How to do a long blend + bass swap
Ride both tracks together, then hand over the bass.
- Essential
- medium
- About 16 bars
When to use it
- Use it when both songs sit at a similar energy.
- A natural fit for house/techno, Afrobeats/Latin, melodic/trance and drum & bass.
- Best when the two tempos are within about 3% of each other, because both songs play together for a long stretch.
- Both songs' melodies overlap, so it sounds best when their keys are compatible on the Camelot wheel.
Step by step
- 1Sync B to A's tempo and cue it at the first beat of its intro.
- 2Start B on A's phrase change, B's bass knob all the way down.
- 3Bring B's volume up over 8 bars.
- 4On the next phrase, swap: B's bass up, A's bass down, in one move.
- 5Fade A out over the last 4 bars.
See it on a controller, and hear it with your own songs
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Similar techniques
- Filter handoffWash A out with the filter while B comes in.
- Short blend on the downbeatA quick overlap so the keys never get time to clash.
- Tempo ramp, then blendGlide the tempo over, then do a short blend.
- Half-time switchDrop B so its beat sits at half (or double) A's speed.
- Bassline swapRide both grooves, then trade basslines in one move.
- Percussion layeringLock B's drums under A before the full track arrives.