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Mix Timer

When do you have to start mixing in?

You're playing track A and want to mix in track B. This tool works out exactly when you have to start track B — based on the BPM and the intro length of track B.

What you learn with it

Planning the timing of transitions. A professional mix always starts at the beginning of a phrase — this tool helps you hit the right moment.

How to use the tool

1.

Step 1: enter the BPM of the current track (track A)

2.

Step 2: how long is the intro of track B? (choose 8, 16, 32 or 64 bars)

3.

Step 3: press START exactly when track A reaches the start of a phrase

4.

The timer shows: 'WAIT' → 'MIX IT IN NOW!' (yellow warning) → 'TOO LATE'

5.

Goal: hit play on track B when the timer says 'MIX IT IN NOW!'

Pro tip

Most intro lengths are 16 or 32 bars. Look at the waveform in Rekordbox — the intro usually ends where the first drop visibly begins.

The tool — try it now

Recommended practice time

15–30 minutes

Take the time in one go — hearing and timing develop through repetition, not through reading.

Your next step

Tool tried — what’s next?

“Using the outro of track A” is the matching lesson from phase 6: The First Clean Mix (8 lessons). The learning path builds on it: step by step, with comprehension checks and progress that is saved.

  • Progress, XP and streak are saved
  • 12 phases from your first track to a club set
  • Free — no download, no payment details

The tools stay free to use without an account.

Embed this on your site

You're welcome to put this tool on your own site for free — blog, forum, course page, anywhere. Copy the code and paste it where the tool should appear.

The one condition: keep the credit line below the frame. That line is the part that points back to DJLearn — without it your page has a free tool and we have nothing.

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Where to learn this

Recording a mixtape