The next best alternative is using an echo on the outgoing track and starting your track. At some point in your DJ career you may find your self in a situation where you need to take over from another DJ that plays a completely different style of music to you and it may be impossible to beat match. Transitioning from one genre to the next can sometimes be a difficult task. Sometimes tough acapellas can sound a little ‘dry’ adding a short echo can help give your acapellas a little more depth and is a nice alternative to reverb in this situation. Working with acapellas in your DJ sets can be a great way to add some interest and opens up plenty of opportunities to be even more creative. You can also apply Echo to a vinyl backspin to add extra flair to the backspin transition. Additionally why not try the Dub or Space echo in the sound colour FX section of the mixer on your breakdowns also as they can be just as effective. Longer echos can work really well anywhere between 1/2 and 2 beats on the beat FX section of a pioneer mixer (try cycling through the different values as the breakdown plays to add a little more movement). To help add a bit of life try using and echo in the ambient sections of your tracks. Echo in a Breakdownīreakdowns in music can sometimes be the best part of a track but they can sometimes end up feeling a bit empty or become slightly boring. If the echo runs too long it will overlap the drop and ruin its impact. If you have the option to apply to FX to the High, Mid or Low EQ try different combinations and what different results you can get during the build-up.īe sure to switch the echo off just before the track drops so that you get maximum impact when it drops back in. You can use the 'Time Mode' dial to change the echo by millisecond. Many DJs will rhythmically skip between the settings during the build and finally reduce the fraction or milliseconds just before the drop to create a crescendo effect.
A short echo works really well for this, anywhere between 1/4 - 1 beat works really well if your using the beat FX on Pioneer equipment. Echo on a Build-upĪdding echo in a build up of a track can help create tension before the drop. Before using any of these techniques make sure that your echo is set to the correct channel and make sure the BPM on the FX unit matches the BPM of your track.
Below are some quick tips on how you can use the echo to help transform your DJ sets. It's one of the most popular FX you will find on the Beat FX panel of the popular Pioneer DJM mixer range.
When it comes to adding a bit of creative flair to your DJ sets the echo effect is probably one of the most versatile tools in your arsenal.
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