Source
r/edmproduction•
Csharpflat5

Question about DJ intros

Question

When creating DJ intros for your tracks is it ok for the intro to be comprised of a filtered kick. The track in question has the kick filtered so much it barely comes through on my phone but I really like the sound of it. I understand that DJs need a steady and clear beat to mix with and I've checked in Audacity and the beat is clearly visible, I'm just worried that this is "wrong" practice and could turn DJs away from my track. Please don't give me "just do what you like" "do what you think sounds best", because this is a technical question lol

Posted Dec 21, 2020, 9:09 PM UTC

111
AuroraSeven•

Don't worry to hard about appeasing to the DJ peasants. A good DJ doesn't need any into beat (unfortunately good dj's are far and few)

2
Csharpflat5OP•

ahaha fair enough thats a good point lol

2
Arkisaru•

I would not put my name under this. You definitely want a Club Mix version if you want your track to be a club track, because you A want even amateur DJ's be able to blend your track in and B Not every track can be transitioned to with ease (because of Lack of similarity with the previous, whatever) even if it's the 'best track ever'.

3
Csharpflat5OP•

so do you think it's ok to use a filtered kick for the intro?

1
Arkisaru•

Why not. Just be careful it isn't too quiet, because this might be a deal breaker for DJ's. with club music you always wanna be roughly the same level in volume.

A filtered kick is one thing, a kick you can't hear the other. If you are at an open air concert there will be parts when the singer is singing calmly, but even those parts will be heard by the guy in the 200th row. That's because the singer is moving closer to the mic for consistent volume (or some guy in the back is driving the fader), on the other side he'll keep distance if he belts because He don't want to clip or kill everyone's eardrums.

2
OkTopic7028•

yeah but you prob want to bring the full kick in within 30 seconds or so.

Back in the day, it was more common for tracks to start slower, because most people only ever heard them in clubs, mixed with other tracks. Now they often start with more stuff going on.

listen to other tracks as reference, better yet load a track you like into your project file, solo it, split it up where the changes happen, etc.

Also before mastering your track, load it into a DJ software see if you can mix it into and out of some tracks you like.

1
younk_music•

Imo, an extended/club version of a track doesn’t need to be the same as all the others, having a filtered kick is fine, a DJ doesn’t rely on the kick only for beat matching, if the dj doesn’t hear the kick quite well but the other elements are in-time with the other track he’s mixing, then he’s gonna mix it as well as if a kick was there

Don’t know if that makes sense to you but yeah as a general answer, don’t worry about how the dJ intro is, having a dj intro is already good enough

2
AutoModeratorMOD•

This is your friendly reminder to read the submission rules, they're found in the sidebar. If you find your post breaking any of the rules, you should delete your post before the mods get to it.

You should check out the regular threads (also found in the sidebar) to see if your post might be a better fit in any of those.

Daily Feedback thread for getting feedback on your track. The only place you can post your own music.

Marketplace Thread if you want to sell or trade anything for money, likes or follows.

Collaboration Thread to find people to collab with.

"There are no stupid questions" Thread for beginner tips etc.

Seriously tho, read the rules and abide by them or the mods will spank you.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

1
todaysthrowawayfamhttps://soundcloud.com/justinblackus•

depends on the genre. i almost always start with about 32-64 bars of elevator music, not because it inherently sounds good or anything, but because the genre i make calls for it. mainstream edm is like a teenage boy and pops off before 16 bars, so you won't get away with a filtered kick for 16-24 bars.

-2
ZOOMER2BLOOMER•

"pops off before 16 bars" this is how I know you are retarded

2