You can pre-prepare the transition between track A and track B, taking into account various transients etc. so that the beat-matching works. You can also pre-prepare B to C.
…but, if you’re done that, what you can’t simultaneously pre-prepare for, is the transition between A and C. The way different kick drums play together, in terms of transients is not consistent across all tracks.
This is why your Pioneer decks, software with controllers etc. - even though you can set up your beats on a grid, allow positional nudging backwards and forwards.
Well I hope no one prepares things like that. I prepare songs and samples to be on the grid, and don’t care which two songs are going in a mix,since they are gridded. Phasing issues of two kicks eating each other can be circumvented with the scenes and crossfader. I opt for the third way of doing things, using trig locks to trigger the filter, creating a pseudo side chain with the hipass and use the kick from the AR. So there is full control of what goes on.
Might well depending on the genre you’re playing, as well as your style. I go for long, gradual mixing where I’m cross-fading and EQing. Tracks tend to be quite dense too and the transients can be all over the place.
Relative amounts of swing can also be an issue, which is another reason I like control of the relative position.
Got it. Yeah, this style is a bit prone to quicker mixing. Also space can be an issue, with wav files 64 gigs becomes crowded quickly. The pro is a good one, one can mix literally any style of music with any other.