Now that you have mastered the basics, it’s time for some Advanced Mixing Techniques. In this lesson we will show you how to change the BPM of a song and blend multiple tracks together.

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Microsoft Office keyboard shortcuts described in this video:

• Go back one step – Hold down the Ctrl key & “Z”
• Copy what you highlighted – Ctrl & “C”
  
• Paste what you copied – Ctrl & “V”

Lesson 07 Homework

After you use one of your new mixes in a class, ask for some feed back. I would suggest offering them a choice like; Do you prefer the mixed music or the old way with the breaks between songs?

Are you feeling like a professional DJ yet? If so, ask some of your Instructor friends for a CD of one of their classes. Mix it for them, return it and see how they like it.

Here are a few practice activities.

• Make some changes to the BPM of some of the tracks on your “My Favorites” playlist.
  
• Experiment to find how far you can change them.
  
• Do you have a favorite climbing song? Try changing the BPM of just the end of the song. What effect would that have on your class?

More advanced techniques are ready for you in Lesson 08