Cheer – 8 Count Audio (2024)

Most cheer mixes are energetic.

We create music mixes for anyone who lives by 8 counts.

We all know the basic ingredients of a good cheer mix: speeding up songs, adding an energetic beat, and stringing songs together into a mix.

We take it further.

Our mixes are musical.

We’re here to give your choreographers some creative opportunities to showcase what your squad can do. Some moments in a routine call for a million sounds going on at once. Other moments in the same routine call for clarity so you and the judges can hear the soul of the song.

Songs that are next to each other have to love each other. Our songwriting and musical backgrounds help us to keep those transitions friendly, paying attention to how each song musically relates to the next one. And just in case 2 back-to-back songs have a love-hate relationship, we’ve got creative ways of making songs get along with each other!

Our mixes are dynamic.

An entire mix at a single energy level isn’t going to excite your audience (maybe at first, but not for long). We love crafting little strategic dips and peaks at all the right places. Your choreographer will love the chance to play with the fun dynamic changes that we build into every cheer mix.

Expand, contract. Rise up, hit and peak. A little breath and then something huge. Your cheer routine turns into a fun and exciting joyride with 8CA handling the soundtrack!

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Every team is different. Maybe your squad shines best with a tried-and-true style of music mix–controlled tempo for tumbling, sound effects to highlight stunts, and a high energy dance section.

Our mixes make sure that your choreography and the music love each other. We always design and edit songs in terms of 8 counts, so both your team and the judges will have no trouble following the roadmap of your routine. And when you need lyrics or sections highlighted, our remixing skills will help you stand out and leave a huge impression on the audience.

SOLID, STEADY STYLE? THAT’S US.

If your team’s goals and personalities demand musical innovation–or if you’re just in the mood for some extra creativity and freshness–our mixes can help you break free from the pack.

Unique song choices…daring transitions that work with your choreography…dramatic buildups, peaks, and releases…beats and sound effects that don’t sound like everyone else’s.Our remixing skills deliver you a musical soundtrack that the judges won’t forget.

LIVE YOUR CHEER LIFE RIGHT ON THE EDGE?WE’RE YOUR SOUNDTRACK.

GOT IT ALL MAPPED OUT?

NOT SURE WHICH SONGS TO USE?

SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN?

There’s more than one recipe for a killer cheer routine mix.

Some teams like to map out every 8-count, pick every song and the edit points. That’s where we step in to weave everything together into a single musical idea that fits your choreography, tumbling, and stunts.

Or maybe you’ve got a couple songs in mind and a general outline of what your routine will kinda sorta look like. Your style needs the music before the choreography develops. We’ll findthe right songs for your vision, and we’ll remix them the right way.

That’s because we understand song structure and music production. Songwriting, recording, and mixing skills takes us way beyond the mindset of your average prom or wedding DJ.

Anyone can cut songs to sound cool.

8 Count Audio cuts and rearranges music to help you create awesome cheer routines.

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The pricing.

We’re committed to being affordable and accessible so that every cheer team, everywhere, can look & sound great on the competition mat.

  • We don’t charge by the hour…
  • …or by the seconds and 8-counts in your mix
  • A $50 deposit gets you started on the way to a customized competition mix!
  • We’ll send you an invoice once you’ve approved any revisions…
  • …but we’ll support you all season long with free revisions in most cases!
  • Flexible payment options, including installments, POs, and Paypal

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  • keep the crowd focused on YOU, not your edits!
  • simply 3 songs, sped up, with beats underneath
  • includes basic intro and ending sounds
  • clean up language to meet school standards

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  • smoothly add on more songs and transition 8-counts!
  • an element can be a song, beats underneath that song…
  • …transition 8-counts, elaborate intros and endings…
  • …sounds and voice work that adds excitement to your choreo!

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  • if you didn’t buy them, we’ll buy them and work on them…without a markup
  • typically $20 from 3rd party vendors
  • editing & speeding up a cover is a $9 add-on (just like any other element)
  • fixing up and remixing a cover involves as many add-ons as you want (add a beat, improve that bassline, add instruments and sounds)

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  • things change throughout the year!
  • feel free to have us fix a transition or the sound of a song
  • feel free to swap out one song for another
  • as long as we’re not adding new elements, revisions are free all season!
  • but if we need to buy another cover song, we’ll pass along that price to you, but without marking it up!

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Cheer – 8 Count Audio (2024)

FAQs

How many 8-counts are in cheer music? ›

How many 8-counts are in a typical mix? The most common beats per minute (bpm) is 144. You can have up to 45 usable 8-counts for a 144 bpm mix at 2:30. That means the opening 5,6,7,8 is considered the 1st 8-count and the boom will be on the 1 of the 46th 8-count.

How many counts of 8 in a cheer routine? ›

An 8-count sheet looks much like an Excel document, with 46 rows of 8-counts for a 2:30 mix or routine, and 27 8-counts for a 1:30 routine. Each row going across represents an 8-count (just like you count at practice), and each of those 8 boxes is one beat of music as you travel from left to right.

How many seconds is an 8-count in cheer? ›

An 8-count track is a piece of music that actually counts to eight over and over for two minutes, 30 seconds, or whatever your competition routine time span happens to be.

How do you explain 8 counts? ›

An 8 count is a method of breaking down and counting dance moves. It is the amount of time it takes to complete 8 counts of music, and it is the foundation upon which most dances are built.

How many 8 counts in a 2 minute cheer routine? ›

Select Routine Length and Options:
Standard ☐Elite☐1:00 (16 8-counts) ☐1:30 (27 8-counts)
☐Champion☐2:00 (36 8-counts)
☐Original☐2:15 (41 8-counts)
☐2:30 (46 8-counts)

How fast is cheer music? ›

Most cheer music has a tempo around 144 BPM (Beats per Minute).

How many 8-counts is a novice routine? ›

The Routine 8-Count Guide for Novice SELECT is a total of twenty-eight 8-counts (one minuet and thirty seconds). There are a total of six sections connected with transitions. Select skills from the Novice SELECT 1 skills sheets to create your routine.

How long can a cheer routine be? ›

NON-MOUNT/NON-TUMBLE ROUTINES

Total routine time can not exceed 2 minutes and 30 seconds. The routine must consist of at least one cheer. A musical segment of at least 45 seconds. Timing begins with the first organized movement and/or first word of cheer or beat of the dance.

How do you map a cheer routine? ›

How to map your cheer routine to your premade mix
  1. Opening. Typically, an opening of a cheerleading routine is filled with dynamic skills and high-level energy. ...
  2. Standing tumbling. You and your teammates have worked really hard to develop your tumbling skills. ...
  3. Stunts. ...
  4. Cheer. ...
  5. Jumps. ...
  6. Running tumbling. ...
  7. Pyramid. ...
  8. Dance.
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Why do singers say 1 2 3 4 and dancers say 5 6 7 8? ›

Most western music is 4/4 time, which means when musicians count off the song you say, "1, 2, 3, 4". Many dance styles, like Lindy Hop, are an 8 count dance. This means it takes 8 beats to make it through the steps. To save time choreographers count the last four beats, "5, 6, 7, 8".

How long is an 8 count? ›

An 8 count is a rhythmic grouping of 8 beats. Most of the music you hear every day — popular, mainstream, Western music — is structured in sets of 8 beats (waltz, an exception, is in sets of 6). The 8 count defines the beat because, when you're able to count it, you have confirmation that you've found the beat.

What does 2.1 mean in cheer? ›

There will be four possible levels: Level 1.1 – Stunting at level 1, tumbling at level 1. Level 2.1 – Stunting at level 2, tumbling at level 1. Level 3.1 – Stunting at level 3, tumbling at level 1.

How many counts is an 8-count? ›

An 8-count simply is counting to eight. For example: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Right before you execute your jump, always count 5, 6, 7, 8. You should hold those four counts before beginning your prep.

How do you count counts in music? ›

Traditional Rhythm Counting

You would count the beat 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, and so on. In-between you would fill in the word 'and' for the eighth note subdivisions of each beat. A measure of eighth notes would be counted aloud, “1-and-2-and-3-and-4-and.”

How many 8 counts in a phrase? ›

As you listen to this clip, listen how a set of 8 is like a “sentence” of music. Then notice how four sets of 8 (32 beats), or four “sentences,” come together to create a complete musical thought, which is like a “paragraph” of music. A set of 8 is called a “mini-phrase,” and four sets of 8 is called a “major-phrase.”

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