How to do a word stutter
Stutter a word from B over A's last bar, then let it rip.
- Showstopper
- hard
- About 4 bars
When to use it
- Use it when the next song brings more energy.
- A natural fit for hip-hop/R&B, pop/open-format and EDM/big room.
- DJs rarely use it in melodic/trance.
- 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
- 1Set a hot cue on a punchy word in B.
- 2Tap it in quarter, then eighth notes over A's last bar.
- 3Let B play on the downbeat.
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.