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9. One advantage of recording your whole tune (or grouped elements) to a single audio track is the ability to chop, change, pitch, stretch and reverse whole sections. Chopping beats and repeating them can be great way of adding more interest to a fairly simple arrangement.

10. Rules are there to be broken. It's good to have some tried-and-tested arrangement tricks, but some great club tracks throw all the rules out of the window, so be prepared to experiment. However, you should always keep in mind that it's all about the dancefloor.

For a complete guide to mixing for the club, check out the Autumn issue of Future Music (FM206), which is on sale now.