Watch your levels

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The most obvious sign of an amateur DJ mix is wildly inconsistent volume level. Either the mix will get louder and louder as the DJ cranks the gain with each new track that comes in or else things will ramp up during the transitions – as two tracks are playing at once – only to drop in volume again as one track is mixed out. Watch the metres on your mixer and listen closely to your monitors. Use the faders and EQs to pull one track back as the other comes in, allowing for a more natural shift in emphasis rather than simply ramming one track over the other.