dj · the library · lesson 12reading waveforms
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listennext: the mixer
empty so far
nothing in it yet. this lesson works on a starter loop, and it becomes your song
listen124 bpm
four on the floor

Every dj screen shows a waveform: the track drawn as its loudness over time. Thin parts are quiet, fat parts loud. A breakdown is a thin stretch, the drop is where it fattens again. Seeing that lets you plan: bring the next track in during the outro, never across someone else's drop.

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