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If you do this it sounds a bit like flanger, though not quite as pronounced as an effects unit would produce. Here’s how you do it:
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For this example Deck A will be live and Deck B will be the cued one. Get Deck B at the same speed as Deck A. Then choose a cue point on Deck B (cue point is explained a bit more below, you should read that...) and release in time with Deck A. Correct any throwing-in errors. Now bring open the x-fader or the channel fader for Deck B depending on your set up so that both Deck A and B are live...Then, lady luck permitting, you should be able to hear the cool flanger effect. If you can’t then your doing something wrong. Start again and have another crack, you’ll get it eventually. Oh and in case your wondering what flanger sounds like, you’ll know when you manage to do it, it’s an unmistakable sound, it’s a sort of like a sci-fi type swooshy noise.
When doing this you have to be careful and closely monitor the mixer out put levels. You’ve got two tunes pumping out so your mixer will be bouncing in the Red LED zone if your not careful. Also, the more melodies playing the more you’ll notice the effect than if it’s just drum kicks and hi-hats etc. Your aiming to get it so the structure matches perfectly too, so it’s like this:
DECK A: Intro : Body : Break Down : Build Up : Climax/ Main Melody : Body
DECK B: Intro : Body : Break Down : Build Up : Climax/ Main Melody : Body
So to get it just right you need to be quick on your toes finding the right cue point and you’ll need to know them tunes well. Good tunes are ones that have plenty of small gaps in the beat before starting a new phrase or highly memorable parts. A good place to start is with a tune like Mauro Picotto – Baguette. That’s got plenty of places for easy cueing.
As with any trick, it helps to have multiple copies of a track and more than 2 turn tables or CD players. That’s why most of the really good set-ups, ie. Super clubs have 4 Turntables and 2 CD Players.
Anyway, sorry for the long post!
Remember: practice makes perfect, but most of all have fun 
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It works because each copy of the tune has minute differences in the waveform, which you don’t normally notice when just normally listening.
The above was posted by me in a thread about Turntabalism & Tricks in trance. Hope it helps! 
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