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Posted by LoveHate on Jul-11-2008 20:29:

is there a way to tell?

is there a way to tell if someone is using a beat matching machine that does it for you...such as traktor...as opposed to doing it the harder way?

Posted by Zoso on Jul-11-2008 20:37:

Yeah, but you have to be very quiet. You have to kinda sneak up behind the DJ in the booth when he/she is really into a mix, lean over his/her shoulder, and then scream at the top of your lungs: "HEY THERE, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?"

If they are manually beat matching, this will cause a massive fuckup and you'll have your answer.

Posted by Gen3r4l1ty on Jul-11-2008 21:08:

If it isn't audibly noticeable, then it shouldn't matter.

Posted by Polt on Jul-12-2008 02:58:

quote:
Originally posted by Gen3r4l1ty
If it isn't audibly noticeable, then it shouldn't matter.

Good answer. Agree completely.

quote:
Originally posted by Zoso
Yeah, but you have to be very quiet. You have to kinda sneak up behind the DJ in the booth when he/she is really into a mix, lean over his/her shoulder, and then scream at the top of your lungs: "HEY THERE, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?"

If they are manually beat matching, this will cause a massive fuckup and you'll have your answer.

Better answer

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jul-12-2008 06:39:

Yeah, it usually says "Ableton" on the screen.

Posted by DJ Blitzkrieg on Jul-12-2008 23:24:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Yeah, it usually says "Ableton" on the screen.

LOL

Posted by DiscoStew on Jul-13-2008 00:31:

Re: is there a way to tell?

quote:
Originally posted by LoveHate
is there a way to tell if someone is using a beat matching machine that does it for you...such as traktor...

Traktor's match/sync feature sucks. So, if the beat sounds like a the gallop of a wounded horse, it's probably Traktor.

Posted by MACBOOK69 on Jul-13-2008 00:45:

yeah the sync feature only gets it close then your on your own, i use it to get close and then take over manually

Posted by n3lly on Jul-13-2008 04:03:

quote:
Originally posted by MACBOOK69
yeah the sync feature only gets it close then your on your own, i use it to get close and then take over manually

You actually use the sync feature?

WoW!

Posted by Nemesis44 on Jul-14-2008 18:12:

You can tell if someone isn't that good at warping their tracks, then it sounds like a badly matched track. As heard on these forums on the DJ promotions threads. But if they have it down pretty good then no, you really can't tell.

quote:
If it isn't audibly noticeable, then it shouldn't matter.

Perhaps, but who do you respect more, the trapeze artist with the safety net or the one without...? (Not implying that DJing is life threatening in anyway).

Cheers
Nem

Posted by tvmann on Jul-14-2008 21:33:

Re: Re: is there a way to tell?

quote:
Originally posted by DiscoStew
Traktor's match/sync feature sucks. So, if the beat sounds like a the gallop of a wounded horse, it's probably Traktor.

It works great once you know how. Takes some work in prepping tracks beforehand.

Traktor 2.x did the syncing fine when used properly, but the first releases of 3.x had a few problems there.

Posted by archaudio on Jul-14-2008 23:50:

Re: Re: is there a way to tell?

quote:
Traktor's match/sync feature sucks. So, if the beat sounds like a the gallop of a wounded horse, it's probably Traktor.

hahaha Nice...

Posted by Dj Gracjan on Jul-16-2008 03:13:

whoever uses the sync feature should be punished and have their equipment taken away that's just wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by BOOsTER on Jul-16-2008 18:52:

quote:
Originally posted by Dj Gracjan
whoever uses the sync feature should be punished and have their equipment taken away that's just wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

while the Jesus Pose as in your avatar is really great...

Posted by MACBOOK69 on Jul-17-2008 03:36:

it only stays synced for a matter of a few beats, and doesn't sound very good if you don't adjust it yourself. you can hear the beats on top of each other. it's not like you can just use sync and never beatmatch, it would sound awful.

Posted by MACBOOK69 on Jul-17-2008 03:38:

it's almost like saying using cd players over vinyl is cheating due to the different cue features and so on. don't hate it's just another way of doing it