[richcur]

I do it quite a bit with the sampler locked on a 16 beat loop, but no, never had the opportunity to try with 3 separate tracks. My head would asplode no doubt...

[Dr Bones]

dj friction can mix three decks of drum and base on vinyl, fckn brilliantly.

[ratticus]

i've been doing a bit like Richcur, looping stuff and using a CDJ for acapellas. been meaning to try a proper 3 deck mix, but always find something else to do instead :meh:

[RohanP]

andy c is the king of the 3 deck mix, along with the aforementioned friction! whos in aus this week BOH! cant wait!

[Lloyd C]

i managed to get 3 songs going at once the other week... the two cdj's were already beat matched, and I just mixed in the what was playing on the turntable. It sounded ok for a while, but it wasn't long before everything came unstuck out sounded like shit.

The first time you manage to get 3 decks going at once is awesome.. I might give it a go this afternoon :)

[LukeyC]

dj friction can mix three decks of drum and base on vinyl, fckn brilliantly.

The guy is a true talent...

Andy, Zinc & Mampi are a tie for 2nd

[seanious]

Number 1 tip, only adjust the pitch on 2 of the decks. Thank you youtube for that one - forgotten the dudes name.

I could only do it when I practiced over and over again with the same 3 tracks, although I did it on the fly with some tech house once but techno based music is easy to fool around with if you choose the right songs.

[Random_Kiwi]

What you need is some locked grooves + 2 full tracks

3 full tracks will get messy quickly just because of the structure/build ups/breakdowns/melodies coming into play...locked grooves are (often) very percussive snipets of the main track, so there's more room to work with without things getting too cluttered.

I've had 3 tracks in the mix on a few occassions...hard to get it to sound good really

[ferretrock]

Burridge is the king of three tracks in; One of the few DJs that's absolutely blown me away on his mix of technical control and ability to take the floor wherever he wanted.

[pEAkeR_hAT]

This guy posts on another forum I post on, three deck mixing done well ! :thumb:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3hpXMK2PTo

[baax]

What you need is some locked grooves + 2 full tracks

3 full tracks will get messy quickly just because of the structure/build ups/breakdowns/melodies coming into play...locked grooves are (often) very percussive snipets of the main track, so there's more room to work with without things getting too cluttered.

I've had 3 tracks in the mix on a few occassions...hard to get it to sound good really


Ive got a mix buy multi deck master Jeff Milligan recorded at least 10 years ago, he's playing sweet deep minimal techno, he kick's off with the first track has the 2nd in around 30 sec later and the third in around a minute after, that stuff is made for it.

[baax]

I had a crack at this a few months (maybe a year?) back, ought to give it another shot.
At the time, if nothing else, my two-deck mixing got VERY tight.

The main problem is lining up structures of songs so that it actually sounds good.
I think I could do it better now as I've gotten much better at riding the pitch/getting a track in in ten seconds, because sometimes with three tracks in you realise that two of them are ending at the same time and you've only got thirty seconds left on the third. :| *EEK!*

Yep trying for three has made me tighter for sure, it also has made me think more about where or how to mix tunes in, eg i might have two rolling along and have the third cued and just bring the hats in, wait for the two end and dump the bass on the new one and whamo instant happy time!

This dosen't happen as well as id like as much as id like but it sure is fun trying.

[baax]

It's not really four, one of the track's had finished



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2aAYz4J6Tg&feature=related

[Johbremat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X79EgX0q0g&feature=related

[baax]

^^^

Oh yeah!!!

[Supercutemusicgirl]

wow this kinda mixing is almost extinct these days! Look at these guys! My generation is like the bitter end of vinyl mixing, i'm thinking maybe djs like these can try to keep the vinyl love alive! I remember when i was just a little girl in the 90s i thought vinyls would never fade away! Things change so quick. Now i'm scared if they do! hahaha Nooooooo! Save Vinyl!!

[ferretrock]

Yep trying for three has made me tighter for sure, it also has made me think more about where or how to mix tunes in, eg i might have two rolling along and have the third cued and just bring the hats in, wait for the two end and dump the bass on the new one and whamo instant happy time!

This dosen't happen as well as id like as much as id like but it sure is fun trying.
Yeah, I don't think I really play the EQs enough for this kind of thing to work out. Mine tend to sit where they are before the mix has occured (EQ so the tune sounds 'right' to me and then blend to taste). Three-deck would make me return to extreme EQ games - not really where I wanna go at the moment.

[kieren]

I use to do it all the time back when clubs always had 3 turntables, its just practice really as the main thing I find is you have to be calm in order to sort out the tracks in your head!

[J0rdz]

I find it the easiest with really percussive music - techno, or something similar - with no vocals or heavy basslines. But fark, it takes practice!

[Simon_Murphy]

Ben Sims is the best i've ever seen on 3 - prob one of, if not the best DJ i've ever seen.

[Random_Kiwi]

Getting a second track in, as we know, is easy...holding it IN while you also cue up a 3rd track to bring in is tough...jumping between PFLs to get the second track right, then back to the third, and if anything starts slipping while you have 3 going, how the fuck do you figure which one is slipping! Would keep on you your game alright.

DAVE The Drummer is pretty awesome on 3 decks...hard techno mayhem! :rock:

[dj deza]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGsJ4XEf-8g&feature=related:rock:

my favorite section never get sick of watching this

[Mincus82]

A few years back i saw what looked like three deck mixing(3xCD) for around 8 mins by andy moor @ brown alley that looked sounded and worked insanely

Been trying ever since, 2x Vinyl & 1x cd with beat match success but sound fail.
I won't give up tho

[ianwil1976]

dj friction can mix three decks of drum and base on vinyl, fckn brilliantly.

Sydney's very own Linken can do it, as well. And he's only young. Cunt.

;)

Unsurprisingly, he's supporting Friction tomorrow night at Soho!