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0:00 - Intro
0:15 - Backspin
1:10 - Effect Accents
2:44 - Drop Mix
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4:54 - Loops
5:34- Chorus Mixing

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Number 1

To make his mixes look flashy, and sound more exciting, Skrillex tends to backspin his previous tracks when transitioning

But Skrillex does not stop there with his backspinning. He also implements this technique to compliment Build Ups.

Sometimes Skrillex even uses Backspinning for the sake of getting that Backspin sound effect

Number 2

Let’s begin with his favorite and most used tool, the Filter Knob.

So Skrillex tends to High Pass Filter the current song when it’s about to reach its next section.

To add on to that he also implements using a Echo and Reverb Effects when High Pass Filtering

And sometimes he just uses a well timed Echo effect

But what’s not easy though is Skrillex’s next technique which implements using the volume fader and high pass filter.

Though Skrillex only tends to use the Echo and Reverb effect when mixing, he sometimes uses the roll effect to also accent his songs

This works great during otherwise boring sections in tracks like breakdowns and outros. And so with his accenting techniques covered, let’s now move on to his mixing style.

Number 3

So Skrillex doesn’t always beat match his songs. Sometimes he even just plays them in. The trick to doing this though is proper timing and counting.

So Skrillex first prepares his next song by cueing it up at section right before it hits the 1, which should be a down beat, then he moves on to the effect section, activates a reverb effect, stops the current song when it reaches the end of it’s phrase, then plays the next song on beat

Transitioning like this is one of the easiest ways to shift genres and BPMs when you’re completely in tuned with your timing and counting. But what happen when you’re not? Well Skrillex implements 2 really cool techniques that get him out of bind when mixing.

Number 4

When Skrillex get’s his counting off one way he easily fixes that is by making a 1 beat loop on the song he’s mixing from

By doing that he gives enough time for his next track to reach its next section. Because the loop on the current song offsets the difference.

If there’s not enough time though to make a loop, the last resort Skrillex tends to fall to is to use a backspin on the previous song right before the next song mixes in

All you need to remember though, is that if you’re in doubt, backspin,

Number 5

Skrillex keeps the energy of his mix up by mixing to the next song’s chorus section right when the current song’s chorus ends.

The trick to keeping things hyped is that he mixes the next song’s build up section when the current song’s chorus section hits. So that when the current song’s chorus ends, the next songs chorus begins.
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[djcarlo]

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[LeonydaCruz]

i love how dj's move their ENTIRE BODY just to move half a inch of a knob

[valorousbeatz]

I always knew Skrillex knew what he was doing behind the decks underneath all his showmanship, but damn I never knew it went this deep. Mad respect to Skrillex and you for breaking his techniques down

[gelatinous]

He's one of the few mainstream DJs who isn't faking sadly...

So so so many mainstage EDM DJs do fake sets because A) they can't mix and B) visuals

[NewSeraphim]

Its amazing how Skrillex went from a dude who got criticized for showing up to bookings with just a laptop and mixing straight from software without a peripheral to now being known as "one of the few DJs who (mostly) mix live"

[ex-o]

In others word Skrillex spend majority of his time on music

[TheSwagmonsta]

Skrillexs’ actual mixing skills plus the performance aspect he adds to his shows PLUS his actual discography puts him up there as one of the best of all time

[TheTylerShow]

James Hype would be a great one to do next.

[sleepyina]

aaaa i love skrillex! he's the dj that made me fall in love with edm ♡♡ thank u for breaking down his dj tricks!

[k]

timing is key. thats how good he is at it. cool stuff.

[mikenoface]

I totally thought you said "HYPE ASS FILTER" and I was like ...whoa that's a pretty edgy effect name for a Pioneer mixer. Oooohhh HIGH PASS Filter... duhhhh. lol

[EpicBenjo]

Just like a real DJ performance, this guy has equipment sitting in front of him he doesn’t even touch; it’s all just for show. This man is dedicated to the craft.

[zhifengwu]

You are such a saint. These are litearlly infant skills for a pro DJ like you yet you pay Skrillex (one of my fav prod./DJ) so much respect

[carcrazycanuk]

This is an interesting idea! I’d love to see something like this but with Excision! He has some really good sets

[willisjacksoniv]

I personally think Skrillex’s DJing got drastically changed once Jack U was birthed. I can tell they both really influenced each other (Skrillex and diplo)

[simontt]

You should do more tutorials about song selection and how to keep the energy level in your sets high. The transition tutorials are very nice aswell, but I feel like playing the right songs in the right order is way more important than having cool transitions.

[nayOsaR]

Skrillex is a modern musical genius. Such a great and iconic producer! Great video Carlo!

[PooDotStinkPants]

Impressive breakdown of Skrillex techniques, it's eye opening to see these subtle skills and how they can affect transitions. Excellent analysis, well done!

[him]

This series is insane! :D Afrojack would be really cool :D

[mick-djju]

I had listened Skrillex's set for lots of times and I love this DJ so much.
Thank you for making this video, and I really love it.(Try my best typed in English)