I'm trying (with a lot of failed attempts) to try and learn cue points from 8 bars before the drop...so I can mix like I am on 3 decks but with 2?
So my example of this is:-
Dose - 9 Lives
June Miller - Snapcase
Mortem - Get Closer
Mix Snapcase into 9 lives. Roll out the mix for 32 bars. Then attempt to cue Get Closer from 8 bars before the drop & mix.
Reason for trying this is to eliminate the need to mix through the breakdown on Snapcase which is 32 bars of no beat, hi hat, nothing...effectively just trying to keep the mix rolling.
Reason for picking Get Closer is there is quite an instinctive stab 8 bars before it drops, so easy to cue to a certain degree, its just the process of getting 1 record off, another on and cueing in a matter of seconds...