ok, here's a very simple breakdown of beatmatching, not using eq:
1. have x-fader fully on left, play record on left turntable.
2. have headphones in headphones socket, and fully switch monitor to right turntable, play record on turntable on right.
3. listen to whats playing on the headphones in left ear, whats playing on the speakers in your right.
4. quickly align the drums up so they match, see which record falls away.
5. move pitch control on right turntable accordingly.
6. repeat steps 4 + 5 until u get a reasonably good beat match.
7. align up the right record for where you want to mix it in. match the records up so that the the bar end at the same time (when there is a cymbal crash or lazer strike or something like that) so the music is in time
8. move the x-fader accross slowly.
9. keep on going!

never alter the record that's playing
hope that helps

okay, first off play the incoming track right when the next count (in this case the ":synth:") comes in like : boom, boom, boom, boom, :synth: , boom, boom, etc.. from there u will need to do alot of tweeking with pitch, that is the KEY to beatmatching, just use the pitch as much as u can and eventually it will all start to make sense to you. good luck, i just learned to beatmatch and ive been dj'ing for 2 years

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Originally posted by boy_luke_y2k ok, here's a very simple breakdown of beatmatching, not using eq: 1. have x-fader fully on left, play record on left turntable. 2. have headphones in headphones socket, and fully switch monitor to right turntable, play record on turntable on right. 3. listen to whats playing on the headphones in left ear, whats playing on the speakers in your right. 4. quickly align the drums up so they match, see which record falls away. 5. move pitch control on right turntable accordingly. 6. repeat steps 4 + 5 until u get a reasonably good beat match. 7. align up the right record for where you want to mix it in. match the records up so that the the bar end at the same time (when there is a cymbal crash or lazer strike or something like that) so the music is in time 8. move the x-fader accross slowly. 9. keep on going! never alter the record that's playing hope that helps

...actually a web site that breaks it down like that...

www.godisadj.org

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