How to do a stop on the one
Stop A dead, hold the silence, slam B on the 1.
- Showstopper
- easy
- About 4 bars
When to use it
- Use it when the next song brings more energy.
- A natural fit for EDM/big room, hip-hop/R&B and pop/open-format.
- A strong choice when you're switching genres.
- Works at any tempo gap, and it's the go-to move when the songs are more than 8% apart, because there's no beatmatched overlap.
- It's a showstopper: save it for peak time and don't use two in a row.
Step by step
- 1Cue B on a huge first beat.
- 2Stop A dead on the last beat of the phrase.
- 3Hold one beat of silence…
- 4…then slam B on the 1.
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.
- Quick cutStop A, start B. Bold and clean.
- SpinbackRewind A like a vinyl spin, then slam B in.
- Half-time switchDrop B so its beat sits at half (or double) A's speed.
- Beat juggleTrade beats between decks with hot cues before B takes over.