DJ Mixing in Key Is the Key!

0:00 Sounds pretty, time, sentence

Hi guys, without the use of a safety net I'm going to try and do a mix that is completely out of key and just sounds pretty bad. The last video I did was explaining how when you do a mix, even if it's maybe out of time, out of phrase, out of beat and vocals are all over the place, somehow if it's in key and you blend them together in key it works. On the other hand, if you've got two tracks that are perfectly beatmatched, perfectly synced, in phrase, in time, but they're out of key, it probably will sound terrible. You lose the vibe, you lose the energy and someone gave a comment which is a really good analogy. It's a bit like saying a sentence twice. Once when you say the sentence, you say the sentence correctly using the correct grammar and the words in the correct place.

1:34 Slightly out of phrase but this is a very random video

The other time you use the same words but you jump on the beat. You stumble them about a bit. They sort of know what you're on about but you're not explaining it as you should be. So, let's do a mix that sounds pretty bad. Let's find a... Let's do that again. Let's go back a little bit more. Into the break. Slightly out of phrase but this is a very random video. To prove a point, mixing in key is the key. Practice and enjoy. Let's go.

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