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Posted by Clinkz913 on Nov-04-2006 06:03:

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Ok I can beatmatch anything normally /w kicks....but I'm havin such a hard time /w beatmatching and cueing the other type of percussions or other ambient/elements in a track. Any pointers?

Posted by miamitranceman on Nov-04-2006 06:09:

You're probably gonna get different answers from everyone, but I usually turn up the hi's when I'm beatmatching in my headphones, as loud as I need to to hear something defined. That usually does it for me. When I started I tried to match the lows but quickly learned that isn't the way to go (for me at least). I feel like most non chillout/ambient tracks have some sort of defined hi at some point in the track, so if it's not clear in the begining you might have to scan further in until you get something discernable.

Posted by Michael May on Nov-05-2006 06:37:

When I am beatmatching I totally kill the lows. It seems like you can hear everything else in the track alot better that way. Seems like the lows drown out alot of the track when you are trying to beatmatch with them turned up. Just how I do it, there is no right or wrong way I guess. But when I am bringing the track in, I will have the lows up a bit and make minor adjustments then.

Rock On,

Mike

Posted by Allayla on Nov-05-2006 07:08:

try not to rely on frequencies (highs, lows) when beatmatching, try to match the tempo.. comes with practice i guess, so keep practicing

Posted by Trance Android on Nov-05-2006 09:32:

I just use the main beat (is this what people call the kick?) to beatmatch I can beatmatch the cued track through a breakdown of the live track as you can still hear the phrases even though theres no beats playing. For that I just release the cued track at the start of a phrase on the live track & adjust the pitch accordingly at the end of the phrase.

I couldn't beatmatch by killing the lows or just using the hi's so this thread is another eye opener for me - I guess thats what comes from me havin to rely on the interweb for ideas & hearing how others do stuff!

Soz if I've misunderstood.

Posted by Mmanu on Nov-05-2006 11:22:

i'm surprised nobody asked...
What kind of headphones do you have ?