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In DJing, phrasing, also called stage matching, refers to alignment of phrase
Phrase (music)

In music a phrase is a section of music that is relatively self contained and coherent over a medium time scale. In common practice, phrases are often four and most often eight bar s, or Measure s, long....
s of two tracks in a mix. This allows the transition between the tracks to be done without breaking the musical structure.

Phrasing is an aspect of beatmixing
Beatmixing

Beatmixing is a disk jockey technique of mixing two tracks so that the beats of one occur at the same time as the other....
, not a separate technique. Because most electronic dance music
Electronic dance music

Electronic dance music, also commonly abbreviated as EDM, is electronic music that is produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment....
 tracks have 4/4 time signature
Time signature

The time signature is a notational convention used in Western culture musical notation to specify how many beat s are in each bar and what note value constitutes one beat....
 and a simple structure of 16-bar phrases, to align the phrases of two tracks it is often enough to start the track to be mixed in at a phrase boundary in the track currently playing.






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In DJing, phrasing, also called stage matching, refers to alignment of phrase
Phrase (music)

In music a phrase is a section of music that is relatively self contained and coherent over a medium time scale. In common practice, phrases are often four and most often eight bar s, or Measure s, long....
s of two tracks in a mix. This allows the transition between the tracks to be done without breaking the musical structure.

Phrasing is an aspect of beatmixing
Beatmixing

Beatmixing is a disk jockey technique of mixing two tracks so that the beats of one occur at the same time as the other....
, not a separate technique. Because most electronic dance music
Electronic dance music

Electronic dance music, also commonly abbreviated as EDM, is electronic music that is produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment....
 tracks have 4/4 time signature
Time signature

The time signature is a notational convention used in Western culture musical notation to specify how many beat s are in each bar and what note value constitutes one beat....
 and a simple structure of 16-bar phrases, to align the phrases of two tracks it is often enough to start the track to be mixed in at a phrase boundary in the track currently playing. Careful phrasing can make the mix seamless, by making the breaks in two tracks coincide, or aligning the break in one track with the start of the beat in the other.

See also

  • Beatmatching
    Beatmatching

    Beatmatching is a disc jockey technique of pitch shifting or timestretching a track to match its tempo to that of the currently playing track. This allows beatmixing, smooth mixing between the tracks without stopping the beat or changing the tempo....
  • Beatmixing
    Beatmixing

    Beatmixing is a disk jockey technique of mixing two tracks so that the beats of one occur at the same time as the other....
  • Segue
    Segue

    A segue is a smooth transition from one topic or section to the next....