How do you double drop

Russla-DJ said:
If your on CDJs then 16 bars is roughly 22 secs, 32 bars is 44 seconds, 48 bars is 66 seconds.. So on so forth.

So if your tune has a 32 bar break, then you need to make sure that the other tune is played at the correct time. Even if the tune you wana drop has a longer intro, say 66seconds/48bars, you just have to drop it 16 bars before the break, therefore making everthing drop at the same time.

Hope that makes sence (y)
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thats it mate, just keep practicin and u'll get the hang of when to drop it just because you have mixed those 2 tunes aload of times before. after that you will start to learn how long each tunes intro is and then as soon as you put 2 records on that youve never done it with before you will know how long one is compared to the other..

its all about learnin ya tunes!
 
You have to drink some of this to officially double drop. 1 swig before any mix is guaranteed to give you the capabilities of Andy, Mampi and many many more


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P.S What i used to do was actually try and look at the music to determine where about to drop it...virtual dj is good at this. Then you can get a good feel of the bars and how long stuff takes to drop...Good luck
 
Its basic maths really. What I would suggest is to explore your tunes. Maybe even write down how long the intro's are to each one. Then once you've done this work out what works best with what. Here's a tip try not to mix vocal with vocal, unless you have two vocal tracks where neither vocal's clash over each other. Hope this helps you out a little.
 
also practice counting beats for example, 1.2.3.4.2.2.3.4.3.2.3.4.4.2.3.4 ect, once you get good at this it can help cueing and anticipating a drop if you don't know a tune too well
 
thing is were givin him this advice now but hes prob been scared off the forum by all the heartless bastards that replied before
 
djwhitehaze said:
thing is were givin him this advice now but hes prob been scared off the forum by all the heartless bastards that replied before
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Some them comments bit out of order only asked question, everyone learns at there own pace. Not everyone lucky enough to know other DJ's to help him out.
 
I remember back in the day trying to double drop timing 2 tunes untill the drop and working out when to let the other go to double drop. This is before someone introduced me to bars. God life got easier after that. :)
 
Before you even contemplate double dropping tunes together you need to know your tunes inside out. e.g. How many bars is the intro, how many bars from the first drop to the breakdown, is there a switch after 32 bars from the first drop, how many bars is the breakdown, etc, etc. Once you've learned the structure of your tunes then you have to start thinking about whether the basslines of each tune you are double dropping will compliment each other. This is quite a difficult skill to learn and takes a long time to master.

Once you have grasped the concept of what I'm talking about then double dropping tunes together will become second nature to you. Its all about practising at the end of the day. All the hard work put in will give you plenty of reward.
 
Some funny comment earlier in this thread.. i'm loving it.

First of all you need to understand bars and beats.. there's usually 4 beats in a bar and each bar usually starts again after the 4th one.. this is called a time signature and would be acknowledged as a 4/4 beat.

All it is mate is knowing your tunes. Listen to one song at a time-How many bars until the song drops?
Now listen to the other tune - How many bars until it drops?*

Now, normally for beginners you'd start the tune which has the longest amount of bars and start it off.. Count the bars, for example it could be either 8 or 16 bars before you want to start the second track, it might be more or less it depends on the track. When you've started the second track you want your EQ's ready for both tracks to change the bass over and get the track levels sorted for the double drop so bring up the level of the second track.. Now get ready.. DROP IT.

*If you count the bars for the beginning of both tracks and subtract the one with the least amount of bars, you should be left over with the amount of bars that you start the second track with - Ya getz?
 
Taxi Driver said:
First of all you need to understand bars and beats.. there's usually 4 beats in a bar and each bar usually starts again after the 4th one.. this is called a time signature and would be acknowledged as a 4/4 beat.

All it is mate is knowing your tunes. Listen to one song at a time-How many bars until the song drops?
Now listen to the other tune - How many bars until it drops?*

Now, normally for beginners you'd start the tune which has the longest amount of bars and start it off.. Count the bars, for example it could be either 8 or 16 bars before you want to start the second track, it might be more or less it depends on the track. When you've started the second track you want your EQ's ready for both tracks to change the bass over and get the track levels sorted for the double drop so bring up the level of the second track.. Now get ready.. DROP IT.

*If you count the bars for the beginning of both tracks and subtract the one with the least amount of bars, you should be left over with the amount of bars that you start the second track with - Ya getz?
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good advice (y) Never quite got all this 'bars' business until now. Gracias...
 
prettu much down to bars

you really have to know ur tunes too, most are fairly standard but it's the odd ones u gotta watch out for, stuff like Ra, Chopper Remix, Number 1, Pleasure also likes putting odd numbers in... no point jumping the gun and double dropping ra so it hits 4 beats too late...
 
Taxi Driver said:
Some funny comment earlier in this thread.. i'm loving it.

First of all you need to understand bars and beats.. there's usually 4 beats in a bar and each bar usually starts again after the 4th one.. this is called a time signature and would be acknowledged as a 4/4 beat.

All it is mate is knowing your tunes. Listen to one song at a time-How many bars until the song drops?
Now listen to the other tune - How many bars until it drops?*

Now, normally for beginners you'd start the tune which has the longest amount of bars and start it off.. Count the bars, for example it could be either 8 or 16 bars before you want to start the second track, it might be more or less it depends on the track. When you've started the second track you want your EQ's ready for both tracks to change the bass over and get the track levels sorted for the double drop so bring up the level of the second track.. Now get ready.. DROP IT.

*If you count the bars for the beginning of both tracks and subtract the one with the least amount of bars, you should be left over with the amount of bars that you start the second track with - Ya getz?
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I wouldn't have been able to explain it so simply but That is it... Exactly! ~ There's no easier way to explain it than that... :applause: :jacko:
 
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