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Posted by Eugene on Oct-13-2002 17:55:

Faster or slower?

One of the most common questions, when you're beat-matching, is how do you figure out if you should slow the record down or speed it up?

Is trial-and-error necessarily a bad thing, especially if it's a close call? This is what I've been doing all along, just trying to slow it down, and if it gets worse, then I know I gotta speed it up...

But is there a professional way to do this?

Posted by Subsonik on Oct-13-2002 18:04:

well, i just hear it... after a few months beatmathing its easy to hear it

Posted by Eugene on Oct-13-2002 19:03:

but what if you can't tell one track from the other one? if they're equally loud and similar. Then I get confused!

Posted by DjJade on Oct-13-2002 19:29:

well try manipulating one that you can hear on the headphones so you can tell the difference.... make it faster then slower and then you will know which one is which. it is hard at first but like most people say, it really helps to practice. after you hear it enough you will be able to tell the difference.

im in college and my hall is pretty uptight about noise so im used to practicing with both songs on the headphones. you might try that if you want : )

Posted by Technaut on Oct-13-2002 19:54:

just keep on them decks and practice, it will come to you in the end

Posted by montie on Oct-13-2002 21:44:

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Originally posted by Eugene
but what if you can't tell one track from the other one? if they're equally loud and similar. Then I get confused!

practice practice practice is the best advice. eventually you'll figure it out.
one method tho that may help you pick it up faster is to listen to both songs in the headphones. then concentrate listening to the beat of one song, then turn the other song off in the headphones. then turn ti back on then back of. eventually you may figure out which beat is coming in before or after the other beat which you don't turn off in the headphones.

Posted by Greedy on Oct-14-2002 03:25:

i say thats when you stop listening to the bass and concentrate on the high hat.