How to do a drop swap
Ride both builds, then give the crowd B's drop instead.
- Crowd-pleaser
- medium
- About 8 bars
When to use it
- Use it when the next song brings more energy.
- A natural fit for EDM/big room, house/techno and drum & bass.
- Works when the tempos are up to about 8% apart, because the overlap is short.
Step by step
- 1Cue B's build to line up with A's.
- 2Start B so both builds rise together.
- 3On the drop, swap to B's drop with the crossfader.
See it on a controller, and hear it with your own songs
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Similar techniques
- Hard cut on the phraseSnap from A to B exactly on a new phrase.
- Short blend on the downbeatA quick overlap so the keys never get time to clash.
- Half-time switchDrop B so its beat sits at half (or double) A's speed.
- Word stutterStutter a word from B over A's last bar, then let it rip.
- Hook teaseFlash B's hook over A, pull it away, then deliver it.
- Triplet rollRoll A in triplets for a bar, then release into B.