How to do a drum-only bridge
Strip both tracks to drums so the switch is invisible.
- Crowd-pleaser
- medium
- About 8 bars
When to use it
- Use it when you're bringing the energy down and when both songs sit at a similar energy.
- A natural fit for house/techno, Afrobeats/Latin, drum & bass and hip-hop/R&B.
- A strong choice when you're switching genres.
- Works when the tempos are up to about 8% apart, because the overlap is short.
Step by step
- 1Cue B's drum intro (no bass, no melody).
- 2Strip A to drums: kill its bass and filter out the melody.
- 3Start B so the two drum patterns meet.
- 4Close A, then open up B's full sound.
See it on a controller, and hear it with your own songs
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Similar techniques
- Long blend + bass swapRide both tracks together, then hand over the bass.
- Filter handoffWash A out with the filter while B comes in.
- 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.
- Quick cutStop A, start B. Bold and clean.
- Echo outLet A ring out on an echo, then drop B.