I've been mixing for about 4-5 months and have gotten into the habit of mixing with the headphones on both ears. However, I see all the big names use only one ear. Why is this? Does anyone else out there use two ears? I'm worried I'm doing something wrong that will be difficult to correct later.

You should try to learn both ways. Certain situations can dictate which method you will have to use at gigs.

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For me, most of the times, it's much easier to beat match by using one ear method. I like to use both ways depending on which ever feels more accurate.

how long did it take you guys to get use to the 1 cup method? I've been spinning for bout 7 months and I still can't get the hang of it. the beats aren't lapped in my brain for me.

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I've been mixing trance for about 8 months now. I use the one ear method to get my beats as close as possible, then I use my split cue to fine tune it in the phones. I'm much better than I was a few months ago, but I'm still not quite good enough to do away with the split cue method entirely. However, I bedroom DJ only, and I'll never play out so other than the personal challenge involved, I really don't worry about it.

i do my beatmatching with 2 ears, with no split cue. then once ive got em matched up, i'll recue the track, have only the cue of the track in bringing in in the headphones, and use one cup so i can hear the booth monitors.

there is nothing to worry about

I would recommend learning both. I used to just use split cue but one day I tried out the 1 cup method and I sucked ass at it. So I just kept practicing it. I am a little bit better at it now.

to be honest i really dont see any advantage one way or the other, and personally i dont use split-cue or the 1-cup method...i say go with what feels more accurate to you...afterall its not about how you look or what techniques you use, its about getting a solid mix done and if you do it a certain way that works for you then all the power to you man!

If you guys ever play in a club with a proper sound system you'd be hard pressed to hear what you're doing using the two ear method. I know when I have I've had to crank the cue a little and listen for the hi hats because that is all I could hear over the sound system as the entire DJ booth was shaking and rattling. That and you might play at a nice club with a say a rotary mixer that doesn't even give you the option to use cue blend or split cue. Or you could be in a club that has shitty equipment and no booth monitors and in that case you might find it necessary to mix using both earphones. It is all situational DJs should be able to do both but really if you can do one ear you should be safe on the majority of systems as you can still mix properly even with a delay.

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Originally posted by Zild If you guys ever play in a club with a proper sound system you'd be hard pressed to hear what you're doing using the two ear method. I know when I have I've had to crank the cue a little and listen for the hi hats because that is all I could hear over the sound system as the entire DJ booth was shaking and rattling. That and you might play at a nice club with a say a rotary mixer that doesn't even give you the option to use cue blend or split cue. Or you could be in a club that has shitty equipment and no booth monitors and in that case you might find it necessary to mix using both earphones. It is all situational DJs should be able to do both but really if you can do one ear you should be safe on the majority of systems as you can still mix properly even with a delay.

It's true, sometimes I find very hard to beatm,atch with 2 ears whne there is a big system or monitors in clubs, So i'm considering learning the one ear method.

It's not because it's cool it's just better in some situtations, so I'm starting to learn that.

I think it's better to know both methods =)

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