"Harmonic Mixing is an advanced technique
used by top DJs all over the world. By mixing tracks that are in the
same or related keys, harmonic mixing enables long blends and
mash-ups. The goal is to eliminate key clashes." -- from harmonic-mixing.com Without harmonic mixing, mosts sets look like this: ~#= -=-- -=#- In other words, the DJ can only mix beats to beats, beats to drone or beats to riff. If he tried to mix drone to drone, for example, chances are the resulting sound... would suck. It would be disharmonious. But when the DJ knows that the two tracks have the same key (= are compatible), he can mix drone to drone, melody to drone or even riff to riff. ConclusionDJ notation doesn't make harmonic mixing obsolete. Quite the contrary: it allows you to plan your harmonic mix ahead.Look at this song listing to see how you can leverage both notations (Camelot wheel and DJ notation, that is):
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