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dj mix/mashup: Sweet Dreams, Middle Child (ft. J. Cole, Christopher Cross, The O'Jays, Eurythmics, and Giorgio Moroder)

Made with Logic Pro at 125 bpm Simple recipe for this one - take loops from the songs in chase and backstab like the wind and mix them over J. Cole's Middle Child. Just between you and me, I think I might like this one a little better. More of a contemporary feel. Try messing playing around with the Dj Cheat Sheet playlist I used and see what you can come up with.

dj mix/mashup: chase and backstab like the wind (ft. Christopher Cross, The O'Jays, Eurythmics, and Giorgio Moroder)

Made with Logic Pro at 125 bpm I think Logic Pro is slowly getting better - tried mixing Ride Like The Wind and Backstabbers weeks ago, and the beats just weren't locking in place like I wanted (which is something you can run into with 70s/80s songs). Tried again last week, didn't do anything different, and the result finally matched the vision. Moral of the story: if it doesn't work at first, give the developers some time and try again. Here's the Dj Cheat Sheet playlist I used

Logic Pro Tuturial: Going back in the time (the Revert Function)

In a perfect world, you throw in track after track in a mashup or mix, it all sounds good, and you're done. But in reality, you often go in one direction, and change a course a couple times. The Revert function takes you back in time to an earlier saved version, so you can try going in a new direction without starting at square one. Watch the video for an example. Link to our most basic (and popular) tutorial, How to Start a New Mix in Logic Pro .

dj mix/mashup: i wonder if cupid say so (Fifty Fifty, Doja Cat, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)

Made with Logic Pro at 118 bpm Took me awhile, didn't it? I was planning to put out something a couple weeks ago, but it got completely blocked on youtube because my original version featured Beyoncé's Sorry. So I went back to the drawing board, kept Say So and the Cupid instrumental, and re-worked something new revolving around an 80s hit that's been sampled a lot . The cool thing about I Wonder If I Take You Home is that the beat features a few vocal-free breaks & variations, so you can cut out a couple different loops and avoid repeating the same section over and over again. Drums are busy, but they can still match up beat for beat with a lot of modern instrumentals. Dj Cheat Sheet playlist (110 to 115 bpm) , 115 to 120 bpm

The BMC Top 10 for April 2023

1. Stay - The Kid LAROI ft. Justin Bieber 2. dj mix/mashup: snooze x we belong together (SZA, Mariah Carey, Johnny Gill, The Weeknd) 3. dj mix: #63 ft. Justin Bieber's Peaches (plus Doja Cat, Tevin Campbell & more) 4. DJ mix: session 76 ft. Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill 5. DJ mix: session 78 ft. The Weeknd, TLC and Britney Spears 6. dj mix: chapter 53 (ft. Nine Inch Nails, Harry Styles & The Weeknd) 7. dj mix: #59 ft. 24kGoldn & Iann Dior's Mood (plus 2Pac and DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince) 8. dj mix/mashup: 6 man [drake] x devil in a new dress [kanye west, rick ross] 9. Boy's a liar Pt. 2 - PinkPantheress, Ice Spice 10. Die For You (Remix) - The Weeknd, Ariana Grande Any thoughts on what should be in the Top 10? Let us know on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .

dj mix/mashup: xxplosive & obsessed (Mariah Carey, Dr. Dre, Ariana Grande, Kanye West)

Made with Logic Pro at 88 bpm Still trying to find a spot for Blinding Lights ; thought I had something with Xxplosive , but upon closer listening, the basslines didn't quite match up for me (yes, I'm getting pickier). I actually had a longer version of this where I mixed break up with your girlfriend and Duran Duran's Come Undone ; they sound good together, but it felt extraneous, so I cut that out. And in case you were wondering - the blinking light in the intro to the video was a decoration at a bar I wandered into in downtown Seattle a couple months ago. Should've asked where to get one for my living room. Dj Cheat Sheet playlist (85 to 90 bpm) , 90 to 95 bpm

dj mix/mashup: waterfalls x i can love you like that (TLC, All-4-One, Monica)

Made with Logic Pro at 90 bpm Waterfalls and I Can Love You Like That have a key element in common - those guitars. Throw one on top of the other and you've got a groove. Vocal-only intro from Monica's Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days) adds the final touch without overwhelming anything. Dj Cheat Sheet playlist (85 to 90 bpm) , 90 to 95 bpm