Feature · Vocal handoff
Vocal handoff
The beat changes first. The singer follows later.
DJs with stem separation keep the outgoing vocal over the incoming beat, then swap the vocal on a phrase. Everplay does a version of it with no stems: the incoming song starts a few clean bars before its first sung entry, so its intro is already instrumental, and the outgoing vocal is held with a focused filter.
It is a special move, not a default. Random pairs rarely qualify because the tempos and keys have to line up, so Everplay only reaches for it when the pair really fits.
What you get
- Beat swaps first, vocals swap on a phrase boundary
- Gated on tempo (within 6 percent) and compatible keys
- Uses vocal-activity maps so a line is never cut off
- Falls back to a simpler transition and says so
How it works
- 1
Find the exit
The outgoing song is left at the end of a sung line.
- 2
Find the entry
The incoming song enters 2-4 bars before one of its vocal entries.
- 3
Swap on the phrase
Bass swaps first, the old band fades, the old voice is held, then the new singer arrives.