Chapter 20 DJ Performance Master Class
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Switch the drums!
Try this slick trick! Here, you’ll keep the Phrase Parts of a Pattern going, but slip in a different
rhythm to back it up. This is a technique the pros use to switch the beat around, yet still maintain
the flow!
Select P17 and A02, then start V8. Then, on the “one,” press 2+3 of the Part Mixer and
Activator Loop1 simultaneously. The Pattern drums drop out and the Activator Loop kicks in — all
on the same beat! To go back, press ALL of the Part Mixer just before the “one,” and press Activa-
tor Loop1 right on the “one.”
The trick is to switch the drums smoothly. Change the groove, but stay with the flow!
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Outro -tro -tro -tro
Here’s another popular technique from the producer’s bag of tricks — ending with an echo!
Select the Delay or Echo effect. Then, on the very last beat (or last two beats) of the last bar of the
Pattern, switch and hold the effect on. Then press PATTERN STOP just before the “one” of the next
bar to stop the Pattern. Don’t forget to keep holding the effect on! The Delay or Echo hits just the
last notes of the rhythm and fades them out in a delayed repeat. Awesome!
Pattern Phrase parts + Activator Drum
Pattern all parts
The Activator stops.
