beat mix

A form of beatmix — To transition from playing one song to playing another by adjusting the second track so that its tempo and pitch match the song that is ending, resulting in a seamless flow of music with no break.

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Meanings

verbbeat mix (third-person singular simple present beat mixes, present participle beat mixing, simple past and past participle beat mixed)

present singular third person beat mixes · participle present beat mixing · participle past beat mixed · past beat mixed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of beatmix.

    Did you ever try to dance while the disc jockey tried to beat mix for the first time? Ouch! See what happens when you don't know what you're doing?

    2013, Stacy Zemon, The DJ Sales and Marketing Handbook, page xiv
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    It is limiting because you can't really beat mix DAT tape because you can't adjust the beats per minute. You can just fade out one source and fade in another. But Goa trance is not really designed to beat mix because it is too complicated .

    1999, Jimi Fritz, Rave Culture: An Insider's Overview, page 72

    This allows the DJ to then beat mix the two records (for a few bars usually) when mixing from one to the other. In order for beat mixing not to sound like a car crash, the two records must keep perfect time and their sounds, beats and music must all blend together.

    2004, Tom Frederikse, Xtreme DJ, page 23
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