How to do a mashup hold
Play both songs at once for a full phrase, like a live mashup.
- Crowd-pleaser
- hard
- About 16 bars
When to use it
- Use it when both songs sit at a similar energy.
- A natural fit for pop/open-format, house/techno and hip-hop/R&B.
- 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
- 1Pick B's instrumental or vocal section.
- 2Start B in sync and bring it all the way up.
- 3Hold both tracks together for 16 bars, EQ'd so nothing fights.
- 4Let A drop out on the phrase.
See it on a controller, and hear it with your own songs
Cueball picks the right technique for every pair of songs in your set and animates the knobs and faders in time with the music.
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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.
- Tempo ramp, then blendGlide the tempo over, then do a short blend.