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ILoveTechno2004
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Registered: Apr 2004
Location: Dublin - Ireland
Beat Matching Question

I just got my first set of decks, 2 Cdj 1000's and djm 600.
I havent a clue how to beat match, i got a book on how to and im reading through it, but what i wanna know is that if im playing a cd and its bpm is 128 do i have to mix the other tune in at the same bpm ie 128? Can is use multiples of 4, say 136?
And to mix a tune doi have to tap on the jogwheel to match the beat or wats de story?

Thanks

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Zombie0729
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same BPM and the jog wheel is used for pitch bend... meaning if u start the hear the record fall off beat u move it forward or backward accordingly

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Seany_G
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Don't even think about BPM. Yes you should ultamitly have them at the same bpm. But you get them matched by hearing which track is too fast or too slow. Don't do it with BPM counters!!!

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DjJade
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use your ears dont look at the bpms.

most songs that djs spin are going to be 4/4 which means 4 beats to every bar. the progression is factors of 4 so soemthing happens every 4, 16, 32, 48 beats etc... the only way to really match songs with different bpms is if one is like... half the other or a quarter. not just 4 beats per minute faster.

think of it htis way...
if you have soemthing thats 128bpm compared to 64bpm, then everything in the 128bpm will happen twice for every thing that happens in the 64bpm. in other words every other beat matches up and one phrase is always twice as long as the other so the song progression matches up.

if you have 128 compared to 136, then for every 17 beats at 136pbm, there weill be 16 beats at 128 bpm. that probably wouldnt sound very good. youre better off just pitching each track about 3% to get it similar.

try not to get bogged down so much on the actual numbers. most people have been known to cover up the bpm counter. they are rarely ever as acurate as your ears are.


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veezee
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as anyone will tell you . practice.. i find mastering the push off is important IMO. If you have a perfect push off.. those beats will be matched (might not be long), and you go from there.. speed up or slow down.. listen .. and listen some more.. one day it will click!

good luck!

Jay

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doh! i see you are using cd's .. i have never used them!

Jay

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