Anyone do this? Yesterday I was mixing in a record (Solar Stone vs Scott Bond - 3rd Earth) and it doesn't have a very pronounced bass. So beatmatching to the track live, with a heavy bass was kind of tough. So I tried to match the hi-hats and I guess you could say it worked somewhat, maybe the tunes just won't mix well no matter what, but anyhow... does anyone here do this? How successful are you with it?

9 times outa 10 i do it!

but i mix techno & tech house.

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Heaps of people here beatmatch this way. Im sure if you searched for it you would find heaps of threads about it but it might be kind of hard to search for it.
Personaly i do whatever suits the track, i also find that it is harder for me to match the hi-hats and snares when using crappy headphones or speakers.

I think it's easier to mix with snares than with beats.

You mean there's another way?

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If you mix drum and bass sometimes you have to just mix the snares or hi-hats.

sometimes I just find the rhythm and match to that. It gets it close enough to match and fix later on. Like if the only time I have to match is during a break down.

Snares, kick whichever even without you'll be able to do it with practice.

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery You mean there's another way?

I usually match up the cowbell.

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i usually match via the down beat. i use the high hats and snares as a secondary reference to make sure things are as tight as they are supposed to be. but for some reason, 8 or 9 times out of 10 i will hear drift via the down beat before i hear it anywhere else.

matching hats/snares is more accurate IMO