How to do a half-time switch
Drop B so its beat sits at half (or double) A's speed.
- Crowd-pleaser
- hard
- About 8 bars
- Uses echo FX
When to use it
- Use it when the next song brings more energy, when you're bringing the energy down and when both songs sit at a similar energy.
- A natural fit for drum & bass, hip-hop/R&B and EDM/big room.
- A strong choice when you're switching genres.
- Made for songs where one tempo is about double the other (for example 70 and 140 BPM).
Step by step
- 1Check the numbers: one track is about twice the other's BPM.
- 2Sync B in half/double mode and cue it on a strong first beat.
- 3Echo out A's last phrase, keeping the beat in your head.
- 4Drop B on the next 1, then let the new groove settle in.
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.