Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beatmixing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: beat-mix-ing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The technique employed by disc jockeys to match the pitch and tempo of one track to the next, fading out the first track while bringing up the second, so that they merge into a seamless whole.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of beatmix

Example Sentences

"From "Little" Louie Vega, David Camacho, and Tyrone Francis I learned about seamless beatmixing, using a so-called lollipop headphone for one ear and a monitor speaker for the other."
"More than anyone else, it was Francis Grasso who made beatmixing a required skill for DJs."
"In 1973, Knuckles and Philpot began working at the Gallery in SoHo, blowing up balloons and lacing the punchbowl with LSD for DJ and proprietor Nicky Siano, who pioneered the smooth beatmixing that eventually became the standard for dance DJs."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does beatmixing mean?: The technique employed by disc jockeys to match the pitch and tempo of one track to the next, fading out the first track while bringing up the second, so that they merge into a seamless whole.

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