ABSTRACT

Though organisation and preparation aren't exactly as fun as dropping a monster record or crowd-surfing, no DJ would be able to survive without them. Mashups are no different. The fewer obstacles we have between our creative ideas and our ability to make them real—the more chance we have of getting the job done properly. After that create an Ableton template specifically for making mashups. Audio channels with equalisation filters, reverbs and delays already on them. Then it will be much easier to get a quick mashup going. Creating a Live template for mashups is a crucial step in making us an efficient mashup creator. In mashups, most of the elements we are dealing with are mastered tracks; in other words, pieces of music that have already been pushed to their limit in terms of loudness. Every time we chase down a classic song to use in a mashup, make sure we put a copy of it in this folder.