I started to spin about 6 months ago, and I still can't beatmatch properly. On average, I practise about once in two weeks, spend about +/- 40 hours on it.. starting to get a little bit impatient now So that's why I'm curious over what period (x weeks, x mothns, x years) it took you to be able to beatmatch, and an indication of how many hours you've practised would be nice too..
Sorry if this has been asked before, I couldn't find any thread about it.. + for the n00bishness
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Mar-09-2006 22:50
HotDogWater
pantsaddict
Registered: May 2005
Location: somewhere in CA
Re: How long before you could beatmatch?
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Originally posted by Unique2701
Hey guys,
I started to spin about 6 months ago, and I still can't beatmatch properly. On average, I practise about once in two weeks, spend about +/- 40 hours on it.. starting to get a little bit impatient now So that's why I'm curious over what period (x weeks, x mothns, x years) it took you to be able to beatmatch, and an indication of how many hours you've practised would be nice too..
Sorry if this has been asked before, I couldn't find any thread about it.. + for the n00bishness
I've been spinning for about a week and I can do it about 3/4 of the time.... but I have to rewind the song playing like twice
took me maybe 3 months but i was mixing literally with 1 hand on the mixer and the other continually touching the record to correct.
it took me maybe a year, maybe a year and a half before i could be cocky about it. ie line the tracks up, go take a piss, come back and theyd still be matched up
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Mar-09-2006 23:43
sleepydragon
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: doncaster, england
it took me 6or7 month before i knew what i was doing i practised quite alot
Originally posted by HotDogWater
I've been spinning for about a week and I can do it about 3/4 of the time.... but I have to rewind the song playing like twice
yeah that's what i do, but i don't count that as properly beatmatching
and @ Basstard: Yeah that's what i mean! Haha, cocky indeed skillz!
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Mar-09-2006 23:57
sterilis
Sunset Ibiza
Registered: May 2005
Location: Belfast/Ibiza/Manchester
took me about 5 or 6 months because i give myself an ultimatum after the 5th month that if i didnt get it in a month i was selling my decks. best way to grasp it is to use tunes with a strong kick and the same bpm, say all the tracks you practice with make sure they are 133bpm or 145bpm.
Mar-10-2006 00:16
chubbs
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
Took me about a week after getting my decks to learn how to beatmatch properly I reckon. I practice about 1-2 hours a night.
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Beatmatching is something that you'll always ALWAYS work and improve on, even many years in. And I still go through periods where I'm very tight, and periods where I need to really work at it.
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Originally posted by chubbs
Took me about a week after getting my decks to learn how to beatmatch properly I reckon. I practice about 1-2 hours a night.
Mar-10-2006 00:53
pkcRAISTLIN
arbiter's chief minion
Registered: Jul 2002
Location:
quote:
Originally posted by Ryan0751
A week? Oh come on now.
Beatmatching is something that you'll always ALWAYS work and improve on, even many years in. And I still go through periods where I'm very tight, and periods where I need to really work at it.
exactly. and youd be surprised how many people think they can match accurately when basically they sound like my arse. i thought my matching from 12 months ago was pretty good, i listen to old mixes now and i cringe. its a journey of constant improvement.
Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
exactly. and youd be surprised how many people think they can match accurately when basically they sound like my arse. i thought my matching from 12 months ago was pretty good, i listen to old mixes now and i cringe. its a journey of constant improvement.
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i'm learning new shit every time i play
my new mixes sound tight, a year ago, not as much, a few years ago, a world of difference
as for the topic, i played out for the first time 6 months after touching my first record, so about 2-4 months til i was consistent
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Mar-10-2006 01:28
djdk
Nutritional Overachiever
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: London
took me about 3 -4 months to get to a reasonable standard
friend of mine could beatmatch two records at a level thatwould have been good enough to play out after about 3 hours (i actually saw this, almost hit the bastard lol).
You have to remember that the ability to beatmatch does not necessarily make you a decent dj tho.
So that's why I'm curious over what period (x weeks, x mothns, x years) it took you to be able to beatmatch, and an indication of how many hours you've practised would be nice too.. 
